Second landscape edition

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Post authority of the Deutschlandsberg road maintenance department with postage stamps of the second landscape issue

The second landscape edition (also landscape pictures ) is a definitive series of Austria , which was published from 1945 to 1948, was valid for all occupation zones and was valid for postage in the variants with color change until June 30, 2002. Each stamp shows an Austrian landscape or an Austrian building.

Drafting and printing

Savings gum at the value of 30 groschen

The stamps were designed by Alfred Chmielowski (born April 22, 1896 in Olomouc , † June 23, 1967 in Vienna) and produced in the Austrian State Printing House. The rotogravure printing process was used for the editions . The stamps were printed in sheets of 100 and perforated for separation.

Due to the lack of raw materials, savings were also made on the rubber coating, which is known as a so-called economy rubber coating .

perforation

  • Values ​​of 3 gr. up to 16 sizes: K 14 teeth
  • Values ​​of 20 gr. up to 90 gr .: serration K 13.75: 14
  • Values ​​from 1 S to 5 S: comb teeth K 13.5: 14.25

particularities

Since there was a landscape edition for Austria as early as 1929, this definitive series is referred to as the Second Landscape Edition.

The stamps were also provided with overprints as special stamps or surcharge stamps. On June 25, 1946, there was an issue with a surcharge on the Day of the United Nations League and on September 26, 1946, a special stamp was issued for the Congress of the Society for the Maintenance of the Cultural and Economic Relationship of the Soviet Union. On September 1, 1947, there were overprints with a new face value.

In 1947 there was a color change due to the currency reform of 1947 . For reasons of time and costs, new definitive stamps were not used, but the existing motifs with color changes continued to be used.

In 1948 this edition was replaced by the second costume series .

Market value

Since this series has not been in use for very long, the supply is not as high as for the following definitive series. The two definitive stamps from 1945 and 1947 can be found together in the cheapest types at online auctions for around 15 euros and mint condition for around 30 euros.

Due to the large variety of colors, paper types and plate defects, this series is very popular with philatelists.

List of expenses

Edition 1945

Values ​​in shillings motive colour Issue date Edition number ANK number MiNr.
3 gr. Lermoos blue November 24, 1945 unknown 738 738
4 gr. Erzberg orange January 12, 1946 unknown 739 739
5 gr. Leopoldsberg red November 24, 1945 unknown 740 740
6 gr. Salzburg green November 24, 1945 unknown 741 741
8 gr. Praterallee brown November 24, 1945 unknown 742 742
8 gr. Rathauspark Vienna purple April 8, 1946 unknown 743 743
8 gr. Rathauspark Vienna green August 27, 1946 unknown 744 744
10 gr. Hochosterwitz Castle green November 24, 1945 unknown 745 745
10 gr. Hochosterwitz Castle purple January 30, 1947 unknown 746 746
12 gr. Schafberg brown November 24, 1945 unknown 747 747
15 gr. Forchtenstein Castle blue August 27, 1946 unknown 748 748
16 gr. Entrance to the hips brown January 12, 1946 unknown 749 749
20 gr. Chapel on Gebhardsberg blue August 27, 1946 unknown 750 750
24 gr. Höldrichsmühle green April 23, 1946 unknown 751 751
25 gr. Vent Gray April 8, 1946 unknown 752 752
30 gr. Lake Neusiedl red November 24, 1945 unknown 753 753
30 gr. Lake Neusiedl blue January 30, 1947 unknown 754 754
35 gr. Belvedere in Vienna red April 23, 1946 unknown 755 755
38 gr. Langbathseen green April 8, 1946 unknown 756 756
40 gr. Mariazell Gray November 24, 1945 unknown 757 757
42 gr. Traunsee red April 8, 1946 unknown 758 758
45 gr. Hartenstein Castle blue August 27, 1946 unknown 759 759
50 gr. Silvretta group blue November 24, 1945 unknown 760 760
50 gr. Silvretta group purple January 30, 1947 unknown 761 761
60 gr. Semmering violet November 24, 1945 unknown 762 762
60 gr. Semmering blue January 30, 1947 unknown 763 763
70 gr. Badgastein blue May 20, 1946 unknown 764 764
80 gr. Kaiser Mountains brown August 27, 1946 unknown 765 765
90 gr. Marterl at Tragöß green August 27, 1946 unknown 766 766
1 p Dürnstein brown June 13, 1946 unknown 767 767
2 pp St. Christoph am Arlberg blue June 13, 1946 unknown 768 768
3 pp Heiligenblut green May 20, 1946 unknown 769 769
5 p Schönbrunn Castle red June 13, 1946 unknown 770 770
1 p Dürnstein brown August 24, 1946 unknown 771 767
2 pp St. Christoph am Arlberg blue August 29, 1946 unknown 772 768
3 pp Heiligenblut green August 9, 1946 unknown 773 769
5 p Schönbrunn Castle red August 6, 1946 unknown 774 770

Stamps with the Austria Netto catalog numbers from 767 to 770 were made with plates and have a coarse grid that can be seen with a magnifying glass, where one speaks of line intaglio. From August 1946 onwards, these stamps were made finer with rollers (rotary printing) using the so-called doctor blade gravure printing and the screen is therefore no longer visible. They are listed in the Austria Netto catalog as separate issues with the numbers 771 to 774 and are cataloged together in the Michel catalog.

Postcard with the second landscape edition from 1947

Edition 1947

Values ​​in shillings motive colour Issue date Edition number ANK number MiNr.
3 gr. Lermoos orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 847 838
5 gr. Leopoldsberg orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 848 839
10 gr. Hochosterwitz Castle orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 849 840
15 gr. Forchtenstein Castle orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 850 841
20 gr. Gebhardsberg orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 851 842
30 gr. Lake Neusiedl orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 852 843
40 gr. Mariazell orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 853 844
50 gr. Silvretta group orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 854 845
60 gr. Semmering orange December 1947 / February 1948 1,000,000 855 846
70 gr. Badgastein orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 856 847
80 gr. Kaiser Mountains orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 857 848
90 gr. Marterl at Tragöß orange December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 858 849
1 p Dürnstein violet December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 859 850
2 pp St. Christoph am Arlberg violet December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 860 851
3 pp Heiligenblut violet December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 861 852
5 p Schönbrunn Castle violet December 1947 / February 1948 unknown 862 853

Sources and literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chmielowski, Alfred von, accessed September 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ Chmielowski, Alfred accessed on July 21, 2016.

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