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Christkindl picture stamps catalogue

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Golden label "Über Christkindl" - Postamt Christkindl, special promotion (stamp) of the Austrian post during the Christmas period.  More

Christkindl

Christkindl

In 1695, the ailing conductor Ferdinand Sertl placed a small figure of the Christ Child in a hollow tree near the town of Steyr in Upper Austria. He suffered from a severe form of epilepsy.
Almost daily Ferdinand went for walks in the woods and always passed by his statue to pray. After some time he appeared to be cured of his illness and the news spread quickly.
The statue attracted so many pilgrims that it was decided to build a church on that spot. And so the name "Zum Christkindl unterm Himmel." (after Christkindl under heaven) came into being.

In 1950, the Austrian postal service started a special campaign there. Stamp enthusiasts could have their Christmas mail stamped with a stamp specially made for the occasion. And right from the start, this was a huge success.
The first time was on December 15, 1950 in the kitchen of the Mesners of the Wohlfahrtskirche, where postal worker Johanna Zeilinger provided 42,000 letters and cards with the first Christkindl-Sonderstamp.
The following year, the 'counter' moved to the adjacent Gasthaus Zur schönen Aussicht (a former hermitage) where the hotel and restaurant Christkindlwirt is now located. Since then, the Post Office has been located there in the Post-Stube.
Today, approximately 1.8 million postal items from all over the world are provided with a 'Sonderstempel' in Christkindl every year. 16 employees of the post office are employed for this purpose. The special post office of the Austrian Post Office has been open since 1950 from the first Sunday of Advent to Epiphany (6 January) and has also processed postal items to foreign countries since 1951.
There is the special Christkindl postmark, and from December 26th there will also be a special 'Three Kings' postmark.

To have letters franked by the Christkindl, you do not have to go to the post office in person, but you can also "redirect" the letters (info 11/2023):

Send your mail via the Christkindl Christmas Post Office!

  • Domestic letters:
    for the manual stamps: Provide each shipment with a stamp and the golden label "Über Christkindl" (available for € 0.55 at post offices in Austria).
    for the machine stamp: Send your non-franked Christmas postage, collected in a franked envelope or package directly to the post office 4411 Christkindl.

  • Foreign letters:
    Send your non-franked Christmas mail collected in a franked envelope to the post office A-4411 Christkindl. Please enclose an international reply form per letter / card in the envelope (available in every post office).

Collection areas:

The used postmark per year can be found in the section Other (Object: Postmark [philately]) (Series: Christkindl).
Since 1965 there have been 2 types of cancellations. Christmas stamp (until 26/12) and Three Kings stamp (from 27/12 to 06/01).

Postal items are unique (home industry, you must send a stamped envelope with a valid label if applicable) and are not included in LD.

The labels (accompanying vignette) are in the section Sealing Seals (Series: Christkindl).
The first labels were put into use from 1951 to 1955.
Initially, the labels were in use for a long time. They were issued in sheets of 50 until 2003.
Since 2013, new labels have been issued every year (packed per 5 or 6 pieces).

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In 1695 plaatste de zieke dirigent Ferdinand Sertl een klein figuurtje van het Christuskindje in een holle boom nabij de plaats Steyr in Boven-Oostenrijk. Hij leed aan een ernstige vorm van epilepsie ('vallende ziekte').

Vrijwel dagelijks ging Ferdinand uit wandelen in de bossen en ging dan altijd langs zijn beeldje om te bidden. Na enige tijd bleek hij genezen van zijn ziekte en het nieuws verspreidde zich snel.

Het beeldje trok zoveel pelgrims dat werd besloten op die plek een kerkje te bouwen. En zo ontstond de naam "Zum Christkindl unterm Himmel." (naar Christkindl onder de hemel).

In 1950 begon de Oostenrijkse post daar met een speciale actie. Liefhebbers van stempels konden hun kerstpost laten afstempelen met een bijzonder voor die gelegenheid gemaakt stempel. En meteen vanaf het begin was dit een enorm succes.

