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

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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		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		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.
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

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