AUSTRIA 1916-1918

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1916 Inscription 'KAISERLICHE KONIGLICHE OSTERREICHISCHE POST'

Crown

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue

Emperor Franz Joseph

  15 h red
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  30 h grey

Emperor Charles (1917)

 
  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet

Note on the 'Deutsch Osterreich' overprints on the 15 h to 30 h: a forger of Vienna made forged overprints 'Deutsch Ostereich' (with one 'r' only) on the unoverprinted stamps and then tried to sell them as sensational errors.

Arms, double headed eagle

  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h bue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red (1918)

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h bue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red 

Arms of Austria, larger size

  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

Overprinted 'Deutschosterreich' in fancy letters (1918)

  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

Airmail, overprinted 'FLUGPOST'

'FLUGPOST' 2.50 K on 3 K yellow 'FLUGPOST' on 4 K grey

  1.50 K on 2 K violet
  2.50 K on 3 K yellow
  4 K grey

Overprinted 'PORTO' and value on non issued stamps of this serie

  10 on 24 h blue
  15 on 36 h violet
  20 on 54 h orange
  50 on 42 h brown

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 h	c	vc
5 h	c	vc
6 h	c	c
10 h	c	vc
12 h	c	c
15 h	c	vc	Franz Joseph
15 h	vc	vc	Charles
20 h	*	vc	Franz Joseph
20 h	c	vc	Charles
25 h	*	vc	Franz Joseph
25 h	c	vc	Charles
30 h	*	vc	Franz Joseph
30 h	c	vc	Charles
40 h	*	vc
50 h	*	vc
60 h	*	vc
80 h	*	vc
90 h	*	vc
1 K	c	vc
2 K	c	vc
3 K	*	c
4 K	*	*
10 K	***	***
Overprinted 'Deutsch Osterreich'
3 h	vc	vc
5 h	vc	vc
6 h	c	c
10 h	vc	vc
12 h	c	c
15 h	vc	vc
20 h	vc	vc
25 h	*	c
30 h	c	vc
40 h	c	vc
50 h	*	c
60 h	*	c
80 h	vc	vc
90 h	vc	vc
1 K	c	vc
2 K	*	vc
3 K	*	*
4 K	*	*
10 K	***	***
Flugpost (airmail)
1 K 50 on 2 K	*	*
2 K 50 on 3 K	*	*
4 K	***	***
I've seen these airmail stamps without overprint and surcharge, imperforate, as well as a imperforate red 10 K stamp. Are these proofs?
Porto
10 on 24 h	c	vc
15 on 36 h	c	c
20 on 54 h	vc	vc
50 on 42 h	c	vc

Reprints

('FLUGPOST' or airmail issue reprint of the 'Internationale Flugpost-Ausstellung IFA Wien 1968, the colours are different, on top the text 'NEUDRUCK DER FLUGPOSTMARKENSERIE 1918' has been printed)