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Turul above the Crown of St Stephen

Turul above the Crown of St Stephen
Turul above the Crown of St Stephen
Turul above the Crown of St Stephen

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Country
Hungary
Series
Turul and Franz Joseph I (1913)
Date of issue
1913-07-01
Face value
50 fi
Catalogue number
B-0095
External catalogue
MBK: 151
Colour
lilac-red/blue
Format
stamp
Issue type
Definitive
Nature of issue
General
Perforation
15
Watermark
VII. Double-cross watermark
Watermark position
Álló - Álló
Printing method
Letterpress
Printer
Állami Nyomda
Designer
Böhm János

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Variants and estimated market prices4 variants

Errors, printing flaws and other rarities:

35/50 error of denomination

mint never hinged:
mint hinged:
used:

During production of sheets of the 50-fillér value, the numeral 35 was accidentally inserted instead of 50 at position 13 in the sheet. The error escaped inspection, so the faulty stamps also entered circulation, chiefly in and around Kolozsvár. The mistake was discovered there in March 1915. The Director-General of the Post then ordered stocks to be examined and the erroneous stamps to be surrendered; a total of 140 sheets were returned. According to the Monograph, about 200 error sheets may have been printed, but judging from surviving material, more may have remained in unmounted-mint condition, since blocks of various sizes, and occasionally complete sheets, appear at auction year after year. Experienced collectors estimate that 400–500 sheets containing the error may have existed.

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Errors and curiosities found on stamps in this series

The stamps can occur in many additional colour shades. Most of the inks are water-soluble, so some soaked examples may appear faded. 
A premium is justified for plate flaws.
Paper creases may occur; even a displacement of 0.2 mm may justify a premium.
Double impressions, machine set-offs and sheet set-offs may occur and can add substantial value.
On the 1-korona denomination, show-through or bleed-through of the print is common (the red ink is also visible on the reverse). This is a normal characteristic of this denomination and does not add value.
Marginal printing control marks or sheet-total numbers may also add value.

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Turul above the Crown of St Stephen
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Turul above the Crown of St Stephen

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Designer

Böhm János

Watermark

VII. Double-cross watermark

VII. Double-cross watermark

The horizontal chain formed by upright and inverted double crosses, connected by the wave line signaling the triple hill, repeating one under another.

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