INTRODUCTION TO HUNGARIAN PHILATELY

Hungarian Stamps and Their Background 1871-1940
Copyright 1948, Western Stamp Collector.
Reprinted with permission, 2002.

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ISSUES OF THE MONARCHY Nos. 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.

          

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This Introduction is also available in three large sections as follows:

Section 1 (Nos. 1 - 132)
Section 2 (Nos. 153 - 558)
Section 3 (Nos. B1 - C34)

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