Austria, 1863 Double Eagle 15kr yellow brown. Perf 9½, tied by bold strike of "K.K. Feldpost, No. 1., 10/3" cds on 1864 cover to Vienna used from Kolding, Denmark paying the Austrian domestic letter rate for distance over 20 miles, reverse with arrival postmarks; stamp with a couple nibbed perf at right, otherwise Very Fine, a rare 1864 wartime rate usage, from May 20, 1864 letter sent back home from Austrian field post did not require any postage. Michel No. 34. Scott No. 26  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

Austria, Collection, 1850-1955. All attractive mostly used in 2 hingeless albums and in mounts on Scott Specialty pages, including 1st Issues to 1867 and about complete to 1908, Emperor Birthday complete except 10k, much shade and variety examples in the Lighthouse albums; semi-postals about complete; issues for Offices, Military, Newspaper, etc. heavily represented with many complete sets; some duplication between the albums, appears to have been collected for nice cancels, etc; please examine carefully to determine the full value. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0

Austria, Collection, 1850-1976. Well filled Scott Specialty album, with earliest issues about complete mostly used; later 19th & earlier 20th Century mostly mint including most Jubilees to 10k; Birthday high values missing; about complete through 1930's missing only 10s Dollfuss; good semipostals about complete mint including WIPA single but missing souvenir sheet and Renner sheets; back-of-the-book quite well filled including complete Airmails; Newspaper, Military, Occupations, Offices all well-filled; some Bosnia as well; very attractive collection, should be viewed carefully. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0

Austria, Collection, 1850-1998. Fresh mint in 3 Lighthouse hingeless albums, early Austrian Monarchy somewhat scattered, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy quite complete including Emperor's Birthday set complete, lacking some values of the 1908 Jubilee set; later issues from 1918 on, including most better 1930's semipostals including WIPA singles, definitive sets present, Hitler overprints mostly complete, postwar issues virtually complete for the period (no Dolfuss or Renner sheets); much back-of-the-book material here, including Airmails, Offices, Military, Dues, Lombardy-Venetia, etc; please inspect as this is a very attractive collection; condition generally F-VF or better, never hinged from early 1950's on. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

Austria, Collection, 1908-1953. Neatly displayed in hingeless album, with better commemoratives and definitives, lacking the best values, some never hinged but most lightly hinged, nice run of semi-postals and some airmails; also includes some balance material in stockbook & glassines, please inspect. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0