Austria (Italy) stamps year 1918 Complete set MNH

Austria (Italy) stamps year 1918 Complete set MNH

The stamps you are referring to are not simply “Austria (Italy)” but rather issues related to the territorial and military changes at the end of World War I. They fall into two main philatelic categories, both involving overprinted stamps from 1918.

The term “Austria (Italy) stamps year 1918” most commonly refers to:

1. Austrian Occupation of Italian Territory (K-u-K Feldpost)

These were Austro-Hungarian Military Post stamps that were overprinted for use in Italian territories occupied by the Central Powers during World War I, primarily in the Friuli-Veneto region.

• Original Stamp: Austro-Hungarian Military Post stamps.
• Overprint: The stamps were surcharged with new values in the Italian currency, centesimi (c) and lira (L).
• The “Complete Set”: The first main issue was released on June 1, 1918, and is generally considered a set of 19 values (from the lowest 2 centesimi on 2 heller to the highest 1 Lira on 1 Krone, plus a few other denominations).
  • Example Values (Overprinted on Heller/Krone stamps):
    • 7 centesimi on 6 heller violet
    • 11 centesimi on 10 heller red
    • 22 centesimi on 20 heller brown
    • 43 centesimi on 40 heller olive bistre
    • 1 Lira on 1 Krone rose on yellow