Austria – first republic

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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.
 * 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.

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