| ISSUES
OF THE MONARCHY
Nos.
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.
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