Postage stamps and postal history of Austria
This article deals with the stamps and postal history of the Austrian Empire, Cisleithania within Austria-Hungary, and the Republic of Austria.
50th anniversary of the Republic issue, showing the coats of arms of Austria and Austrian states, issued in 1968
Stamp of 1850 of the KKPost, on handmade paper
The varnish bars appear faintly on this 1904 issue
Austrian stamp of Charles I overprinted Deutschösterreich
An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage or revenue stamp, postal stationery, banknote or ticket after it has been printed. Post offices most often use overprints for internal administrative purposes such as accounting but they are also employed in public mail. Well-recognized varieties include commemorative overprints which are produced for their public appeal and command significant interest in the field of philately.
Overprinted Iranian banknote with the seal of the Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which was printed after the 1979 revolution in Iran
An 1897 Chinese Red Revenue stamp overprinted with small "one dollar" characters was sold for HK$ 6.9 million in 2013.
France, 1929: Commemorative overprint for the Philatelic Exposition in Le Havre
Victoria, 1873: Penny stamp overprinted to new value of halfpenny