01 December (Austria ) within release Express Mail goes into circulation Stamp Posthorn & arrow face value 50 Austro-Hungarian heller
Stamp Posthorn & arrow in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi:AT 417 |
Stamp Number: | Sn:AT QE8 |
Yvert et Tellier: | Yt:AT J64 |
Stamp is horizontal format.
Stamp Posthorn & arrow it reflects the thematic directions:
The post horn is a valveless cylindrical brass instrument with a cupped mouthpiece. The instrument was used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. It was used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries.