Postage Stamps of Austria

by Tony Clayton


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1920 Definitives <<-- : -->> 1922-4 Air Mail Issues

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1922-4 Issues


The third definitive designs of the Austrian Republic


The title of Deutschosterreich (German Austria) was not permitted under post-war treaties, so a new set of stamps was designed omitting the Deutsch prefix. As inflation took hold further values had to be added to the series.

The lower values were typographed, perf.12½, while the higher values were recess printed and also perf.12½, although some denominations occur with a scarcer perf.11½. As with previous recess printed stamps, there are wide and tall varieties.


First Issue, January 1922

50h

½ krone ochre
SG 461.

1k

1 krone brown
SG 462.

2k

2 kronen greenish blue
SG 463.

2½k

2½ kronen chestnut
SG 464.

4k

4 kronen purple
SG 465.

5k

5 kronen olive-green
SG 466.

7½k

7½ kronen slate-violet
SG 467.

10k

10 kronen claret
SG 468.

12½k

12½ kronen olive-green
SG 469.

20k

20 kronen sepia
SG 499.

25k

25 kronen blue
Perf 11½. SG 500b.

50k

50 kronen lake
SG 501.

100k

100 kronen green
Perf 11½. SG 502b.

200k

200 kronen purple
SG 503.


Second Issue, May 1922

15k

15 kronen blue-green
SG 470.

20k

20 kronen blue
SG 471.

25k

25 kronen claret
SG 472.

30k

30 kronen pearl-grey
SG 473.

45k

45 kronen red
SG 474.

75k

75 kronen ultramarine
SG 477.

500k

500 kronen orange
SG 504.


Third Issue, August 1922

50k

50 kronen chestnut
SG 475.

60k

60 kronen sage-green
SG 476.

80k

80 kronen yellow
SG 478.

100k

100 kronen drab
SG 479.

120k

120 kronen chocolate
SG 480.

150k

150 kronen orange
SG 481.

180k

180 kronen scarlet
SG 483.

240k

240 kronen bright violet
SG 485.

300k

300 kronen light blue
SG 486.

1000k

1000 kronen deep violet/yellow
SG 505.


Fourth Issue, September 1922

160k

160 kronen apple-green
SG 482.

200k

200 kronen pink
SG 484.

500k

500 kronen yellow
SG 488.

600k

600 kronen slate
SG 489.


Fifth Issue, November 1922

400k

400 kronen bright green
SG 487.

2000k

2000 kronen green/yellow
SG 506.


Sixth Issue, August 1923


1000k

1000 kronen mauve
SG 492.

1200k

1200 kronen carmine
SG 493.

1600k

1600 kronen slate
SG 495.

2000k

2000 kronen blue
SG 496.

3000k

3000 kronen lake
SG 507.

5000k

5000 kronen grey-black
SG 508.


Seventh Issue, December 1923 to January 1924


3000k

3000 kronen light blue
SG 497.

10000k

10000 kronen chestnut
SG 509.


Final Issue, December 1924


700k

700 kronen chocolate
SG 490.

1200k

800 kronen violet
SG 491.

1500k

1500 kronen orange
SG 494.

4000k

4000 kronen blue/azure
SG 498.


Recess Printed Varieties Table


T: Tall (25x29.5 mm); W: Wide (26x29 mm); X: not known

Denomination Perf. 12½ Perf. 11½
20kWW
25kWW
50kT WT W
100kT WT W
200kT WW
500kT WX
1000kTT
2000kTX
3000kTX
5000kTX
10000kWX

The 50k also exists with a very rare 12½x11½ perforation (only used examples known).


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