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1 The President’s Corner by H. Alan Hoover 1 Kudos 1 In Memoriam - Henry Hahn (1928-2007) by Jaroslav J. Verner 2 In Memoriam - Dr. Paul J. Szilagyi (1934-2007) by Brian Dawson-Szilagyi 3 Chicagopex 2007, 16-18 November 2007 by Csaba L. Kohalmi 4 The Austro-Hungarian Post in Bosnia-Hercegovina, 1850-1918 by Alfred F. Kugel 11 Literature Review by Csaba L. Kohalmi 14 Missing Gold Color Variety by Csaba L. Kohalmi 15 What I Saw on eBay by Csaba L. Kohalmi 16 The Editor’s Notes by Csaba L. Kohalmi 18 Continuation of the SHP Exhibit from Washington 2006 prepared by Csaba L. Kohalmi 20 Hungarian Postal Rates for 2007 20 2007 New Issues Inside back cover 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution Philatelic Exhibit at the Budapest Stamp Museum

800th Anniversary St. Elizabeth of the birth of of Hungary

(1207-2007)

SOCIETY FOR HUNGARIAN PHILATELY 1920 Fawn Lane Hellertown, PA 18055-2117 USA

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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER

by H. Alan Hoover

The weather here in the south certainly is different this year. After such a dry and arid spring, summer now brings showers and much cooler temperatures than typical. Our poor planet seems confused; and the plants, trees and flowers don’t know how to act. (As an aside, the summer in Hungary has been torrid. The 41.8°C reading was the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. That equals 107°F! Due to the warming climate, the wheat crop was harvested one month earlier than normal. The same goes for the grape harvest that would begin in August instead of September.) This will be our last issue before our show at Chicagopex (http://www.chicagopex.com) that is slated as the Pan Slavic show this year. At this time, several of our members entered only non- competitive exhibits, so this will likely preclude any society awards unless there are some changes in the frames and late acceptances of exhibits. See Csaba’s article herein for last minute details and as always, check the society table for any social activities. Our journal The News Of Hungarian Philately has been submitted to the literature competition at HUNPHILA 2007 as well as some other items from other members. We wish the exhibitors good luck in the competition. We will announce the winners in the next issue. As noted in the past, we would like to acknowledge donations made to the society over the previous six-month time span. As of this writing, three members made donations to support our society. Thank you to Ken Fowler, Endre Krajcsovics, and Attila Tamasy for their special support as well as to all other members who pay the society membership yearly and contribute to our welfare. The latest “bound edition” which comprises the new format for years 2002 to 2005 is now available. It is a monster book. I only have seven copies in this run, so if you want one of these email me or call me as soon as possible. I haven’t received the billing on it yet so the price is not set. I was saddened to learn of the deaths of two of our members recently – Henry Hahn and Dr. Paul Szilagyi. Henry was a judge, exhibitor and strong supporter of our society as well as the Society for Czechoslovak Philately. I met Paul many years ago at BALPEX. Paul too was an avid exhibitor and strong supporter thru his early days in the Cleveland, Ohio area society and then with our society. He was an unusual member and had expertise in many areas that I tapped as our friendship grew. He was a longtime supplier of articles on the Western Hungary and the Baranya overprints. I will miss them both. See additional information elsewhere in this issue for write-ups on these members. Again I look forward to this issues column from Csaba on “What I saw on eBay” outlining some of the rarities and some of the “buyer beware” items. Since the last issue, no major flags have been thrown that I know of but read the article in the issue and judge for yourself on what others are offering for sale. Be alert – if you come across a Hungarian item for sale and don’t know if it could be considered a fake or not, bring it to our attention and we will make our recommendation if we can. Guess that’s all for this column – and as always Ray, we will ‘Keep stampin’.

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KUDOS

Congratulations to our exhibitors! Alfred F. Kugel won a vermeil medal and the APS 1940- 1980 award at the St. Louis Stamp Expo with the multi-frame exhibit Restoration of Civil Mail Ser- vice in Allied Occupied Germany 19445-1949. Mr. Kugel also won a vermeil with the single-frame exhibit Third Army Postmarks Used During the American Occupation of Germany and Luxembourg in 1919-1922. Bill Maddocks won a gold medal and the show grand award at Parforex with The Ex- pansion of Serbia, The Principality 1840-1882.

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IN MEMORIAM - HENRY HAHN (1928-2007)

by Jaroslav J. Verner

Henry started with philately in a barber’s chair in his beloved Telč. Metĕj Šindler, where the town barber, an enthusiastic collector tried to make every boy in town a stamp collector. When a boy

