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Franz Joseph I Jubilee 1848 1908 Austria Jubilee Postal Stationery Postcard
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Pre-Linen · 1908

Franz Joseph I Jubilee 1848 1908 Austria Jubilee Postal Stationery Postcard

Vienna, Austria1908Pre-LinenExcellent

Official Austrian jubilee postal stationery card (Jubiläums-Korrespondenz-Karte) issued for the 60th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I's reign, 1848–1908. The front features a richly engraved portrait of the aged Emperor in full military dress uniform with decorations, set in an ornate oval frame flanked by views of Schönbrunn Palace (left) and the Hofburg (right), all within an elaborate geometric Art Nouveau border with the dates 1848 and 1908. The inscription reads: "Franciscus Josephus I D.G. Imp. Austr. Rex Boh. Gal. Ill. etc. et Ap. Rex Hung." The reverse is the official Jubiläums-Korrespondenz-Karte with imprinted 5 Heller Franz Joseph stamp and a large red special jubilee cancel: "Wien / 2.XII.1908."

  • Caption: Franciscus Josephus I — 1848 / 1908
  • Publisher: Austrian Imperial Post (official postal stationery)
  • Postmark: Wien, Dec 2, 1908 (special jubilee cancel)
  • Status: Posted (special cancel only — unwritten)
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PC-00567 · Austrian Imperial Post (official jubilee postal stationery)
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