https://forum.austrianphilately.com/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:55:12 +0000 MyBB https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=16 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:34:27 +0000 Roy Burton]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=16
Ebay helped me acquire this part set (higher values in Shillings) for £24.00 (October 26) plus £4.99 for the 10S version need to get the groschen values next.
10S on 28 August 1926 would have been a lot of money 10 Schilling would be equivalent to about 48,73 EUR today or 40.80 pounds.
The link below helped me convert the value equivalent.

https://finanzbildung.oenb.at/docroot/wa...rechner/#/

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Ebay helped me acquire this part set (higher values in Shillings) for £24.00 (October 26) plus £4.99 for the 10S version need to get the groschen values next.
10S on 28 August 1926 would have been a lot of money 10 Schilling would be equivalent to about 48,73 EUR today or 40.80 pounds.
The link below helped me convert the value equivalent.

https://finanzbildung.oenb.at/docroot/wa...rechner/#/

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Any information on above stamp.

Brought from EBAY only £1.50 

The Proclamation of the Republic of Austria stamp issued in 1945 is a significant piece of postal history, marking Austria's return to independence after World War II. This stamp was part of the provisional issues during the Allied occupation and is often sought after by collectors. perhaps.

Answer
After contacting  a senior member of the society I found that it was from 1946 and was part of a set:
ST. STEPHEN'S CATHEDRAL RECONSTRUCTION, 12 DECEMBER 1946. 
Funny how being out of the set, I failed to recognise it. I knew I had seen it before some where!]]>

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Any information on above stamp.

Brought from EBAY only £1.50 

The Proclamation of the Republic of Austria stamp issued in 1945 is a significant piece of postal history, marking Austria's return to independence after World War II. This stamp was part of the provisional issues during the Allied occupation and is often sought after by collectors. perhaps.

Answer
After contacting  a senior member of the society I found that it was from 1946 and was part of a set:
ST. STEPHEN'S CATHEDRAL RECONSTRUCTION, 12 DECEMBER 1946. 
Funny how being out of the set, I failed to recognise it. I knew I had seen it before some where!]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=13 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:57:53 +0000 Roy Burton]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=13
Please note the route between Salzburg and Bad Ischl no longer exists and I am sure there are others
The Salzkammergut Local Railway (SKGLB)  (760 mm gauge) and ran between Ischl and Salzburg from 1894 The last passenger train ran on 30 September 1957, and the last freight train on 10 October1957.
In November 2017, the last of locomotives and wagon were preserved and put on display at the train station at Bad Ischl.

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Please note the route between Salzburg and Bad Ischl no longer exists and I am sure there are others
The Salzkammergut Local Railway (SKGLB)  (760 mm gauge) and ran between Ischl and Salzburg from 1894 The last passenger train ran on 30 September 1957, and the last freight train on 10 October1957.
In November 2017, the last of locomotives and wagon were preserved and put on display at the train station at Bad Ischl.

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What was the first Austrian Stamp to show the Euro currency?

Answer inverted below:-

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What was the first Austrian Stamp to show the Euro currency?

Answer inverted below:-

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While at the 2026 York Stamp show in the UK on 17th July 2026, I stumbled across this letter envelope.

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Would this be considered a type of first day cover due to the postmark ?

Adolf Hitler's 49th Birthday 1938 stamp Third Reich Germany

Below an except form an American newspaper The NEW York Times;-
LINK https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/20/archi...-with.html

BERLIN, April 19.-"Great Germany," which puts its new name in the same proud juxtaposition with Great Britain as Rome does its imperial title with the British Empire, has been mobilized to celebrate tomorrow the forty-ninth birthday of its creator, Adolf Hitler, with greater pomp and ceremony than ever marked the birthday celebration of either a German or an Austrian emperor.

The climax will be a parade before Hitler of some 9,500 men selected from thirty different army units representing all branches of both the German and the former Austrian armed forces down the famed Unter den Linden tomorrow noon. Included in the Austrian representation is, notably, the first battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry regiment of Linz, whose commander Major Ruckser, and other officers and men in the regiment were leaders in the secret "National Socialist Soldiers' Ring," which worked for the Anschluss in the Austrian army long before the Anschluss occurred.

On reading the above paragraph I was surprised by the support of parts of the Austrian Army in the Anschluss , I knew that the invasion went unopposed.

Kind Regards ]]>
While at the 2026 York Stamp show in the UK on 17th July 2026, I stumbled across this letter envelope.

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Would this be considered a type of first day cover due to the postmark ?

Adolf Hitler's 49th Birthday 1938 stamp Third Reich Germany

Below an except form an American newspaper The NEW York Times;-
LINK https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/20/archi...-with.html

BERLIN, April 19.-"Great Germany," which puts its new name in the same proud juxtaposition with Great Britain as Rome does its imperial title with the British Empire, has been mobilized to celebrate tomorrow the forty-ninth birthday of its creator, Adolf Hitler, with greater pomp and ceremony than ever marked the birthday celebration of either a German or an Austrian emperor.

