Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
The postage stamp that you can puzzle together this month can be found in the blog for the Extraordinary Postage Stamp of the Month December 2022. This time again a little more difficult, because the puzzle pieces must be rotated (with the arrow keys). More difficult because the Postage stamp is designed to be simple. Read More …
Today I am happy to present again a contribution of our member Werner Rath. He shows us stamps of the landscape issue of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1906 with different perforations. I must admit, I myself was not really interested in perforations, but by reading up for this contribution, I have learned again a lot. The perforation Read More …
The postal workers in Austria were given a new “look” from 2018 onwards. As a consequence their uniforms were completely replaced by new ones designed by Maina Hoermanseder. Thus, 12,000 complete clothing outfits had to be “disposed”. In the spirit of sustainability, however, Austrian Post did not throw away these clothes but has been using Read More …
The stamp of the month for October is plain and simple. It comes from Belgium and is part of a stamp booklet with vegetables that grow in Belgium. Courgette, radishes, peas, red cabbage, onion, cauliflower, tomato, leek and carrot can also be found in this stamp booklet. But why did I not choose a winter Read More …
Here we tell little stories around various single covers. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. You just have to click on the red headline. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background on the subject of the Read More …
On today’s cover of the month, two special features of the Liechtenstein philately can be found. First, it is franked with the so-called “Vaduzblock”. This was issued on 29 Sept. 1934 on the occasion of the first Liechtenstein stamp exhibition in connection with the Liechtenstein National Exhibition – a show of achievements of the local Read More …
Here we tell little stories around various single covers. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. You just have to click on the red headline. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background on the subject of the Read More …
Here we tell little stories around various single covers. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. You just have to click on the red headline. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background on the subject of the Read More …
Vorarlberg’s industry grew and flourished partly due to the development by rail. No wonder, then, that Vorarlberg’s railroad anniversaries are celebrated in the Ländle. 150 years ago, the first railroad was completed in Vorarlberg. This is one reason why we can now hold a small philatelic exhibition in the Bludenz town hall under the motto Read More …
The cover of the month is a letter sent from Triesenberg in Liechtenstein to Muttenz / Baselland in Switzerland. Accordingly, it was a domestic letter in long-distance traffic and thus franked with a 20 centime stamp for long-distance traffic, appropriate for postage. The stamp is from a series of stamps with hunting motifs issued in Read More …