Day of Stamps

Even after the Second World War, the Austrian Post and Telegraph Administration relied on electromobility.

In the 1950s, the post office had to purchase new parcel vans and opted for the 2 ENO and 5 ENO models from the Austrian automobile factory ÖAF. ENO stands for electric low-floor omnibus, the numbers 2 and 5 for the respective payload in tonnes. The more powerful 5 ENO could also pull trailers, and was used in Vienna until the 1980s for transport from the train station to the post office and between the post offices. ENO vehicles were also used in Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg. The postage stamp shown here with a face value of 10 schillings also dates from the post-war period; it shows Heidenreichstein Castle. The design was created by Hans Strohofer and the engraving by Georg Wimmer. It is part of the 34-stamp series “Buildings and Monuments”, which was issued from 1957 to 1970.