De eerste keer was op 15 december 1950 in de keuken van de Mesners van de Wohlfahrtskirche waar de postbeambte Johanna Zeilinger 42.000 brieven en kaarten van de eerste Christkindl-Sonderstempel voorzag.

In het jaar daarop verhuisde het 'loket' naar het naastgelegen Gasthaus Zur schönen Aussicht (een voormalig kluizenaarshuis) waar nu het hotel en restaurant Christkindlwirt is gevestigd. Sindsdien is daar in de Post-Stube het Postambt.

Op heden worden jaarlijks circa 1,8 miljoen postzendingen van over de hele wereld in Christkindl van een 'Sonderstempel' voorzien. Daarvoor worden er 16 medewerkers van de post ingezet. Het speciale postkantoor van de Oostenrijkse posterijen is sinds 1950 geopend van de eerste zondag van de advent tot Driekoningen (6 januari) en verwerkt sinds 1951 ook postzendingen naar het buitenland.

Er is de speciale Christkindl poststempel, en vanaf 26 december komt er ook een speciaal 'Driekoningen'-poststempel bij.

Om brieven door de Christkindl te laten frankeren hoeft u niet persoonlijk naar het postkantoor, maar kunt u de brieven ook "omleiden" (info 11/2023):

Send your mail via the Christkindl Christmas Post Office!


  • Domestic letters:

    for the manual stamps: Provide each shipment with a stamp and the golden label "Über Christkindl" (available for € 0.55 at post offices in Austria).

    for the machine stamp: Send your non-franked Christmas postage, collected in a franked envelope or package directly to the post office 4411 Christkindl.


  • Foreign letters:

    Send your non-franked Christmas mail collected in a franked envelope to the post office A-4411 Christkindl. Please enclose an international reply form per letter / card in the envelope (available in every post office).


Verzamelgebieden:

De gebruikte afstempeling per jaar kun je vinden in de rubriek Overig (Voorwerp: Poststempeling [filatelie]) (Reeks: Christkindl).

Vanaf 1965 zijn er 2 soorten afstempelingen. Kerststempel (tem 26/12) en Drie Koningenstempel (van 27/12 tem 06/01).

Poststukken zijn uniek (huisvlijt, je moet zelf een gefrankeerde omslag met eventueel geldig label opsturen) en worden niet opgenomen op LD.

De labels (begeleidend vignet) staan in de rubriek Sluitzegels (Reeks: Christkindl).

De eerste labels werden in gebruik genomen vanaf 1951 tot 1955.

Aanvankelijk waren de labels langere tijd in gebruik. Ze werden tot 2003 uitgegeven in vellen van 50.

Vanaf 2013 worden er elk jaar nieuwe labels uitgegeven (verpakt per 5 of 6 stuks).


Number of picture stamps
9
Number of related items
4
Oldest item
Christmas-Christkindl (1950)
Latest item
Uber postamt Christkindl (2023)
Most expensive item
Über Christkindl (€ 75.00)
Date of entry:November 02, 2023 22:47by:Raoul62
Last updated :October 30, 2024 21:15by:Raoul62

Christkindl picture stamps catalogue
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Über Christkindl
€ 
75
Über Christkindl
  • 1951
Über Christkindl
€ 
35
Über Christkindl
  • 1956
Über Christkindl
€ 
25
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Über Christkindl
  • 1961
Christkindl WeinachtsBallonpost
Christkindl WeinachtsBallonpost
  • 1962
Über Christkindl
€ 
15
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Über Christkindl
  • 1983
Über Christkindl
€ 
10
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Über Christkindl
  • 1984
Christkindl Labels
Christkindl Labels
  • 2004
Uber postamt Christkindl
Uber postamt Christkindl
  • 2020
 Uber postamt Christkindl
Uber postamt Christkindl
  • 2023
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