A735-1971 AustriaChristkindl” Christmas Post Office Cover Wien Cancel Special

🏷 Title
1971 Austria “Christkindl” Christmas Post Office Cover Wien Cancel Special Cachet & Stamp
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📂 Category
Stamps > Europe > Austria > Covers
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📦 Condition
Used – Very Good vintage condition
(Envelope intact, clear postmarks, and stamp in good shape; slight age-related wear consistent with postal history items.)
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📋 Item Specifics
Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria
Year of Issue: 1971
Topic: Christmas / Religious / Christkindl
Cancellation Type: Special pictorial cancel “4411 Christkindl” dated 15.12.1971
Postmark Origin: Vienna (Wien)
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Stamp Denomination: 2.5 Schilling
Stamp Description: Infant Jesus painting (“Christkindl” motif)
Special Features: “Über Christkindl” label, red Christmas Post Office cachet
Addressed to: Frau Maria Christian
Return Address: Hans Nörgel, Vienna
Type: Commemorative cover / Postal history item
Language: German
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💰 Valuation (Market Estimate)
Based on similar sales of Austrian “Christkindl” Christmas covers (1960s–1970s):
Average sale price range: £6 – £15
Higher end (excellent condition, clear postmarks): up to £20
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💡 Recommended  Listing Price
Buy It Now Price: £14.99
Auction Option:
Starting Bid: £5.99
Auction Duration: 7 days
Shipping (UK): £2.50 Standard (Royal Mail 2nd Class)
International Shipping: £5.99 via International Standard
A beautiful vintage 1971 Austrian “Christkindl” Christmas Post Office cover sent from Vienna (Wien) with a special “Über Christkindl” green label and pictorial postmark dated 15 December 1971.
Features the 2.50 Schilling Infant Jesus stamp, the distinctive red Christkindl cachet, and handwritten address.
The “Weihnachtspostamt Christkindl” (Christmas Post Office Christkindl) is a famous Austrian postal tradition where mail is sent through this special office during the holiday season — a lovely collectible for any postal history, Christmas, or Austria stamp collector.
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