Postage stamps 1913–1918

Hungary · From the flood overprints to the end of the monarchy · 136 stamps

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1913

1913 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - Different Watermark

Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Description
138	109 X	F85	1 f	greyish violet
138A*	109 Y	F113	1f	greyish violet	WM 7 Sideways
139	110 X	F86	2 f	olive yellow
139A*	110 Y	F103	2f	olive yellow	WM 7 Sideways
140	111 X	F87	3 f	orange
141	112 X	F88	5 f	light green
141A*	112 Y	F104	5f	light green	WM 7 Sideways
142	113 X	F89	6 f	olive grey
142A*	113 Y	F105	6f	olive grey	WM 7 Sideways
143	114 X	F90	10 f	rose
143A*	114 Y	F106	10f	rose	WM 7 Sideways
144	115 X	F91	12 f	violet
144A*	115 Y	F107	12f	violet	WM 7 Sideways
145	116 X	F92	16 f	greyish green
146	117 X	F93	20 f	brown
146A*	117 Y	F108	20f	brown	WM 7 Sideways
147	118 X	F94	25 f	ultramarine
148	119 X	F95	30 f	brownish orange
148A*	119 Y	F109	30f	brownish orange	WM 7 Sideways
149	120 X	F96	35 f	purple
149A*	120 Y	F110	35f	purple	WM 7 Sideways
150	121 X	F97	50 f	purple red	Blue Paper
150A*	121 Y	F111	50f	purple red	WM 7 Sideways
151		F98	60 f	olive green
151A*		F112	60f	olive green	WM 7 Sideways
152		F99	60 f	olive green
138‑152					Set (* Stamp not included in this set)

1913 King Franz Joseph - Different Watermark

Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
153	124	G19	1 Kr	brownish red
154	125	G20	2 Kr	greyish blue
155	126	G21	5 Kr	brownish purple
153‑155				Set

1913 Newspaper Stamp - Different Watermark

Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: Imperforated

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
156	127	H4	2 f	reddish

1913 Aid to Flood Victims

Issued: 20. November
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 14

After the great flood of 1913 Turul stamps were overprinted 'árvízkárosultaknak külön' – extra, for the flood victims – and sold at a premium for those affected.

In 1914 they were overprinted again, 'Hadi segély', as war aid for widows and orphans.

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Charity issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
157	128	I	1+2 f	greyish black
158	129	I1	2+2 f	olive yellow
159	130	I2	3+2 f	orange
160	131	I3	5+2 f	light green
161	132	I4	6+2 f	olive grey
162	133	I5	10+2 f	carmine
163	134	I6	12+2 f	violet
164	135	I7	16+2 f	greyish green
165	136	I8	20+2 f	brown
166	137	I9	25+2 f	ultramarine
167	138	I10	30+2 f	brownish orange
168	139	I11	35+2 f	violet
169	140	I12	50+2 f	purple red
170	141	I13	60+2 f	olive green
171	142	J	1+2 Kr	brownish red
172	143	J1	2+2 Kr	dark blue
173	144	J2	5+2 Kr	brownish purple
157‑169
157‑173				Set

1914

1914 Aid to Flood Victims Stamps of 1913 Overprinted "Hadi segély" and Surcharged - Military Aid for Widows and Orphans

Issued: 7. October
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 14

Right at the start of the war the 1913 flood stamps were overprinted again with 'Hadi segély' – war aid – and 'özvegyeknek és árváknak két (2) fillér': the 2-fillér surcharge went to the widows and orphans of the fallen.

The 5 and 10 f appeared on 7 October 1914, the rest of the 17 values on 1 November 1914.

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Charity Issues, StampWorld: Hungary 1914 – Hadi segély

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
174	145	K	1+2 f	greyish violet
175	146	K1	2+2 f	olive yellow
176	147	K2	3+2 f	orange
177	148	K3	5+2 f	light green
178	149	K4	6+2 f	olive grey
179	150	K5	10+2 f	carmine
180	151	K6	12+2 f	violet
181	152	K7	16+2 f	greyish green
182	153	K8	20+2 f	brown
183	154	K9	25+2 f	ultramarine
184	155	K10	30+2 f	brownish orange
185	156	K11	35+2 f	violet
186	157	K12	50+2 f	purple red
187	158	K13	60+2 f	olive green
188	159	L	1+2 Kr/f	brownish red
189	160	L1	2+2 Kr/f	dark blue
190	161	L2	5+2 Kr/f	brownish purple
174‑190				Set

1915

1915 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen & King Franz Joseph - Stamps of 1913 Overprinted and Surcharged

Issued: 1. January
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 14

As stocks of the flood stamps had run out, in January 1915 the same 'Hadi segély' overprint with a 2-fillér surcharge for widows and orphans was put on ordinary 1913 Turul stamps as well – hence the name Hadi segély II.

