Austrian Stamp Engravers

These Austrian semi-postals from 1946 show various scenes
from St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna.
The surcharges were used in the reconstruction of the
cathedral which was damaged at the end of World War II.

Designer : Hans Strohofer.

Engravers : Hubert Woyty-Wimmer (1901-1972), Hans Ranzoni (1896-1991)
Rupert Franke (1888-1971) and Herbert Toni Schimek (1905-1982).

Printer : Austrian State Printer, Vienna

Scott B189 - B198

Set was issued for the 1947 Vienna International Fair ( Wiener Messe)

Designer : Heinrich Blechner

Engravers : Georg Wimmer, Rupert Franke, Herbert Toni Schimek

Printer : Austrian State Printer, Vienna

Austria Scott B199 - B206

Issued for the 1947 Prize of Vienna Race.

Designers: K. Bauer & Hans Strohofer.

Engraver : Rupert Franke

Austria Scott B2017

This airmail set issued in 1947 shows a plane flying over
various locations in Austria.

Designer : Heinrich Blechner

Engravers : Georg Wimmer, Rupert Franke, Herbert Toni Schimek
Rudolf Zenziger (1891–1978)

Scott C47 - C53

President of Austria, Dr. Karl Renner who was President
at the beginning of both the First and the Second Republic.

Designed & engraved by Hans Ranzoni (1896-1991)

Issued in 1946

Scott B167 - B170

This 1947 set was issued for the First Austrian Art Exhibition
in Vienna.

Designer : Ernst Schrom

Engravers : Rudolf Zenziger, Hubert Woyty-Wimmer, Rupert Franke,
Herbert Toni Schimek

Scott B208 - B217

This set showing various types of construction was issued
to promote the Reconstruction Fund

Designer : Heinrich Blechner

Engravers : Rudolf Zenziger, Georg Wimmer, Rupert Franke,
Herbert Toni Schimek & Rudolf Toth (1918–2009)

Austria 1948

Scott B225 - B234

This 1948 set showing wildflowers which grow in various parts of
Austria had the surtax go toward the Anti- Tuberculosis Fund

Designer : Hans Strohofer.

Engravers : Hubert Woyty-Wimmer (1901-1972), Hans Ranzoni (1896-1991)

Printing : 1 colour engraving combined with 2 colour typography.

Scott B235 – B244

This 1948 semi-postal set was issued to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Wiener Künstlerhaus (Vienna Artists House)

Designer : Ernst Schrom

Engravers : Herbert Toni Schimek (1905-1982),Hubert Woyty-Wimmer (1901-1972),Hans Ranzoni,(1896-1991) Ferdinand Lorber (1883 – 1957)


Scott B245 - B251

Vienna- Artists house



Hans Makart (1840-84) painter



Karl Kundmann (1838-1919) sculptor



August von Siccardsburg (1813-68) architect



Hans Canon (1829-85) painter



William Unger (1837-1932) etcher



Friedrich von Schmidt (1825-91) architect

Various scenes of the Salzburg Cathedral.
The surtax went to aid in the reconstruction
of the cathedral.

Designer : S. Jahn

Engravers : Rupert Franke, Herbert Toni Schimek,Rudolf Zenziger,
Georg Wimmer, Rudolf Toth & Friedrich Teubel (1884 - 1965)

Printer : Austrian State Printer, Vienna
Österreichische Staatsdruckerei

Austria 1948

Scott B252 - B259













I particularly like the fine detail here by Teubel

This set was issued in 1951 to publicize the
continuous post World War II reconstruction
showing some of the trades involved.

Designer : Ernst Schrom

Engravers : Friedrich Teubel, Hubert Woyty-Wimmer, Hans Ranzoni,
Rupert Franke

Scott B273 - B276

Austria was occupied after WWII by the four Allied Powers.
The US,Britain & France issued a definitive series between
28 June/November 1945, all values printed in stone lithography
by the BEP in Washington.

In the Russian occupation zone the first definitives were
locally printed in Vienna by the Austrian State Printer.
The low and mid values were printed in typography and/or
offset but the four high Reichsmark values were engraved.

Austrian Coat of Arms
July 3, 1945

Designer & engraver : Hans Ranzoni (1896-1991)

Scott 451 - 454

Between 1947 and 1949 Austria issued a set commemorating famous men.

Designer & engraver : Ferdinand Lorber (1883 – 1957)

Franz Grillparzer, 75th anniversary of his death

Scott 489




Franz Schubert (1797-1828) composer

Scott 491




Carl Michael Ziehrer, (1843-1922) composer

Scott 516



Adalbert Stifter, (1805-68) poet & painter

Scott 517



Anton Bruckner (1824-96) composer

Scott 518




Friedrich Amerling, (1803-87) painter

Scott 519

In 1948 Austria issued a stamp commemorating the 30th Anniversary
of the First Republic with the image of Dr. Karl Renner who
was the first president of the 1st Republic and also of
the Second Republic.

Designer & engraver : Ferdinand Lorber

Scott 557 1948



When Renner died in 1950 Austria issued a memorial stamp
for him.
The printers re-used the 1948 die, changed the inscription,
colour and paper.

Scott 573 1951




Since it worked worked well 2 times, why not go for three.
In 1958 for the 40th Anniversary of the First Republic the printer/engravers
reworked the same die, this time changing the
the inscription, the value and colour.

Scott 636 1958

These next three show famous Austrian composers of the
Nineteenth Century.

Johann Strauss Senior,Johann Strauss Junior and Joseph Lanner
who was a friend but also a rival of Strauss senior.

Designer : Wilhelm Dachauer, (1881–1951)

Engraver : Ferdinand Lorber (1883 – 1957)

The Dachauer/Lorber team produced many portrait stamps.

Johann Strauss father(1804 – 1849)

Scott 560 1949



Johann Strauss son (1825–1899)

Scott 561 1949




Joseph Lanner (1801 – 1843)

Scott 574 1951

950th year of the first written record of Ostarrîchi "eastern realm"-Österreich- Austria

Designer : Hubert Woyty-Wimmer

Engraver : Rupert Franke

Scott B184 1946




100 years telegraph

Designer : Hans Strohofer

Engraver : Herbert Toni Schimek

Scott 495 1947




Olympics 1948

Designer : A. Chmielowski

Engraver : Georg Wimmer

Scott B224 1948




Stamp Day 1949

Designer : Wilhelm Dachauer

Engraver : Hubert Woyty-Wimmer