611:
653:
328:
308:
737:
403:
501:
753:
431:
387:
595:
344:
579:
517:
533:
360:
951:
470:
454:
669:
915:
175:
1011:
999:
1023:
963:
939:
927:
987:
975:
711:
631:
688:
553:
814:
After the death of Edwin
Mueller in 1962, collectors felt the need to continue his work for later issues. Wilhelm Klein noticed a good continuity in many postmarks on the last issues in kreuzer. He thus decided to publish in 1967 a first part of the work, covering the issues 1867, 1883 and 1890.
273:
The market value of an ordinary type cancellation depends primarily only on its rarity index (1 by default), while if it displays attractive characters (color other than black, originality, beauty..), it is the multiplicative result of both indexes which determines the global
Mueller valuation
239:
The 505 types that have been used for each of the 3381 post-offices are documented from the first (I) to the fifth (V) issue, with their opening date: when relevant, the letter P means that the postmark was already in use in 1850 (precursor of the pre-stamp period).
343:
402:
736:
327:
652:
430:
386:
307:
610:
752:
359:
823:) in a single final point value. There are more than 700 images of postmarks, used by the 6186 fixed post offices (in the Austrian half of the monarchy) as of 30 September 1900.
215:
76:. The word Austria does not appear, which is logical, as the issue served in whole central Europe, more precisely in all or in part of the current following countries:
28:. It brings added value to the stamps by their historical significance. Other parameters are the rarity and the attractiveness. In particular, the stamps issued by the
710:
290:
The value of those cancellations depend only on their relative rarity (and on usual characteristics like their degree of completeness, cleanliness, centering (
687:
469:
516:
500:
453:
236:
describes each of the postmark type by a series of codes (13 basic forms, 5 types of lettering, with or without a year etc.), and idealized pictures.
578:
230:
The cancellations (or postmarks in more general terms) can be studied, classified and valuated based on the handbook, compiled by Edwin
Mueller.
564:
Letter C indicates a curved format in semi-circle. It is a relatively rare cancellation (15) and beautiful (index 6) hence 90 points
Mueller.
594:
532:
183:
61:
772:
The net prices mentioned in Swiss Francs are those obtained (charges not included) in 2003 during the sale of a remarkable collection
668:
349:
Type RS-f (the single circle is the most common postmark type, used by 2,311 post offices: 'S' for single circle. The rarity for the
795:
Besides the illustrated auction in 2003, other important stamps vendors have based their proposed values on the
Mueller points:
243:
The handbook relies on an original system of relative valuation. It is a valuation expressed in points, result of a double
210:, and by Marc Fitch in 1954. The Jerger collection (see below) has made complements to this collection, with items from
848:
Handbook of
Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
897:
Die regulären
Poststempel der stabilen Ortspostämter in der Österreichischen Reichshälfte, Wilhelm Klein, Wien 1967.
36:), are collected for their variety and beauty. A first publication on this topic was made by Hans Kropf in 1899.
875:
Abstempelungen
Kaiserreich Österreich, during the 138th CORINPHILA Briefmarken-Auktion (Zürich), November 2003
202:, has a long tradition. The first important collection of the kind was assembled by Hans Kropf. He published
1043:
905:
1053:
746:
on a letter sold for SF9500 in 2003. A rarity of 70p with a x30 multiplier, totalling at 2,100 points
1058:
1048:
484:
206:, a handbook with 959 different cancellation types, in 1899. His collection was purchased by King
782:
The most beautiful cancellations (complete on fragments) were close to 1 Euro per point
Mueller.
730:
A rare series of mute cancellations exists, each given a x30 multiplier due to their beauty.
955:
662:(30x15 P): These fancy ornaments of wine growing villages near Vienna are in popular demand.
72:
The
Austrian Empire stamps were first issued on June 1, 1850: a coat of arms under the text
42:
Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864
539:
393:
8:
440:. Type RhK-f with 'K' for rounded rectangular postmark, 1p with a x2 modifier for design
366:
211:
717:
291:
219:
149:
81:
33:
60:, which is a multiplicative factor on top of the rarity. Closely related article is
29:
919:
617:
199:
145:
49:
1015:
1003:
270:
The valuation points can thus vary (in principle) between 1 and 30 x 250 = 7500.
