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Christmas Card with Austria 1957 Postage Due Marking
uncommon1945-1980

Christmas Card with Austria 1957 Postage Due Marking

Austria · 1957 · 30 Groschen

A 1957 Austrian Christmas card featuring a hand-stamped 'T' (Taxe) mark and a handwritten '30 Groschen' indicating insufficient postage.

This item illustrates the postal practice in Austria of collecting insufficient postage from the recipient, a common procedure for items like greeting cards that exceeded specific weight or content limits for lower rates.

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