July-September 2007 1 The News of Hungarian Philately came in to get a hair cut, Šindler gave the youth a stock book to leaf through and told stories of Africa or British colonies while he snipped away. What became a passion for young Henry continued to grow even as he and his family escaped Nazi-controlled Czechoslovakia, made their way through several countries in southern Europe, to Cuba, and finally to the United States. When the family was packing, a Protectorate official promised young Henry that he would put his priceless Schaubeck album into their baggage. It didn’t happen. During their fourteen month journey to the United States, a journey fraught with visa problems, a missed boat (which was sunk with all 800 passengers lost), and long delays in several countries, Henry visited post offices along the way to add stamps to his collection. When the Hahn baggage finally arrived without his collection Henry was greatly disappointed. In one interview he claimed that at that time he missed his collection even more than the relatives who had been left behind. Only in 1959, after his father, who had returned to Czechoslovakia to search for relatives, was finally released by Czechoslovak authorities, could Henry bring himself to begin collecting stamps again and this time mainly those of Czechoslovakia. Perhaps it was not only disappointment in losing his Schaubeck that caused Henry to leave collecting for a while. After all, he had to acclimate himself to a new life in a new country. Education, sports, and girls were to be pursued. During this time he completed his degree in metallurgy, met, courted and married Marilyn, and began a family. Henry was a man of broad interests and accomplishments. He was a successful scientist and entrepreneur, a leader in his religious community, and a dedicated family man. To put it mildly, Henry was generous with his collecting passion. Overflowing with enthusi- asm, he was ever ready to share whatever most interested him in his philatelic activities – be it his collecting or exhibiting or participating in philatelic organizations or urging other collectors to ever higher achievements. He seemed to have difficulty understanding how it could be that anyone might not fully share such a compelling interest! Philately was not only a hobby to Henry, but also an important social activity. He sought to interest others in philately and then helped them get started, and mentored them as they widened their philatelic activities. Henry was very successful in all aspects of the hobby. His collections are among the best in his areas of specialty and they have won him innumerable gold medals in regional, national, and international exhibitions. When not exhibiting, he was judging. Henry was an accredited national and international judge, an honor that he took seriously. He prepared for each judging assign- ment extensively to make certain he could give a knowledgeable assessment of each exhibit. Exhibi- tors deserved no less, he felt. Henry could not do enough to support Czechoslovak philately. For years, he was President of the Society for Czechoslovak Philately. He edited their journal for about 10 years, and served on its Board forever. And, when was not doing anything else, he was writing articles. He was the driving force in organizing the Washington chapter of philatelists interested in Czechoslovakia. He joined the Society for Hungarian Philately at the urging of Dr. Frater in order to share the overlapping interest in Hungarian stamps overprinted by the Czechoslovak authorities in 1919. His specialized collection of Pošta Československá overprints was the best in the world. With his passion, hard work, persistence, and enthusiasms he was a model for at least a couple of generations of collectors. Henry Hahn will be sorely missed.

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IN MEMORIAM - DR. PAUL J. SZILAGYI (1934-2007)

by Brian Dawson-Szilagyi

Dr. Szilagyi was a recipient (in 2006) of the Colonel Commandant Michael Kovats Medal of Freedom (Fidelissimus ad Mortem/Faithful unto Death). He fought in the Űllői/Práter Útca area as a “Pesti Srác” (Boys from Pest) during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Before the revolution, despite high qualifying marks, he was refused entry to a university because he was classified as an “enemy of the state” for nothing more than his family name. He honed is chemistry skills at the Chinoin factory, but fled Hungary on November 22, 1956 together with his mother. After arriving in the United States, he received a scholarship through the International

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Rescue Committee to Colorado College. Later, he went to Case-Western Reserve in Cleveland choosing that city because of his love of his heritage (Cleveland was the second largest Hungarian city in the world at the time) to become the only Hungarian-American to receive his Ph.D. from Hun- garian Nobel Prize winner George Oláh. He joined the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation and headed the Hungarian American Students Association. He was a holder of patents for biomedical de- vices such as an artificial heart valve, known as the ‘Szilagyi Valve.’ He worked for many years at Loctite where his research was instrumental in developing ‘cyanoacrylates,’ commonly used in ‘Su- perGlue.’ Dr. Szilagyi was a professor of chemistry at the University of Miami. Paul met my mother in Miami in the 1980's. They were married in 1988. I was honored to have been officially adopted by Paul when I was in my 30s. After retirement, Paul focused on his hobby, stamp collecting. His collections earned many prestigious awards reflecting his 40 years of effort and investment. He organized his collections into historical displays from Hungarian Airmail and Zeppelin services to mail changes due to Trianon. His love of history was also reflected in his work documenting Hungarian contributions to the sciences. As we know, his other ‘love’ was the American Hungarian Federation. Paul served as former Execu- tive Committee Chairman and most recently as Chair of the Organization Committee. Paul had a quadruple by-pass seven years ago and, along with his diabetes, suffered multi- ple, often difficult, complications. He was sitting at his kitchen table browsing his new stamp magazine when he yelled out and suddenly fell from his chair. They were unable to resuscitate. He joins my mother who passed in 2002. He leaves behind his wife Magda, his son Bryan, daughter-in-law, Chiquis, and grandchildren Xitlalli and Vajk. We will miss him beyond words. /In the philatelic world of this Society, we knew Paul as an expert collector and exhibitor of early balloon and airmail covers as well as post-World War I occupation material, mainly Baranya, Szeged, and Lajtabánság. He was by far the most prolific contributor of articles to this Society’s newsletter in the past twenty years. For the last two years, his health had taken a turn for the worse, but he fought back and survived a liver transplant, yet he still managed to contribute some his vast philatelic knowledge. Our philatelic world became a poorer place with his passing. Our condolenc- es go out to his family. A jó Isten nyugosztaljon békében, kedves gyűjtőtársunk! Ed./

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CHICAGOPEX 2007, 16-18 November 2007

by Csaba L. Kohalmi

The Society's meetings will be held on Saturday, 17 November 2007 in the Lake Huron Room of the Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, IL. We have the room reserved for the general meeting at 2:00 PM. The Board meeting will be at noon. This is also the show hotel for CHICAGOPEX. The CHICAGOPEX show website is http://www.chicagopex.com/. The Society will have a table at the show and will share a hospitality room with the Polo- nus and Czechoslovak Societies. Please check in at the table in the hallway near the main entrance and find out the schedule for meetings and social gatherings. If you are staying for the show, any help in manning the Society table will be appreciated. One of the items for the board meeting will be the upcoming election of officers (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer). The organizers noted that as of July, over 300 out of the 320 available frames have been subscribed. Any members interested in exhibiting are urged to send in their application immediately. So far, three of our members (Jay Carrigan, Alfred Kugel, and Robert Morgan) have entered; however, all of their exhibits are non-competitive. Below is a list of other motels/hotels in the area of the show and their charges for lodging:  Best Western at 1600 Oakton Street in Elk Grove, IL., telephone 847-981-0010. This is about a 15 minute drive from the show.  Motel 6, 1800 Winnetka Circle, Rolling Meadows, 847-818-8088 at $49.99 + tax.  Comfort Inn, 1200 Frontage Road, Palatine, 847-392-2100 at $89.99 + tax.  Courtyard by Marriott, 3700 N. Wilke Road, Arlington Heights, 847-394-9999 at $94-104 + tax.

