Austria 1934-1935 Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss

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Mi №: 589; STEYR 1 22.X.1934
Description
  • Issue Date : 21.10.1934 / 25.07.1935
  • Designed by : Junk & Schuricht
  • Printed by :
  • Print Process :
  • Print Run 589: 3 000 000
  • Print Run 590: 1 000 000
  • Nominal value : 24 Groschen
  • Perforations : 12½
  • Catalogue Michel №: 589 & 590

Engelbert Dollfuss (German: Engelbert Dollfuß, 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria between 1932 and 1934. Having served as Minister for Forests and Agriculture, he ascended to Federal Chancellor in 1932 in the midst of a crisis for the conservative government. In early 1933, he dissolved parliament and assumed dictatorial powers. Suppressing the Socialist movement in February 1934 during the Austrian Civil War and later banning the Austrian Nazi Party, he cemented the rule of "Austrofascism" through the authoritarian First of May Constitution. Dollfuss was assassinated as part of a failed coup attempt by Nazi agents in 1934. His successor Kurt Schuschnigg maintained the regime until Adolf Hitler's annexation of Austria in 1938.

More information about Engelbert Dollfuss can be found on the Internet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Dollfuss

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24 G Black bluish green24 G Black Gray BlueWIEN in 24.X.19341 WIEN in 25.VII.1936

Imperforated proofs

Mi №: 589 black bluish green
Mi №: 590 black gray blue

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