Austria, 1910
Portrait of an old emperor with white side whiskers in an ornate blue frame.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST and kronen: Austria.
- 1ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST
- 210 KRONEN
- Inscription
- KAISERLICHE KÖNIGLICHE ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST · 10 KRONEN
- Meaning
- “Imperial-Royal Austrian Post”, ten kronen (crowns).
- Issued by
- Austria (Austria-Hungary)
- Today
- Austria
- Year
- 1910. Issued 1910 for the emperor’s 80th birthday.
- Made by
- Koloman Moser (design, died 1918); Ferdinand Schirnböck (engraving, died 1930)
One fact
Koloman Moser designed the 1908 jubilee series; for Franz Joseph’s 80th birthday in 1910 the designs were reused with the years 1830 and 1910 added.
Source and public-domain rule
Creators died more than 70 years ago. Designer died 1918, engraver died 1930. Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, counted from 1 January of the year after death. Every named designer and engraver of the stamp died before 1 January 1956; any contributor who was never named counts as anonymous, whose term is 70 years from publication, and the stamp was published before 1956. Legal sources: Directive 2006/116/EC, Art. 1(1) life + 70 years; Art. 1(3) anonymous works 70 years from publication; Art. 7(1) comparison of terms for works from outside the EU; Art. 8 terms run from 1 January, Switzerland, Norway.
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