Republic of German-Austria: Coat of Arms Issues of 1920/21


1920 – 1921. Definitive issue: coat of arms. Printed in letterpress in sheets of 100 stamps (10 x 10). Perforation comb 12½. Two types of papers: white and thick gray.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
Multiple denominations
I White dots on bottom left ornament.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures:
Notes: on 10 krone stamp.
Value €: 1,5
II Left denomination box connected to inner oval frame.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures:
Notes: on 5 krone stamp.
Value €: 1,5
1 krone
I German-Austria coat of arms stamp flaw: feathers on the left wing bound by thick white spot (H-Marke) Feathers on the left wing bound by thick white spot (so called “H-Marke”).
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 313I
Notes:
Value €: 1,5
4 krone
I Short white vertical line at bottom of first letter n in kronen.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures:
Notes: another example.
Value €: 1,5
10 krone
I German-Austria coat of arms stamp flaw: 10 krone, short vertical lines on the lower part of the shield Short vertical lines on the lower part of the shield.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 320I
Notes:
Value €: 2,3
UNLISTED VARIETIES
A. Flaws on frame
3 krone
1 Bottom right ornament connected to denomination box.
4 kronen
1 White dot on top of last letter h in Deutschösterreich.
2 White vertical line connecting two bottom left ornaments.
5 krone
1 Inner oval frame interrupted on left (below letter D in Deutschösterreich.
7½ kronen
1 Big white spot between bottom left ornament and denomination box.
B. Flaws on eagle and denomination
1 krone
1 Similar to constant variety I but feathers bound by a thin line. German-Austria Mercury newspaper stamp flaw:
7½ kronen
1 Left numeral 7 open at bottom.
10 kronen
1 White spot on shield.
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
All values
1 Shifted print phases.

 

Bibliography


  1. ANK “Austria” Netto – Katalog, 42. Auflage 1987/88, ASCAT
  2. Michel Österreich-Spezial 2011, Schwaneberger Verlag GMBH, ISBN 978-387858-592-3