Special delivery stamps of 1917 overprinted Deutschösterreich in letterpress. Frame below HELLER interrupted.

Colored spot on last letter e in Deutschösterreich. 4: Right foot deformed. 5: White line below last letter e in Deutschösterreich. 60 heller: 1: Colored spot in left zero. 2: Last letter h in Deutschösterreich broken at top. 3: Colored spot on post horn. 1 krone, blue: 1: Big white spot above last letter c in Deutschösterreich. 2: White ...

Its first postage stamp issue consisted of Austrian Empire stamps diagonally overprinted with Deutschösterreich. The young Republic believed that its future lay in uniting with Germany, and the Allies didn't finalise the Treaty of St Germain until 10 Sept 1919.

Deutschösterreich stamps are highly collectible to lovers of both German and Austria stamps, as well as collectors who target no-longer-extant stamp issuers of the past. The first Deutschösterreich stamps were leftovers from the just-fallen empire, with new overprints reading DEUTSCHÖSTERREICH.

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Newspaper stamps: Mercury. Printed in letterpress in sheets of 100 (10×10) on two types of papers: ordinary white and thick grayish. Stamps were issued imperforate due to difficulties in production.

Deutschösterreich overprints uprating a KK postcard to Czechoslovakia. Three Deutschösterreich overprints on a letter from Vienna to Paris. Cancelled 6 May 1919; Paris arrival on back for 4 June. Censored.

Early issue of the Republic Deutsch-Österreich, overprints Deutschösterreich on earlier higher values 2 to 10 Kronen. 4 kr bridge at KAUTZEN in August 1919.

Print Process: Oblique black overprint Deutschösterreich; Perforations : 12½; Watermark: none; Catalogue N°s: Michel 228-242, Yvert 169-183; Valid until: 31 October 1920; First issue of the Republic Deutsch-Österreich, values 3 heller to 1 Krone. The Definitives in name is unjustified!

In 1918-19, old stamps of the empire were overprinted Deutschösterreich as the republic's first issues to promote union with Germany. In 1919-20, small definitives were issued inscribed