Republic of German-Austria: Parliament Building Issues
1919 – 1921. Definitive issue: parliament building. Printed in line engraving on granite paper.
CONSTANT VARIETIES |
Varieties on multiple denominations |
I |
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Engraver’s name below the bottom frame missing. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: on 2, 4, and 20 krone stamps. Also on overprinted stamps for the victims of flooding (1 March 1921). |
Value €: 2,3 |
II |
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Path to the Parliament building and a whitening left from the monument. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: also on 10 kronen stamp. |
Value €: 2,3 |
3 kronen |
I |
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Short, thin sloping line below left denomination box. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: another example. |
Value €: 2,3 |
II |
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Blue dot on letter k in kronen. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: another example. |
Notes: – |
Value €: 2,3 |
7 ½ kronen |
I |
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Engraver’s initials J.F. underlined. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: another example. |
Value €: 2,3 |
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
1 |
Color spills |
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2 |
Shifted printing phases. |
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3 |
Whitenings in black printing phase. |
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1921. Charity issue: for victims of flooding. 1919/21 parliament building issue, overprinted “Hochwasser 1920”.
CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS |
Multiple values |
I |
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Letter e in Hochwasser damaged, looks like c (Hochwasscer). |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: also on 4 krone. With additional dot on damaged e. |
Value €: 2,25 |
II |
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Letter H in Hochwasser broken at top. |
Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
Other nomenclatures: – |
Notes: exists in various stages. Also on 4 krone, 3 krone stamps. |
Value €: 2,25 |
UNLISTED VARIETIES |
1 |
Numeral 9 in 1920 deformed. |
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Bibliography
- ANK “Austria” Netto – Katalog, 42. Auflage 1987/88, ASCAT
- Michel Österreich-Spezial 2011, Schwaneberger Verlag GMBH, ISBN 978-387858-592-3