ANK 555 + 556 + 488 + 489 – WIPA 1933 on ordinary and fiber paper on cover
PHOTO CERTIFICATE
RÜDIGER SOECKNICK
Member of the Association of Austrian Philatelic Experts (VÖB)
AUSTRIA – ANK No. 555 + 556 + 488 + 489
1933 50 (+50) Groschen WIPA
on ordinary and on fiber paper
Cancelled with pairing (horizontal se-tenant) on registered cover to Kraków, Poland
Image on reverse:
Genuine and faultless
The stamps affixed to this nearly correctly rated cover (40 Gr. letter postage + 70 Gr. registration)
were cancelled with the special commemorative postmark
WIPA 1933 KONGRESSHAUS b 24.6.
Arrival postmark on reverse: Warsaw
Envelope shows vertical fold at the left edge
No signature
Austria 1933 – WIPA – Registered cover to Poland – 4-stamp franking – certified by Soecknick
Rare commercial usage from the WIPA 1933: registered letter Vienna → Kraków, franked with
– 2 × 50 Gr. WIPA (ANK 555 on ordinary paper, ANK 556 on fiber paper)
– plus ANK 488 + 489 (definitives)
All stamps correctly used and cancelled with the WIPA 1933 KONGRESSHAUS special cancel, dated 24 June 1933.
Reverse bears Warsaw arrival cancel.
With current 2024 photo certificate from expert Rüdiger Soecknick stating:
"Genuine and faultless"
A highly attractive collector’s item and one of the most sought-after genuine WIPA 1933 postal usages.
