Postal history of Austria

<body> <p>The Postal History of Austria This is the exaggerated title of that page which has to gain some substance. I'm a beginner in that area and what I missed very much was a page that has put together all the useful and necessary information. Thus I was searching together, what I needed and placed it on this page. The next beginner can therefore save the time. My aim are two parallel pages in German and English language, respectively, while some sections are bilingual. The page should contain important informations (I omit the word "all") regarding the Austrian postal history from the first to the end of the sixth issue (June 1850 - October 1884). Also short trips to prephilately and to semi-modern issues will appear on it. In the moment, printed and online information are present, as well as useful addresses. On a separate linked page I show some items, which are interesting me. A similar page I have already done for French postal history. Who is interested in this area may look there. If anybody could help me to fill the many gaps of this page, please send me an e-mail. Literature In this section you will find the monographs which are of greater importance for Austrian postal history up to1884. The list contains only the pure reference, a summary of the content will be added lateron. This page is for sure incomplete and I'll be happy about every hint regarding important references given to me. The monographs are listed in alphabetical sequence of the author names - and that in the areas Stamps and postal history - in general, Stamps - first issue, Stamps - second to fifth issue, Stamps - sixth issue, Postmarks - prephilately, Postmarks - entire monarchy, Postmarks - Austria itself, Postmarks - Hungary, Postmarks - Bohemia, Postmarks - Lombardo-Venetia, Postmarks - Dalmatia. In addition you will find here catalogues and journals, which are related to Austrian philately and postal history. Ferchenbauer, Ulrich; Österreich 1850-1918; new issue presumably in January 2000, price about 1500.- Schilling Kainbacher, Paul; Tarife der Brief- und Fahrpost in Österreich-Ungarn 1588 -1918; price 950.- Schilling, can be bought from Puschmann Stamps and postal history - in general Bernardini E. und Pfalz, H.; 100 Jahre österreichische Portomarken; Wien 1994 Ferchenbauer, Ulrich; Österreich 1850-1918, Handbuch und Spezialkatalog; fünfte Auflage Wien 1990; the most comprehensive collection of information regarding stamps and postal stationary of Austria, Lombardo-Venetia, of the Levant and Bosnia, limited information about tariffs, no postmarks Huber, K.; Altösterreich-Lexikon - Vom Altbrief bis zur Briefmarke; 1979 Jerger, Mischfrankaturen Österreich 1850/67 Kropf, H.; Die Postwertzeichen des Kaisertumes Österreich; Prag 1902, 2. Auflage 1908; Stamps and postal stationary 1850-1908 in Austria, Lombardo-Venetia and the Levant, no catalogue values, no postmarks Kühnel, Gerhard; Postablagen in Österreich; 1993 Müller, Edwin; Die Postmarken von Österreich; Wien 1927, Nachdruck 1981; contains Austria up to 1918, Austrian postal services in Liechtenstein and the Levant, no postal stationary or postmarks Pfalz - Richter; Spezialkatalog Österreich Amtliche Zähnungen 1867-1906; Wien 1969 Ryan, Gary S.; The rarest mixed frankings of Hungary (1850/58,1863-4/7,1867/71), London 1992 Sobetzky, Georg; Katalog der österreichischen Postablagestempel; 1963 Tchilinghirian, S.D. und Stephen, W.S.E.; Austrian post offices abroad, 1962 ff., List here Wurth, R.; Jahrbücher für Postgeschichte; 1978 ff., List here Stamps - first issue (1850) de Franck, Paul; Die erste Ausgabe von Österreich und Lombardei-Venetien 1850 - 1858; Wien 1936 Huber, K. und Dirnberger, J.; Österreich 1850 - Spezialkatalog; 1967 Huber, K. und Dirnberger, J.; Lombardei-Venetien 1850 - Spezialkatalog; 1968 Kainbacher, Paul; Handbuch zur Briefmarkenausgabe 1850; 1995 Stamps - second to fifth issue (1858-59, 1860-61, 1863 und 1863/64) Stamps - sixth issue (1867) Puschmann, F., König, W. und Schindler, W. (Editor: Philatelistenklub "Vindobona"); Österreich - Ungarn 125 Jahre Ausgabe 1867; Wien 1992 Postal stationary Schneiderbauer; Ganzsachen Österreich: Spezialkatalog und Handbuch, 1981 Postmarks - prephilately Bör, A., Makkai,L., Makkai, L., Surànyi, L. und Dröge, H.; Handbuch der ungarischen Vorphilatelie; Budapest, in Hungarian, German, and English Müller, Edwin; Handbook of the pre-stamp postmarks of Austria; New York 1960; in English Térfi, Béla; Ungarische Postabstempelungen, 1. Teil "Vor der Marke" - Briefe und deren Abstempelungen; Budapest 1943 Votocek, Emil; Monografie ceskoslovenskych známek, 13. / 14. díl, Ceská postovní razítka od nejstarsích dob do roku 1918; Praha 1975; two volumes containing all postmarks used in Bohemia up to 1918 Postmarks - entire monarchy Klein Wilhelm; Die postalischen Abstempelungen und andere Entwertungsarten auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen Ausgaben 1867, 1883, und 1890, Wien 1967; 2 volumes, 1. Band Poststempel der stabilen Ortspostämter, 2. Band Andere Stempel Müller, E. und Fitch, M.; Handbuch der Entwertungen von Österreich und Lombardei - Venetien auf den Freimarken - Ausgaben 1850, 1858-59, 1860-61, 1863 und 1863/64; Wien 1961, Nachdruck 1981 Postmarks - Austria itself Postmarks - Hungary Müller, Edwin; Die Poststempel auf der Freimarken-Ausgabe 1867 von Österreich und Ungarn, Teil Ungarn; Wien 1930, Nachdruck 1981 Obert, J., Tekel, J., Varga, A. und Bartalsky S.; Monografia cesko-slovenskych postovych známok, 15. diel, Postove Peciatky na území slovenska 1752 - 1918; The postal services on the territory of Slovakia up to 1918 Ryan, Gary S.; Die Abstempelungen der ungarischen Postämter auf Marken von Österreich 1850-1867; London 1980 Ryan, Gary S.; Die Abstempelungen der ungarischen Postämter auf der ersten Ausgabe von Ungarn 1867 - 1871; London 1988; 2 volumes Postmarks - Bohmia Votocek, Emil; Monografie ceskoslovenskych známek, 13. / 14. díl, Ceská postovní razítka od nejstarsích dob do roku 1918; Praha 1975; two volumes containing all postmarks used in Bohemia up to 1918 Postmarks - Lombardo-Venetia Zanetti, Agostino; Abstempelungen von Lombardei-Venetien 1859; Milano 1979 Postmarks - Dalmatia Brumby, Martin; Dalmatia; ASCGB 1997 Catalogues Ferchenbauer, Ulrich; Österreich 1850-1918, Handbuch und Spezialkatalog; fünfte Auflage Wien 1990; the most comprehensive collection of information regarding stamps and postal stationary of Austria, Lombardo-Venetia, of the Levant and Bosnia, limited information about tariffs, no postmarks Müller, Edwin; Österreich Spezialkatalog; Wien 1952, in German and English ANK Austria Netto-Katalog Michel Spezial Österreich Journals "Die Briefmarke" -- e-mail: briefmarke@teleweb.at "Austria" - the magazine of the Austrian Stamp Club of Great Britain (ASCGB); also the complete cumulative index is here online available Links Bukowina - This page puts everything together what belongs to the topic "Bukowina"; very nice and thorough -- in German The page of Markku Korhonen deals with a large number of philatelic topics, two are the first issue of 1850 and the postal history of Bohmia, Moravia and Silesia, nice