Traditionally, the UK does not put its name on its stamps but always has an image of the reigning Monarch.
United Kingdom.
Austria is not a "postage stamp country". See Related Question, below.
It stands for Republic of Austria. Austria is a country in Europe.
The United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). British stamps only have an image of the head of the reigning monarch.
The world's oldest stamps is from United Kingdom dating back to 1840. This stamps is a depiction of queen Victoria. This stamp is called The Black Penny Stamp. There are about 1.3 million issues still in collector's hands while the originals are worth around $100,000.000. per stamp. The second oldest is known as Ben Franklin #1 issue of The United States issued in 1847. This stamp ranges from $16,000.000 unused to $600.000 used. So the winner of the first country to produce the very first postage stamp is the U.K.
Austria-Hungary. Oesterreich is the German name for Austria. Kaiser und Koenig is German for Emperor and King. When Austria and Hungary were united under a single ruler, he held the titles of Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, so they often put Kaiser und Koenig on their stamps, or an abbreviation such as KuK.
They cost 0.32 pounds.
Yes, it is a postage stamp country. It does not refer to the small size of the country. It references the fact that they make a good revenue from the production and sale of postage stamps to collectors.
austria was the first one :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_stamp
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US states do not issue postage stamps. The US post office issued their first Christmas stamp in 1962. Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
Austria and Prussia invaded France with the hope of stamping out the newly-formed French national spirit. According to Prussia and Austria, because France was experiencing a new-found independence, the spirit of the country had to be exterminated.