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THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN POST IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, 1850 - 1918

by Alfred F. Kugel

Historical Perspective

Slavic people settled in the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula in the 7th Century, including the area known today as Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, in 1463 the provinces were conquered by the Ottoman Empire, under whose control they then remained for the next four hundred years. Following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the European Great Powers met in the Congress of Vienna and confirmed that Turkish sovereignty would continue over Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Austria would control neighboring Dalmatia along the Adriatic Coast and Slavonia to the north of the River Sava. In the ensuing years, there were frequent uprisings of the Christian inhabitants of the provinces against their Muslim rulers. The one occurring in 1875 was suppressed with unusual sever- ity by the Ottomans, leading Serbia to declare war on Turkey to protect its Slavic neighbors. Its ef- forts were unsuccessful, but eventually Russia came to the rescue, which resulted in the Russo- Turkish War of 1877-1878. At that point, the European Powers again tried to settle the Balkan question, convening the Congress of Berlin in 1878. Among the decisions made were to strip Turkey of Bosnia-Herzegovina and augment the territory of Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, as well as providing for a separate Bul- garia. The Austro-Hungarians were authorized to occupy and administer the provinces, which they did for the next 40 years, formally annexing them to the Dual Monarchy thirty years later in 1908. The capital of Sarajevo is best known as the place where Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist on 28 June 1914, thus providing the spark that touched off World War I. At the end of that conflict in 1918, the Hapsburg Empire disintegrated, and Bosnia-Herzegovina became a part of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which was renamed Jugoslavia in 1929).

Lacking Postal Service

Prior to 1878, Bosnia and Herzegovina were backwater provinces of the former Ottoman Empire, with limited economic development and little public money being spent on education. As a result, it is estimated that even in the final decade of Turkish rule, 97% of the population of approximately 1,050,000 was illiterate. Moreover, they were spread out over an area of about 20,000 square miles, much of which was mountainous and difficult for travel. With regard to the demographics, most of the inhabitants lived in small villages or in the countryside, with only Sarajevo (with an estimated population of 30,000) qualifying as a notable town. Most of the people are ethnic Slavs, although many families converted to Islam during the long period of Ottoman rule. (Today, there is an enormous religious diversity with the population divided approximately 40% Muslim, 31% Orthodox, 15% Roman Catholic, 4% Protestant and 10% other.) According to an official Austrian report prepared in 1903 for the 25th anniversary of the takeover, “In Bosnia, due to unsatisfactory cultural circumstances which dominated before the occupation by K. K. troops, there was neither necessity nor possibility for the existence of normal post offices.” Even the Encikolopedija Jugoslavije states that “Organized postal service in the modern sense in Bosnia and Herzegovina only began with the Austrian occupation in 1878.”

Austrian Consular Mail

The unreliability of the rudimentary existing services caused the business community to bring pressure on the Austrian authorities to arrange some alternative means of communication. Although the Consulate in Sarajevo did not operate a post office (contrary to some reports), it began to sell stamps in 1850 and used armed couriers (kavass) to deliver mail to nearby Austrian post offices across the border. (Exhibit 1 shows a map of the primary routes used during the Consular Post period.) There were at least seven different routes – with the largest portion of mail taking the one through Slavonski Brod but some going via Alt Gradisca, Kostainica, Metkovich, Okucane, Ra- jevoselo and Zavalje. Most of the surviving examples consist of folded letters, on which the datelines

4 July-September 2007 The News of Hungarian Philately usually show the Bosnian town of origin and the date. These were then carried to a post office across the border, where the Austrian or Hungarian stamps were postmarked and the items forwarded to the addressees. (Exhibit 2 shows an example of such mail.)

Exhibit 1 – Map showing the main routes used to carry mail to the nearby Austrian and Hungarian post offices during the Consular Post period.

Exhibit 2 – Registered cover with Hungarian franking carried by Consular Post from Sarajevo to Slavonski Brod and sent on to Vienna in 1872. No postal markings were applied until deposited in the Hungarian post office.

Austro-Hungarian Occupation

Following the mandate of the Congress of Berlin, Austro-Hungarian troops crossed the border into Bosnia-Herzegovina on 29 July 1878. Although the occupation had been agreed to by the authorities in Constantinople, there was considerable resistance by the Muslim inhabitants and even some locally-based Turkish troops, who may not have been appropriately informed by the capital. However, Sarajevo was occupied on 19 August, and resistance came to an end about six weeks later. As a result, what had been a maximum of 270,000 troops during the campaign was then reduced to a garrison force of about 50,000.

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Several different types of military post offices were established, including a “Haupt- feldpostamt” (head fieldpost office), “Feldpost-Expositur” offices which were assigned to specific military units, and “Etappen-Postamt” base offices assigned by town location. The latter two types had numbers that denoted army divisions and towns, respectively. For the base offices, the postmarks were normally inscribed “K. und K. Etappen-Postamt” (which translates to Imperial and Royal Base Post Office) to show that in the Dual Monarchy, the Emperor of Austria was also King of Hun- gary. The numbers of the offices were given in Roman numerals for Bosnian towns, which were administered by Hungary, and in Arabic numerals for Herzegovina, where they were administered by Austria. (Exhibit 3 shows the types of cancels used during the occupation period.)

Exhibit 3 – Examples of the postal markings used during the Austro-Hungarian occupation period.

Initially, the fieldpost offices only dealt with letters to and from the troops. However, due to demands from commercial establishments for mail service, the rules were changed so that civil mail could be sent through the military post offices starting on 9 January 1879, providing that proper postage was paid. Initially, Austrian or Hungarian stamps were accepted, but this forerunner period lasted only through 30 June 1879 as the first Bosnian stamps were issued the next day. (Exhibit 4 shows an example of forerunner franking.)

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Exhibit 4 – Example of forerunner use of Hungarian stamps on a money order form in June 1879 to send 50 forints to Split before Bosnian stamps were issued.

