ISSUE 187 - July 3, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Landlocked Countries
Hungary, Part 4
By Geir Sør-Reime
The People’s Republic 1949-89
August 18, 1949, the Hungarian People’s Republic was established and two days later three stamps displaying the arms of the Communist republic were released. This set was inscribed “Magyar Népköztársaság” (Hungarian People's Republic). The 1949 Stamp Day single had the same inscription; all other stamps of the People’s Republic were inscribed “Magyar Posta”.
The fifth anniversary of the constitution of the People’s Republic was celebrated on three 1954 stamps. The Soviet influence was . . .
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