Today I will continue from the place where I left off last time. In August, postal mailings from stamp dealers came to me so often that I did not even have time to unpack and photograph all my new acquisitions, not speaking of sorting them and filling in the album; today I present show the contents of a single purchase, which combined various Austrian stamps (different years) I got from the same dealer.
Сегодня я продолжу с того места, на котором остановился в прошлый раз. В августе почтовые отправления от марочных дилеров приходили ко мне так часто, что я не успевал даже распаковывать и фотографировать свои новые приобретения. Сегодня я покажу вам содержимое одного из конвертов, который содержит марки Австрии (разных лет).
'Tag Der Briefmarke' in English means simply 'Stamp Day'. The Austrian Austrian Post has a long tradition of issuing a new post-themed stamp every year on Post Day. Of course, not all of them are equally beautiful, but some are simply very, very good - and certainly worth the attention of collectors.
Австрийская почта имеет давнюю традицию - каждый год на день Почты выпускается новая марка на тему почты. Разумеется, не все из них одинаково красивы, но некоторые просто очень, очень хороши - и безусловно заслуживают внимания коллекционеров.
This one is from year 1972, and I have been looking at it for a long time and trying to buy it. A beautiful piece of art, isnt it?My path to it was long and not entirely smooth, and that is why I especially want it. The stamp itself is not very expensive and rare, and costs literally 10-20 cents... I immediately paid for it and bought it as soon as I learned of its existence - BUT soon after the purchase, it turned out that the dealer could not find it in his album... and my order was canceled. Only after several months of searching, I was able to find another seller willing to sell it. The wait for the stamp was extended - and this adds to its value in my eyes.
Эта марка была выпущена в 1972 году, и я давно на нее смотрел и пытался купить. Путь к ней был долог и не совсем гладкий, и поэтому она мне особенно желанна. Сама по себе марка не очень дорогая и редкая, и стоит буквально 10-20 центов... я сразу же оплатил ее и купил, как только узнал о ее существовании - НО вскоре после покупки оказалось, что дилер не может найти ее у себя в альбоме... и мой заказ был аннулирован. Только спустя несколько месяцев поисков, я смог найти другого продавца, желающего продать ее. Ожидание марки растянулось - и это добавляет ей ценности в моих глазах.
Two stamps from 1933; they were issued especially for International Philatelic exhibition that took place in Wienna back in 1933. I enjoyed very much it design, especially the font.
A stamp with ballerina - simply nice!
Full series with Austrian Empress Maria-Theresia - uncancelled stamps in this case was much preferrable for me, so that I can watch the work of art in full beauty. This one isnt too expensive.
Now this may look a strange transition but here we go: this is how looked like Austrian stamps back in 1945...
I wanted to add this piece of history to my album too - not for its design qualities.
A very attractive series of stamps from 1916, in low denominations of 2 and 5 hellers. The stamps depict Mercury; the zigzag on the edges of the stamp means that it is "urgent" or special - i.e. accelerated delivery. These stamps predate the advent of airmail (the first airmail stamps appeared in 1918).
