Hungary 2024

Hungary

Date of Issue: 20th June 2024

two stamps (2x 875.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

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2. European carp (Cyprinus carpio) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

Hungary 2023

Hungary

Date of Issue: 9th May 2023

two stamps (2x 875.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2022

Hungary

Date of Issue: 2nd May 2022

two stamps (2x 715.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

The tale of the white horse is one of the myths and legends about how the land of Hungary was acquired dating from the time the Magyar tribes settled in the Carpathian Basin. This was passed down by oral tradition for centuries until it was recorded in writing. Several sources have survived about this story. The legend of the white horse was included by Anonymus in his historical work, but it is also mentioned in the Buda and Dubnica Chronicles. The most complete story is preserved in the Illuminated Chronicle, written at the end of the 13th century. According to the legend, when the chieftain Árpád and his nobles heard of the wealth of Pannonia, they sent an envoy with the most beautiful steed from Árpád’s stable, a white horse, as a present to the prince of the province, Svatopluk. In exchange the envoy asked for a canteen of water from the Danube, a handful of soil and some grass from the meadows. Little did Svatopluk realise that by giving these he was actually handing over the right to the land. The story goes that the Hungarian chieftains were exploiting an ancient eastern custom which was based on the belief that the soil, dust or any other object taken from a country, settlement or house would place that country or area under the power of its enemy. Árpád then entered Pannonia with the seven chieftains, not as a guest, but as the rightful owner of the land.

Hungary 2021

Hungary

Date of Issue: 5th May 2021

two stamps (2x 715.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2020

Hungary

Date of Issue: 4th May 2020

two stamps (2x 650.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2019

Hungary

Date of Issue: 9th May 2019

two stamps (2x 400.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2018

Hungary

Date of Issue: 2nd May 2018

two stamps (2x 345.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2017

Hungary

Date of Issue: 5th May 2017

two stamps (2x 335.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2016

Hungary

Date of Issue: 6th May 2016

one stamp (305.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps

Hungary 2015

Hungary

Date of Issue: 8th May 2015

two stamps (2x 285.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2014

Hungary

Date of Issue: 9th May 2014

two stamps (2x 250.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2013

Hungary

Date of Issue: 3rd May 2013

two stamps (2x 235.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Best Europa stamp 2012 - Public prize

Hungary

Hungary is the winner of this year's Best Europa stamp contest organised by PostEurop. Last year winner, Turkey finished second and Croatia third.

1. HUNGARY   1602 votes
2. TURKEY        832 votes
3. CROATIA      444 votes

this 235.- HUF stamp is part of a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps designed by Ágnes Rozmann.

It's the fourth time Hungary wins this on line voting during the last five years ! Here the statement on the Hungarian post website.

The Best Europa stamp design competition is a yearly event. The first competition took place in 2002. All official Europa stamp issues can enter the competition.

The result of this competition was announced during this year's Philatelic Forum in Paris, France on the 13th June.

The stamp has been selected via the internet ! All people could vote through PostEurop's website ! A total of 8063 votes were registered, compared to last year it's an increase of 45% in the number of public votes.

A jury of 7 members (stamp designers, philatelic design directors) awarded earlier this year, the Best Europa stamp - Jury prize to Russia !

The prizes for both the Jury and public voting competitions will be handed out during the Belgian Philatelic Grand Prix to be held in the Brussels City Hall on the 22nd September 2012. 

Here you can find the full list of winning stamps since the first contest in 2002 when Malta won.

Postcrossing blog wrote an article about the on line voting.

Hungary 2012

Hungary

Date of Issue: 9th May 2012

two stamps (2x 235.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2011

Hungary

Date of Issue: 9th May 2011

two stamps (2x 200.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary 2010

Hungary

Date of Issue: 7th May 2010

two stamps (100.- & 150.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Best Europa Stamp 2009

Hungary

As last year, it's Hungary who won the Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. It was an easy victory with 270 votes more than second Malta !

It's also amusing to see that one third of the voters were Hungarian... that may explain the final result.


this 230.- HUF stamp is in fact part of a pair of stamps issued tête-bêche in a souvenir sheet of four stamps.



The Best Europa stamp design competition is a yearly event that takes place during the Plenary Assembly of PostEurop. The first competition took place in 2002. All official Europa stamp issues can enter the competition.

The result of this competition was announced during the Plenary Assembly in Bled, Slovenia on the 8th October.

The stamp has been selected via the internet ! All people could vote through PostEurop's website !

Here you can find the full list of winning stamps since the first contest in 2002 when Malta won.

Maybe later this year, if I have time, I'll organize our own contest on this blog.

Hungary 2009

Hungary

Date of Issue: 8th May 2009

two stamps (100.- & 230.- HUF) issued in one souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)

Hungary [Magyarország]

Hungary [Magyarország]


Capital: Budapest
Languages: Hungarian
Population: 10,034,000
Currency: Forint - HUF
Internet code: .hu
Status: Parliamentary republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary

Magyar Posta



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1991->

Official site: http://www.posta.hu
info: philately@posta.hu

"Hungary, as many others ex-communist countries of central Europe, issued their first Europa stamps in 1991.

Hungary in Hungarian is Magyarország, what make them sometimes difficult to indentify.

Since 2005, the Hungarian Europa stamps are issued in a souvenir sheet.

In 2008 they won the best Europa stamp competition."

Best Europa Stamp 2008

Hungary


this 100.- HUF stamp is in fact part of a pair of stamps issued tête-bêche in a souvenir sheet of four stamps. Only this stamp took part at the contest although Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina took part at the contest with their full souvenir-sheet...



The Best Europa stamp design competition is a yearly event that takes place during the Plenary Assembly of PostEurop. The first competition took place in 2002. All official Europa stamp issues can enter the competition.

The result of this competition was announced during the Plenary Assembly in Brussels on the 27th November.

The stamp has been selected via the internet ! All people could vote through PostEurop's website !

Here you can find the full list of winning stamps since the first contest in 2002 when Malta won.

On this blog we had also our own Best Europa stamp contest and the issue of Åland won.