Postage Stamps of Austria

by Tony Clayton

Austro-Hungarian Empire

1916 issue <<-- : -->> 1918 Definitives

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Newspaper Stamps

Special stamps were used for the postage of newspapers, which had different rates to ordinary mail.

First Issue, 1867

These stamps sold for 1 kreuzer. This design comes in several types, Type I being scarce and Type II uncommon. This example is the common Type III.

1 kreuzer lilac, Type III SG AHN58b.

Second Issue, 1880

½ kreuzer blue-green SG N69

Third Issue, 1899

No varnish bars. Issued imperforate, although private perforations are not uncommon.

2 heller blue SG 122	6 heller orange SG 123
10 heller brown SG 124	20 heller carmine SG 125 Also known in pink

2 heller blue SG 122 Privately perforated

Fourth Issue, 1901

With varnish bars. After 1905 the stamps reverted to the third issue without bars.

2 heller blue SG 151	6 heller orange SG 152
10 heller brown SG 153	20 heller pink SG 154

Fifth Issue, 1908

First issued on Enamelled Paper, then in 1909 on thin transparent paper, and finally in 1910 on thick smooth paper.

2 heller blue SG 207	6 heller orange SG 208
10 heller carmine SG 209	20 heller brown SG 210

Sixth Issue, 1916

2 heller brown SG 266

4 heller green SG 267

6 heller blue SG 268

10 heller orange SG 269

30 heller claret SG 270

Express Issue, 1916

2 heller carmine on yellow SG 271

5 heller green on yellow SG 272

Second Express Issue, 1917

Most common perforation 12½, less commonly perf 11½, and, more rarely, a compound of these two.

2 heller carmine on yellow SG 294

5 heller green on yellow SG 295

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