Postal history and postage stamps of Hungary
history
The first stamp printed by the Hungarian Post was issued in 1871: two series with six different values depicting Ferenc József ( Franz Joseph ).
After the First World War ended, parts of Hungary were occupied several times (by France (Arad), Romania (Debrecen, Temesvàr) and Serbia (Baranya, Temesvàr)), each time putting new overprints in the Hungarian postal system in the affected areas.
In 1919, after the occupation of Budapest by the Bolshevik troops, the remaining stamps in the main post office in Szegedin were overprinted by the Hungarian national government with "MAGYAR NEMZETI KORMANY SZEGED, 1919". Postage stamps from the local Sopron (Ödenburg) issue in 1956 were also postmarked.
In the early 20th century, the mythical bird " Turul " or the Hungarian patron saint Stephen were mainly depicted on postage stamps . Over time there were different currencies, such as fillér , korona , forint or pengő . Today the forint is the main currency and the stamps are printed with Magyarország (Hungarian for Hungary). Hungary is famous for the use of gold leaf in its postage stamps.
Watermark
The Hungarian postage stamps are often characterized by watermarks. A total of 12 watermarks are known.
See also
literature
- Manual dictionary of the postal system , published by Bundespost, Frankfurt am Main, 1953, p. 719 f