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HUNGARY 1916-1920

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1916 Harvester

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA'

  10 f red (value white on coloured background)
  15 f violet (value white on coloured background)

These stamps have watermark 'Crosses' and perforation 15.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'Jozsef foherczeg vezerezredes hadi kiallitasa 1 korona'

  10 f red
  15 f violet

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA', value coloured on white background (1916)

  2 f brown
  3 f lilac
  4 f grey (1919)
  5 f green
  5 f brown (1920)
  6 f blue
  10 f red
  10 f lilac (1920)
  15 f violet
  20 f brown
  25 f blue
  35 f brown
  40 f olive
  40 f red (1920)
  50 f green (1920)
  50 f blue (1922)
  60 f black (1920)
  1 K green (1922)
  1 1/2 K lilac (1922)
  2 K blue (1922)
  2 1/2 K green (1922)
  3 K brown (1922)
  4 K red (1922)
  4 1/2 K violet (1922)
  5 K brown (1922)
  6 K blue (1922)
  10 K brown (1923)
  15 K black (1923)
  20 K lilac (1923)
  25 K orange (1923)
  40 K green (1923)
  50 K blue (1923)
  100 K lilac (1923)
  150 K green (1923)
  200 K green (1923)
  300 K red (1923)
  350 K violet (1923)
  500 K grey (1923)
  600 K olive (1923)
  800 K yellow (1923)

The perforation on these stamps is 15.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA', overprinted 'KOZTARSASAG' (='republic') (1918)

  2 f brown
  3 f lilac
  4 f grey
  5 f green
  6 f blue
  10 f red
  20 f brown
  40 f olive

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' (without 'KIR')

  2 f brown
  3 f lilac
  4 f grey
  5 f green
  6 f blue
  10 f red
  15 f violet
  20 f brown
  20 f green (1920)
  25 f blue
  40 f green
  40 f red (1920)
  45 f orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' overprinted 'TANACS-KOZTARSASAG' (in red, 1919)

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  2 f brown
  3 f lilac
  4 f grey
  5 f green
  6 f blue
  10 f red
  15 f violet
  20 f brown
  25 f blue
  40 f green
  45 f orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'A nemzeti hadsereg bevonulasa 1919 XI 16' (1919)

  5 f green
  10 f red
  15 f violet
  20 f brown
  25 f blue

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' overprinted 'TANACS-KOZTARSASAG' (in red, 1919),
futher overprinted with cornsheaf and '1919'

  2 f brown
  3 f lilac
  4 f grey
  5 f green
  6 f blue
  10 f red
  15 f violet
  20 f brown
  25 f blue
  40 f green
  45 f orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

(Postage due stamp, overprinted 'PORTO')

These stamps exist with various local overprint, issued in 1919.

1916 Parliament issue

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA'

  50 f lilac
  75 f blue
  80 f green
  1 K red
  2 K brown
  2.50 K blue (1920)
  3 K violet and grey
  3.50 K grey (1920)
  5 K brown
  10 K brown and lilac
  10 K brown (1922)
  15 K grey (1922)
  20 K lilac (1922)
  25 K orange (1922)
  30 K red (1922)
  40 K green (1922)
  50 K blue (1923)
  100 K brown (1923)
  400 K blue (1923)
  500 K violet (1923)
  1000 K lilac (1924)
  2000 K red (1923)

These stamps have perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Air mail, overprinted 'REPULO POSTA' (1918)

  1 K 50 f on (red) 75 f blue
  4 K 50 f (blue) on 2 K brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Air mail, overprinted 'LEGI POSTA'(1920)

  3 K (green) on 10 K brown and lilac
  8 K (red) on 10 K brown and lilac
  12 K (blue) on 10 K brown and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA', overprinted 'KOZTARSASAG' (='republic') (1918)

  1 K red
  2 K brown
  3 K violet and grey
  5 K brown
  10 K brown and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' (withour 'KIR')

  50 f lilac
  60 f brown and blue (1920)
  95 f blue
  1 K red
  1 K blue (2 shades, 1920)
  1.20 K green
  1.40 K green
  2 K brown
  3 K violet and grey
  5 K brown
  10 K brown and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' overprinted 'TANACS-KOZTARSASAG' (in red,1919)

  50 f lilac
  95 f blue
  1 K red
  1.20 K green
  1.40 K green
  2 K brown
  3 K violet and grey
  5 K brown
  10 K brown and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR POSTA' overprinted 'TANACS-KOZTARSASAG' (in red, 1919),
futher overprinted with cornsheaf and '1919'

  50 f lilac
  95 f blue
  1 K red
  1.20 K green
  1.40 K green
  2 K brown
  3 K violet and grey
  5 K brown
  10 K brown and lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps exist with various local overprint, issued in 1919.

