erthur
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Post by erthur on Dec 9, 2021 14:16:28 GMT
I'm having difficulty determining a catalogue number for this stamp. It seems German but the 3 kronen value has me wondering since it is nether marks or pfennig.  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 9, 2021 14:18:52 GMT
Not German. But Austria….hence the currency in Krone ( crowns)
the name change to Deutschosterreich occurred with the breakup of the Austrian Empire and Kingdom at the end of the World War I
with the loss of Hungary , Slovenia , Czechoslovakia , Bosnia etc. what was left toAustria was the German speaking bit , hence Deutsch…
the stamp is from. 1919 #307
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erthur
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Post by erthur on Dec 9, 2021 14:37:30 GMT
That helps very much. Thanks a lot.
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 9, 2021 16:38:54 GMT
One other point of interest about these and several other Austrian stamps is the paper which has tiny coloured threads throughout . So called “ granite “ paper.
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erthur
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Post by erthur on Dec 9, 2021 17:12:22 GMT
Yes, i did notice the thread fibers, some of which appear in the scan and assumed it was the granite paper. The paper even feels somewhat different than other papers.
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