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OF THE MONARCHY
Nos.
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.
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