1916 War charity issue

  10 (+2) f red (soldier)
  15 (+2) f violet (soldier, other design)
  40 (+2) f red (mythical bird)

These stamps have watermark 'Crosses' and perforation 15.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'KOZTARSASAG' (='republic') (1918)

  10 (+2) f red (soldier)
  15 (+2) f violet (soldier, other design)
  40 (+2) f red (mythical bird)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps exist with various local overprint, issued in 1919.

1916 King Charles and Queen Zita in a circle

  10 f lilac
  15 f red

These stamps have watermark 'Crosses' and perforation 15.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1918 King Charles and Queen Zita, new designs

  10 f red (Charles)
  15 f violet (Charles)
  20 f brown (Charles)
  25 f blue (Charles)
  40 f olive (Zita)
  50 f lilac (Zita)

These stamps have watermark 'Crosses' and perforation 15.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Inscription 'MAGYAR KIR POSTA', overprinted 'KOZTARSASAG' (='republic') (1918)

  10 f red (Charles)
  15 f violet (Charles)
  20 f brown (Charles)
  25 f blue (Charles)
  40 f olive (Zita)
  50 f lilac (Zita)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

These stamps exist with various local overprint, issued in 1919.

1919 Inscription 'MAGYAR TANACS KOZTARSASAG', various persons

  20 f red and brown (Karl Marx)
  45 f orange an green (Petofi)
  60 f grey and brown (Martinovics)
  75 f lilac and brown (Dozsa)
  80 f olive and black (Engels)

The perforation of these stamps is 12, the watermark 'Crosses' (horizontal or vertical).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1920 Returning war prisonners

  40 f (+1 K) red
  60 f (+2 K) brown
  1 K (+5 K) blue

These stamps have watermark 'Cross' and perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

From 1921 to 1924 some stamps were perforated with 3 small holes, especially the harvester and the parlament issues.

1920 Madonna with child

(Later issue: madonna with child)

50 K brown and blue, 100 K olive and brown, 200 K blue (two shades in one stamp), 500 K lilac an violet, 1000 K violet and lilac, 2000 K blue and violet, 3000 K red and violet, 2500 K brown and orange, 5000 K green and light green (this stamps appears to exist with inverted center), 10000 K violet and blue.

1923 100 birthday of poet Petofi, various designs

10 K blue, 15 K blue, 25 K brown, 40 K lilac, 50 K brown

1923 Airmail stamps, man with wings (Icarus)

100 K brown and red, 500 K green and dark green, 1000 K olive and brown, 2000 K blue and light blue, 5000 K lilac and violet, 10000 K red and lilac.

1924 Charity stamps

300 K blue, 500 K brown, 1000 K green.

1925 100th birthday of Moritz Jokais

1000 K green and brown, 2000 K brown, 2500 K blue and brown.

1925 Sports

100 K green and brown, 200 K brown and green, 300 K blue, 400 K blue and green, 500 K brown, 1000 K brown, 2000 K lilac, 2500 K brown.

New currency (1926): 100 filler = 1 Pengo

1926 Stephancrown

1 f black, 2 f blue, 3 f orange, 4 f violet, 6 f green, 8 f red.

A postal forgery of a 8 f stamp used in 1927.

1926 Church

10 f blue, 16 f violet, 20 f red, 25 f brown.

A postal forgery exists of the 16 f value.

1926 Danube with castle

1926; with boat on river (travelling from left to right) and ornaments on top corners: 32 f violet and lilac, 40 f blue and light blue.

1927: no boat on river and no ornaments on top corners: 30 f green, 46 f blue, 50 f brown, 70 f red.

1929; with boat on river (travelling from right to left) and ornaments on top corners: 32 f lilac, 40 f blue, 42 f olive.

1926 Madonna with child (new design)

1 P violet, 2 P red, 5 P blue.

1927 Airmail stamps

12 f gree, 16 f brown, 20 f red, 32 f lilac, 40 f blue.

Different design: 50 f red, 72 f olive, 80 f violet.

1928 King Stephan

8 f green, 16 f red, 32 f blue.

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