The reason for the second issue (the flood stamps running out) is not stated outright in the sources; treat it as likely rather than certain.

Sources

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Charity Issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
191	162	M	1+2 f	greyish violet
192	163	M1	2+2 f	olive yellow
193	164	M2	3+2 f	orange
194	165	M3	5+2 f	light green
195	166	M4	6+2 f	olive grey
196	167	M5	10+2 f	rose
197	168	M6	12+2 f	violet
198	169	M7	16+2 f	greyish green
199	170	M8	20+2 f	brown
200	171	M9	25+2 f	ultramarine
201	172	M10	30+2 f	brownish orange
202	173	M11	35+2 f	purple
203	174	M12	50+2 f	purple red
204	175	M13	60+2 f	olive green
205	176	N	1+2 Kr/f	brownish orange
206	177	N1	2+2 Kr/f	dark blue
207	178	N2	5+2 Kr/f	brownish purple
191‑207				Set

1916

1916 Postal Savings Stamp

Issued: 1. July
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed	Mint	Used
208	179	AA	10 f	dark purple	3 519 500

1916 Express Stamp

Issued: 1. July
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

Hungary's 1916 express stamp is headed MAGYAR KIR. POSTA and has the word SÜRGŐS (urgent) in red in the centre. After the republic was proclaimed it was overprinted KÖZTÁRSASÁG in 1919, and later that year it appeared with the new inscription MAGYAR POSTA.

Sources

Sources: Stamp Encyclopedia: Hungary – back of the book issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed	Mint	Used
209	180	AB	2 f	olive	5 958 000

1916 Turul over Crown of Saint Stephen - New Values

Issued: 1. October
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour
210	181	F100	70 f	brown/black on green
211	182	F101	80 f	dark purple/black
210‑211				Set

1916 Reaper - White Numerals. Inscription "MAGYAR KIR.POSTA" - Kingdom of Hungary Postage

Issued: 1. October
Watermark: None
Perforation: 15

The new postal tariff took effect on 1 October 1916, and that day the first Reaper stamps appeared – just the 10 and 15 fillér, with a white numeral on a coloured ground.

From 1 November 1916 the full Reaper and Parliament series followed, and both values were then printed like the rest, with the numeral in the stamp's colour. The white-numeral stamps were overprinted in 1917–18 for Archduke Joseph's war exhibition.

Sources: Magyar Posta: 100 éves az Arató–Parlament bélyegsorozat, Hungarian Stamps: Harvesters Issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
212	186	AH	10 f	rose	16 094 000
213	187	AH1	15 f	violet	16 094 000
212‑213				Set

1916 War Charity Stamps

Issued: 15. November
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

After the overprinted flood-relief and ordinary Turul stamps of 1914 and 1915, further war-charity stamps appeared on 15 November 1916 – the 10+2 and 15+2 fillér.

The 40+2 f followed only on 1 May 1917; it is usually counted with the set, but according to T. Clayton it does not really belong to it.

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Charity Issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
214	183	AE	10+2 f	rose	7 716 000
215	184	AF	15+2 f	violet	7 716 000
216	185	AG	40+2 f	dark red	7 716 000
214‑216				Set

1916 Coronation of Queen Zita & King Karl IV

Issued: 30. December
Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

Charles IV was crowned King of Hungary on 30 December 1916 in the Matthias Church in Buda. Prime Minister István Tisza asked for stamps with portraits of the royal couple, the king agreed on 15 December, and they appeared on coronation day, valid until 31 December 1917.

Charles was the last crowned King of Hungary.

Sources: Otto von Habsburg Foundation: A royalist stamp designer, Wikipedia: Coronation of the Hungarian monarch

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
217	188	AJ	10 f	violet	1 100 000
218	189	AK	15 f	rose	1 100 000
217‑218				Set

1916 Reaper - Inscription "MAGYAR KIR.POSTA"

Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 15

Hungary's new definitives came with the postal tariff in force from 1 October 1916 and, after seventeen years, replaced the Turul. The lower values (2–40 f) show reapers – the design of Ödön Tull, winner of a 1909 competition – and the higher ones (50 f – 10 K) the Parliament building in Budapest after Vilmos Brandmayer, who came third.

The Parliament stamps were printed in two colours. The series outlived the monarchy: in 1918 the new republic overprinted it 'Köztársaság' (Republic).

