USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER ONE DAY BEFORE THE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY 1850 Folded entire from Kirchdorf to Spital, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, large even margins, uncancelled, but bearing 2-line KIRCHDORF/31. MAI date stamp one day before the official usage of June the 1st, 1850, a remarkable cover, an important postal history rarity of Austria, showpiece Note: The Matal certificate clearly states that the stamp was applied to the cover, uncancelled, yet still paid the postage, especially in the absent of any tax marking, proving this it is a genuine usage of the first Austrian stamps one day prior to the offical first day of June 1, 1850 Expertise: Ferchenbauer (1988), Matl (1997), Puschmann (2006), Sorani (2006) Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 3 KREUZER 1850 Folded registered cover from Vienna to Gutenbrün, franked 1850 3 kreuzer carmine red, handpaper, Type Ia, large even margins tied by WIEN RECOMMAND/1.JUN (1850) first day cancel, the 6ke registered franking on reverse does not belong to the cover, nevertheless according to Dr. Jerger this is the only recorded registered first day usage, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Exopertise: Ferchenbauer (2004) Provenance: Jerger Estimate: € 10’000 – € 15’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 6 KREUZER 1850 Folded from Scheibbs to Vienna, franked 1850 6 kreuzer brown, large even margins tied by SCHEIBBS/1.JUN (1850) first day cancel, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Expertise: signed A.Diena Estimate: € 8’000 – € 12’000 (Image)

FIRST DAY USAGE OF THE 9 KREUZER 1850 Folded from Vienna to Udine, franked 1850 9 kreuzer light blue, large to very large margins tied by WIEN/1.6 (1850) first day cancel, with UDINE/3.GIUN arrival bs, a very fine & important rarity, showpiece Expertise: cert. Pushmann (1980) Estimate: € 7’000 – € 10’000 (Image)