Philately of Austria, National Costumes (1948/58): Varieties

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Stamps of the definitive issue depicting national costumes of Austria, were issued in many printing runs and were in circulation for more than a decade. The stamps were printed in photogravure and released in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout).

RASTER, PAPER and GUM
I. Raster wide (70 rows/cm)
	Paper gray, gum yellowish brown, shiny: gum applied horizontally, gum applied vertically, gum applied both horizontally and vertically (cross pattern). Paper white with brightening agents, gum yellowish, dull (no pattern).
II. Raster narrow (100 rows/cm)
	Paper yellowish gray: gum applied horizontally, gum applied vertically, gum applied both horizontally and vertically (cross pattern). Paper white, soft and thin: gum white, applied horizontally, gum silky, applied evenly. Paper white with brightening agents, gum yellowish, dull (no pattern).

A. Constant varieties

CONSTANT VARIETIES
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5 g. (Salzburg, Pinzgau)	10 g. (Styria, Salzkammergut)	15 g. (Burgenland, Lutzmannsburg)	20 g. (Vorarlberg, Montafon)	25 g. (Wien, 1850)
30 g. (Salzburg, Pongau)	40 g. (Vienna, 1840)	45 g. (Carinthia, Lesachtal)	50 g. (Vorarlberg, Bregenzerwald)	60 g. (Kärnten, Lavanttal)
70 g. (Lower Austria, Wachau)	75 g. (Steiermark, Salzkammergut)	80 g. (Steiermark, Ennstal)	90 g. (Steiermark, Mittelsteier)	1 S. (Tirol, Pustertal)
1.20 S. (Niederösterreich, Wienerwald)	1.40 S. (Oberösterreich, Innviertel)	1.45 S. (Wilten bei Innsbruck)	1.50 S. (Vienna, 1853)	1.60 S. (Wien, 1850)
1.70 S. (Ost-Tirol, Kals)	2 S. (Oberösterreich)	2.20 S. (Ischl, 1820)	2.40 S. (Kitzbühel)	2.70 S. (Kleines Walsertal)
3 S. (Burgenland)	3.50 S. (Niederösterreich, 1850)	5 S. (Tyrol, Zillertal)

 

References

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Bibliography

1. ANK “AUSTRIA” NETTO-KATALOG, 42. Auflage, 1987/88, ASCAT, Verlag Chr. Steyrer, Wien.
2. Michel Österreich-Spezial 2011, Schwaneberger Verlag GMBH, ISBN 978-387858-592-3