The climax will be a parade before Hitler of some 9,500 men selected from thirty different army units representing all branches of both the German and the former Austrian armed forces down the famed Unter den Linden tomorrow noon. Included in the Austrian representation is, notably, the first battalion of the Fourteenth Infantry regiment of Linz, whose commander Major Ruckser, and other officers and men in the regiment were leaders in the secret "National Socialist Soldiers' Ring," which worked for the Anschluss in the Austrian army long before the Anschluss occurred.

On reading the above paragraph I was surprised by the support of parts of the Austrian Army in the Anschluss , I knew that the invasion went unopposed.

Kind Regards ]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=10 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:21:09 +0000 Roy Burton]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=10
My name is Roy Burton I have been a member of APS since about 10/2025.
Still working for a living and so time is limited for hobbies.
Live in Cumbria in the UK, have collected stamps since childhood, but have only just started with Austrian stamps and first day covers.]]>
My name is Roy Burton I have been a member of APS since about 10/2025.
Still working for a living and so time is limited for hobbies.
Live in Cumbria in the UK, have collected stamps since childhood, but have only just started with Austrian stamps and first day covers.]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=9 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:42:30 +0000 Ian Bergel]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=9 Currently Treasurer and Membership Secretary of APS and also member of various other groups as well as being President of the Harrogate Philatelic Society. Would tend to call myself a collector rather than a philatelist.
In my working life I was an accountant primarily in manufacturing (Printing) and then self-employed as a Cost Consultant]]> Currently Treasurer and Membership Secretary of APS and also member of various other groups as well as being President of the Harrogate Philatelic Society. Would tend to call myself a collector rather than a philatelist.
In my working life I was an accountant primarily in manufacturing (Printing) and then self-employed as a Cost Consultant]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=8 Thu, 28 May 2026 05:15:47 +0000 Keith Brandon]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=8
Can anyone offer me a lift from North Yorkshire to the APS weekend in Peterborough on 3 October, returning on 5th. I'm happy to contribute sparkling conversation and a contribution to the petrol cost.

Keith]]>
Can anyone offer me a lift from North Yorkshire to the APS weekend in Peterborough on 3 October, returning on 5th. I'm happy to contribute sparkling conversation and a contribution to the petrol cost.

Keith]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=7 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:31:36 +0000 Keith Brandon]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=7 https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=6 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:11:52 +0000 Keith Brandon]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=6
Keith ]]>
Keith ]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=4 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 03:03:32 +0000 Karel Michielsen]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=4 Do you like this approach?

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  0017.jpg (Size: 972.76 KB / Downloads: 14) ]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=3 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:52:22 +0000 Karel Michielsen]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=3 I originally joined the APS in the 1980’s which helped me build a reasonable Austrian and Specialised Empire collection. In the early 90’s my work situation changed and I set my stamp collecting aside until 2015 by which time I’d retired and health was slowing down my other activities.I have find computers and the internet considerable aid in building ones collection and administrating the collection.
These days I am still into Specialised Austrian Empire but have added Postal history (Cancels) into the content and as a sideline I’m into Empire Cancellations as well.
I’m looking to find others with similar interests to source material and to trade / exchange my surplus. If you share my interest or have any questions re my exhibits (when I post them) feel free to contact me – karel.michielsen@gmail.com
My wife and I live in South Australia in the Adelaide Hills on 2.5 hectares where there is plenty to do, to keep us busy and I find philately a good way to slow me down and keep occupied.]]> I originally joined the APS in the 1980’s which helped me build a reasonable Austrian and Specialised Empire collection. In the early 90’s my work situation changed and I set my stamp collecting aside until 2015 by which time I’d retired and health was slowing down my other activities.I have find computers and the internet considerable aid in building ones collection and administrating the collection.
These days I am still into Specialised Austrian Empire but have added Postal history (Cancels) into the content and as a sideline I’m into Empire Cancellations as well.
I’m looking to find others with similar interests to source material and to trade / exchange my surplus. If you share my interest or have any questions re my exhibits (when I post them) feel free to contact me – karel.michielsen@gmail.com
My wife and I live in South Australia in the Adelaide Hills on 2.5 hectares where there is plenty to do, to keep us busy and I find philately a good way to slow me down and keep occupied.]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=2 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:31:22 +0000 Feldmarschall]]> https://forum.austrianphilately.com/showthread.php?tid=2


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My name is Andrew and I live in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA.  I've been a member since 2020, which is when I first started to get into philately and determined that Austria would be my main area of focus.

I live with my wife and our two dogs, Ava (boxer-dachshund mix) and Bert (Boston terrier).

My other hobbies include computers, collecting records and CDs, board games, film photography, and cooking.]]>
My name is Andrew and I live in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA.  I've been a member since 2020, which is when I first started to get into philately and determined that Austria would be my main area of focus.

I live with my wife and our two dogs, Ava (boxer-dachshund mix) and Bert (Boston terrier).

My other hobbies include computers, collecting records and CDs, board games, film photography, and cooking.]]>