Postage Stamps of Hungary

by Tony Clayton


Issues of 1945


Regency 1944 issues <<-- : -->> 1946 issues

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On the 22nd December 1944 a Provisional Government was set up under Soviet auspices at Debrecen while Soviet forces controlled Eastern Hungary


Liberation Issue, Yellow surfaced paper, May 1st


The yellow coating was applied to protect the underlying image before overprinting.
13 of the original 19 denominations were used.

10f

10 filler on 1f olive-grey
SG 786A.

10f

150 filler on 2f green
SG 792A.

20p

20 pengo on 1p green
SG 798A.


Liberation Issue, Blue surfaced paper, May 1st


The blue coating was applied to protect the underlying image before overprinting.
The same 13 values as the yellow coating version were used.
Please note that the blue colour does not show up well using my scanner.

10f

10 filler on 1f olive-grey
SG 786B.

10f

150 filler on 2f green
SG 792B.

20p

20 pengo on 1p green
SG 798B.


Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Memorial, May 27th


A strong critic of the Nazi Party, Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky was executed in the later stages of WW2.

1p

1+1 pengo deep purple
SG 799.


First "1945" Provisional Issue, June 1st


This time all of the 1943-4 Famous Hungarians issues and the 1944 Famous Women issues were used.
The surface colour is indicated by (y) or (b)

10f

10 on 4 filler brown (b)
SG 800.

10f

10 on 10 filler brown (b)
SG 801.

10f

10 on 12 filler green (y)
SG 802.

20f

20 on 1 filler olive-grey (y)
SG 803.

20f

20 on 18 filler grey-black (y)
SG 804.

20f

20 on 20 filler bistre (b)
SG 819.

28f

28 on 5 filler vermilion (b)
SG 805.

30f

30 on 30 filler carmine (b)
SG 806.

30f

30 on 30 filler carmine (b)
SG 807.

30f

30 on 30 filler red (b)
SG 820.

40f

40 on 24 filler purple (y)
SG 808.

40f

40 on 24 filler brown (y)
SG 821.

42f

42 on 20 filler red-brown (y)
SG 809.

50f

50 on 50 filler blue (y)
SG 810.

50f

50 on 50 filler blue (y)
SG 822.

60f

60 on 8 filler grey-green (y)
SG 811.

80f

80 on 80 filler red-brown (y)
SG 823.

1p

1 pengo on 80 filler brown (b)
SG 812.

1p

1 on 1 pengo green (y)
SG 813.

1p

1 pengo on 70 filler dull vermilion (b)
SG 824.

150f

150 on 6 filler grey-blue (y)
SG 814.

2p

2 on 2 pengo brown (b)
SG 815.

3p

3 pengo on 3 filler ultramarine (y)
SG 816.

5p

5 on 5 pengo purple (y)
SG 817.

10p

10 pengo on 2 filler orange-red (b)
SG 818.


Second "1945" Provisional Issue, July 18th


As the first issue but just 14 stamps were issued overprinted with new values

40f

40 filler on 10f brown (b)
SG 825.

7p

7 pengo on 1 pengo green (y)
SG 832.

20p

20 pengo on 30f red (b)
SG 838.


National High School Fund, July 23rd


The 1944 Kossuth Issue overprinted

4p

4+12 pengo on 4 filler brown (b)
SG 840.

8p

8+24 pengo on 50 filler blue (y)
SG 841.

3p

103+9 pengo on 20f green (y)
SG 839.

10p

10+30 pengo on 30f brown (b)
SG 842.


International Trade Union Conference, Paris, September 11th


Nine values with very similar designs were issued.

40f

40 filler grey
SG 843.

5p

5 pengo brown-red
SG 847.

20p

20 pengo blue
SG 850.


National Relief Fund, October 6th


Once again, nine values with very similar designs were issued.

2p

2+2 pengo yellow-brown
SG 851.

10p

10+10 pengo carmine
SG 855.

40p

40+40 pengo blue
SG 858.


Third "1945" Provisional Issue, November 8th


As inflation began to take hold 4 higher values were issued

40p

40 pengo on 8 filler grey-green (y)
SG 859.

300p

300 pengo on 30 filler carmine (b)
SG 862.


Reconstruction Issue, November 9th


This was a large set of 15 stamps with the same design which was gradually added to as inflation gathered pace. 5 of the 15 stamps were added in 1946.

20p

20 pengo blue-green
SG 864.

120p

120 pengo ultramarine
SG 870.

1000p

1000 pengo purple
SG 876.


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