Austria 1922 - Corn

Description Issue Date : January to November 1922 Designed by : W. Dachauer (1881-1951) Print Process : Typography Perforations : 12½ First issue of the Republic of Austria. Symbols of Agriculture Sc, Corn symbol SG Wheat The Stamps of Austria - M C Zinsmeister - Van dahl 1958 Whilst traditionally referred to as the Corn issue, the set actually features an ear of Wheat. See also: Austria 1920 -1921 Coat of Arms Austria 1922 - Hammer Austria 1922 - Women head

Stamps

Mint (unused)

1/2 Kr issue January 1922	2 1/2 Kr issue January 1922	7 1/2 Kr issue January 1922	12 1/2 Kr issue January 1922
15 Kr issue May 1922	20 Kr issue May 1922	25 Kr issue May 1922	100 Kr issue August 1922
120 Kr issue August 1922	150 Kr issue August 1922	160 Kr issue September 1922	180 Kr issue August 1922
200 Kr issue September 1922	240 Kr issue August 1922	300 Kr issue August 1922	400 Kr issue November 1922
500 Kr issue September 1922, valid until 30 June 1925.	600 Kr issue September 1922	700 Kr issue December 1924	800 Kr issue December 1924

Used

1/2 Kr issue January 1922	2 1/2 Kr issue January 1922	7 1/2 Kr issue January 1922	12 1/2 Kr issue January 1922
15 Kr issue May 1922	20 Kr issue May 1922	25 Kr issue May 1922
100 Kr issue August 1922	100 Kr circle at TRAUN in Upper Austria.	120 Kr issue August 1922
150 Kr issue August 1922	160 Kr issue September 1922, 1923 cancel.	180 Kr issue August 1922, 1923 cancel, valid until 1 October 1923.
200 Kr issue September 1922	200 Kr at MÖDLING Lower Austria in 1924.	240 Kr issue August 1922
300 Kr issue August 1922	400 Kr issue November 1922	500 Kr issue September 1922, valid until 30 June 1925. Used at Leoben (AT) in 1923.
500 Kr used in June 1924, railway to Innsbruck (AT) .	500 Kr used at 17 Vienna 105 in 1925.	600 Kr issue September 1922
700 Kr issue December 1924	800 Kr issue December 1924

Shades

The Netto catalogue lists the following shades for some values.

12 1/2 Kr, olive-grey normal

12 1/2 Kr, dark olive-green

240 Kr, violet normal

240 Kr, deep purple

400 Kr, dark green

400 Kr, gray-green

400 Kr, light green

Varieties

7 1/2 Kr, blot to right of numeral

12 1/2 Kr, white blot between integer and fraction

12 1/2 Kr, duplicate frameline on right side

Covers and Postcards

1 Dec 1921

Inland Postcard Rate	5 Kr
Local Letter Rate	7.5 Kr
Inland Letter Rate	10 Kr

1922

16 March 1922 Local letter Vienna 17.5 Kr

The 10 Kr stamp is on the back

1 May 1922

Inland Postcard Rate	12.5 Kr
Local Letter Rate	20 Kr
Inland Letter Rate	25 Kr

2 June 1922 Commercial letter from a bank in Klagenfurt to Graz 25 Kr

21 Aug 1922

Inland Postcard Rate	50 Kr
Local Letter Rate	80 Kr
Inland Letter Rate	100 Kr

18 Sep 1922

Inland Postcard Rate	100 Kr
Local Letter Rate	180 Kr
Inland Letter Rate	200 Kr

19 September 1922 Registered local letter Vienna 480 Kr
20 October 1922 Registered local letter Vienna 480 Kr	All the stamps are on the back.

1 Nov 1922

Inland Postcard Rate	200 Kr
Local Letter Rate	320 Kr
Inland Letter Rate	400 Kr

1923

26 March 1923 Registered commercial local letter Vienna 960 Kr
29 March 1923 Easter postcard from Villach to St Gallen, Switzerland 900 Kr	29 March 1923 Easter postcard from Villach to St Gallen, Switzerland 900 Kr
19 May 1923 Registered local letter Vienna 960 Kr
11 July 1923 Registered letter Vienna to Hollingstedt, Germany 1,040 Kr	A dark green 400 Kr stamp is on the back.

1 Aug 1923

Inland Postcard Rate	300 Kr
Local/Inland Letter Rate	600 Kr

14 November 1923 Registered commercial local letter Vienna 1,600 Kr

28 November 1923 Commercial local letter Vienna 800 Kr

1 Dec 1923

Inland Postcard Rate	500 Kr
Local/Inland Letter Rate	1,000 Kr

7 December 1923 Express registered commercial letter Kematen to Vienna 5,000 Kr	The stamps are on the back.
7 December 1923 Commercial letter Klosterneuburg to Vienna 1,000 Kr	10 December 1923 Registered letter Oeblarn to Vienna 3,000 Kr

1924

28 May 1924 Postcard from Vienna to Obernberg am Inn 500 Kr	View of gardens and museum, Vienna
25 August 1924 Letter from Mariazell to Vienna 1,100 Kr	The stamps are on the back.

1 Dec 1924

Inland Postcard Rate	700 Kr
Local/Inland Letter Rate	1,500 Kr