INTRODUCTION TO HUNGARIAN PHILATELY

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

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SEMI-POSTAL ISSUES 1913-1940 Nos. B18-34 ISSUED: October 7, 1914 SP1 and SP2 were surcharged in 1914 in red, green or brown, sold at an advance of 2 filler over face for the relief of war widows and orphans. The filler values are surcharged Hadl Segely in a straight line, while the Krone values had the two words in a semi-circle. The words Ozvegeknek es / arvaknak / ket 2 filler read "for the widow and orphan 2 filler".

          

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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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