Postage Stamps of Austria

by Tony Clayton

First Republic

1931 Issues <<-- : -->> 1934 Definitives

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1932 Issues

Reduced Size Definitives, First Group, 1st March

This issue used the same designs as the 1929 definitive groschen values, but in a reduced size. For colour changes and new denominations see below. These stamps are perf.12.

10 groschen bistre. SG 678.	18 groschen blue-green. SG 680.	20 groschen slate-black. SG 681.
24 groschen crimson. SG 682.	30 groschen deep violet. SG 684.	40 groschen deep blue. SG 686.

50 groschen bright violet. SG 688.

60 groschen olive-green. SG 690.

Reduced Size Definitives, Second Group, September

The 30g, 40g, and 50g were issued in new colours.

30 groschen crimson. SG 685.

40 groschen bright violet. SG 687.

50 groschen deep blue. SG 689.

Reduced Size Definitives, Third and Fourth Groups, October and November

In October there was a colour change for the 24g and a new value (12g) followed a month later with another (64g).

12 groschen blue-green. SG 679.

24 groschen violet. SG 683.

64 groschen olive-green. SG 691.

Dr.Seipel Commemoration, October 12th

Ignaz Seipel (1876-1932) was Chancellor of Austria from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1926 to 1929.
Sold at twice face value, the proceeds were for the Ex-Servicemen's Fund.

50 groschen deep ultramarine. SG 692.

Austrian Painters, 21st November

Images taken from Ebay. These stamps are perf.12½.

12 groschen deep blue-green. Ferdinand Waldmüller (1793-1865) SG 693.	24 groschen purple. Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871) SG 694.	30 groschen carmine. Rudolf von Alt (1812-1905) SG 695.
40 groschen slate. Hans Makart (1840-1884) SG 696.	64 groschen sepia. Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) SG 697.	1 schilling claret. Albin Egger-Lienz (1868-1926) SG 698.

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