Austro-Hungarian (Austria-Hungary) Empire Postmarks

Here is a straight line cancel from Adamsthal, in the Moravian region, now called Adamov in the Czech Republic.

This is a most interesting thread because it combines stamps, history
and geography all of my favourite past times.

Here are a few Post Cards to add to the theme.

Brünn,which was the German name during Imperial times is now
Brno second biggest city in the Czech Republic.

This one is from Iglau (German) which is now Jihlava in the Czech
Republic.

Wikipedia states




The card was produced during the Great War, therefore the patriotic
scene.




Coat of Arms of Jihlava

Hi lithograving, You're posting some great images!

I do like the old Brno scene and the hedgehog arms are superb!

Do you know what flag the soldier is carrying?

I know the Hapsburgs use black and yellow colours but most Austrian flags I've seen have been essentially red and white.

Iglau was, of course, a predominantly German city - indeed, one of the major cities of the Sudetenland - until the ethnic cleansing of the post-WWII period. This is my most recently acquired cover, one from Iglau celebrating its liberation from Czech oppression on March 15, 1939:



Iglau, on this very day, saw a proliferation of interesting cancels celebrating the events of March 1939. They must have been making them as fast as their hands could work!

I bought this particular cover because I liked the mix of a German stamp with Czech stamps.

You're right about the red and white Nigel but according to this
superb site called Flags Of The World most of the Austro-Hungarian
flags changed in 1915 the same year the card above was printed.
Perhaps it's a regimental flag on the Post Card.

http://flagspot.net/flags/ah.html#b1867

The Black-Yellow Monarchy

Very nice covers from the Czech area. Jimjam, the Sudetenland cover is lovely - I have just been reading about the area on Wikipedia.

Glad you like it, BeeSee! I'm actually thinking of collecting Iglau postcards and covers - for some reason, they seem to be relatively easy to obtain.

In this case, I've only ever seen March 15 special cancels. I haven't yet seen one for March 16 (or shortly thereafter). I have seen one from 1940, but of course it's just standard cds by then.

Can anyone identify the towns on these two Austrian Empire stamps?


???LDKIGCH or ??LDKIOCH


??HODI

BeeSee, I'd say the first was Feldkirch.

Good one JimJam! It is R, not O or G. I see on Google Feldkirch is near the Swiss border.

The 10kr postmark could be from Nachod in the Czech Republic (but there may be quite a few names that fit).

Thanks Nigel. Nachod seems to be the right length. Further research points the historical town to the Bohemian region in the empire days.

Here is another one postmarked Jihlava / Iglau presently in the Czech
Republic.



A rough translation would be My Dear Mother

Regretfully I have to inform you that I have lost my "sightline". Send me 20 Kronen immediately, otherwise I'll be locked up.

Your Franz

Does this fit into your thread; I just began scanning the Austria. Again, any help is appreciated.