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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 19:51:39 GMT
Musicians These Semi-Postals are a little unusual as they were sold at 9-10 times their face value. The surcharge was for needy musicians. A Souvenir sheet was printed in 1969 without postal validity. It was issued by the Vienna State Opera's Centenary Exhibition   Left; Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) From a portrait by Thomas Hardy Right; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) From a portrait by Johann Tischbein   Left; Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Portrait by August von Klober Right; Franz Schubert (1797-1826) Portrait Wilhelm Rieder   Left; Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Right; Johann Strauss Sohn (Son) (1825-1899)  Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Aug 18, 2016 23:02:26 GMT
Gee maybe I fit that bill....a needy musician
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 12:40:27 GMT
1931 - Poets Mi 524-529Sold at twice the face value to aid young unemployed people Imperf sets exist at about 5X the value   Ferdinand Raimund / Franz Grillparzer   Johann Nestroy / Adalbert Stifter   Ludwig Anzengruber / Peter Rosseger
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Post by jaysee on Aug 19, 2016 15:41:18 GMT
The 50 Kronen musician stamp shows Johann Strauss II (or the Younger, or Sohn - son of Johann Strauss I).
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Post by AirmailEd on Aug 20, 2016 21:59:29 GMT
1931 - Poets Mi 524-529Sold at twice the face value to aid young unemployed people Imperf sets exist at about 5X the value Do you know why imperf sets were issued? I assume they were given to certain big shots. I have some imperf airmails, C4-C11. Scott footnotes and prices them, but doesn't list them. I wish they would say why. I assume these stamps could have been used for postage, even if they were presentation packages. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 19:50:59 GMT
Do you know why imperf sets were issued? I assume they were given to certain big shots. I have some imperf airmails, C4-C11. Scott footnotes and prices them, but doesn't list them. I wish they would say why. I assume these stamps could have been used for postage, even if they were presentation packages. Perhaps someone has a specific answer Imperf Sets like these were most probably presentation sets to specific people in limited quantities. I doubt the catalogs have much information on exact quantities produced. They rarely come up on auctions if ever so I don't know why the value is not higher other than not being officially issued for postal use. Artists 1932 Mi 545 - Mi 550
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Post by AirmailEd on Aug 26, 2016 20:43:03 GMT
Perhaps someone has a specific answer Imperf Sets like these were most probably presentation sets to specific people in limited quantities. I doubt the catalogs have much information on exact quantities produced. They rarely come up on auctions if ever so I don't know why the value is not higher other than not being officially issued for postal use. I have Austria Scott C4-11, both perforated and imperf. I paid $4.37 for the perforated stamps in 1995 to a guy on the Internet. In 2010, I paid $180 for the imperfs in a Paradise Valley auction. Both sets are unused. You're correct -- I rarely see imperforate Austrian airmails in auctions. Scott footnotes the imperfs, assigning a value of $350 hinged. It does not assign numbers to the imperfs. It values the perforated set at $12.35. Sanabria numbered and valued both. Catalog scans are below. Sanabria (1972):  Scott (2016 classic):  At the least, I wish Scott would explain why it is footnoting stamps, rather than listing them. For years, Scott footnoted the inverts and double overprints of Bolivia C11-23. As I recall, Scott said experts did not consider them regularly issued. Then, a few years ago, they started listing them. Perhaps they got new experts. (I don't think any such errors could be considered "regularly issued." Probably, they are all printer's waste that either escapes the inspectors and is sent to the Post Office, or leaves the print shop in someone's pocket. The former may be more legitimate, but printer's waste is printer's waste.) As for quantities, Sanabria listed the Lebanese airmail imperfs as 300 sets, generally. It did not list quantities for the Austrian airmail imperfs, at least in the 1972 catalog. The Lebanese, Syrian and Indochina airmail imperfs appear occasionally in auctions. They're more expensive than the perforated varieties, but not ridiculously so. Probably, there isn't much demand. Perhaps we should be thankful that Scott doesn't list them. That might increase demand, and hike the prices we have to pay! |
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 26, 2016 22:14:35 GMT
Give Scott some time, Ed.
In Sanabria's 1954-55 edition, the imperf 1922-24 Austrian Trans-European Air Service set of 8 (9-16) was only mentioned in a footnote, with a valuation of $250 for an unused set.
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