| ISSUES
OF THE REGENCY
Nos.
537-550
TYPE: A75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
ISSUED: June 21, 1939
PROCESS: Photogravure
PAPER: Watermarked double cross on pyramid
PERF: 15 and 12
DESIGNER: Sandor Legrady
PURPOSE: A regular postage series, called the Churches'
series.
PICTURE: (A75) Crown of St. Stephen, legend "Sacra
Corona" in semi-circle above crown
(A76) St. Stephen wearing the crown, with the words "Rex"
and "St. Stephanus"
(A77) Virgin Mary wearing the holy crown, or the Madonna
and Child, Patroness of Hungary
(A78) The Coronation Church at Budapest. Here are kept
the Crown of St. Stephen, scepter sword and coronation
robes, as shown in the background, and the words: Koronazo
Fotemplom
(A79) The Reformed church at Debreczen, with coat of arms
of the church in the background, and the words: Debreceni
Nagytemplom
(A80) The Cathedral or Archbishop's church at Estergom,
with double cross, hand of St. Stephen and coat of arms
of the Arpad dynasty in background; and the words Esztergomi
Bazilika
(A81) The Deak Square Evangelical church at Budapest,
with cross, bible, bunch of grapes, and head of wheat
in background; words: Deak Teri Evang. Templom
(A82) The Cathedral of Kassa with the Rakoczi coat of
arms in background. Here his body was finally buried in
1907. The words Kassai Szekesegyhaz.
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