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No. 7-12
TYPE:
A 1
ISSUED: August 31, 1871
PROCESS: Engraved
PERF: 9½
PAPER: Unwatermarked hand made paper
DESIGNER: Janos Unrein
ENGRAVER: Janos Unrein
PURPOSE: Regular postage
DESIGN: King Francis Joseph I
NOTES:
There are known reprints on all values, perforated 11½
and watermarked "kr" in circle.
The 2k is known in yellow, the 3k in blue green and 5k
in carmine.
No.
13-17
TYPE:
A 2
ISSUED: October 1, 1874
PERF: 9½, 11½, 12½, 13½ and
compound.
PAPER: Unwatermarked
DESIGNER: Janos L. L'Hiver
ENGRAVER: Ferenc Haske and Emanuel Jung
PURPOSE: Regular postage issue.
DESIGN: Crown of St. Stephen, surmounting an envelope
and a post horn, enclosed in a wreath, with light corners
NOTES:
The 2, 3 and 5 are known in violet, blue green and a dull
red. The 5 is known imperf.
Although the official date of issue is October 1, 1874,
stamps were placed in general use on January 1, 1875,
except the 20 Kr, which was first used on June 6, 1876
according to the Austro Hungarian Philatelic society.
No.
18-22
TYPE:
A 2
ISSUED: April 5, 1881
PROCESS: Engraved
PERF: 11½, 12½, 13, 13½ and compounds.
PAPER: Watermarked "kr" in circle extended over
4 stamps.
DESIGNER: Janos L. L'Hiver
ENGRAVER: Ferenc Haske and Emanuel Jung
PURPOSE: Regular postage issue.
DESIGN: Crown of St. Stephen surmounting an envelope and
a post horn, enclosed in a wreath, with light corners.
NOTES:
Collectors in Hungary naturally specialize in their own
stamps to a greater degree than do we over here. They
watch for inverted watermarks, either vertical or horizontal,
and make a very minute study of them. Do not think you
have something too special if you find that the watermark
is not in the natural position. They come all four ways.
However, those not normal are scarcer. The 2 is known
in rose lilac, also in slate, and the 3 is known in yellow
green. There are known covers with postmarks as early
as February, 1881, but the April date is the official
date.
No.
22A-35
TYPE:
A 3
ISSUED: June 1, 1888
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 11½, 12 x 11½
PAPER: Watermarked kr in circle
DESIGNER: Janos L. L'Hiver
PURPOSE: Regular postage issue
DESIGN: Crown of St. Stephen surmounting an envelope and
a post horn, enclosed in a wreath.
NOTES:
In 1888 Hungary changed the design adopted in 1874 by
changing the colored numerals on the back of the envelope
in the design to black. In addition, fine colored lines
were used as a background over which the design was printed.
All the stamps except the 1 kr were produced in three
operations: (1) the colored background lines by the lithographic
process, (2) the stamp design was typographed, (3) the
numerals were typographed. Originally the 1 kr was produced
in two operations; no background lines were used, the
design was typographed and then the figure 1 was printed.
Only 4,500,000 were produced by this method. Later the
denomination (the numeral 1) was inserted in the plate
and the stamp printed in one operation. About 160,000,000
were so produced. There is a difference in the two printings
the intersecting lines portraying the flaps of the envelope
are complete on the first printing; the numeral 1 is seldom
placed in the center of the intersection of those lines.
While on the second type the intersecting lines have been
cleaned away to accommodate the insertion of the numeral
"1."
The 3 forint value comes perf 111½ only.
No.
35A-46
TYPE:
A 3
ISSUED: October 1, 1898
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 11½, 12 x 11½
PAPER: Watermarked crown in circle over four stamps
DESIGNER: Janos L. L'Hiver
PURPOSE: Regular post, high values, no forint values,
on paper with new watermark
DESIGN: Same as previous, with numerals in black.
NOTES:
On January 1, 1898 the Department of Commerce announced
a competition for a design of a new Hungarian stamp. Specifications
were that the design should have a typical Hungarian motif
to show other nations the high standard of Hungarian art
and culture.
Fifty six artists competed submitting 166 designs. Some
of the designs won prizes but none were accepted for stamps.
Later two designs were selected from artists whose work
did not win any of the prizes.
No.
47-66
TYPE:
A 4, A 5
ISSUED: January 1, 1900
PROCESS: Engraved
PERF: 11½, 12 x 11½
PAPER: Watermarked crown in circle over four stamps
DESIGNER: (A4) Johann Bohm
DESIGNER: (A5) Edmund (Odon) Tull
PURPOSE: New monetary values necessitated new stamps.
100 filler equals 1 korona
DESIGN: (A4) A turul soaring over the Hungarian crown.
(The mythical bird of the Magyars).
(A5) Emperor Franz Joseph wearing the Hungarian crown.
NOTES:
The 1, 2, 3, 5, 20 and 1 kr are known to exist in horizontal
pairs, imperf between; the 3-20 and 1 kr. are known to
exist imperf all around.
If you are interested in the watermarks, the paper on
which the 1900 issue was printed was obtained from a paper
manufacturing plant located in the town of Nagyszlabos.
