Designer: Gerstetter, Reinhold
500 years - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1990 - 5 Shilling
Theme: Animals
| Country | Austria / II. Republic of Austria |
| Issue Date | 1990 |
| Face Value | 5.00 |
| Color | brown |
| Printing Type | combination printing |
| Stamp Type | Commemorative |
| Item Type | Stamp |
| Chronological Issue Number | 1321 |
| Chronological Chapter | OOS-OE2 |
| SID | 870850 |
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The motive of the anniversary postage stamp shows the "Postreiterlein" by Albrecht Dürer from the year 1496. The copper engraving bears witness to the eventful development of the postal service at the time. The decisive milestone for the beginning of the communication of news on fixed routes is the year 1490. The post courses set up by Emperor Maximilian I at that time combined his possessions in north-western Europe with his residence city of Innsbruck. The term of a letter e.g. from Brussels to Innsbruck or in the opposite direction was then six and a half days.
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The motive of the anniversary postage stamp shows the "Postreiterlein" by Albrecht Dürer from the year 1496. The copper engraving bears witness to the eventful development of the postal service at the time. The decisive milestone for the beginning of the communication of news on fixed routes is the year 1490. The post courses set up by Emperor Maximilian I at that time combined his possessions in north-western Europe with his residence city of Innsbruck. The term of a letter e.g. from Brussels to Innsbruck or in the opposite direction was then six and a half days..