items and postmarks -- in English Austria: Philately, postal history, and a specialized collection of the 5 Kr. of the 1867 issue -- in English Der Deutsch-österreichische Postverein -- in English Poststempel der Postablagen and Posthilfsstellen -- in English The postmarks of Kitzbühel -- in English Stamp shows BRNO 2000 March 5 - 11, 2000 in Brno, Czech Republic, Congres Centre Brno and Brno Fairs and Exhibitions; Czech National Stamp Show-- email: jpuncochar@fides.cz WIPA 2000 May 30 - June 4, 2000 in Vienna, Austria Center Vienna ACV; International FIP Show -- Information: Organisationskommitee WIPA 2000, Postfach 67, A-1043 Vienna, or Getreidemarkt 1, A-1060 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 585 43 00 -- Fax: +43 1 585 32 02 -- e-mail: wipa@vip.at HUNPHILEX 2000 August 18 - 21, 2000 in Budapest under FEPA patronage -- Organisation: MABEOSZ, Society of the Hungarian Philatelists, P. O. B. 4, H-1387 Budapest, Hungary -- Fax: +36 1 269 9620 -- International stamp show to celebrate the 1000. anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian state Addresses Dealers and auction houses A large part of the fine postal history material seems to be outside Austria, where it is offered by the large, well-known auction houses. Alberto Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, I-10123 Torino, Italy -- Phone: +39 11 55 76 300 -- Fax: +39 11 562 04 56 -- e-mail: a.bolaffi@bolaffi.it CORINPHILA, Zollikerstr. 226, CH-8034 Zürich, Switzerland -- Phone: +41 1 389 91 91 -- Fax: +41 1 389 91 95 David Feldman, 175 route de Chancy, CH-1213 Onex/Genève, Switzerland -- Phone: +41 22 727 07 77 -- Fax: +41 22 727 07 78 -- e-mail: admin@davidfeldman.com Hungarofila Briefmarkenauktionen, Postfach 376, H-1461 Budapest, Hungary -- Phone: +35 1 332 2678 -- Fax: +36 1 331 5913 -- e-mail: hfila@elender.hu Heinrich Köhler, Wilhelmstr. 48, D-65183 Wiesbaden, Germany -- Phone: +49 611 393 81 -- Fax: +49 611 393 84 -- e-mail: auktion@heinrich-koehler.de Peter Marxer Briefmarkenauktionen, Werdenbergerweg 7, Postfach 432, FL-9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein -- Phone: +423 230 00 65 -- Fax: +423 230 00 65 Peter Rapp AG, Toggenburgerstr. 139, Postfach 276, CH-9500 Wil, Switzerland-- Phone: +41 71 923 7744 -- Fax: +41 71 923 9220 -- e-mail: rapp-auktionen@bluewin.ch Hans R. Schwarzenbach, Oberdorfstr. 8, Postfach 174, CH-8024 Zürich 1, Switzerland -- Phone: +41 1 251 4612 -- Fax: +41 1 261 3060 In Austria itself you can find a long list of auction houses - summarized for example on the page of the Austrian stamp and coin dealer association. As examples one can name: Dorotheum, Dorotheergasse 17, A-1010 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 515 60 298 -- Fax: +43 1 515 60 348 -- e-mail: client.services@dorotheum.at and kataloge@dorotheum.at, respectively Öphila, Puschmann & Vogel OHG, Fritz Puschmann, Führichgasse 12, A-1010 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 512 63 72 -- Fax: +43 1 513 94 77 Rauch GmbH, Hans-Dieter, Graben 15, A-1010 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 533 50 51 -- Fax: +43 1 535 6171 -- e-mail: office@hdrauch.com -- online auctions Auktionshaus J. Schlosser, Elisabethstr. 