Austria-Empire 1874 Definitives - Emperor Franz-Josef I

Description Issue Dates: 1874 - 1884 Designed by: A. Scharff Engraving by: Prof. Tautenhayn Printed by: Print Process: Typography Perforations: 9² etc Watermark: BRIEF-MARKEN (some) Catalogue Michel N°s 35II-41II Retouched (fine) portrait of emperor Franz-Josef, for use in Cisleithania countries (see Austria-Empire categories). They are NOT used in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Unused stamps

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2 kr	3 kr	5 kr type IIa	5 kr type IIb

10 kr	15 kr	25 kr	50 kr

Used stamps

Truly used 25 and 50 kr are much less common.

2 kreuzer

This value could be used for cards within the Empire since 1869.

2 kr Fingerhut at PRERAU in Moravia .	2 kr, cancel with expedition at SALZBURG STADT	2 kr, circle at WIEN-STADTPOST in 1877.
2 kr yellow, linear 1878 cancel at TROPPAU, Czech Silesia	2 kr circle at FLÖHAU, Bohemia in 1880 ca	Bilingual at SEELOWITZ, Moravia in 1881.	2 kr yellow, bilingual at Dubrovnik (HR), Croatia in 1882

3 kreuzer

Decorated Klein type a2Ev at ELBOGEN in Bohemia.	Grotesk circle Klein type gE at MÄHR.OSTRAU BAHNHOF in Moravia-Silesia	Grotesk circle at ZMIGROD in Galicia (Poland)	Frame, Antiqua at Vienna 1-1 (AT) in 1875.
Antiqua circle with WIEN 1 T for foreign expeditions.	3 kr in 1876 at GMUNDEN Abds (Evening) in Austria in 1876.	3 kr at GLADYSZOW in Poland. Note the blacked year.	Antiqua used at ARCO in 1880 in Tyrol (Italy).

Bilingual at Krakow (PL) Evening in 1880 (Poland).

Grotesk in 1882 at HUSSAKOW in Ukraine.

27 mm Klein type gEje in 1882 at KREMSMÜNSTER in Upper Austria.

3 kr in pairs

Circle at BRÜNN STADT in 1881. Clear watermark.

5 kreuzer

Red shade

5 kr Antiqua at WÖLLAN in Slovenia	5 kr Antiqua without year at CHODOROW in Galicia (Ukraine)
5 kr Fingerhut, year blacked at NOWOSELITZA in Bukovine (now Ukraine)	5 kr Antiqua in 1875, morning Expedition in Austria.	Bilingual at Zywiec (PL) in 1875 in Galicia (Poland)

Carmine shade

Antiqua without year (Klein aE) at ZLIN in Moravia.	Special bilingual type with year at Podivin (CZ) in Moravia.	Fingerhut circle at SZCZAWNICA in 1876 in Galicia (Poland)
Grotesk circle at SIENIAWA in 1882 in Galicia (Poland)	5 kr Italian Antiqua in 1882 in Croatia.	5 kr bilingual used in 1883 at Turka (UA) in Galicia (Ukraine).

5 Kreuzer Ferchenbauer types

Ferchenbauer & Michel distinguish 2 types of left ornaments.

Type IIa

Michel 37II/IIa

Carmine at GRIES b. BOZEN in Italy in 1874ca.

Circle at STEINBACH Bz. SCHREMS (Lower Austria) in 1877.

Circle at ST. PÖLTEN in 1877, with Expedition.

Red. Used in Vienna in 1881.

Type IIb

Michel 37II/IIb

Late Antiqua at MAISSAU in Lower Austria.

Grotesk at OBERGRAFENDORF in 1880ca, Lower Austria.

Bilingual used in March 1882.

Used at SOKAL in August 1882.

Grotesk at MANNERSDORF AM LEITHABERGE in December 1882, Lower Austria.

Bilingual at WSETIN in 1883ca in Moravia.

10 kr

Bilingual at Spalene Porici (CZ) in 1878 in Bohemia.	Circle at Vienna 1-1 (AT) with cancel for foreign destinations in 1880.	10 kr circle in 1880 at BARZDORF in Bohemia.	Bilingual cancel in 1883 at SOSTANJ in Slovenia.
Circle at STERNBERG in Moravia in 1882.	Late 17 mm circle at Svihov (CZ) in Bohemia in 1883.	Bilingual at Kromeriz (CZ) in Moravia in 1883.

15 kr

Shades yellow-brown or brown.

Antiqua used at LEIBNITZ in Styria, Austria.	19 mm circle at SCHWECHAT , year unclear, Lower Austria.	Grotesk circle in 1880 at SAMBOR in Ukraine.	Grotesk circle in 1881 at ST.VALENTIN BAHNHOF in Lower Austria.
Grotesk circle in 1882 at DELATYN in Ukraine.	Used in 1883 at KENTY in Poland.	Used in 1883 at MIELNICA in Ukraine.	Late use (1888) in Ukraine.

25 - 50 kr

25 kr used in 1876 in Vienna.

25 kr lilac-grey, GELD-ANWSNG in 1880.

50 kr used in 1882 in Vienna.