While letters and cards from the troops were free of postage at this time, civil mail and special services for military mail (foreign destinations, registration, money orders) were not. To meet the need for such payments, a set of seven stamps showing neither country name nor currency designa- tion, but depicting the two-headed Austrian imperial eagle, was issued on 1 July 1879 for use in Bos- nia-Herzegovina. (Exhibit 5 shows the main postage rates then in effect.)

Exhibit 5 – Table showing the primary postal rates in effect as of 1 July 1879. Domestic postcards 2kr Printed matter 2kr Foreign postcards 5kr Newspapers 1kr Local letters 3kr Registration 5kr Domestic letters 5kr Express 15kr Foreign letter 10kr

Austro-Hungarian Administration

The Austro-Hungarian period has been studied in great detail over many decades, so the bal- ance of this article will cover only what are considered as highlights. Once the political situation in the provinces had settled down, the authorities declared the occupation at an end, with a new military administration being put into place on 16 November 1879. The fieldpost service under the Ministry of War was changed into a military postal system under the Finance Ministry. New postmarks, which were inscribed “K. und K. Milit. Post,” (which translates to Imperial & Royal Military Post) were provided. (Exhibit 6 shows the types of cancels in use during the administration period.) During the Austro-Hungarian regime, communications were vastly improved with the opening of more than 130 post offices (Militärpostämter) in nearly every village and 150 mail collection points (Post-Ablage) at nearly every crossroads. Considerable effort went into the construction of roads and railways, which then permitted faster and safer transmission of mail. (It is not the intent of this article to include information about all of the postmarks employed during the administration, for which a detailed listing is available in the Clement handbook.)

Postage Stamp Issues

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Exhibit 6 – Examples of the postal markings used during the Austro-Hungarian administrative period.

The initial set of seven “First Eagle” stamps issued on 1 July 1879, augmented by two additional denominations in the mid-1890s, sufficed to meet postal needs until the beginning of the 20th Century. (See Exhibit 7 for an example of a registered letter with a single-franking of the 25 kreuzer “First Eagle” highest denomination.) However, on 1 January 1900, Austria-Hungary underwent a monetary reform, changing from the old kreuzer/gulden coins and banknotes to new heller/krone ones, with each kreuzer being worth 2 heller. New postal rates were placed in effect, although use of the old stamps continued to be accepted for three months until 31 March 1900, either on their own or in mixed franking with the new stamps. (See Exhibit 8 for a table of the primary postal rates following the monetary reform.) This “Second Eagle” set was essentially identical in design to the first but had the numeral of value in the bottom corners instead of at the top. (See Exhibit 9 for an example of this issue on cover.) Because of the difficulty in quickly reading the face value on the higher heller denominations, a “Third Eagle” set with the numerals in black was placed on sale between 1901 and 1905.

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Exhibit 7 – Registered cover with the 25 kreuzer highest denomination of the “First Eagle” issue.

Exhibit 8 – Table showing the primary postal rates in effect as of 1 January 1900. Domestic postcards 5h Printed matter 3h Foreign postcards 10h Newspapers 2h Local letters 6h Registration 25h Domestic letters 10h Express 30h Foreign letter 25h

Exhibit 9 – Registered cover with the 50 heller denomination of the “Second Eagle” issue.

In the ensuing years though the end of World War I in 1918, a large number of new stamps were issued for Bosnia-Herzegovina, including pictorial definitives, sets with portraits of Kaisers Franz Josef and Karl, commemoratives, semi-postals, newspaper stamps and postage dues. Actually, the first stamps to show the name of the territory was the pictorial set of 16 denominations issued in

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1906 (plus three additional denominations in 1912), which is often considered to be a premiere example of the engraver’s art, with a different frame design as well as center for each value. A similar set but with the added dates of 1830-1910 was issued four years later to commemorate the 80th Birthday of Emperor/King Franz Josef. (Exhibit 10 shows a cover with the 2 kronen denomination.)

Exhibit 10 – Registered cover with single franking with the 2 krone denomination of the 1910 commemorative issue.

In fact, the rarest of all Bosnian stamps was one that was prepared but never issued because of the end of the war. It is a 1 krone denomination depicting Emperor/King Karl, of which only a few dozen copies have survived in philatelic hands. (See Exhibit 11.)

Exhibit 11 – Emperor/King Karl 1 krone stamp of 1918 that was never issued due to the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

References:

California Institute of Technology, Information on the History of Bosnia-Herzegovina on www.cco.caltech.edu/~bosnia/history/histinfo.html

Clement, Alfred, Handbuch des Feld- und Militärpost in Ősterreich, Vol. I, self-published in Graz, 1964. Glasewald, A. E., Die Post im Kriege – Beiträge zur Geschichte des Feldpost, Section XXX, self-published in Gössnitz, 1913. Gordon, T. M. Checklist of Town Cancellations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878-1918), self published in December 1973. Khan, Abdul G., Editor, Photo Album: Occupation of Bosnia-Herzegovina 1878-1879, published by Austro-Hungarian-Slavic Postal History Project, May 1980. Kugel, Alfred F., Turmoil in the Balkans 1875-1925, published in The Congress Book 2000 by the American Philatelic Congress. Majetic, Victor, Spezial-Katalog der Feld- und Etappen Poststempel von Ősterreich-Ungarn 1914-1918, self-published in 1965. Tchilinghirian, S. D. and W. S. E. Stephen, Austrian Post Offices Abroad, Part 6, published by the Austrian Stamp Club of Great Britain, 1966.

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Tranmer, K., Austrian Military Post in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1878, published in the Forces Postal History Society Newsletter No. 112, November-December 1971. 

