Austria – Every year the advent calendar is a sure sign that Christmas is approaching. With its 24 windows, it is a way for children in particular to help pass the time until Christmas Eve. The run up to ChristmasRead More
Austria – What would Christmas be without Christmas decorations, without the ornaments and decorations which we associate with this Christian festival Bright stars and snowflakes, with their delicate shapes, are among the most popular symbols of winter and the feastRead More
Austria – This year’s design for the commemorative stamp for the Day of the Stamp is dedicated to the “last knight”, Emperor Maximilian I. His epic poem Theuerdank, dating from the year 1517, is an important exemplar of the artRead More
Austria – One of the most important links from Germany to Italy via Austria is the railway line over the Brenner Pass, the standard gauge Brenner railway. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its opening in August 1867, AustrianRead More
Austria – The Roman Catholic parish church near Thörl-Maglern in Carinthia is dedicated to St. Andrew. It is famous for its 15th century frescoes, painted by the Carinthian artist Thomas von Villach. The commemorative stamp being issued by Austrian PostRead More
Austria – “We’ve got an Oscar!” was the enthusiastic reaction here in Austria in 2010 when Christoph Waltz, undoubtedly one of the best known and most successful “Austrians in Hollywood” today, received the much-coveted golden statue for the first time.Read More
Austria – With a track width of 760 millimetres, the “Bosnian-gauge”, the Stainz railways is classed as one of Austria’s narrow-gauge local railway lines. From 1892 on it covered the approximately 11.3 kilometre stretch between Preding and Stainz in westernRead More
Austria Technical Details Issue Date: 20.05.2017 Designer: David Gruber Illustrator: Wolfgang Buchta (photo) Printer: Joh. Enschede? Stamps B. V. Process: Offset Size: 42 x 34,8 mm Values: 0.68€
Austria Technical Details Issue Date: 19.05.2017 Designer: Verena Gretschnig Printer: Joh. Enschede? Stamps B. V. Process: Offset Size: 33,35 x 42 mm Values: 0.80€
Austria Technical Details Issue Date: 19.05.2017 Designer: David Gruber Illustrator: Hannes Denzel (photo) Printer: Joh. Enschede? Stamps B. V. Process: Offset Size: 42×34,8mm Values: 2.20€
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Austria – For the “Classic traditional costumes” series it is, on this occasion, the traditional costume of the municipality of Pöttsching in the north of Burgenland that is to be presented. This traditional costume’s origins can be traced back to theRead More