The watermark, consisting of intersecting circles each
containing a St. Stephen's crown, appears throughout the
sheet. The circles are 441½ to 46 mm. in diameter.
A star appears in every third space formed by the intersecting
circles. This star is the trade mark of the paper manufacturer.
Underneath, and in the next row of spaces of the intersecting
circles, there appears the Roman numeral IV. This is the
mark of the quality of the paper. The quality and trade
watermarks appear in four places in each sheet of 100
stamps. The position of the watermark depends upon the
method used to feed the paper into the press. Four different
positions may exist. These positions can be determined
from the position of the small cross on top of the crown
and the numeral IV.
No.
67-83
TYPE:
A 4, A 5
ISSUED: November 1, 1904
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 12 x 12½, 15
PAPER: Watermarked crown
DESIGNER: (A4) Johann Bohm
DESIGNER: (A5) Edmund Tull
PURPOSE: Regular Postage; change in watermark
DESIGN: Same as above.
NOTES:
Scott lists 2 types of watermarks # 134 two straight lines
or ribbons hanging from the crown, # 135 three lines each
ending in a semi circle suspended from the crown. The
Hungarian catalogues show the second watermark was used
in 1908, while a third watermark a very square crown rather
than round at the top was used from 1909 through 1913.
The stamps perf 15 are those with #135 and the unreported
watermark, while those with # 134 are perf 12 x 11½.
The 5 and 1k exist imperf and imperf between, and there
is one known error in the set, the 50f in magenta instead
of lake.
No.
84-103
TYPE:
A4, A5
ISSUED: August 26, 1913
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 15
PAPER: Watermarked double cross.
DESIGNER: (A4) Johann Bohm
DESIGNER: (A5) Edmund Tull
PURPOSE: Regular postage, but change in water mark
DESIGN: Turul and Emperor wearing Hungarian Crown
NOTES:
Again we find the watermark running vertical or horizontal
or vice versa in the stamps. There is one known error
the 35 cliche is found in the plate of the 50f, making
it a wrong color. Beware of stamp #97. In their zest to
find stamps with the watermark sideways, some have been
known to bleach the "salmon" No. 98 (which is
comparatively common with sideway watermark) to make it
be #97. One way to be sure you have a genuine No. 97 with
watermark sideways is the cancellation this should be
either in 1913 or the first two months in 1914. As is
usual with European countries, in the cancellation the
year is shown first, then the month, then the day of the
month, and lastly the hour of the date of posting.
No.
104-105
TYPE:
A 6, A 7
ISSUED: December 30, 1916
PROCESS: Engraved
PERF: 15
PAPER: Watermarked double cross
DESIGNER: Gyula Pethely
DESIGNS: King Karl (Charles I) Queen Zita
PURPOSE: In commemoration of the Coronation of Charles
I as King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria.
HISTORY: Charles I, born 1887, was the son of Archduke
Otto and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony; grandson of
Francis Joseph I. Married Princess Zita of Bourbon Parma
on October 11, 1911. Succeeded to the throne of his grandfather
on November 21, 1916. Renounced participation in Austrian
affairs on November 11, 1918, and in Hungarian affairs
on November 13, 1918. Moved to Switzerland in 1919. Made
a futile attempt to regain the Kingdom of Hungary in 1921
and died in 1922.
NOTES:
Both are known to exist imperf.
Both were printed on the same sheet hence 104 and 105
exist setenant. There were two special post marks used
the day of the coronation one pictures two angels holding
up the Hungarian crown, the other the crown and ornaments;
but either is a splendid addition to any collection.
No.
106-107
TYPE:
A 8
ISSUED: November 1, 1915
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 15
PAPER: Watermarked double cross
DESIGNER: Edmund Tull
PURPOSE: New designs of regular postage since a new design
was about to be issued, and the 10 and 15 values were
needed they were issued before the balance of the set.
DESIGN: Harvesting wheat, symbolical of the fertile plains
of Hungary and their farm industry. White numerals.
No.
108-118
TYPE:
A 9
ISSUED: November 1, 1916 through the 40.
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 15
Same as above, except stamps have colored numerals.
NOTES:
Forty is known in a dark green.
Five and 15 are known on thick paper.
No.
119-126
TYPE:
A 10
ISSUED: January 18, 1917 and into 1918.
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 14½ x 14
PAPER: Watermarked double cross
DESIGNER: Vilmos Brandmayer
PURPOSE: Regular postage, high values
DESIGN: Parliament building at Budapest, on the Pest side
of the river. Work on the building stretched over a period
of 19 years and was finished soon after the beginning
of the 19th century.
NOTES:
Dark background behind white figures of value in lower
left and right corners. The entire set is known to exist
imperf. The 1k is known on a thick paper.
No.
127-132
TYPE:
A 11, A 12
ISSUED: Aug. 30, 1918
PROCESS: Typographed
PERF: 15
PAPER: Watermarked double cross
DESIGNER: Emery Foldes
PURPOSE: Regular postage
DESIGN: King Karl Queen Zita in royal robes
HISTORY: King Karl only reigned from 1918 until the beginning
of World War I. In 1918 the National council proclamed
Hungary a republic and elected Count Karolyi the Provisional
President.
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