LITERATURE REVIEW

by Csaba L. Kohalmi

The April 2007 issue of the Szabolcsi Bélyegújság printed an interesting article written by Gábor Voloncs about prisoners’ mail for the fortress-prison of Kufstein. Kufstein in Austria was one of the places where the soldiers of the Hungarian honvéd served their sentences following the defeat of the 1848-49 War of Independence. About 2,000 veterans received significant sentences including General Artúr Görgey, who was one the prisoners there. Few pieces of mail from Kufstein survive. Some of the letters bear markings that indicate censorship. Gábor also authored the article about the re-use of World War II fieldpost cards. Many ver- sions of these cards bore anti-Soviet propaganda slogans, so their use after the end of the war was tricky. Some cards were overprinted to block out the offensive text, on some cards the text was inked-out while on other cards, it was simply trimmed off. Many examples of such modifications can be found in the mail of the Second Inflation. One cut-down version used in 1947 is illustrated below.

Finally, again thanks to Gábor Voloncs, my ‘discoveries’ of new findings of the 1926 Prze- mysl memorial balloon post were publicized along with Gábor’s theory of how the commemorative vignettes were added to many of the cards only after they were returned. In the April 2007 issue of Bélyegvilág, László Filep revisited the ‘Kassa / Ismét magyarok vagyunk! / 1938 nov. 11.’ overprints found on the tabs of the Czechoslovak stamp, Scott No. 250 picturing the St. Elisabeth Cathedral of Kassa. The overprint was a private initiative not officially authorized. Czechoslovak stamps were allowed on mail in the returned territory until 19 November 1938. All 820 tabbed pairs of stamps were affixed to envelopes cancelled at Kassa on 11 November 1938. Most of the envelopes had not been sealed. All were addressed to Budapest in the same hand- writing and none seem to have a receiving postmark on the back of the envelopes. It is questionable whether these envelopes represent actual postal usage. What is known is that the occasional ‘mint’ copies of the tabbed pair of stamps that surface on the philatelic market are faked reproductions. The on-cover example from the author’s collection is illustrated on the next page. The same issue published György Cserni’s very interesting article about the changing status of Temesvár in 1918-1920 and how the changes affected stamp issues. The article is illustrated with postal covers that document the Serbian and Rumanian occupation as well as the continued Hungari- an management of postal services during these turbulent times.

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Bob Jensen sent the article, part of which is reproduced on the left, from the March-April and May-June editions of the Postal Stationery publication. The article was titled Pseudo Stationery and featured the non-denominated postal stationery items issued by the Hungarian Post in 1924. The indicium showed the design of the Harvesters stamp. Since the imprint did not bear a denomination, the author, Wayne Menuz, referred to these issues as ‘formular’ stationery. Furthermore, he called Hungary’s inflation in the 1920s as ‘hyperinflation and stated that “it became unfeasible to issue postal stationery since the rates were changing daily, then even hourly.” I beg to disagree on several points. The 1920s inflation was rather tame compared to the 1945-46 version and should not be called ‘hyperinflation’ since the highest denomination stamp issued was 10,000 korona compared to the septillions of pengős denominations of 1946. Also, even during the 1946 hyperinflation, rates never changed hourly; the shortest rate periods lasted three days. Too bad the author mixed up the two periods of inflation erroneously to high- light his subject. At the same time, the Simády postal stationery catalog does call these issues ‘postal stationery’ with null face value. Robin Gates Elliott sent a photocopy made from the April-May 2007 issue of the Trident- Visnyk, the journal of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic society. The Ucrainica item illustrated within was a privately produced Hungarian philatelic memento for the 60th anniversary of the return of Kárpátalja/Carpatho Ukraine in 1939. The contributor of the article wondered about the lack of friendly neighborly relations between democratic Hungary and the Ukraine with such a con-

12 July-September 2007 The News of Hungarian Philately troversial ‘issue.’ Robin commented that European history is a ‘can of worms’ given the vastly dif- fering interpretations of events depending on which side of a contested border one lives.

The ‘souvenir sheet’ illustrated in the Trident was a privately issued commemorative for the 60th anniversary of the return of Sub-Carpathia, a.k.a. Carpatho-Ukraine or Ruthenia. It was not an official Hungarian postage stamp. There has been an outpouring of similar private produced commemoratives from Hungary in the past ten years. Since the fall of Communism, the country of Hungary has seen a resurgence of irredentism and such issues are a manifestation of this trend. Similar items appeared for the return of northern Hungary (via the First Vienna Award), Northern Transylvania, and Bácska. To me, these items commemorate historical events. The interpretation, of course, is subject to national emotions, depending on which side of the border one lives and with what ethnic heritage one identifies. The author of the Trident article did not understand the source of the issue nor the historical fact that Hungary occupied the province independently of Hitler. In fact, Hitler was miffed that the Hungarian army marched into the area. At that time, Hungary sympathized with the German politics and territorial expansion mostly because of the positive influence it had on Hungary’s aims to regain territories inhabited by ethnic Hungarians. In September 1939 Hungary did not give permission for German troops to cross Hungary when Germany attacked Poland; hence, Hungary cannot be called an ‘ally’ of Germany. Only in April 1941 did Hungary formally become an ally by participating in the invasion of Jugoslavia. Gábor Visnyovszki forwarded a copy of an article he wrote for the Hungarian daily Népsza- badság last February about the problems stamp collectors in Hungary face with international philatelic transactions. Under current Hungarian law (similar to what it was under the strict export guidelines of the communist era) any stamp, Hungarian or otherwise, that is older than 50 years, cannot be sent out of the country without a special export permit. Such stamps, whether they are worth a dime per bundle of 100 or world class rarities (i.e., 1938 Nagymánya) are considered a ‘national treasure.’ On the other hand, stamps bearing fillér-forint denominations issued after 1946 may be used for postage on any piece of mail leaving the country regardless of collector value. In the light of such a law on the books, all of the eBay sellers from Hungary are violating the country’s legal code by sending stamps to buyers abroad. Thus, many of their mailing envelopes are marked ‘photos’ to throw off customs agents! The ’50 year’ rule is inherently discriminatory since it changes on a daily basis. At the same time, the importation of stamps is not subject to restrictions. The law also defies current trends. While in the past (the 1930s and the late 1940s) Hungarian stamps were sent out of the country to generate much needed income for the sellers, current trends show that Hungarian philatelic material is actually flowing back into the country (at least from the editor’s experience in eBay sales) because of the favorable exchange rate of the forint vs. the US dollar. Under the dictatorial rule of communism, only regulated stamp exchange was possible between collectors on either side of the Iron Curtain. Too bad that ‘free enterprise’ and ‘capitalistic’ Hungary cannot modify its national laws to bring them into synch with reality! 

