stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 20, 2021 22:03:28 GMT
I won these at auction and they were listed as Austrian revenue stamps- I couldn't tell all that well from the scan what they were, but recognized it was nothing I have and I got it for little more than opening bid.. From what i can find out, these were 'court fee" stamps to be used with documents during the occupation of Germany following the war, but I cannot tell what region/zone??? Anybody know? I can't make out any of the cancellations well enough to pinpoint a location.  |
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rex
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Post by rex on Dec 21, 2021 13:49:27 GMT
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 21, 2021 14:50:47 GMT
Rex- thank you! after a little more digging, these appear to be under Russian occupation -if you look closely there is a hammer and sickle on the herald, and I can make out Wien (Vienna) on one of the cancelations- and a closer look through my Barefoot catalogue of Austrian Revenues finds them under Court Fees, Judicial section, and these all fall in the 1945 (top 3 left), 46 and 1948 overprint issues
Cheers
Austria has a great # of revenue stamps!
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rex
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Post by rex on Dec 21, 2021 15:23:01 GMT
You learn something every day. Thanks to you for showing them.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Dec 21, 2021 17:54:51 GMT
By the way, Stan ( stainlessb ), another tip-off on the identity for these would be the currency denominations: g = Groschen and S = Schilling, but I admit that those indicators were not necessarily completely clear, as at first, I thought that the "g" might mean grams! |
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Dec 22, 2021 12:57:02 GMT
I do not know anything about fiscal stamps of Austria. But I can see no indication,that the shown "Gerichtskostenmarken" are from the Soviet Zone. They show the current Austrian coats of arms,introduced in 1945.
As an example here on a stamp issued 1949.
To the values: Shortly after the war the Reichsmark was replaced by the Austrian Schilling. However only sort of.Because one Schilling equaled one Reichsmark. (Some restriction applied on the exchange)
At the end of 1947 the Schilling (equal to the Reichsmark) was replaced again,now by a (new) Schilling. Three old Schilling/Reichsmark were exchanged for one (new) Schilling,(again there where exchange restrictions) what remained Austrias currency till it was replaced by the Euro.
So it seems most likely to me,that the fiscals inscribed 1948 are in (new) Schilling. About the others I have no idea. But I think it was not urgently necessary to overprint old stocks,because the fiscals most likely were not sold to the public, but were applied on documents by officials.
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 22, 2021 15:33:47 GMT
salentin I never noticed the hammer and sickle on the Austrian coat of arms! Thank you for pointing this out!!! the "g" as previously mentioned by Beryllium Guy and also noted in the Barefoot revenues catalogue) is for Groschen mentioned (tedious tyo reply from my cell phone!)
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