Emperor's head edition 1858

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Value of 15 Kreuzer, Type II, 1859

Due to the currency change on November 1, 1858 with the abolition of the convention coin (1 guilder has 100 kreuzers instead of the previous 60 kreuzers), the existing coat of arms from June 1, 1850 became invalid. With the Kaiserkopf issue in 1858, new stamps were issued with a portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I looking to the left. The stamps from the first issue could be used up by December 31, 1858. The stamps of the Kaiserkopf edition could be used until May 31, 1864.

Edition for Lombardy and Veneto

Separate definitive issues were printed for the regions of Lombardy (until 1858) and Veneto (until 1866), which originally belonged to Austria . This edition was valid for postage in Lombardy until the beginning of July 1859.

The stamps visually corresponded to the Austrian issues, but differed in the currency information soldi and florin .

Design and execution

The new Kaiserkopf edition was produced without a sheet watermark and with embossing. In contrast to the previous issue, the stamps were perforated with K 14.5 perforations . The value of three Soldi also appears with line perforation. The paper was identical to the machine paper used since 1854 for the 1850 coat of arms , which is also called Ladurner paper.

Andrew's crosses

5 Kreuzer, Type I with partial St. Andrew's cross below

St. Andrew's crosses were also used on the stamp sheets . At that time, a print sheet comprised four switch sheets , each with eight rows and columns. So this resulted in 64 stamps per sheet. At that time, however, it was particularly important that buying several sheets (e.g. from companies) did not generate inconsistent amounts. That's why the idea came up to leave the last four fields of an arc free. However, this resulted in a new problem that was solved with the introduction of the St. Andrew's crosses. The empty fields could have been ideally used by counterfeiters to produce forged postage stamps. Therefore, it was decided to make them unusable by printing St. Andrew's crosses. The St. Andrew's crosses have the respective color of the stamp. The crosses are always in the last line of the sheet and can be placed either in the middle or on the left or right edge.

Type differences

10 cruisers, Type I

Experts fundamentally differentiate between two types. The first issue stamps are designated Type I and from 1859 the brand images, especially on the Kaiserkopf and the value indications, were slightly changed, which are then referred to as Type II. By the end of February, the cruiser brands were converted to Type II, and by October 1858 the values ​​in Soldi were also changed.

Market value

In principle, this second Austrian edition is very popular with philatelists , as there are many differences in printing, color and paper.

A complete mint never hinged Austrian set (2 to 15 Kreuzer) of this issue can be obtained privately in the cheapest variants for a four-digit amount via online auctions. A few hundred euros are paid in the stamped version. Rarer types or colors are traded much higher.

The Kaiserkopf edition for Lombardy and Veneto (2 to 15 Soldi) is available in the cheapest variants mint never hinged for a four-digit amount via online auctions, stamped for a few hundred euros.

There are reprints of the copies that can be recognized by their stronger colors and are sometimes cheaper.

List of expenses

The information on the circulation figures includes both the Austrian edition and the local editions of Lombardy and Veneto.

List of issues in Austria (cruiser)

Values ​​in cruisers colour Issue date Edition number ANK number Michel number
2 yellow November 1, 1858 22,008,000 10 10
3 black November 1, 1858 14,004,000 11 11
3 green Mid-1859 40,008,000 12 12
5 red November 1, 1858 108,000,000 13 13
10 brown November 1, 1858 98,004,000 14th 14th
15th blue November 1, 1858 86,004,000 15th 15th

List of editions in Lombardy and Veneto (Soldi)

Values ​​in Soldi colour Issue date Edition number ANK number Michel number
2 yellow November 1, 1858 22,008,000 10 10
3 black November 1, 1858 14,004,000 11 11
3 green Mid-1962 40,008,000 12 12
5 red November 1, 1858 108,000,000 13 13
10 brown November 1, 1858 98,004,000 14th 14th
15th blue November 1, 1858 86,004,000 15th 15th

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