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MISSING GOLD COLOR VARIETY

by Csaba L. Kohalmi

Our member Dick Stark acquired a very interesting printing variety of the 1971 World Hunt- ing Exhibition 40f stamp (Scott No. 2066) in a vertical strip of four showing the progression of the error. His wining bid was HUF 360,000 (~US$1,900) plus 15% commission. The stamps were accompanied by a certificate from Gábor Visnyovszki. The text of the certificate is translated below. The two lower stamps have a nearly completely printed gold emblem, the second (from the top) has an incomplete (visible spots) of gold printing, while the top stamp has a completely missing gold printing. In my opinion, the missing color stamps are genuine. The source of the missing color was a result of inadequate coloring during the printing (the gold ink ran dry). The subject strip originated from a sheet of 3 x 7 stamps. In this sheet, the lower six stamps exhibited nearly complete gold printing, the 5th row from the top showed only spotted gold print while the remaining four rows were missing the gold color. A similar missing color error is unknown in philatelic literature or in auction records. The sheet’s origin is from a postal sale. The missing stamps were separated from the sheet prior to the examination. After this examination, the upper six stamps were separated from the sheet for individual sale while the remaining parts were separated into two vertical strips of four stamps. This certificate concerns one of these strips, stamp numbers 10-13-16-19 with corresponding selvage from the sheet. This scarce and striking oddity escaped quality controls at the printer and came into collectors’ hands via a genuine postal sale. There is no question about its authenticity. The enlarged strip of 4 is illustrated here as well as the enlarged view of the emblem with the missing color.

Right: The enlarged emblem with spotty gold inking (bottom) and showing the total lack of gold color (top).

Left : A strip of four stamps showing the gradual disap- pearance of the color from the Hunting Congress emblem (going from the bottom to the top).

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WHAT I SAW ON EBAY

by Csaba L. Kohalmi

The registered foreign letter illustrated below was correctly franked with 4.8 million adópengős’ worth of stamps and posted during the 27th and last period of the 1945-46 hyperinflation. It fetched a handsome US$470 in a recent eBay auction. In another auction, an unused example of the colorful and scarce 1930 THO-MA advertising letter card (Simády # 44) sold for $360. The card was featured in an article in the July-September 2005 issue of The News.

Tom Phillips (welcome back to the States, Tom!) sent in the following: Some time ago, there was cover that was of special interest to many collectors. It was a cover with two bisects used to pay the postage. The cover was sent from Tisza-Szajol to Budapest on 1 July 1888. A 2kr colored numeral and an 8kr black numeral envelope-design stamps were cut in half to make up the 5kr letter rate. However, the receiving mark on the back of the cover showed the date of 10 Feb. 1888, Budapest, Nyugoti P.U. III. The two dates do note coincide. It seems that the letter was received before it was sent. The type of Budapest cancellation was not in use until 1890. Many desirable-looking covers are listed with stamp missing, dates altered, only a front or other problems. Buyers need to ask questions of the sellers if any item appears to be too good to be true!

The next item was an 1871 2kr postal card. It was listed in a Spink live auction. The card was franked with an additional 10kr stamp from the 1867 issue to pay the registration from Pozsony to Nyíregyháza. The postmark was 4 July 1871. I researched that the 1867 issue was valid for use until 31 July 1871. The lot was accompanied by a Ferchenbauer certificate of authenticity. It received four bids and was sold for £8,000 (~US$16,000). The following was part of a lot of five covers that, I believe, were listed previously. That in- dicated to me that there was problem with one of the covers. The particular cover that I noticed was a

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printer matter letter with an engraved 1871 issue 2kr Francis Joseph stamp with the numeral and the letters ‘kr’ missing. The cancellation looked blurred as it sometimes does from this period; however, the lettering and the numerals did not match up since it was either washed out or was blurred. The variable thick and thin lettering did not look consistent, either. The ‘T’ was clear at the top but blurred at the bottom and it was not consistent with the ‘P’ and the ‘E.’ There appeared to be a double circle on the top of the ‘P’ and the ‘E’ of Pest, but this did not coincide with the heavier inking in the lower part of the circular cancellation. The distance of the lettering from the circle was not aligned consistently. The cancellation was hand-drawn.

Finally, the last lot was listed as “Hungary, 20kr, 1874, perforation 11,5.” I noticed that the cancellation did not match up with the 1874 issue. When I looked at the stamp upside down, I saw that the cancel contained a crown and the partial date ‘Feb. -9 N3.’ This type of cancellation was used from 1890 to 1892. The stamp really was an 1881 issue perforated 11.5 and valued at US$0.70. This particular lot sold for $21.50. Caveat emptor! The eBay listings of counterfeit occupation issues are too numerous to mention. For example, seller vertefila56 continues to offer, on a weekly basis, SHS overprints from Muraszerdahely in mint, never hinged blocks of 4 for a starting bid of US$1. He also offers post-World War II Abony overprints, of which only a few dozen genuine examples exist, for the same ridiculously low starting price. Granted, the item descriptions include the phrase No guarantee, but he still gets a couple of bids for each item. The problem, in this case, is not with the seller. It is with the buyers who are willing to fill spaces in their albums without any regard to genuineness. My fellow collectors, I would not be impressed if you showed me your album pages full of such ‘album weeds.’

