"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
been working diligently today on my Austria ... I'll start with page 1 followed by some closeups of the sets on that page ... I purchased nearly all of these stamps at a discount as part of old album page collections, and as such many of the stamps barely qualify as 'filler' quality. However the education and satisfaction that I get from finding the right stamp for the right spot, no matter how poor, makes it ok for me. After all, once I fill most of the spots, I can go back and look for better stamps to replace them with ...
anyway here goes
Austria page 1
my oldest Austria stamps; Minkus apparently made a mistake here by placing the 2 kr value to the right outside of the initial set ... the paper is handmade and there are actually two sets of these stamps, watermarked and un-watermarked ... but Minkus doesn't care. The 2 kr stamp actually isn't too bad as far as quality ...
two spaces for this stamp ... coarse v. fine print ... without something to compare I took a guess
the 2 kr is mangled almost beyond recognition ... but the 5 kr is quite nice
and last on the page ... a very poor 1 kr w/ Large Shield
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
yes yes I see that I have placed the 3kr on the wrong spot ... sigh .... I'll fix it I promise! Like me I suspect that most stamp collectors have a strong OCD tendency .. and that mistake will BOTHER you
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
and here's a guy I couldn't find a spot for ... my catalogs are in storage sadly, and none of the online resources I use seem to show it anywhere ... does anybody know anything about this lost stamp? It has varnish bars ...
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
clif I believe you should be looking at Austrian Offices in Turkey.
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hmm I bet you're right!! Thanks so much!
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
Austria-Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, issued on 18 June 1901, Stanley Gibbons catalogue number 48.
yes found a spot for it! Thanks so much Alyn and MichaelCayley!
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
Austria page 4 (pictured above but I'll put it here again)
the 1908 Franz Joseph Diamond Jubilee set ... love these stamps!
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
here is a nice site describing the Franz Joseph set ... the low values were all printed in 1908 (except the 72h) and were all typographed on chalk surfaced white to yellowish paper. In 1913 these same values (including the 72h) were re-printed on regular white to yellowish paper (NON CHALK SURFACED). The higher values were engraved and then re-printed in 1913 on grayish paper ... the 'wartime' issues
Minkus only provides one set of spaces for this issue despite the relatively common varieties.
here is a comparison of the two printings with (I believe) the 1908 on the left ...
**quick disclaimer ... I DO NOT claim any expertise in these areas so if I get something backwards or wrong, or leave something out, please correct me!! Thanks!**
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
after paging past the first page of this forum I find that several others have posted about Austria. I apologize if I overlap or post images of the same stamps. Since I'm mainly showing my Minkus Global Supreme album pages ... I hope that it will be interesting and informative.
Austria page 5
1915 War Charity: the first charity stamp issue ... a very attractive set
1916 Coat of Arms
1916 Coat of Arms ... bigger (and yes I see that once again I've got stamps in the wrong place .. the colored fibers are far more visible under the scan)
"What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it." - Charles, Emperor of Austria 1882-1922 on learning of his accession to the throne.
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