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Austro-Hungarian Military Post · 43 stamps

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1918

1918 Austro-Hungary Military Post Surcharged

Issued
1. June
Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
About this issue

After the breakthrough at Caporetto (Kobarid) at the end of October 1917 the Italian army fell back to the Piave, and Friuli with part of Veneto stayed occupied until November 1918. From 1 June 1918, 19 field-post stamps surcharged in Italian currency were sold there – for instance 7 centesimi on 6 heller.

Sources: Italian Stamps: Austrian Occupation of Italian Territories, Wikipedia: Battle of Caporetto

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SWTypeValueColourDescriptionPrintedMintUsed
1A2/1C/Hgreenish blue●○○○○●○○○○
2A13/2C/Hreddish orange●○○○○●○○○○
3A24/3C/Hblackish olive●○○○○●○○○○
4A36/5C/Hyellowish green●○○○○●○○○○
5A47/6C/Hviolet●○○○○●○○○○
6A511/10C/Hreddish brown●○○○○●○○○○
7A613/12C/Hblue●○○○○●○○○○
8A716/15C/Hrose●○○○○●○○○○
9A822/20C/Hpurple brown●○○○○●○○○○
10A927/25C/Hultramarine●○○○○●○○○○
11A1032/30C/Hgreenish slate●○○○○●○○○○
12A1143/40C/Hyellowish olive●○○○○●○○○○
13A1253/50C/Hdark green●○○○○●○○○○
14A1364/60C/Hpurple red●○○○○●○○○○
15A1485/80C/Hslate blue●○○○○●○○○○
16A1595/90C/Hdark purple●○○○○●○○○○
17A162.11/2C/Hcarmine brown/yellowish●○○○○●○○○○
18A173.16/3C/Hdark green/bluish●○○○○●○○○○
19A184.22/4C/Hcarmine/greenish●○○○○●○○○○
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1918 Newspaper Stamps

Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
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SWTypeValueColourDescriptionPrintedMintUsed
20B3/2C/Hblue●○○○○●○○○○
21B17/6C/Horange●○○○○●○○○○
22B211/10C/Hrose●○○○○●○○○○
23B322/20C/Hbrown●○○○○●○○○○
20‑23●○○○○●○○○○

1918 Express Stamps Bosnia

Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
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25
SWTypeValueColourDescriptionPrintedMintUsed
24C3/2C/Hreddish orange●●○○○●●○○○
25C16/5C/Holive green●●○○○●●○○○
24‑25●●○○○●●○○○

1918 Not Issued

Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
About this issue

A second issue for occupied Friuli and Veneto was ready in October 1918 but never went on sale – the Austro-Hungarian army surrendered first. That is why catalogues list it as unissued.

Sources: Italian Stamps: Austrian Occupation of Italian Territories

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SWTypeValueColourDescriptionPrintedMintUsed
26D2/1C/Hgreen●●○○○
27D13/2C/Horange●●○○○
28D24/3C/Hslate blue●●○○○
29D36/5C/Hgreen●●○○○
30D411/10C/Hpurple brown●●○○○
31D522/20C/Hcinnabar●●○○○
32D627/25C/Hultramarine●●○○○
33D732/30C/Holive●●○○○
34D848/45C/Hblackish slate●●○○○
35D953/50C/Hgreyish green●●○○○
36D1064/60C/Hviolet●●○○○
37D1185/80C/Hrose●●○○○
38D1295/90C/Hdark purple●●○○○
39D131.06/1L/Krolive/greenish●●○○○
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