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 (THE REGENCY) No. B97 TYPE: SP35 ISSUED: August 20, 1938 PROCESS: Photogravure - printed at Hungarian Government Printing office in Budapest PAPER: Watermarked double cross on pyramid, mottled buff paper PERF: 12 DESIGNER: Antal Diosy, an artist PICTURES: St. Stephen the Missionary St. Stephen the victorious warrior St. Stephen seated upon the throne St. Stephen offering the Crown St. Stephen receiving Bishops and Monks St. Gisela, St. Stephen and St. Emerich St. Stephen on Bier PURPOSE: To commemorate the 900th anniversary of St. Stephen's death HISTORY: 7 stamps arranged in a letter H on a souvenir sheet. Inscriptions-Coat of arms in blank upper portion of the "H", commemorative inscription "Jubilee of St. Stephen" in lower portion, and dates 1038 1938 NOTE: 100,000 issued.

          

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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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