207:
187:
165:
161:
141:
337:, 12p ('Db' means double circle and usual ornament; 'f' means date without year)
1027:
967:
943:
931:
659:
157:
153:
53:
866:
This office closed in 1858. Not to be confused with OELS in MÄHREN (Olesnice).
1037:
991:
233:
37:
314:
979:
775:
350:
198:
Collecting of cancellations, in particular the 1850 issues of Austria and
44:, published in 1961, described all postmarks used in the Austrian empire,
277:
The article further illustrates by a few examples this popularity index.
174:
186:. For a better understanding of the historical context, see the article
204:
The Cancellations of the stamps of Austria-Hungary and Lombardy-Venetia
119:
24:
396:. Type RS-f, with 30p rarity and a x2 modifier because of the blue ink
32:
during the 1850-1867 period (the 5 issues before the Austro-Hungarian
18:
743:
630:
111:
85:
45:
585:
694:
523:
507:
437:
133:
129:
115:
100:
96:
762:. A rarity of 30p with a x30 multiplier, totalling at 900 points
815:
However, he dropped the Mueller system, presenting the rarity (
759:
460:
409:
107:
89:
839:
Adapted from the CORINPHILA introduction for the 2003 Auction.
552:
218:, Maurice Burrus, Arthur Caspary, Dale-Lichtenstein, the King
601:
557:
334:
193:
123:
674:
Type sqBo of OELS in Bohemia rarity 40 thus 600 P Mueller.
620:, Ajanlott (registered) (60x8 P) - sold 1,100 SF in 1999
459:
Type GF-fh A fancy rare form (losange for example WIEN (
857:
Mueller 1961, Dated Town Postmarks RS-f model, page P19
64:
for a better understanding of the historical context.
56:. The relative valuation of those postmarks contains a
903:
785:
178:
The Austrian Empire is present in all central Europe
778:& Elisabeth Jerger-Kramer (1921-2002) (mainly).
225:
506:Type RC-R (200x4 points) of NIZNIOW, now Ukraine (
767:
1035:
809:
526:) (the year 1850 or 1851 is outside the stamp)
317:, 5p ('s' means cursive lettering, 'I' means
799:Stanley Gibbons Merkur GmbH, Frankfurt, 1976
638:Red ink for recommended letters from Vienna
285:
184:Postage stamps and postal history of Austria
62:Postage stamps and postal history of Austria
22:is a specialized branch of philately called
194:The collection of cancellations of Austria
67:
629:
551:
412:. Type GkB-R with the lettering 'G' for
173:
826:
538:Type GC-I (4x4 Points) of NEUNKIRCHEN (
280:
52:and in the Austria post-offices in the
1036:
424:- 2p with a x2 modifier for the design
369:, 6p - 'RL-R' means 2 linear lines of
182:This article is linked to the article
884:Mueller and Klein use the expression
584:Type RfOd (70x8=560 P) of Werschetz (
572:Letter O indicates an Oval postmark:
886:in der österreichischen Reichshälfte
720:) (175x25 P) - Sold 3400 SF in 2003
353:single circle on this issue is 35p)
13:
693:Type RCj-f of SADAGURA (Bucovine,
14:
1070:
786:Auctions using the Mueller points
697:) (40x20 P)- Sold 1000 SF in 2003
1021:
1009:
997:
985:
973:
961:
949:
937:
925:
913:
751:
735:
709:
686:
667:
651:
640:K.K. BRIEF-FILIALAMT RECOMANDIRT
609:
593:
577:
531:
515:
499:
468:
452:
429:
401:
385:
358:
342:
326:
306:
226:The system used by Edwin Mueller
604:) (12x8 P)- Sold 220 SF in 2003
436:Curved rectangular postmark of
298:to the stamp value, of course.
