#Austria stamps
500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Avila celebrated by Austria Post
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Austria Post has released a special stamp on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of St. Teresa of Avila. The design of the special stamp shows the patron saint of Spain on a painting from the early 1900's, which is in the possession of Gmunden Karmelitinnen ordens, which was designed by the artist Dieter Kraus brand. The stamp was released and put i
The Steyrtalbahn – Austria’s oldest railway
FindYourStampsValue.com got to know that Austria Post is to issue a new stamp on occasion of 125 years of the Steyrtalbahn. The stamp will be released and put into circulation on 20th of September. The Steyrtalbahn is a narrow gauge (760mm) railway in Austria, formed back in 1888. Today it is operated as a museum railway featuring vintage steam locomotives and coaches, running through the beautifu
Angerlehner museum – where art comes together
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Austria Post has prepared a new stamp issue honoring a great museum - Angerlehner, which is popular not only in Austria but worldwide. This stamp will appear on the 12th of August and will be available for purchasing. This museum hosts private Angerlehner collection that is based on the results of over 30 years of collecting contemporary art. With mor
Stamp issue of Austrian Post to mark 150 Years MAK/Museum of Applied Arts
The Austrian Museum for Applied Arts/Contemporary Art is a centre for art, design and architecture. It goes beyond being a place for presenting art and also strives to build bridges between art, the manufacturing industry and businesses. To mark its 150th birthday, the MAK is presenting three exhibitions. The highlight of the anniversary year will be the show "Ways to Modernism. Josef Hoffmann, Ad
Assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg
On June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian's capital Sarajevo came to the fateful assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg. Austrian Post is commemorating this event with a special stamp. On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sa
Classic Trademarks: Englhofer Bonbons stamp from Austria
A new stamp issue under the Classic Trademarks series of Austrian stamps is dedicated to Englhofer Bonbons, traditional Austrian sweets. In 1909 Franz Sales Englhofer founded a candy factory in Graz (Austria) under the name of "Zuckerlfabrik Englhofer". Since 1997, the company's products have been sold by "Storck GesmbH" and have been promoted with the clever German-language slogan "Je Englhofer j
Traditional Costumes – Gmundner Tracht stamp from Austria
This special issue by Austrian post is the first in the new series "Traditional Costumes" which combines traditionalism, local ties, fashion and everyday life in contemporary interpretation. The stamp focuses on the tracht from Gmunden, a charming town on the north shore of the Lake Traunsee in Upper Austria's Salzkammergut region. During the Habsburg monarchy Gmunden was known as a renowned summe
Stamp Day 2013 commemorated on a new Austrian stamp
This year's special issue by Austrian post "Stamp Day" - a supplement stamp with the nominal value of 2.82 + 1.41 EUR - shows as motif the former Salzkammergutlokalbahn, in the background you can see the city of Salzburg with its imposing landmark, the Hohensalzburg Fortress on the highly visible Monchsberg mountain. The different engines and wagons of Salzkammergutlokalbahn are painted in an ext
Postmaster Lorenz I Bordogna of Taxis stamp from Austria
Austrian post issued a special stamp featuring an original oil painting portraying postmaster Lorenz I Bordogna of Taxis. The portrait was painted in the style of Giovanni Battista Moroni in 1555. The original oil painting has a size of 101 x 82.5 cm and was owned by Carlos Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Braganca. In 2010, the picture was gifted to the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ambras Palace Colle
500 Years of the Pilgrimage Site of Maria Luggau stamp from Austria
Austrian post celebrates the 500th anniversary of the pilgrimage site of Maria Luggau in Carinthian Lesachtal by issuing a special stamp block. Nowadays Maria Luggau is a town in the Austrian municipality of Lesachtal, which represents a scattered village with about 300 inhabitants. It was named after Maria, Magna Mater Austriae, and has a church of XVI century, named after Saint Maria as well. T
