Austrian Occupation Issues - see Allied Military Government Stamps.
[edit] Austrian Post Abroad
Austrian post offices abroad
Austro-Hungarian Military Post 1915 - 1918
Austro-Hungarian Post in the Turkish Empire 1867 - 1915
Crete (Austro-Hungarian Post) 1903 - 1914
Italy (Austrian Occupation) 1918 only ...
Austria's annexation of Bosnia in 1908 angered the Kingdom of Serbia. In 1914, a Bosnian Serb assassinated the heir to the thrones of Austria and Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, during a visit to Sarajevo.
Austria was regarded by some as a victim, by others as a supporter of Nazi aggression, but made the transition to independence quickly after the War. The AMG - Austria issues were printed only once in the U.S.
A: 1: precedes the European postal code on addresses in Austria. 2: anotacion, Colombia registration inscription, 1865-70. 3: architect, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 4: Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia S.A.
The first stamps issued specifically for postage on Christmas greeting cards appeared in Austria in December 1937.
Added my own articles about Austrian Precanceled Wrappers and How to Identify Precanceled Envelopes.
Added many pictures to the PSS Convention section for every year that I could find a photo of the attendees. Planning to add related memorabilia next.
The first is a contraction of centesimi, used in Austrian Italy; the second is a monetary unit of the governments of Italy and Uruguay, while the third is a monetary unit of France and its colonies, and of Belgium and Haiti.
ÖBMH: Österreichischer Briefmarken- und Münzen- Händlerverband
(Austrian Stamp and Coin Dealers Association) [Austria] [abbr.].
The stamp on the right cost 5 Schillings to buy. It is from a country called Republic of Austria, but again you see they used their name in their own language. So, it is "Republik Osterreich".
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A form of early security device used primarily by Austria. Diagonal lines or bars of lacquer were applied to sheets of stamps (on the face side) to make it difficult to fraudulently remove postal cancellations for illegal reuse.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Official
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