Austria

AUSTRIA Stamp, Scott #43 5k 1883 rose FLH L@@K	-	$0.99	17m
Austria 1861 YV 17-18 CANC VF		$35.00	26m
Austria 1936 YV 482-483 MNH VF		$72.00	26m
Austria 1933 YV 437-440 MNH VF		$65.00	26m
Austria 1933 YV 430a faser paper spec.CANC VF		$300.00	26m
Austria 1948 YV 755-762 blocs of4 MNH MLH VF		$40.00	26m
austria 1949 YV 765-768 MNH VF		$65.00	27m
Austria 1955 YV 855 bloc of 4 MNH VF		$52.00	27m
Austria 1952 Ballonpost cover mixed franking VF		$20.00	27m
Austria 1951 YV 794-797 MNH VF		$52.00	27m
Austria 1950 YV Airmail 54-60 MNH VF		$325.00	27m
Austrian-Hungarian Occ.Italy 1918 YV 27-40 MLH VF		$117.00	27m
Austria 1936 YV 482-483 MNH VF		$72.00	28m
Austria 1933 YV 431-436 MLH VF		$160.00	28m
Austria 1933 YV 427 CANC VF		$95.00	28m
Austria 1925 YV Airmail 29 MLH VF		$55.00	28m
Austria 1922 YV 292a P.11 1 2 MLH VF		$98.00	29m
Austria 1908 YV Due 43aA+43aB CANC VF		$35.00	29m
Austria 1850 YV 3 large margins CANC VF		$20.00	29m
Austria 1948 YV 738A-754A complete set MNH		$130.00	33m
Austria 1945 YV 550a P.12 1 2 MNH VF		$55.00	33m
Austria 1883 YV 40-44 12 attractive cancels VF		$60.00	34m
Austria 1924 YV 326-330 MNH VF		$60.00	44m
1476) AUSTRIA 1929 LANDSCAPES; MINT; LH; SOME MNH		$80.00	46m
1477) AUSTRIA 1934 ARCHITECTS; USED; VERY FINE; 6 VAL.		$40.00	46m
1481) AUSRTIA 1936 FARM WORKERS, MINT, LH, SUPERB		$24.99	46m
1558) AUSTRIA 1935 AIRPOST, AIRPLANE OVER LANDSCAPES		$75.00	47m
Bosnia-Austria-TAX ON MATCHES-Revenues-COMPLETE SHEET	-	$499.99	1h 3m
Austria1873 YV Telegraphe 7 imperforated pencancelled		$20.00	1h 5m
Austria PISINO on YV 5 VF		$8.00	1h 5m
Austria 1950 YV 788-790 MNH VF		$85.00	1h 5m
Austria 1948 YV 732-738 MNH VF		$33.00	1h 6m
Austria 1956 Airmail to Israel -A	-	$4.99	1h 9m
Austria Österreich 1945 Allied Occupation BLOCKS 4 MNH	3	$2.99	1h 13m
Austria (Off. in Turkey) Scott # 32-3 * LH - F VF.		$4.95	1h 33m
AUSTRIA-GERMANY COVER WITH CENSURE, 1946		$9.99	1h 36m
Austria 1875 PC Mosciska to Pest VF	-	$14.99	1h 37m
Austria 1955 uprated BALLONPOSTcover to Wien VF	-	$24.99	1h 37m

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