Second costume series

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20 g value with traditional Montafon costume
1 S-Wert with Pustertal costume on a 1955 expired letter
1.50 S-value with traditional Viennese costume with a letter from the Krimmler waterfalls

The second costume series (folk costumes or simply traditional costumes) is a definitive series from Austria with 37 values, which was published from 1948 to 1964. Each stamp shows a historical national costume of Austria.

Brand format

The stamps are in portrait format, with the top value being 10.00 schillings higher.

perforation

As is customary with the postage stamps of this period, comb perforation was used: K 14 and K 14.50: 13.75

draft

The design comes from Josef Seger. With some brands a small "S" is hidden as a designer's mark.

Sting

All editions were made by Hans Ranzoni the Elder. J. engraved.

pressure

The Österreichische Staatsdruckerei used screen gravure and intaglio printing at the maximum value. The stamps were printed in sheets of 100 pieces each.

Edition numbers

Most of the circulation figures are not known, but experience has shown that it can be assumed that they were up to several hundred million per issue. Due to the postage rate and the running time, the definitive stamps of 0.30 / 1.00 (green) and 1.50 are the most frequently produced. The values ​​of 0.03 / 0.45 / 0.75 / 0.90 / 1.70 / 2.70 / 4.50 and 10.00 are less common.

particularities

This definitive series is considered to be the first “real” Austrian series after the currency reform in 1947 . Women with historical national costumes from different parts of Austria were chosen as the motif. These stamps shaped the face of Austrian postage in the 1950s and 1960s. The motif was nothing new, because traditional costume motifs were chosen from 1934 to 1936 during the First Republic. This series with 21 values ​​is therefore also called the first costume series. In contrast to this series, men's costumes were also chosen at that time.

The value of 10.00 Schilling differs optically from the other values, has a larger format and intaglio printing as the type of printing.

The values ​​of 0.30, 0.40 and 1.00 have several color variations, which, as was common at the time, should represent different postage levels (green for postcards, red for domestic letters and blue for international letters).

The region from which the costume originates is indicated at the bottom of the picture. The federal state was sometimes mentioned, often only the region (e.g. Zillertal, Gailtal) or the place (e.g. Kitzbühel). For some traditional costumes, the year is sometimes also noted (e.g. Vienna around 1850 or Vienna 1853).

The Austrian monuments or buildings for short, which gradually replaced the folk costume series at the end of the 1950s, were still being spent while the national costumes were still running . It was not until 1973 that the values ​​of 5.00 and 7.00 Schilling, which were not available for the buildings, were replaced by the next definitive series of Landscapes from Austria . At 26 years of age, this brand therefore had an extremely long term. Due to this sometimes longer than average service life, there are many variations or varieties.

Variations

In addition to the buildings, this series is also very popular with special collectors. There are therefore also working groups only for this definitive series.

Basically, so-called yellow or yellowish and white editions are varied, which differ in rubber and paper. The white rubber types that were later issued were only used for 21 values. Experienced collectors can also recognize the two variations on the paper. Older editions were grayish paper, the newer stamps were printed on whiter paper.

In addition, these two types can also be recognized because of the printing grid of 100 lines per centimeter and 70 lines for the white traditional costumes. The brand image looks a little finer. Since all of these distinctions can only be correctly identified by experienced philatelists, the subspecies of special literature are recorded.

The branded paper was initially gray to yellowish. From 1958 onwards, printing was done on thinner, whiter paper.

There were even more variations in the branded rubber . According to the differences in paper, a distinction is made between yellow and white paper. The difference is particularly noticeable with mint stamps. At first animal glue was used, from 1958 on an adhesive gum was used (Henkel-Leim-Adhäsin 25), which was supposed to reduce the curling of the stamp sheets. Later cold glue was used , which was pale pink, beige or bluish. In addition, a rubber corrugation can be seen on some copies , which interrupted the rubber layer and should also counteract the curling of the stamps.

In addition to the coarse color differences in the values ​​of 0.30 / 0.40 and 1.00 Schilling, there are also many fine color nuances to be seen, which are carefully examined by philatelists.

Special collectors also look for recurring plate defects , which are relatively common in this edition due to the technical requirements at the time. There are also catalogs here that record these subspecies in detail.

Due to the high quality standard and the extensive controls in the Austrian state printing house, there are practically no more print versions in the modern editions.