6/IV/20, A-1015 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 5855565 -- Fax: +43 1 5855566 -- e-mail.: office@schlosser.co.at Examinators The following examinators belong to the German Bund philatelistischer Prüfer: Ferchenbauer, Dr. Ulrich, Postfach 5 09, A-1181 Wien -- Phone: +43 1 4 06 91 53 -- Examined areas: 1850-1938 with all side areas like the Levant, DDSG, Feldpost, Lombardo-Venetia Kimmel, Kurt, Postfach 30 21, CH-8805 Richterswil -- Phone: +41 1 7 84 03 47 -- Examined areas: Issues 1850-67, Lombardo-Venetia Rismondo, Tilo, Postfach 12, D-09056 Chemnitz -- Phone and Fax: +49 371 44 21 53 -- Examined areas: Issues 1850-67 Examinator of the SBPV (Swiss stamp examinator association): Elbau, Peter, Prada, CH-7414 Fürstenau -- Phone: +41 81 651 42 64 (private) or +41 81 632 69 62 (business) -- Fax: +1 208 361 41 25 -- e-mail: pelbau@bluewin.ch -- Examined areas: Austria - Hungary (Prephilately up to 1918, Kreuzer area) and Romania (1858 - 1918) Examinators of especially Italian areas: Diena, Dr. Enzo, Via Crescenzo 19, I-00193 Roma, Italy -- Phone: +39 6 54 21 76 Raybaudi, via di Propaganda 27, Postfach 756, I-00187 Roma, Italy -- Phone: +39 6 6784296 -- Fax: ++39 6 6797635 -- e-mail: rayexpts@tin.it Signatures of examinators and experts you can find on this separate page. Societies and Stamp clubs Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreich im BDPh (Working group Austria within the German philatelist society), Chairman: Wolfgang Klose, Naumburger Str. 4, D-56075 Koblenz, Germany -- webpage: http://www.bdph.de/argen/index.htm Austrian Stamp Club of Great Britain -- its webpage contains a wealth of information with relation to this society, for example a library inventory, bibliography of the most important authors and a complete index of its journal called "AUSTRIA", in addition you get links to a series of interesting articles -- e-mail: andy@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk Verband österreichischer Philatelistenvereine (Society of Austrian stamp collector societies), Getreidemarkt 1, A-1060 Wien, Phone: +43 1 587 64 69 -- Fax: +43 1 587 70 26 -- e-mail of its journal "Die Briefmarke": briefmarke@teleweb.at -- Webpage of its journal "Die Briefmarke": http://web.teleweb.at/briefmarke/ Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ungarn im BDPh (Working group Hungary within the German philatelist society), Chairman: Otto Schäffling, Am Heidelberger Ring 34, D-67227 Frankenthal, Germany -- webpage: http://www.bdph.de/argen/index.htm Society for Hungarian Philately (USA), P.O. Box 1162, Fairfield CT 06430-1162, USA -- e-mail: h.alan.hoover@lycosmail.com -- comprehensive documentation of its society activities, access to its publication, philatelic dictionary Hungarian - English - German Bosnia Study Group, Study Group Chairman: Mr. Hal Hite -- e-mail: halhite@earthlink.net; part of the Croatian Philatelic Society Postal museums Austria: Post und Telegraphenmuseum, Technisches Museum (Technical museum), Mariahilfer Strasse 212, A-1140 Wien -- Museum and library, closed in the moment and maybe for longer time for the public. Czech Republic: Postmuseum, Nové mlýny 2, CZ-110 00 Praha 1 -- Tel.: +420 231 2006 -- Fax: +420 231 1930 -- e-mail: museumcp@pha.pvtnet.cz -- permant exposition of contemporary Czech philately in a marvellous small citizen house at the Vltava shore, library Czech Republic: Postovni Museum, Holeckova 10, Karmeliter monastery, CZ-15000 Praha 5 -- central archives of the post, partially accesible for research, public show of stamps Hungary: Belyegmuzeum (Stamp museum), Hársfa utca 47, H-Budapest VII -- Phone: +36 1 342 3757 -- a very nice museum with permanent shows of Hungarian philately and postal history from the classics to presence Hungary: Post- und Telegraphenmuseum, Andrássy utca 3, H-Budapest VI -- an article describing this museum can be found on the webpage of the Society for Hungarian Philately (USA) </p> </body>