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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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