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THE EDITOR’S NOTES

by Csaba L. Kohalmi

I would like to thank the authors and contributors who helped me out during the summer slump by sending new material. It was most welcome since I went 6 weeks into my normal 3-month cycle of producing the next newsletter before I was confident enough to know that there would be a

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September 2007 issue! Nevertheless, my pleas continue: like water in a tap, I still need a contin- uous stream of new material for the next issue! Kalman Illyefalvi served as the chief judge for the Americover 2007 event hosted by the American First Day Cover Society in August of this year. Kal collects and exhibits FDCs as well as postal stationery and postal history of Hungary. The May 19-25, 2007 issue of The Economist newsmagazine referred to the Treaty of Trianon as “hated in Hungary” in the columnist Charlemagne’s article titled The burden of history. The grievances left over from the end of World War I are coming back to surface as Kosovo prepares of independence, and the Székely counties of Transylvania are clamoring for autonomy in Rumania. What the marauding Magyars could not accomplish in the 9th and 10th centuries (capturing and holding a western European state), the son a Hungarian immigrant did in France in the 21st century: Nicolas Sárközy was elected President of France recently. (My apologies to The Economist newsmagazine for usurping the image of Sárközy a la Napoleon as painted by the artist David.) The Hungarian flag and the current 100-forint coin were featured on this year’s Coins and Flags of Nations issue from the United Nations Vienna Office. The 0.55€ stamp was issued in a block of 4 stamps along with the flags and coins of San Marino, Kazakhstan, and Ireland. The single stamp is illustrated on the back cover. Sarajevo, the Bosnian town noted in history for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdi- nand and his wife in 1914, was featured in The Economist magazine recently. The museum dedicated to Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year old Bosnian Serb credited with starting World War I was closed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. This past spring it was reopened as a museum dedicated to the Aus- tro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia in 1878-1918. The museum’s changeover was only a small part of the town’s struggles to come to grips with its history. In 1917, the Austrian authorities erected a monument on the assassination site that war removed later by the Jugoslav authorities, although, strangely enough, the medallion showing Franz Ferdinand and his wife can be found today in the basement of a Sarajevo gallery. In 1930, a marker was erected to honor Princip only to be torn down in 1941 to be replaced by a memento to Hitler’s 52nd birthday. After World War II, the communist claimed Princip as their hero and enshrined his footsteps in the pavement. In 1992, these were de- stroyed at the same time the museum was closed because the Bosnian Muslims and Croats saw Prin- cip as a Serbian national. More recently, a new plaque was dedicated bearing the simple facts as to what happened there in 1914. Time flies! The Editor would like to treat his cap- tive audience to some eye-appealing photos of his grand- daughters, 4-year twins Brianna and Abigail (birthday July 22nd) and one-year old Lillian (birthday May 22nd).

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CONTINUATION OF THE SHP EXHIBIT FROM WASHINGTON 2006

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The exhibit was prepared by Csaba L. Kohalmi

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HUNGARIAN POSTAL RATES FOR 2007

The rate increases for the year 2007 represent an interesting mixed bag of small increases (HUF 5-10) for domestic rates; larger increases (HUF 10-50) for rates to Europe and other destinations in the lower weight categories, and mostly unchanged in the over 500gm categories.

(US $1 = ~ HUF 180.-)

/Information in the table was compiled from the web page of the Hungarian Post/

New Hungarian Postal Rates 1 January 2007 (simplified version) Domestic Europe Other Destinations Non-priority Priority Non-priority Priority Non-priority Priority Standard letter1 to 30gm 62.8.-- 95.- 8.- - - 8.- - - Standard letter1 to 20gm 12.- - - 180.12.-- 210.- 200.12.-- 230.- 2.- 2.- 2.- Letter up to 20gm, non-standard - - 210.- - 230.- 240.- - 260.- Letter up to 50gm 90.- - 135.- 290.- - 360.- 370.870.- - 2.370.420.- - Letter up to 100gm 107.- - 170.- 330.- - 440.- 420.0.- - - 3.780.490.- - 110.- Letter up to 150gm - - 460.- 580.- 550.- 720.- Letter up to 250gm 137.- 210.- 680.- 1.000.- 810.- 1.120.- Letter up to 350gm - - 920.- 1.330.- 1.330.- 1.490.- Letter up to 500gm 250.- 325.- 1.250.- 1.820.- 1.490.- 2.030.- Letter up to 750gm 400.- 520.- - - - - Letter up to 1000gm - - 2.280.- 3.520.- 2.790.- 3.970.- Letter up to 1500gm - - 2.880.- 4.690.- 3.590.- 5.380.- Letter up to 2000gm 525.- 680.- 3.470.- 5.850.- 4.390.- 6.790.- Post Card 62.- 95.- 140.- 160.- 150.- 180.- M Bag up to 5kg - - 4.400.- 5.500.- 6.600.- 7.500.- M Bag over 5kg, per kg - - 700.- 8.000.- 1.400.- 1.500.- E-mail notification 48.- 500.- 500.- Domestic parcel up to 20 kg 730.- (standard) - - Domestic parcel up to 20 kg 1.270.- (non-standard) - Collect on Delivery 240.- 250.- 250.- Registration 180.- 600.- 600.- Certified/Tértivevény 115.- 250.- 250.- Official Correspondence 270.- - - “ delivered to addressee only 300.- - - Deliver to addressee only 150.- 160.- 160.- Declared value 280.- (up to 10.000Ft) 150.- for each 5.000Ft 150.- for each 5.000Ft “ for each 1000Ft over 10.000Ft 30.- - -

Footnote: 1 The “Standard Envelope” dimensions are 114 x 162 mm (minimum) and 110 x 220 mm (maximum).

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2007 NEW ISSUES

Issue Date: 10 March 2007

140th Anniversary of the Customs and Financial Excise Service

Face value: HUF 180. Stamp size: 30 x 40mm.

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Designer: Péter Nagy, photographer: András Láng-Mititczky. The stamps show the emblem of the service from 140 years ago and the original Customs Palace. Technical details: Printed in offset by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. in unlimited quantities.

