Der El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas) schreibt auf S. 9 über die neuen österreichischen Briefmarken [darunter IKO 142]:

"     The musical postage stamps, recently issued by Austria, are attracting much attention throughout the world. Various denominations of the series bear the portraits of noted composers including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Johann Strauss and Hugo Wolf."