Historedia
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First Stamp Issue

When
1 June 1850
Where
Austrian Empire
Part of
First Austrian postage stamps issued

On June 1, 1850, the first Austrian postage stamps were issued, featuring the coat of arms and the text 'KK Post-Stempel'.

The stamps were imperforate and typographed, marking the beginning of the Austrian Empire's stamp issues. They were initially printed on rough handmade paper. The text KK Post-Stempel appeared, with KK standing for Kaiserlich-Königlich.

Sources

  1. Postage stamps and postal history of Austria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15

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