tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post7568359676533362886..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Hungary 1916-1940Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-53069182925392185222020-08-16T18:55:46.068-07:002020-08-16T18:55:46.068-07:00Very nice. It pays to look at the back of stamps. ...Very nice. It pays to look at the back of stamps. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-75243201156444351382020-08-16T14:08:27.216-07:002020-08-16T14:08:27.216-07:00I took your advice to look for expert marks on my ...I took your advice to look for expert marks on my overprinted Hungarian stamps, and was extremely pleased to find I had the same expert mark by the "Social Mission Society" (that you illustrated) on my Sc 306 "Entry of the National Army"stamp. That truly made my day! Gina S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469263840026657884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-54823795711203714692020-02-14T08:34:13.633-08:002020-02-14T08:34:13.633-08:00Gina - yes, extraordinary! I'm glad you find t...Gina - yes, extraordinary! I'm glad you find them so.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31039267700070910502020-02-13T18:33:04.584-08:002020-02-13T18:33:04.584-08:00Hungary certainly has an incredibly dynamic histor...Hungary certainly has an incredibly dynamic history that is well chronicled by its stamps. From the Austro-Hungarian Empire, through revolutionary and numerous occupational issues of post WW1, the regency, pro-Axis WWII, "Iron Curtain" Communist, and the modern nation of today, will never allow a dull moment for the WW collector. BTW, in the early 1940's, the Hungarians released some of the most extraordinary stamps that I have ever seen. Most of these highly unusual stamps were related to the Horthy Aviation Fund, but the stamps designs themselves are simply nonpareil! Is there any other country in the world that has employed mythological characters and archangels towering over mortals or the spirits of ancient ancestors drifting on banks of clouds? These design images are highly evocative, surreal, and so unorthodox, that I have nicknamed them "The Ethereals". On eBay, I recently purchased all of these sets quite inexpensively, and I thoroughly enjoy them! Does anyone else share similar sentiments toward these "ethereal" issues?<br />Gina S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469263840026657884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-70421207278624827832017-11-19T13:48:24.902-08:002017-11-19T13:48:24.902-08:00Glad the pics were helpful Lexman!Glad the pics were helpful Lexman!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-21853748683050727992017-11-19T13:45:23.149-08:002017-11-19T13:45:23.149-08:00Thanks for the post, I had some trouble identyfing...Thanks for the post, I had some trouble identyfing some stamps but with your article and pictures and with my old Scott catalog I start to understand how to find back a stamp. Go by the design denomination, like for instance in my case the A10 to find the higher facial values. Thanks Jim...Lexmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510811163415116101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-27301411760374064422013-09-22T06:38:40.524-07:002013-09-22T06:38:40.524-07:00Probably....
1916-18 Scott 115 20f gray brown
1917...Probably....<br />1916-18 Scott 115 20f gray brown<br />1917-18 Scott 118 40f olive green<br /><br />Both minimum catalogue value.<br /><br />Chris, I would suggest if you are interested in identifying more stamps, beg, borrow or buy a Scott catalogue.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-3005541219960972632013-09-21T23:38:30.103-07:002013-09-21T23:38:30.103-07:00Hi, these are Magyar Kir Posta, I also have some p...Hi, these are Magyar Kir Posta, I also have some pre 1900 stamps from hungary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-74787786126289417862013-09-21T17:31:37.757-07:002013-09-21T17:31:37.757-07:00Hi Chris
As I mentioned in the post, there are 94...Hi Chris<br /><br />As I mentioned in the post, there are 94 stamps with the "harvesting" motif. Are these "Magya Kir Posta" or "Magyar Posta" script stamps?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-18513908062822962992013-09-21T07:16:30.375-07:002013-09-21T07:16:30.375-07:00I have the harvest, but with 20 filler (brown) and...I have the harvest, but with 20 filler (brown) and the 40 filler (green) rather than korona, any info? Thanks, ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-68372128037856665462013-06-12T11:04:56.533-07:002013-06-12T11:04:56.533-07:00It is most likely the error is a color changeling ...It is most likely the error is a color changeling due to exposure to a chemical, sunlight etc.<br /><br />Just my opinion. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-9046452639359156252013-06-12T08:42:55.825-07:002013-06-12T08:42:55.825-07:00Hello, Terrific information. I have Scott 546, 30f...Hello, Terrific information. I have Scott 546, 30f Red/Violet, Coronation Church Budapest, however the error has a quarter of the colour wash in claret (bottom left) and the rest of the stamp in violet. Is this a known printing error of this stamp? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-26363756963152404782012-12-21T19:50:56.659-08:002012-12-21T19:50:56.659-08:00The 1997 has 305 spaces for regular stamps (1916-1...The 1997 has 305 spaces for regular stamps (1916-1940) and 70 spaces for semi-postals of the same era. This includes the three Szeged semi-postals.<br /><br />JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-33262395505111836112012-11-03T21:24:32.409-07:002012-11-03T21:24:32.409-07:00Dennis- really enjoyed the questions about the Hun...Dennis- really enjoyed the questions about the Hungarian Monarchy, and the speculations.<br /><br />You are right about the different names...<br /><br />From Wikipedia....<br /><br />"He reigned as Charles I as Emperor of Austria and Charles IV as King of Hungary from 1916 until 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922. Following his beatification by the Catholic Church, he has become commonly known as Blessed Charles of Austria."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-78704747844058087652012-11-03T18:17:23.763-07:002012-11-03T18:17:23.763-07:00I suppose he may have been Charles/Karl IV of Hung...I suppose he may have been Charles/Karl IV of Hungary and Karl I of Austria?? I've never understood how that whole Dual Monarchy worked in conjunction with the Empire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-76840941572043386762012-11-03T18:14:19.450-07:002012-11-03T18:14:19.450-07:00One of the things I noticed about Hungary in this ...One of the things I noticed about Hungary in this era, compared with Austria, is that Hungary held on much more strongly to its rural and Catholic heritage. Austria in this era is characterized strongly by Art Deco designs. Hungary issues Marian stamps, St. Elizabeth (daughter of 11thc Hungarian king, married the Landgrave of Thuringia and lived at the "romantic" Wartburg castle, a must see if one is ever in central Germany) etc. <br /><br />Interestingly, Karl I (I don't think Karl IV is correct--the dynastic issues are very complex, given the dual monarchy plus the imperial title and I don't understand it all but I've always seen him referred to as Karl I; perhaps--Charles the IV was emperor in the 1300s with his court in Prague, but he was from the Lorraine dynasty??) insisted that he never abdicated, but merely ceased exercising his functions as king. He was never crowned in Austria, only in Buda and Austria after the war was much more secular and republican, so a recovery of the throne there was impossible. He had strong support in Hungary but, as I recall, the French and their allies scuttled it (by pressuring Horthy).<br /><br />Karl I has been beatified by the Catholic Church--he had tried to broker a peace from 1916 onward but Kaiser Wilhelm would have nothing to do with it and he tried some social reforms along Catholic social teaching lines during the last years of the war but things were too chaotic.<br /><br />You wanted comments :-) Be careful what you aske for!<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com