Austria (Österreich), Scott #1469, used(o), 1990, Engelszell Abbey, 11s

Item Specifics

Country

Austria

Catalog Number

1469

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

XF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Architecture & Buildings

Year of Issue

1990

Item Description

Austria (Österreich), Scott #1469 (Michel #1982), used(o), 1990, Monasteries and Abbey Series, stamp shows the Trappist Cloisters at Engelszell Abbey, located near the town of Engelhartszell at der Donau in the northernmost area of upper Austria; abbey was founded in 1293 as a Cistercian monastery and was settled in 1295 by monks from nearby Wilhering Abbey, its mother house, over the years, the abbey experienced its ups and downs, closed during the Protestant reformation; but re-opened, then in 1746, Leopold Reichl, the last and greatest of Engelszell's abbots was appointed, and soon rebuilt its finances; between 1754 and 1764, Leopold built the present-day abbey church; however, in 1786, Engelszell was dissolved by the anti-clerical and rationalist Emperor Joseph II, and the buildings were subsequently put to secular uses, but then in 1925, Engelszell was occupied and re-founded, this time as a Trappist monastery by refugee German monks expelled after World War I from the Alsace; then in 1939, the abbey was confiscated by the Gestapo and the community of 73 were evicted; four monks were sent to Dachau while others were imprisoned elsewhere or drafted into the Wehrmacht; at the end of the war, only about a third of the previous community returned, however they were augmented by refugee German Trappists expelled from Bosnia; finally, in recent times, with a resident community of four monks, the abbey announced that it is "no longer able to maintain a Trappist life within the monastery", and the monastery was dissolved; black and brown, Scott 2019 catalog value: 25¢. Very slightly off-centered, light, quarter circular, black-inked, single-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose corner cancellation at the lower left and clear of the central image, back reveals a crease in the top left corner when viewed from the back, hence stamp is discounted, but crease only appears on the front when you look for it, good perforations; centering and image clear cancellation warrants a selling price premium, but crease calls for an adjustment, so a wash; inventory listing code: MF. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offer. The stamp you see will be the one you receive.

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Seller Information

Seller

JDumville (4258)

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06/10/2018

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Item Location

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Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, but not my postage to you. If the stamp is not as described, I will refund the cost and reimburse you for postage both ways.