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ISSUES 1913-1940
(THE REGENCY)
Nos.
B98-102
TYPE: SP36-40
ISSUED: January 18, 1939
PROCESS: Photogravure
PAPER: Watermarked double cross on pyramid
PERF.: 12
DESIGNED BY: M. Sandor Petten
PURPOSE: The stamps were issued to commemorate the return
of some of the territory which Czechoslovakia acquired
under the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. The territory was
restored under an agreement made at Vienna between Germany
and Italy on November 2, 1938.
PICTURE & HISTORY: The Eszak or the North monument
standing in Budapest's Liberty Square, and one of the
reminders that under the Trianon pact Hungary's north
province was lost to Czechoslovakia. This Square also
contains a "south" monument' for the provinces
lost to Yugoslavia, an "east" for the provinces
lost to Roumania, and a "west" monument for
those taken over by Germany.
(A37) The Castle Munkacevo in the territory returned.
This castle was built by Bela IV after the great Tartar
invasion in 1241 as a guard to the pass thru the Carpathian
mountains.
(A38) Regent Horthy, at the head of his troops, crossing
the Danube to take possession of the city of Komarom,
from an actual photograph.
(A39) The Cathedral of Kassa, built during the middle
ages, standing in Rakoczi Square. It is illuminated each
evening and is a national shrine.
(A40) Symbolical of the arrival of Hungarian troops in
the reacquired territory. A Hungarian maiden in national
costume pinning a blossom on a trooper, in the background
inhabitants fraternize with the soldiers. The date "1938"
appears in the design.
Hungary used this form of collecting money for the peoples
in the returned territories, hence "Magyar a Magyarert"
(Hungarians Help Hungarians) appearing in the design of
each stamp. This is the first time the complete word "Kiralyi"
appears in place of "Kir."
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