Republic of German-Austria: Definitive Issue of 1919/1920

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1919 – 1920. Definitive issue. Printed in letterpress. Perforation comb 12½ on regular paper and imperforate on regular and white papers.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 heller
I		Letter s in Deutschösterreich prolonged at bottom.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: also in gray color.
		Value €: 1,5
II		Thin white line above letter i in Deutschösterreich.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: also in green color.
		Value €: 1,5
III		Vertical background lines below letters ut in Deutschösterreich damaged.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
IV		Two vertical background lines below coat of arms interrupted.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
V		White bump on top horizontal line on eagle’s tail.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
VI		White spot on top of letter r in heller.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: another example.
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
10 heller
I		White dot between numeral 1 and zero in denomination.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		White line below first letter r in Deutschösterreich.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example (rose color).
		Value €: 1,5
III		Letters e and r in heller connected at top.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example (carmine red).
		Value €: 1,5
IV		White spot on eagle’s neck.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example (rose stamp).
		Value €: 1,5
V		White spot on eagle’s left wing
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
20 heller
I		White spot connecting letter s in Deutschösterreich with man’s head.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
II		Bottom right ornament damaged.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
III		Top frame damaged.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
IV		White spot on top of numeral 2.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
V		White dot in the center of zero in denomination value.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
25 heller
I		Letter h in Deutschösterreich damaged at top, looks like ñ.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
50 heller
I		White dot on top of numeral 5.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5
II		White spot above heel.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: another example.
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Grave accent on second letter l in heller.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: Another example.
		Value €: 1,5
60 heller
I		Knot on ribbons next to mouthpiece.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 1,5

UNLISTED VARIETIES
5 heller
1	White scratch on top of second r in Deutschösterreich.
2	Similar to 1, additional white spot above second r.
3	White spot on eagle’s left leg.
4	Colored spot on first letter r in Deutschösterreich.
5	Colored circle on top of second letter s in Deutschösterreich.
6	White spot below first letter e in heller.
7	Big white spot left from denomination value.
10 heller
1	Third e in Deutschösterreich open at top.
2	Vertical colored line on letter h in heller.
3	White dot on bottom left ornament.
4	Colored spots on letters ei in Deutschösterreich.
5	Colored spot on letter r in heller.
6	Letter e in heller joined with 1 by thick white line.
20 heller
2	Bottom right ornament damaged (similar to II, here with additional dot).
25 heller
1	White spot on top of second s in Deutschösterreich.
40 heller
1	Top right corner flat.
2	White line below second letter e in Deutschösterreich.
3	White circle right from denomination box.
4	Colored spots on last letter h in Deutschösterreich.
50 heller
1	White spot left to the numeral 5.
2	Last letter c in Deutschösterreich with cedilla (Deutschösterreiçh).
3	Colored spot on last letter e in Deutschösterreich.
4	Right foot deformed.
5	White line below last letter e in Deutschösterreich.
60 heller
1	Colored spot in left zero.
2	Last letter h in Deutschösterreich broken at top.
3	Colored spot on post horn.
1 krone, blue
1	Big white spot above last letter c in Deutschösterreich.
2	White spot left from denomination.
1 krone, red
2	White dot in bottom right ornament.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
Perforation errors.
Color spills.
Foreign objects on printing plate.
Poor impressions.

 

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