Issue date: 10 April 2007

Anniversaries of the National Assemblies of Torda and Marosvásárhely

Face value: HUF 210, 230. Stamp size: 45 x 30.4mm. Designer: Attila Elekes. The stamps show the portraits of King János Zsigmond and Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II. The Assembly of Torda 450 years ago declared the King’s subjects in Transylvania and Partium could live their lives freely according to the religion they chose. The Assembly of Ma- rosvásárhely 300 years ago declared Transylvania’s secession from the Hapsburg rule, voted to accept Ferenc Rákóczy as its ruler, and formalized the confederation of Hungary and Transylvania declared by the Assembly of Huszt in 1706. Technical details: Printed using offset in sheets of 50 by the Stat Printing Office, Ltd. in an edition of 300,000 stamps.

100th Anniversary of the Publication of Ferenc Molnár’s Novel, The Boys of Paul Street

Face value: HUF 640 + HUF 60 surcharge to benefit youth stamp collecting. Stamp size: 25 x 35mm, miniature sheet size: 120 x 60mm. Designer: Imre Benedek. The stamps depict the portrait of the author, the battle for the ‘grund’ and the certificate made for the dieing hero, Ernő Nemecsek. Technical details: Printed using offset by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. in an edition of 200,000 sheets.

Issue date: 16 April 2007

My Graduation Stamps

Face value: Non-denominated. The nominal value of stamps from one sheet is HUF 95; the other three, HUF 62 to pay the current priority and non-priority letter rate. These stamps are being sold as the US ‘Forever’ stamp: they will be valid for the class of mail even in the event of future tariff increases. Size: 36.3 x 25.2mm, tab size: 18 x 25.2mm, sheet size: 297 x 210mm. Designers: Barnabás Baticz and Péter Berky. The four different sheet margins and the individual

July-September 2007 21 The News of Hungarian Philately stamps design carry motifs associated with school graduation practices. The tabs attached to the stamps can be ordered personalized with photographs. Technical details: Printed in offset by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. in quantities dictated by consumer demand.

Issue date: 27 April 2007

80th Stamp Day

Face value: HUF 62, 95, 500 + 200 (souvenir sheet). Stamp size: 40.3 x 35mm, souvenir sheet size: 74 x 60mm (stamp from sheet: 40 x 31.5mm). Designer: Ferenc Svindt. The stamps depict scenes from the life of St. Elisabeth (1207-1231), who was born 800 years ago. The souvenir sheet shows St. Emmerich (1007-1031), who was born 1000 years ago, at prayer. The margin in the sheet shows his burial. Technical details: Printed in offset by the State Printing Office. The stamps were issued in sheets of 50 in quantity of 450,000 sets. The souvenir sheet quantity was 80,000 serial numbered sheets.

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Issue date: 9 May 2007

Europa 2007 - 100 Years of Scouting

Face value: HUF 840 (4 x HUF 210). Sheet size: 104 x 65mm, stamp size: 25 x 25mm. Designer: Barnabás Baticz. The stamps depict scouting activities. The sheet margins shows a portrait Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement. Technical details: Printed in small sheets of 4 containing two of each design by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. using offset in an edition of 400,000 sheetlets.

50th Anniversary of Hungarian Television Broadcasting

Face value: HUF 160. Stamp size: 40 x 30mm. Designer: Eszter Domé. The stamps shows broadcasting test patterns. Technical details: Printed in sheets of 50 using offset by the State Printing Office, Ltd. in an edition of 400,000 stamps.

Living Heritage: Hungarian Dogs

Face value: HUF 62, 150, 180, 240 (stamps), HUF 600 (souvenir sheet). Stamp size: 40 x 30mm, souvenir sheet size: 90 x 60mm, stamp from sheet: 40 x 30mm. Designer: Kálmán Székely. The stamps show Hungarian breed dogs: Komondor, Transylvania hound, Kuvasz, Pumi, and the Hungarian Vizsla. Technical details: The stamps were printed is offset in sheets of 50 by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. in an edition of 450,000 sets. The numbered souvenir sheet appeared in an edition of 150,000 copies.

Issue date: 15 May 2007

International Conference of Cave Rescue Organizations

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Face value: HUF 200. Stamp size: 50 x 30mm. Designer: Péter Rosta. The design depicts rescue equipment and organizational emblems. Technical details: Printed using offset in sheets of 50 by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. in an edition of 250,000 stamps.

Issue date: 18 May 2007

100th Anniversary of the Music Academy Building

Face value: HUF 250. Stamp size: 25 x 50mm. Designer: István Mészáros. The design shows the façade of the Music Academy. Technical details: Printed using offset in sheets of 50 by the Banknote Printers, Ltd. The issued quantity was 250,000 stamps.

Issue date: 23 May 2007

50th Anniversary of the Opening of the Hungarian National Gallery

Face value: HUF 600 ( 4 x HUF 150). Sheet size: 170 x 65mm, stamp size: 35 x 45mm (vertical) and 50 x 35mm (horizontal). Designer: Orsolya Kármán. The stamps show paintings from the collection of the National Gallery. Technical details: Printed in small sheets of 4 designs by the State Printing Office, Ltd. using offset in an edition of 200,000 serial numbered sheets.

Issue date: 25 May 2007

Hungarian Viniculture: Pécs, Etyek-Buda, Tolna

Face value: HUF 95, 140, 260. Stamp size: 30.4 x 40mm. Designer: Pál Varga. The designs depict clusters of grapes and views of vineyards. Technical details: Printed in offset by the State Printing Office, Ltd. in sheets of 50. The issued quantity was 400,000 sets of stamps.

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50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION PHILATELIC EXBIHIT AT THE BUDAPEST STAMP MUSEUM

50th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Exhibit in the Budapest Stamp Museum showing philatelic mementoes. The frame in the lower right is dedicated to the Sopron ‘Hazádnak rendülentlenül…’ overprints and highlights the counterfeit ‘MEFESZ Sopron’ guarantee mark found on the back of forged overprints. Sev- eral items in these frames were photocopies from your Editor’s MAFITT presentation made in 2002 about the philatelic history of the revolution.  FOR SALE: BOUND VOLUMES OF THE NEWS OF HUNGARIAN PHILATELY

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