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Vienna (Wien) is the capital and largest city of Austria, and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.757 million. Vienna is host to many major international organizations, including the United Nations and OPEC. The city lies in the east of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. These regions work together in a European Centrope border region. Along with nearby Bratislava, Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants. In 2001, the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The English name Vienna is borrowed from the Italian name Vienna. "Vienna" and the official German name Wien, and the names of the city in most languages, are thought to be derived from the Celtic word "windo-", meaning bright or white. What is sure, is that the Romans named it VINDOBONA when the Danube was a limit of the Empire around 15 BC.

Vienna

Vienna center Innere Stadt postal code 1010. See Vienna 1-x pages for historical sub-offices WIEN 1 to WIEN 21.

Vienna 1010 in 1987

Meter cancels (all districts)

Should be placed in more specific pages when possible (for ex WIEN 66 to Wien 9). For example:

- 1020-1021 see Vienna 1-2 - 1030-1031 see Vienna 1-3 - 1040-1041 see Vienna 1-4 Wieden

WIEN 1

WIEN 1 Meter cancel Wien 1938	WIEN 1 Meter Cancel Wien 1951
WIEN 1 Meter Cancel Wien 1955	WIEN 1 Meter Cancel Wien-1, 1958
Wien I Meter Cancel Wien 1959	WIEN 1 Meter cancel 1963
WIEN 1 Meter cancel 1965	WIEN 1 Meter cancel 13.12.1965

WIEN 1011

See Vienna 1-11 Habsburggasse

WIEN 1014

Maria Theresien - Platz

1014 Meter Cancel Wien 1993	1014 Meter Cancel Wien 2002
1014 Meter Cancel 16.12.2005

WIEN 1015

1015 Goethegasse 1983

WIEN 15

See Vienna 1-15

WIEN 40

See Vienna 3 - Landstrasse

WIEN 56

See Vienna 6.

WIEN 75

See Vienna 10 - Favoriten.

WIEN XI

See Vienna 11 Simmering.

WIEN 87

See Vienna 12 - Meidling

WIEN 101

See Vienna 15

WIPA 1981

850 gr Meter Cancel (WIPA 1981) 14.3.1979	750 gr Meter Cancel (WIPA 1981) 23.3.1979
Meter Cancel (WIPA 1981) 23.3.1979	400 gr Meter Cancel (WIPA 1981) 28.3.1980
800 gr Meter Cancel (WIPA 1981) 2.2.1981	WIEN Meter Cancel Wien 1981. Vienna International Stamps Exhibition (WIPA)

Commemorative Cancels

Commemorative postmark for the International Music Festival in Vienna 11.9.1989

First day cancel music instruments - Viennese Trumpet 28 Jan 2016

International competition for modern jazz, Vienna 24 May 1966

20th Austrian Brass Music Festival, Vienna 5 Jun 1999

10th Austrian Brass Music Festival, Vienna 27 May 1989

Continental advertising congress 1938, Vienna 11 Jun 1938

German Reich Era: Commemorative Cancels 1938-1945

Tag des Großen Deutschen Reiches (Day of the Great German Empire) April 9, 1938. "Union of Germany and Austria Issue"

Vienna Districts Sub Offices

Postal codes 1020 to 1400 since the 1966 reform.

See the Vienna x-y (AT) pages for the current 23 districts details.

From ALSERGRUND (later in 9th District as WIEN 66) to WIEDEN IN WIEN in 1882.

In 1900, there were 19 Districts, with subnumbers attributed more or less in chronological order. The Klein Handbuch provides details up to WIEN 135 (District 10), post-office opened on 2 December 1899. Higher numbers exist, whose significance (District, opening date, location) needs further information.

WIEN 136 in 1920.

WIEN 141 in 1912.

WIEN 147 in 1907.

WIEN 156 in 1930.

Vienna Filiale

Was named K.K. BRIEF-FILIALAMT IN WIEN in 1858 - see Vienna 1-1 (AT) page - , and operated until 1871. Location to be found.

Black circle WIEN FILIALE type agEje in 1869.

Blue circle WIEN FILIALE type gEje in 1870.

Pneumatic mail

For PNEUMATIC MAIL see
Vienna 1-2 (AT)
Vienna 1-7 (AT)
Vienna 9-1 (AT)
Vienna 9-2 (AT)

Railway stations

South station

The first station post office was opened before 1850 at the South station (WIEN 76, District 10). See also Vienna 10 - Favoriten (AT)

Südbahnhof

File:Vienna (AT) SBH b.jpg

Südbahnhof

North station

A first station was built during the construction of the North railway (towards Moravia). It was opened in 1838 as k.k. Nordbahnhof (Imperial and Royal North railway station). Due to rapidly rising passenger numbers, the station became too small, and was rebuilt between 1858 and 1865, in the vicinity of Praterstern (District 2 Leopoldstadt). The North station (District 2) post office opened in 1850.

N.B.H. WIEN near 1854.

N.B.H. WIEN near 1861.

Nordbahnhof near 1870.

Nordbahnhof near 1885.

West station

The West station post-office (later WIEN 101, District 15) opened in 1860.

am WESTBAHNHOFE used on issues II to V.

WESTBAHNHOF WIEN RECOMMANDIRT oval used on issues IV-V near 1864.

Grotesk circle after 1867 (no year). Klein gEe.

15/1 WIEN 101 in 1908.

See Vienna 15 for further postmarks.

Railway stations opened after 1867

The FRANZ JOSEF station (District 9) post-office opened in 1870, STAATS (District 10) in 1871, ASPANG (District 3) on 5 September 1881. See the District pages.

Specific cancellers

Registered Recommandirt

RECOMMANDIRT WIEN

Prephilately

1836

Circle

Circle with year. Black (1852-1857) or red between 1857 and 1866.

Black type RS-R, on a 1850 9kr issue.

1857

1857 on fragment, sold 60 SF in 2003.

1858 on fragment.

Red circle RECOMMANDIRT 1859 (?) WIEN.

Red circle in 1860.

Red circle RECOMMANDIRT 1862 WIEN.

Red circle RECOMMANDIRT 1863 WIEN.

Cover RECOMMANDIRT

Exceptional cover to Paris with 96 kr in 1862. Auction image.

K.K. BRIEF-FILIALAMT RECOMMANDIRT

Large red oval in the 1858-1863 period.

On issue I in 1858.

On issue II in 1859.

On issue III, year not given (Balken why?).

Red oval on issue III near 1861.

File:Vienna (AT) BRIEF-FILIALAMT RECOMANDIRT IV a.jpg

On issue IV

Vienna post office newspaper section

ZEITUNGS-EXPED: WIEN on the 1851 issue.

Money transfer Geldanweisung

A system of mandate (in order to avoid the transportation of real money) was introduced in March 1867, with special cancellers in a limited number of post offices.

File:Vienna (AT) ANWSG a.jpg

GELD-ANWSNG PRATERSTRASSE (opened in June 1875).

GELD-ANWSNG ..in 1876.

Wien I EMPFANGS CONTROLE in 1883ca.

Mute cancellations

Circles with W1

File:Vienna (AT) W1 a.jpg

In 1908.

In 1934.

Revenues

Cancelled Eduard Sachs merchant

WIEN IN RED - 12. 1. 1883 and WIEN IN BLACK 22.1.1883, Used on Newspaper Revenue Stamp 2 Kreuzer

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