Stamps of the Second Austrian Republic

Commemorative stamps, year by year from 1945

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Definitive stamps

Definitives are ordered by the date the first member of a series was issued. Other values accompanied it, or followed it, or both. Each series is presented in ascending face-value order. Postage-dues are treated as definitives.

28.6.1945 The Posthorns (UK, USA, FR zones) (-31.5.1946)

3.7.1945 Arms (Russian zone) (-20.12.1945)

10.9.1945 Dues (Russian zone) (-30.4.1947)

24.11.1945 The Landscapes Series, 1945-1947

23.4.1946 Dues (Posthorn overprinted) (-10.1.1947)

5.5.1947 Air Mail (-9.12.1947)

Currency revaluation

14.8.1947 Postage Dues (new design)

10.12.1947 The Landscapes Series, 1947-1948 (changed colours)

1.6.1948 The Costumes Definitives, 1948-1959

17.11.1949 Postage Dues (new design)

21.10.1950 Air mails (birds)

25.10.1957 The Buildings Definitives, 1957-1970

25.11.1966 Fruits, 1966

13.11.1973 The "Beautiful Austria" Series, 1973-1978

27.4.1984 The "Monasteries and Abbeys" Series, 1984-1992

17.9.1993 The "Treasures of Monasteries and Abbeys" Series, 1993-1995

21.3.1997 The "Stories & Legends" Series, 1997-2000

Change to Euro currency

1.1.2002 The First Euro Issue

26.1.2007 The Flowers Issue

1.5.2011 The "Art Galleries" Issue

12.9.2013 The "Famous Landmarks" Issue

1.3.2015 The "Impressions of Austria" Issue

1.1.2017 Austria's Heraldry

1.7.2018 Austria's Heraldry II

1.4.2020 Accoutrements and accessories

1.10.2022 Accoutrements and accessories II