Die Zeitung Fort Worth Record-Telegram Nr. 346 (Fort Worth, Texas) übernimmt aud S. 26 [?] den Bericht [vgl. 5.10.1922] über die österreichischen Briefmarken [mit IKO 142]:

"        AUSTRIA ISSUES 'MUSIC' STAMPS

     Some of the most artistic postage stamps recently come from Europe, according to the New York Times [25.6.1922], is a series of what may be called "music" stamps, issued by Austria. There are seven values, [...].

     The pictures follow a chronological sequence in respect to values. The oldest of this famous group of seven, Haydn, is on the 2½-crown value. Mozart appears on the 5-crown, Beethoven on the 7½-crown, Schubert on the 10-crown, Anton Bruckner on the 25-crown, Johann Strauss, the younger, on the 50-crown and Hugo Wolf on the 100-crown stamp, the highest value in the set. Wolf was a well-known song writer who died about twenty years ago. Brückner, who died in 1896, was a composer of many symphonies and for years was the organist at Linz.

     As specimens of beautiful engraving these latest Austrian stamps are veritable germs [sic] of art. Most of the American dealers were ignorant of their issue until recently. [... Wohlfahrtsmarken ...] and although available for postage at the designated values, are being sold, according to a Paris dealer, at ten times their face value, the excess being used for some charitable purpose. [... also 2000 Kronen für den Satz (= 25-30 US-Cents) ...].

     The stamps bear no names. The portraits of the musicians form the chief feature in the design, being in a large oval in the centre surrounded by artistic scrolls, with "Oesterreich" in the top panel and the value in the lower panel." (*).

 

Dieser Text erscheint identisch auch in The Birmingham News Nr. 227 (Birmingham, Alabama) auf S. 55 (= S. 9 dieses Zeitungsteils):

"           SERIES OF MUSIC STAMPS ISSUED

     Some of the most artistic postage stamps [...]." (**),

 

in The Austin American (Austin, Texas) auf S. 13 [?] (= S. 5 des 2. Teils): "MUSIC STAMPS LATEST FAD Composers' Pictures Being Used.     Some of the most artistic postage stamps [...]." (***),