The APS System for the

Classification of 20th century cancellations on Austrian stamps: Preface.

The history of cancellations on Austrian Stamps is briefly reviewed, and the need is explained for a classification system covering the period since 1900. A suitable system is described in detail; it logically extends the work of Klein and provides a simple classification of all cancels used in the territory of the Empire up to 1918, and of today's Republic of Austria from then till the present day.

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It is pointless to describe a system for classifying cancellations without illustrating them! However this does require almost 200Kb of images (even when maximally compressed), plus the text. So, the description is split into four parts.

Contents:

Part 1:

  • Introduction

  • Summary of Klein's system

  • Revised Classification System
    • Scope of the new system
    • Makeup of new code
    • Prefixes for special types
    • Typeface
    • Multiple frame lines
  • Ortswerbestempel
    (or Ortswerbeflaggen)
    cancellations.

Part 3:

  • Postcodes
  • Triangles
  • Year
  • Despatch indication
  • Major ornaments
  • Minor ornaments
  • Slogans etc
  • Short form codes
  • Comments
  • Postablagen & Posthilfstellen
  • Text
  • Tabulation of stamp issues
  • References

Part 2:

  • Main Code

Part 4:

  • Examples


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©Andy Taylor. Last updated 1 Nov 2000.