Fluorescences and brighteners as well as symbol numbers around the lower edge of the stamp sheets in the newer editions form a further field of activity

Market value

The stamps are more valuable in the mint condition than in the used or canceled condition, 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.

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.

The 1.00 Schilling edition in red deserves special attention. Although this edition has a larger edition, only a few mint never hinged copies are available. This led to a price increase. The catalog price for a mint never hinged item is still around 150 euros. As is common among collectors, the real market value of this issue is around 25%.

A complete set (37 items) in mint condition without variations is valued at around 300 euros, canceled, depending on the quality at 30 euros. Here, too, the real market value is 25%.

List of expenses

Values ​​in shillings motive state colour Date of issue of the yellow issue Issue date of the white edition Edition number ANK catalog number of the yellow edition ANK catalog number of the white edition MiNr.
0.03 Inn Valley Tyrol Gray March 13, 1950 not known 887 893
0.05 Pinzgau Salzburg blue green March 5, 1949 October 15, 1958 not known 888 1052 894
0.10 Salzkammergut Styria black blue September 6, 1948 October 21, 1958 not known 889 1053 895
0.15 Lutzmannsburg Burgenland brown September 6, 1948 not known 890 896
0.20 Montafon around 1850 Vorarlberg green June 1, 1948 5th November 1958 not known 891 1054 897
0.25 Vienna 1850 Vienna purple brown September 24, 1949 January 9, 1959 not known 892 1055 898
0.30 Pongau Salzburg purple red September 6, 1948 not known 893 899
0.30 Pongau Salzburg violet March 13, 1950 August 21, 1958 not known 894 1056 900
0.40 Vienna 1840 Vienna blue-violet September 6, 1948 not known 895 901
0.40 Vienna 1840 Vienna blue green December 3, 1949 5th November 1958 not known 896 1057 902
0.45 Lesachtal Carinthia violet blue June 1, 1948 not known 897 903
0.50 Bregenzerwald Vorarlberg brown March 5, 1949 4th September 1958 not known 898 1058 904
0.60 Lavanttal Carinthia red September 6, 1948 August 21, 1958 not known 899 1059 905
0.70 Wachau Lower Austria green March 5, 1949 4th December 1958 not known 900 1060 906
0.75 Salzkammergut Styria green Blue June 1, 1948 not known 901 907
0.80 Ennstal Styria red December 3, 1949 October 6, 1958 not known 902 1061 908
0.90 Central Styria Styria brown purple December 3, 1949 not known 903 909
1.00 Val Pusteria Tyrol blue June 1, 1948 not known 904 910
1.00 Val Pusteria Tyrol red March 13, 1950 not known 905 911
1.00 Val Pusteria Tyrol green September 24, 1951 not known 906 912
1.20 Vienna Woods Lower Austria blue-violet September 24, 1951 November 7, 1958 not known 907 1062 913
1.40 Innviertel Upper Austria brown June 1, 1948 not known 908 914
1.45 Wilten Tyrol red November 26, 1951 September 8, 1958 not known 909 1063 915
1.50 Vienna 1853 Vienna blue September 24, 1951 August 14, 1958 not known 910 1064 916
1.60 Vienna 1850 Vienna orange brown September 24, 1949 4th December 1958 not known 911 1065 917
1.70 East Tyrol Tyrol blue March 13, 1950 not known 912 918
2.00 Upper Austria Upper Austria blue green September 6, 1948 not known 913 919
2.20 Ischl 1820 Upper Austria blue-gray November 15, 1952 November 20, 1958 not known 914 1066 978
2.40 Kitzbühel Tyrol blue November 26, 1951 November 21, 1958 not known 915 1067 920
2.50 Upper Styria 1850 Styria red-brown November 15, 1952 4th September 1959 not known 916 1068 979
2.70 Little Walsertal Vorarlberg brown November 26, 1951 not known 917 921
3.00 Burgenland Burgenland brownish red March 5, 1949 December 9, 1958 not known 918 1069 922
3.50 Lower Austria around 1850 Lower Austria green November 26, 1951 August 27, 1958 not known 919 1070 923
4.50 Gailtal Carinthia blue-violet November 26, 1951 not known 920 924
5.00 Zillertal Tyrol red-violet September 6, 1948 August 27, 1959 not known 921 1071 925
7.00 Sulmtal Styria green November 15, 1952 September 19, 1959 not known 922 1072 980
10.00 Vienna around 1850 Vienna blue-gray March 13, 1950 not known 923 926

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