AUSTRIAN SILESIA – POSTAL HISTORY 1785-1900

Classification

Territory

Austrian territory (Cisleithania) Exhibits focused on the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia)

Subject

History of the post and its operations (incl. a chosen territory) Postal forms and labels Postal rates and methods of franking (incl. inflation, currency reforms etc.) Standard post office postmarks

Time period

Pre-stamp period First stamp issues Further issues released and valid until 1874 Late 19th century

Exhibition class

Standard-size exhibits (approx. 80 or 128 sheets)