#Austria stamps
Austria: Sattler's Cyclorama
The cyclorama was an 18th century invention that was first realized in Edinburgh in 1787 by an Irish painter. Panorama pictures of this kind often stand as high as 15 metres and are over 100 metres in breadth. They were enormously popular in the 19th century when they were transported to and from all over Europe, providing the only opportunity many people had for seeing foreign cities and countrie
Austria: 50 years reopening of the National Theatre and State Opera House
The Vienna State Opera House is one of the best in the world, while the Vienna National Theatre is one of Europe's leading stages. In 2005, both institutions are celebrating the anniversary of their reopening after the destruction in World War Two.
Modern Art in Austria – Karl Hodina
Painting: "Master of Woods" A real Viennese character – known to everyone as a musician and performer of the "new Viennese song". Born in 1935 in Vienna, Karl Hodina began his career as a lithographer after the war, at the same time studying music privately and acquiring an enthusiasm for jazz. He began his training at the Vienna Graphic Apprenticeship and Experimental Institute in 1955. In 1966,
Austria: Patron Saints - St. Joseph
St. Joseph is one of the few saints who was not a martyr. The carpenter Joseph of Nazareth from the family of King David was Christ's adoptive father. Evidence of the worship of this saint is relatively recent, and, apart from isolated local traditions, it was only from the late Middle Ages on that he gradually moved to the fore. The French Cardinal Peter d'Ailly was the first to write a treatise
Austria Unveil Papal Issue
Austria Post issue a new stamp on 14th April to commemorate Pope John Paul II who died on Saturday 2nd April. The stamp has been designed by Peter Sinawehl and is based around the artwork of Kurt Leitgeb. Pope John Paul II - Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla on 18th May 1920- Began studies at the University of Krakow in 1938- Forced to work in factory after the German invasion in 1939- Discovered his vocat
Austria: Carl Djerassi
This stamp is the first of its kind in the world: the face in the background is made up of microscopic chemical formulae for the steroid (art screen composed of enantiomers of the steroid). The biochemist, biophysicist, writer and Professor Emeritus for Chemistry at Stanford University was born in Vienna, on 29.10.1923, the son of two Austrian-Bulgarian doctors. His Jewish origin forced him to emi
Austria: Max Schmeling postage stamp
The special stamp is based on the 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz (1893-1959) entitled: "Max Schmeling the Boxer", oil on canvas, housed in the Axel Springer Hochhaus, Axel Springer Verlag AG, Berlin.
Austria: Stamp depicting a nude 1st value - 'Woman waiting'
Silvia Gredenberg was born in Vienna and after graduating from high school she initially studied at the University of Applied Art, Graphics and Painting. Three years later however, she turned to more pragmatic realms and began studies in business administration at the Vienna University of Economics where she completed her doctorate in 1975. She worked professionally in several sectors such as jour
Modern Art in Austria - Josef Bramer (30th value)
The artist Josef Bramer was born in 1948 in Vienna and attended school in Scheibbs in Niederosterreich. From there he went on to attend the Graphic Teaching and Research Institute. He graduated from the master classes of Rudolf Hausner at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts and in 1971 was awarded the master school prize. Since then Josef Bramer's works have been exhibited at a vast number of venues bot
Series 'Locomotives' - Imperial and Royal Southern State Railway - the Engerth Locomotive
On July 17, it will be 150 years since regular railway operations were commenced over the Semmering pass. Despite an expertise that came to the conclusion that the only possibility for a railway over the Semmering was by means of cable operation (funicular railway), Karl Ritter von Ghega persuaded the authorities in 1948 to construct an adhesion railway, although at that time there were no locomot
