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Hungary · 1947

Airmail (IV)

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In 1947, the postal administration issued an eight-denomination definitive airmail set promoting tourist attractions in Hungary. The series is notable in several respects.

It was Hungary’s first series specifically intended to promote Budapest and several provincial towns as tourist destinations. It was also the first issued stamp designs by both Béla Kálna and Zoltán Nagy. Nagy later became one of Hungary’s best-known stamp designers, creating more than 200 stamps, whereas no further issued stamp designs by Kálna are known.

Another special feature is that this was the first issue for which the postal administration used a dedicated first-day cancellation; accordingly, Hungary’s first FDC (first-day cover) is also associated with this issue.

Fire Tower, Sopron

MBK:
1009
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
10 fi
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
1
Fire Tower, Sopron

Basilica, Esztergom

MBK:
1010
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
20 fi
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
2
Basilica, Esztergom

Liberty Bridge, Budapest

MBK:
1011
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
50 fi
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
1
Liberty Bridge, Budapest

Palace Hotel, Lillafüred

MBK:
1012
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
70 fi
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
1
Palace Hotel, Lillafüred

Museum of Agriculture, Budapest

MBK:
1013
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
1 Ft
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
1
Museum of Agriculture, Budapest

Solomon Tower, Visegrád

MBK:
1014
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
1,40 Ft
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
1
Solomon Tower, Visegrád

Tihany Bay

MBK:
1015
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
3 Ft
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
2
Tihany Bay

Parliament, Budapest

MBK:
1016
Date of issue:
1947.03.05
Face value:
5 Ft
Watermark:
IX. Freestanding double cross watermark
Perforation:
12 1/2 : 12
Variants:
2
Parliament, Budapest

FDC

FDC
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Errors, printing flaws and other rarities:

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Horizontal Line beside the Numeral 2 (“Boat”)MBK 1010 Tny 20 fiHorizontal Line beside the Numeral 2 (“Boat”)Horizontal line beside the numeral 2 (“boat”); position 97 on the affected sheets.
White Spot above the Numeral 3MBK 1015 Tny 3 FtWhite Spot above the Numeral 3White spot above the numeral 3; position 20 on the affected sheets.
White Line on the Numeral 5MBK 1016 Tny 5 FtWhite Line on the Numeral 5White line on the numeral 5; position 91 on the affected sheets.

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