The 52nd series of commemorative postcards

One of Austria's many series of commemorative postcards is the 52nd, which appeared on 29 November 1968. There are 18 designs, each with an imprint of the "150 years of Silent Night" stamp, an illustration of an Austrian location, and a trilingual explanation of its relevance. Schneiderbauer has a numbered list of the locations, but not in the order of the actual cards; I’ll follow the latter. Someone has gone to considerable trouble to obtain different special cancellations on each card, mostly from the place illustrated. The imprinted stamp on the cards, 2 Schillings, is the foreign postcard rate at the date of issue.

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52/1: HALLEIN. Tomb of Franz Xaver Gruber, composer of "Silent Night". Hallein cancel, 3 Dec.


52/2: HOCHBURG. Birthplace of Franz Xaver Gruber. Stamp exhibition cancel from Ach, the "home Post Office" for the Postablage at Hochburg. 21 Dec.


52/3: LAMPRECHTSHAUSEN. The school at Arnsdorf, where F X Gruber taught. Cancelled Lamprechtshausen, 24 Dec 1968.


52/4: OBERNDORF bei SALZBURG. The commemorative chapel on the site of the original church in the village where "Stille Nacht" was first sung. Cancelled Oberndorf, 30 Nov 1968.


52/5: OBERNDORF bei SALZBURG. Another view of the commemorative chapel. Cancelled Oberndorf, 30 Nov 1968.


52/6: SALZBURG. Birthplace of Josef Mohr, who wrote the words for "Stille Nacht". Cancelled Salzburg 11 Dec 1968.


52/7: SALZBURG. A different view of Salzburg. Cancelled Christkindl 6 Jan 1969 (3 Kings day).


52/8 WAGRAIN. Josef Mohr's tomb. Cancelled Wagrain, 4 Dec 1968.


52/9: SALZBURG. Commemorative exhibition of the Juvavia Philatelic Society at Salzburg and Oberndorf,
29 Nov to 24 Dec 1968. Cancelled Salzburg, 30 Nov 1968.


52/10: AU. Au in Vorarlberg's Bregenzerwald is popular with tourists. Christkindl, 3-Kings cancel, 27 Dec 1968.


52/11: BODENSDORF am Ossiachersee. Christkindl, first cancel, 24 Dec 1968.


52/12: FINKENBERG in Zillertal. Tourist resort. Werbestempel "ZIRL DAS KRIPPENDORF" 25 Dec 1968.


52/13: HIPPACH. Tourist resort. Cancel "Weinachts Briefmarkenaustellung", Oberndorf, 24 Dec.


52/14: MILLSTATT AM SEE. Old town, bathing station. Cancel "Briefmarkenwerbeschau St Pölten", 4 Dec.


52/15: PÖRTSCHACH am Wörthersee. "Austria’s Riviera". Cancel Ukrainian Briefmarkensammlerverein Wien, 4 Dec 1968.


52/16 PÖRTSCHACH am Wörthersee. Werbestempel "WAGRAIN/ JOSEF MOHR/ STILLE NACHT HEILIGE NACHT/ SOMMERFRISCHE/ WINTERSPORTORT/ SALZBURG" cancelled 24 Dec 1968


52/17: STEINDORF am Ossiachersee. Werbestempel "LAMPRECHTSHAUSEN BESUCHT DAS F X GRUBER MUSEUM i ARNSDORF/ STILLE NACHT HEILIGE NACHT" cancelled 24 Dec 1968.


52/18: VELDEN AM WÖRTHERSEE mit AUGSDORF und SCHEFLING. "World famous sunny holiday resort". Cancel "Briefmarkenwerbeschau Linz 8 Dec 1968"

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