891:
878:
869:
860:
851:
842:
833:
768:Prices reached during auctions
392:Single circle of Lomnitz, now
286:Index 1 : the basic types
1:
810:Valuation of later postmarks
333:Type RDb-f, of Flitsch, now
7:
776:Dr.Anton Jerger (1919-1987)
725:
702:
679:
644:
625:
10:
1075:
634:Type RzO-fy rouge (5x10 P)
567:
547:
492:
445:
378:
805:Corinphila, Zürich, many.
716:Type RCj of WÜRBENTHAL (
588:) - Sold 1100 SF in 1981
758:Type RCj of Znaim, now
475:Type R2So-f (the small
140:The languages used are
819:) and the popularity (
635:
561:
179:
68:The historical context
802:P. Rapp, Zürich, 1977
633:
555:
301:Some examples :
294:)...). This value is
177:
1044:Philately of Austria
827:Notes and references
600:Type ROo of SEMLIN (
540:Neunkirchen, Austria
522:Type RDo-Iy TRIEST (
414:Grotesk - Sans-Serif
394:Lomnice nad Popelkou
281:The popularity index
255:which indicates the
560:Type RCo-R (15x6 P)
408:Boxed postmark out
373:(Antiqua) lettering
367:Spittal an der Drau
266:, between 2 and 30.
259:, between 1 and 250
888:- not Cisleithania
718:Vrbno pod Pradedem
636:
562:
220:Carol I of Romania
180:
82:the Czech Republic
34:compromise of 1867
742:A mute cancel of
658:Type RyB-ROeh of
616:Type agK red of
30:Habsburg monarchy
1066:
1054:Stamp collecting
1026:
1025:
1024:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1002:
1001:
1000:
990:
989:
988:
978:
977:
976:
966:
965:
964:
954:
953:
952:
942:
941:
940:
930:
929:
928:
918:
917:
916:
909:
898:
895:
889:
882:
876:
873:
867:
864:
858:
855:
849:
846:
840:
837:
755:
739:
713:
690:
671:
655:
613:
597:
581:
535:
519:
503:
481:ornamented frame
472:
456:
433:
405:
389:
362:
346:
330:
310:
264:popularity index
200:Lombardy-Venetia
58:popularity index
1074:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1059:Austrian Empire
1049:Postal markings
1034:
1033:
1032:
1022:
1020:
1010:
1008:
998:
996:
986:
984:
974:
972:
962:
960:
950:
948:
938:
936:
926:
924:
914:
912:
904:
902:
901:
896:
892:
883:
879:
874:
870:
865:
861:
856:
852:
847:
843:
838:
834:
829:
812:
788:
770:
763:
756:
747:
740:
728:
721:
714:
705:
698:
691:
682:
675:
672:
663:
656:
647:
628:
621:
614:
605:
598:
589:
582:
570:
550:
543:
536:
527:
520:
511:
504:
495:
488:
487:) (15x3 Points)
473:
464:
457:
448:
441:
434:
425:
418:Antiqua - Roman
406:
397:
390:
381:
374:
363:
354:
347:
338:
331:
322:
311:
288:
283:
257:relative rarity
228:
208:Fuad I of Egypt
196:
188:Austria-Hungary
74:KK Post-Stempel
70:
12:
11:
5:
1072:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1031:
1030:
1018:
1006:
994:
982:
970:
958:
956:Czech Republic
946:
934:
922:
900:
899:
890:
877:
868:
859:
850:
841:
831:
830:
828:
825:
811:
808:
807:
806:
803:
800:
791:To be expanded
787:
784:
769:
766:
765:
764:
757:
750:
748:
741:
734:
727:
724:
723:
722:
715:
708:
704:
701:
700:
699:
692:
685:
681:
678:
677:
676:
673:
666:
664:
660:PERCHTOLDSDORF
657:
650:
646:
643:
627:
624:
623:
622:
615:
608:
606:
599:
592:
590:
583:
576:
569:
566:
549:
546:
545:
544:
537:
530:
528:
521:
514:
512:
505:
498:
494:
491:
490:
489:
474:
467:
465:
463:) (3x3 Points)
458:
451:
447:
444:
443:
442:
435:
428:
426:
407:
400:
398:
391:
384:
380:
377:
376:
375:
364:
357:
355:
348:
341:
339:
332:
325:
323:
312:
305:
287:
284:
282:
279:
268:
267:
260:
245:multiplicative
227:
224:
222:, and others.
