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1 Block of four of the 11th European Community Day Vienna stamp of 1974, which was distributed to post offices and then withdrawn

An Austria Post special stamp that was planned for issue 50 years ago, but was withdrawn from the programme and postal counters shortly before it went on sale, has since dominated the higher-priced offerings of 1974 in the market and at auction.

The occasion). The rosette in the stamp image is located in the wall of the council chamber in the capital’s city hall and was chosen as the symbol of the congress.

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