Sagas and legends from Austria (stamp series)
Sagas and Legends from Austria is a definitive stamp series from Austria with twelve values, which was published from 1997 to 2000. Each brand shows a saga or legend from Austria.
Brand format
- Portrait
perforation
draft
Sting
pressure
The Österreichische Staatsdruckerei used intaglio printing and halftone gravure printing as a combination printing . The stamps were printed in sheets of 100 pieces.
Edition numbers
Most of the circulation figures are not known, but experience shows that it can be assumed that they were up to a few hundred million per issue. Due to the postage rate and the running time, the definitive stamps for 6.50 and 7.00 schillings were produced most frequently. The higher values are less common.
particularities
The previous definitive series of the Austrian Post were the works of art from monasteries and monasteries in Austria . This definitive series was the last with the shilling currency.
The successor to this series was the issue of Ferienland Austria , Austria's first definitive stamp series with euro currency.
The value of 10.00 Schilling (Basilisk von Wien) was also issued as a small block with a limited edition. This block was numbered and issued together with the entrance ticket to the WIPA 2000 (Vienna International Postage Stamp Exhibition 2000) on the occasion of 150 years of Austrian postage stamps from May 30, 2000 to June 4, 2000 in the Austria Center Vienna in Vienna .
Market value
The stamps are more valuable in mint condition than used or canceled ones, as there is a large inventory due to frequent everyday use.
As with most postage stamps, the value from the postage stamp catalogs is very much oversubscribed, especially if larger quantities ( kiloware ) are traded. The price in the catalogs can, however, be used as a comparison value between stamps.
As a result of the introduction of the euro , the stamps with schilling values clearly lost their value, as these are no longer valid for postage after a transitional period where an exchange was possible.
When the item is stamped, the price depends very much on the quality and legibility of the stamp (date, place, zip code). Complete series with beautiful stamps are more expensive.
List of expenses
| Values in shillings | motive | state | colour | Issue date | Edition number | ANK catalog number | MiNr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.50 | The Lindwurm of Klagenfurt | Carinthia | multicolored | June 11, 1997 | 2258 | ||
| 7.00 | The cruel Rosalia of Forchtenstein | Burgenland | multicolored | March 21, 1997 | 2245 | ||
| 8.00 | The black woman from Hardegg | Lower Austria | multicolored | February 19, 1999 | 2304 | ||
| 9.00 | The Love Augustin | Vienna | multicolored | January 23, 1998 | 2272 | ||
| 10.00 | The basilisk of Vienna | Vienna | multicolored | January 21, 2000 | 2333 | ||
| 13.00 | The Korneuburg Pied Piper | Lower Austria | multicolored | January 23, 1998 | 2273 | ||
| 14.00 | The Danube mermaid from Strudengau | Lower Austria | multicolored | September 19, 1997 | 2262 | ||
| 20.00 | The Holy Notburga | Tyrol | multicolored | August 27, 1999 | 2321 | ||
| 22.00 | The witch ride by Mariatrost | Styria | multicolored | April 28, 2000 | 2343 | ||
| 23.00 | The loaf-bread-torture of Ober-Pfaffendorf | Lower Austria | multicolored | June 16, 2000 | 2358 | ||
| 25.00 | The Holy Konrad of Altems | Vorarlberg | multicolored | June 5, 1998 | 2290 | ||
| 32.00 | The discovery of the ore mountain | Styria | multicolored | November 12, 1999 | 2330 |