Austria – first republic

After World War I and the breakup of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Austria became a republic. Immediately after the armistice ending World War I, attempts were made to unite all German-speaking people, therefore creating a union of Germany and Austria. However, this failed in 1919.  File:Austria Deutsch.jpg|1918-19 1 kronen value. File:Austria 1919.jpg|1919 6 heller value. File:Austria Deutsch eagle.jpg|1920 10h value. File:Austria driller.jpg|1919 3h value. File:Austria building 4k.jpg|1919 4k parliament File:Austria bicolor eagle.jpg|1921 5k value, white paper File:Austria bicolor eagle brownpaper.jpg| 1921 5k value, brown paper File:Austria Carinthia.jpg|5h Carinthian plebiscite. File:Austria flood semi.jpg|1921 1k flood relief semipostal 
 * In 1918-19, old stamps of the empire were overprinted Deutschösterreich as the republic's first issues to promote union with Germany.
 * In 1919-20, small definitives were issued inscribed Deutschösterreich in 4 different designs. Several values exist imperf, several values exist on thin brownish gray card.
 * In 1919-21, an issue showing the parliament building was issued.
 * In 1920-21, an eagle design was released both on white paper and thin borwnish gray card.
 * In 1920, semipostals publicizing the Carinthian plebiscite were released. These were existing stamps overprinted Kärnten / Abstimmung in German fraktur script.
 * In 1921, semipostals again using current stamps were overprinted Hochwasser / 1920 ("flood / 1920") for flood relief.1921

 File:Austria fountain.jpg|1922 4kr value File:Austria wheat sheaf.jpg|1922 15kr value File:Austria woman.jpg|1922 50kr allegory File:Austria 6gr numeral.jpg|1925 6gr definitive File:Austria 15g haystacks.jpg|1925 15gr definitive; these are haystacks, if you were wondering File:Austria 2s bird air.jpg|1925 2s airmail File:Austria views.jpg|1929 18gr value File:Austria 1934 people.jpg|1934 45gr value File:Austria ski.jpg|1936 24gr ski championship semipostal 
 * In 1922-24, two different art nouveau definitive designs were issued. Imperfs exist.
 * Semipostal sets were issued almost annually beginning in 1922.
 * In 1922-24, a large new allegorical art nouveau design was issued, perf 12½, perf 11½ and imperf.
 * In 1925-32, four new numeral or pictorial designs were issued. Currency was changed to groschen/schilling in 1925.
 * In 1925-30, airmails in two designs were issued.
 * In 1929-30, buildings and views definitives were issued. Stamps overprinted with the Rotary International gear emblem are semipostals of 1931.
 * In 1932, previous designs plus new ones in a smaller size were issued.
 * In 1934-35, a regional people series was issued. the 6g and 2s were redrawn, the 6g with earlobes added and the 2s with 7 feathers on each wing of the eagle in the bottom tablet.