Sources: Magyar Posta: 100 éves az Arató–Parlament bélyegsorozat, Hungarian Stamps: Parliament Issues, Stamp Encyclopedia: Hungary – 1871-1944 issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
219	190	AH2	2 f	ochre
220	191	AH3	3 f	reddish purple
221	192	AH4	5 f	green	16 094 000
222	193	AH5	6 f	greenish blue
223	194	AH6	10 f	rose
224	195	AH7	15 f	violet	16 094 000
225	196	AH8	20 f	brown
226	197	AH9	25 f	ultramarine
227	198	AH10	35 f	reddish brown
228	199	AH11	40 f	olive green
219‑228				Set

1917

1917 Parliament, Budapest - Inscription: "MAGYAR KIR.POSTA"

Watermark: 7 – Chain of double crosses
Schematic – shows the device, not its exact proportions
Perforation: 14

The Parliament stamps were printed in two colours. The series outlived the monarchy: in 1918 the new republic overprinted it 'Köztársaság' (Republic).

Sources: Magyar Posta: 100 éves az Arató–Parlament bélyegsorozat, Hungarian Stamps: Parliament Issues, Stamp Encyclopedia: Hungary – 1871-1944 issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
229	200	AV	50 f	purple/light purple	2 180 000
230	201	AV1	75 f	blue/light blue	2 180 000
231	202	AV2	80 f	green/light green	2 180 000
232	203	AV3	1 Kr	dark red/red	2 180 000
233	204	AV4	2 Kr	brown/light brown	2 180 000
234	205	AV5	3 Kr	violet/grey	2 180 000
235	206	AV6	5 Kr	dark brown/brown	2 180 000
236	207	AV7	10 Kr	purple brown/light purple	2 180 000
229‑236				Set

1917 Reaper Stamps of 1916 Overprinted - Archduke Gen. Joseph's Military Exhibition

Issued: 15. September
Watermark: None
Perforation: 15

For Archduke Joseph's war exhibition the white-numeral Reaper stamps were overprinted in Hungarian (in translation, 'Archduke Joseph, Colonel General.

War Exhibition') with a surcharge of 1 korona. The 10 f appeared on 15 September 1917 and the 15 f only on 1 May 1918; 560,000 of each were printed.

Sources: Hungarian Stamps: Charity Issues, Hungarian Stamps: Harvesters Issues

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Description	Printed
237	208	BD	10+1 f/Kr	rose	215	560 000
238	209	BD1	15+1 f/Kr	violet	216	560 000
237‑238

1918

1918 Airmail - Parliament Stamps of 1917 Surcharged

Hungary's first airmail stamps appeared on 4 July 1918 for the air post from Budapest to Vienna and on to Kraków and Lviv: two Parliament stamps of 1916 were overprinted REPÜLŐ POSTA with new values of 1 K 50 f and 4 K 50 f. The air fee was 1 K 50 f per stage – once to Vienna, twice to Kraków, three times to Lviv – plus a 1-korona handling fee and 60 fillér for express.

They were sold only until 24 July 1918, with 70,000 of each printed; the Vienna–Budapest line flew twice a day, but complications and accidents ended it after a few weeks.

Sources: Wikikönyvek: 1918. évi magyar bélyegek, Hungarian Stamps: Parliament Issues, Austria-Forum: 100 Jahre Flugpost

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
239	210	BF	1.50/75Kr	blue/light blue	70 000
240	211	BF1	4.50/2Kr	brown/light brown	70 000
239‑240

1918 King Karl IV & Queen Zita

On 30 August 1918 Hungary issued a new series with portraits of the royal couple designed by Imre Földes: King Charles IV on the 10–25 fillér and Queen Zita on the 40 and 50 fillér.

They were on sale only until 23 November 1918 – soon after they appeared the Aster Revolution broke out and a people's republic was proclaimed. The stamps in circulation, the Zita values included, were then overprinted in black 'Köztársaság' (Republic).

Sources: Habsburg Ottó Alapítvány: 'I would design a memorial stamp for Queen Zita', Wikikönyvek: 1918. évi magyar bélyegek

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Printed
241	213	BI	10f	cinnabar	650 000
242	214	BI1	15f	violet	650 000
243	215	BI2	20f	dark brown	650 000
244	216	BI3	25f	light blue	650 000
245	217	BM	40f	olive	650 000
246	218	BM1	50f	purple	650 000
241‑246

1918 Reaper - Inscription "MAGYAR KIR.POSTA"

Issued: 1. September
Watermark: None
Perforation: 15

SW	Michel	Type	Value	Colour	Mint	Used
247	212	AH12	4f	bluish green