Subject: Interim Postage Stamps for the Kleinwalsertal & Jungholz<br/>
Date: Jan 31, 2003 @ 00:43<br/>
Author: L. A. Nadybal &lt;lnadybal@comcast.net&gt; (&quot;L. A. Nadybal &lt;lnadybal@...&gt;&quot; &lt;lnadybal@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1659632506">Last week, without announcement, the Austrian post &quot;finally&quot; took care<br/>
of the fact that the Kleinwalsertal and Jungholz had no stamps in<br/>
stock to pay the odd postage rates that apply to mail going out from<br/>
those areas since the Euro came into use.<br/>
<br/>
The stamps are ugly as sin -  yellow rectangles with the denomination<br/>
in big block print.  There were only 30,000 printed - a miniscule<br/>
amount compared to the normal 350,000 of regular commemorative issues.<br/>
 And, they are not offered through the Austrian Post Office Philatelic<br/>
Sales office website.  I already tried.<br/>
<br/>
Get them if you can however you can - even general collectors of<br/>
Austrian stamps will find there are not enough to go around.  They<br/>
already sell for 12-15 times face value through dealers, and copies<br/>
legitimately used on envelope will be really scarce. If anyone vcan<br/>
offer me any at a decent price, I&#39;m interested - also in First Day Covers.<br/>
<br/>
I&#39;ll try to post a photo in the group archive.<br/>
<br/>
Regards<br/>
Len Nadybal<br/>
Washington DC</div>