Postage stamps 1900–1912

Hungary · The Turul, in fillér and korona · 119 stamps

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1900

1900–1901 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen

Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

With the change from forint to korona (1 korona = 100 fillér) a new series appeared on 1 January 1900: the fillér values with the mythical Turul bird over the Holy Crown of St Stephen, the korona values with a portrait of Franz Joseph.

The Turul went on being printed, in changing colours and watermarks, until 1916.

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Turul bird issues, Wikipedia: Postage stamps and postal history of Hungary

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
67	54 A	F	1 f	grey
68	55 A	F1	2 f	olive yellow
69	56 A	F2	3 f	orange
70	57 A	F3	4 f	violet
71	58 A	F4	5 f	emerald green
72	59 A	F5	6 f	dark brown
73	60 A	F6	10 f	carmine rose
74	61 A	F7	20 f	brown
75	62 A	F8	25 f	light blue
76	63 A	F9	30 f	dark orange
77	64 A	F10	35 f	reddish purple
78	65 A	F11	50 f	purple carmine
79	66 A	F12	60 f	olive green
67‑79				Set

1900–1901 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - Different Perforation

Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
67A	54 B	F13	1 f	grey
68A	55 B	F14	2 f	olive yellow
69A	56 B	F15	3 f	orange
70A	57 B	F16	4 f	violet
71A	58 B	F17	5 f	emerald green
72A	59 B	F18	6 f	dark brown
73A	60 B	F19	10 f	carmine rose
74A	61 B	F20	20 f	brown
75A	62 B	F21	25 f	light blue
76A	63 B	F22	30 f	dark orange
77A	64 B	F23	35 f	reddish purple
78A	65 B	F24	50 f	purple carmine
79A	66 B	F25	60 f	olive green

1900–1901 King Franz Joseph

Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
80	67 A	G	1 Kr	brownish red
80A*	67 B	G1	1 Kr	brownish red
81	68 A	G2	2 Kr	greyish blue
81A*	68 B	G3	2 Kr	greyish blue
82	69 A	G4	3 Kr	bluish green
82A*	69 B	G5	3 Kr	bluish green
83	70 A	G6	5 Kr	brownish purple
83A*	70 B	G7	5 Kr	brownish purple
80‑83				Set (* Stamp not included in this set)

1901

1901 Newspaper Stamp

Issued: 1. January
Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: Imperforated

The 2-fillér newspaper stamp of the korona currency shows the combined Hungarian arms under the crown with laurel branches; it was designed by Rudolf Boross.

To speed up newspaper delivery, publishers were now allowed to cancel the stamps themselves before posting – to prevent fraud the cancel had to include the date – and papers such as Budapesti Hírlap and Pesti Hírlap had the cancellation printed onto whole sheets at the printing works. Like nearly all Hungarian newspaper stamps it was issued imperforate.

Sources: Wikikönyvek: 1900. évi magyar bélyegek, Wikipédia (hu): Hírlapbélyeg

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
84	71	H	2 f	orange

1901 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - New Colors

Issued: 20. May
Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Description
85	72 Aa	F26	6 f	yellowish olive
85A	72 Ba	F28	6 f	yellowish olive	Perf: 11½
85Aa	72 Bb	F29	6 f	greenish olive	Perf: 11½
85a	72 Ab	F27	6 f	greenish olive

1904

1904 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - New Value

Issued: 1. January
Watermark: 3 – Circles and crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Description	Mint	Used
86	73 A	F30	12 f	violet
86A	73 B	F102	12 f	violet	Perf: 11½

1904 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - New Watermark

Issued: November
Watermark: 4 – Crown seen from above
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
87	74 A	F31	1 f	grey
88	75 A	F32	2 f	olive yellow
89	76 A	F33	3 f	orange
90	77 A	F34	5 f	light green
91	78 A	F35	6 f	olive green
92	79 A	F36	10 f	carmine rose
93	80 A	F37	12 f	violet
94	81 A	F38	20 f	brown
95	82 A	F39	25 f	light blue
96	83 A	F40	30 f	brownish orange
97	84 A	F41	35 f	purple
98	85 Aa	F42	50 f	purple red
98a*	85 Ab	F43	50 f	wine red
99	86 A	F44	60 f	olive green
87‑99				Set (* Stamp not included in this set)
88‑99