195:
192:
138:
137:
127:
104:
93:
69:
66:
54:Ottoman empire
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1071:
1060:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1029:
1019:
1017:
1007:
1005:
995:
993:
983:
981:
971:
969:
959:
957:
947:
945:
935:
933:
923:
921:
911:
910:
907:
894:
887:
881:
872:
863:
854:
845:
836:
832:
824:
822:
818:
804:
801:
798:
797:
796:
793:
792:
783:
780:
779:
777:
761:
754:
749:
745:
738:
733:
732:
731:
719:
712:
707:
706:
696:
689:
684:
683:
670:
665:
661:
654:
649:
648:
642:
641:
632:
619:
612:
607:
603:
596:
591:
587:
580:
575:
574:
573:
565:
559:
554:
541:
534:
529:
525:
518:
513:
509:
502:
497:
496:
486:
483:for ELBOGEN (
482:
478:
471:
466:
462:
455:
450:
449:
439:
432:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
404:
399:
395:
388:
383:
382:
372:
368:
365:Type RL-R of
361:
356:
352:
345:
340:
336:
329:
324:
320:
316:
313:Type sL-I of
309:
304:
303:
302:
299:
297:
293:
278:
275:
271:
265:
261:
258:
254:
250:
249:
248:
246:
241:
237:
235:
234:Edwin Mueller
231:
223:
221:
217:
216:Felix Brunner
213:
212:Baron Ferrari
209:
205:
201:
191:
189:
185:
176:
172:
170:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
106:in the South
105:
102:
98:
94:
91:
87:
83:
80:in the north
79:
78:
77:
75:
65:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
38:Edwin Mueller
35:
31:
27:
26:
21:
20:
16:The study of
893:
885:
880:
871:
862:
853:
844:
835:
820:
816:
813:
794:
790:
789:
781:
773:
771:
729:
639:
637:
571:
563:
480:
476:
421:
417:
413:
370:
351:Frankenmarkt
318:
300:
295:
289:
276:
272:
269:
263:
256:
253:point system
252:
244:
242:
238:
232:
229:
203:
197:
181:
168:
139:
95:in the East
73:
71:
57:
41:
23:
17:
15:
821:Beliebtheit
618:Nyíregyháza
422:Divided Box
158:Serbo-Croat
1038:Categories
817:Häufigkeit
420:; 'k' for
371:Roman type
321:lettering)
315:St. Pölten
120:Montenegro
25:marcophily
920:Philately
774:Sammlung
247:content:
150:Hungarian
19:postmarks
1016:Slovenia
1004:Slovakia
726:Index 30
703:Index 25
680:Index 20
645:Index 15
626:Index 10
416:and 'R'
274:points.
112:Slovenia
86:Slovakia
46:Lombardy
1028:Ukraine
968:Hungary
944:Croatia
932:Austria
906:Portals
695:Sadhora
568:Index 8
548:Index 6
524:Trieste
508:Nyzhniv
493:Index 4
446:Index 3
438:Trieste
379:Index 2
146:Italian
134:Hungary
130:Austria
116:Croatia
101:Romania
97:Ukraine
50:Venetia
40:in his
992:Poland
760:Znojmo
744:Krakau
556:ZDITZ
479:means
461:Vienna
410:Vienna
319:Italic
169:Chargé
166:French
162:Polish
142:German
108:Serbia
90:Poland
980:Italy
602:Zemun
586:Vršac
558:Zdice
485:Loket
335:Bovec
296:added
154:Czech
124:Italy
164:and
132:and
292:SON
1040::
510:).
262:a
251:a
214:,
190:.
171:.
160:,
156:,
152:,
148:,
144:,
122:,
118:,
114:,
110:,
99:,
88:,
84:,
48:,
908::
542:)
477:o
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103:;
92:;
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