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Südmark / Südmark -Schützgebiet

Series information :

A Series : Arms of ? Date of issue : ? Number of stamps : ? Image variants : same composition, but in 3 different colours, pink, light green and light grey

B Series : Arms of towns in Austria Date of issue : ? Number of stamps : ? Image variants : 2 series B1 value up B2 value down (all have value "2")

C Series : Arms of regions of Austria Date of issue : ? Number of stamps : ? Image variants : 2 series : C1 : 29x33 mm C2 : 25x29 mm

D Series : Arms of regions of Austria Date of issue : ? Number of stamps : ? Image variants : -

Background :

The Südmark was a daughter organisation of the Deutscher Schulverien, active in the Southern parts of present Austria. The idea of the organisation was to increase the awareness and use of the German literature and language in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The organisation was founded in 1880 and in 1925 all former local organisations were united to the Deutschen Schulverein Südmark, which later became closely associated with the German National-Socialist party. After the incorporation of Austria into Germany in 1938 the association was abandoned (source : de.wikipedia.org).

The association issued stamps that could be added to letters, but had no official postal value. Like the other daughter organisations (such as the organisations in Niederösterreich, Böhmen and Nordmähren) and the mother organisation, a series of stamps with arms of towns and cities in the region was issued.

Index (not numbered, probably not complete)