1904 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - Different Perforation

Watermark: 4 – Crown seen from above
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
87A	74 B	F45	1 f	grey
88A	75 B	F46	2 f	olive yellow
89A	76 B	F47	3 f	orange
90A	77 B	F48	5 f	light green
91A	78 B	F49	6 f	olive green
92A	79 B	F50	10 f	carmine rose
93A	80 B	F51	12 f	violet
94A	81 B	F52	20 f	brown
95A	82 B	F53	25 f	light blue
96A	83 B	F54	30 f	brownish orange
97A	84 B	F55	35 f	purple
98A	85 B	F56	50 f	purple red
99A	86 B	F57	60 f	olive green

1904–1906 King Franz Joseph - Different Watermark

Watermark: 4 – Crown seen from above
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 12 x 11½

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Description
100	87 A	G8	1 Kr	brownish red
100A*	87 B	G9	1 Kr	brownish red	Perf: 15
101	88 A	G10	2 Kr	greyish blue
101A*	88 C	G11	2 Kr	greyish blue	Perf: 11½
101B*	88 B	G12	2 Kr	brownish red	Perf: 15
102	89 A	G13	5 Kr	dark purple
100‑102					Set (* Stamp not included in this set)

1904 Newspaper Stamp - Different Watermark

Issued: November
Watermark: 4 – Crown seen from above
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: Imperforated

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
103	90	H1	2 f	red

1908

1908 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - New Watermark

Issued: 1. July
Watermark: 5 – Crown with rings, round crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
104	91 X	F58	1 f	grey
105	92 X	F59	2 f	olive yellow
106	93 X	F60	3 f	orange
107	94 X	F61	5 f	light green
108	95 X	F62	6 f	olive green
109	96 X	F63	10 f	carmine rose
110	97 X	F64	12 f	violet
111	99 X	F65	20 f	brown
112	100 X	F66	25 f	blue
113	101 X	F67	30 f	brownish orange
114	102 X	F68	35 f	purple
115	103 X	F69	50 f	purple red
116	104 X	F70	60 f	olive green
104‑116				Set

1908 King Franz Joseph - Different Watermark

Issued: 1. July
Watermark: 5 – Crown with rings, round crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
117	105 X	G14	1 Kr	brownish red
118	106 X	G15	2 Kr	greyish blue
117‑118				Set

1908 Newspaper Stamp - Different Watermark

Issued: 1. July
Watermark: 5 – Crown with rings, round crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: Imperforated

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
119	108 X	H2	2 f	reddish

1909

1909–1913 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - Different Watermark

Watermark: 6 – Crown with rings, angular crown
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
120	91 Y	F71	1 f	grey
121	92 Y	F72	2 f	olive yellow
122	93 Y	F73	3 f	orange
123	94 Y	F74	5 f	light green
124	95 Y	F75	6 f	olive green
125	96 Y	F76	10 f	carmine rose
126	97 Y	F77	12 f	violet
127	98 Y	F78	16 f	greyish green
128	99 Y	F79	20 f	brown
129	100 Y	F80	25f	blue
130	101 Y	F81	30f	brownish orange
131	102 Y	F82	35f	purple
132	103 Y	F83	50f	purple red
133	104 Y	F84	60f	olive green
120‑128				Set
120‑133

1909–1913 King Franz Joseph - Different Watermark

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
134	105 Y	G16	1Kr	brownish red
135	106 Y	G17	2Kr	greyish blue
136	107 Y	G18	5Kr	brownish purple
134‑136

1909 Newspaper Stamp - Different Watermark

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
137	108 Y	H3	2f	reddish