Beautiful series presenting folk-costumes from all regions of pre-Anschluß Austria. Issued in 1934, shortly after assassination of Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuß in a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents.
Stamps can be purchased in land-specific pairs, or as a full series:
- Burgenland: "Farmers wife on her way to the market" and "Horse herdsman"
- Carinthia (Kärnten): "Girl from Glantal" and "Wedding inviter, Lesachtal"
- Lower Austria (Niederösterreich): "Girl from Wachau" and "Vintner from Wachau"
- Upper Austria (Oberösterreich): "Farmer from Traun" and "Woman"
- Salzburg: "Woman from Pinzgau" and "Woodcutter from Zell"
- Styria (Steiermark): "Girl from Alt-Aussee" and "Hunter"
- Tyrol (Tirol): "Farmer and his wife from Kaisertal" and "Women from the Lower Inn Valley"
- Vorarlberg: "Mother & daughter from the Montafon" and "Bride & groom from Körbersee"
"Vienna family" and "Kaiserschützen from Tyrol"
Note on the "Costumes" series: only the 18 stamps of this series you see above were originally issued in 1934. The series was later enhanced by 2 more stamps for 3 and 5 Schillings in 1936 - the stamps were not specific to any Land - "Agriculture: reaper & grain binders" and "City labour: construction workers".
Austrian Stamps "Costumes" from 1934
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