Hungary: Stamps

What we do know is that it is a label.

We also know that it isn't a fantasy label because it was issued by a legitimate postal authority.

What we don't seem to be clear on, at least in my mind, is the question: Are all labels Cinderellas?

That brings us back to the definitional discussion.
As one might expect, others will view the world differently.

Hungary:
The "Three Pin Punctures"

Anyone considering collecting this discipline will be endeavouring to collect 79 stamps in all.



Aptly described by Mr. Jay Carrigan. US

Nice ones Steve!

"until after Ive completed the D through G countries"

I suppose you are aware, collectors rarely see age past 105, will you make it to "H" by then ?

I guess you can pass all your "Z" Zimbabwe over to me.

Nice Stamps Steve !   I have made a special page for these,   and keep all that come across my desk.

Richard C Witt   has a page courtesy of  Riga Stamps
www.cinderellas.info/wittcoll/collection.htm

Let us know before your 105th Birthday,  and I'll send a card.

Wow.  Well spotted Sire.
20/20 vision.

let me guess...Adam was actually right handed?

The Hungarian postal administration came up with the idea to perforate the 1921-24 issues with a pyramid shaped 3 hole punch applied to the 2 central columns of the stamp sheets.
They felt this would discourage dealers and collectors who would then pay the postal admin a 10% surcharge over face value to obtain full un-punched sheets.
This seemed a viable alternative to loosing 20% in punched stamps which they felt collectors would have no interest in.
It did work (temporarily) and most punched stamps were discarded after postal use by collectors but eventually they became very collectable.

Specialized catalogs will list them as the Hármas Lyukkal (with 3 holes) stamps with a premium CV.
There are some rare inverted pyramids and apparently no forgeries - for now.
I suspect that they may be undervalued as they are rarely seen on auctions.


They should not be confused with the C172 which was 3 hole punched for regular mail use.


Other country stamps show up with the pyramid punch but these are most likely remainders or revenues.

Here is my sole contribution to this thread on Hungarian stamps. I think this is all I have! Issued in small sheetlets of 3, which perusing this thread is usual for a number of their issues. Bought at the Capex '78 show in Toronto 40 (!!) years ago! I missed celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the show a couple weeks ago!

I tried the PMGS StampFix for the first time on this - not too bad!

Of course, this is yet another project - re-mount on 8-½ x 11 card stock. They are on over-sized, multiple-holed Lindner album pages, that used to hold my Jersey collection.


I bought so many stamps from most of the different countries at the show, plus a few from dealers. There were scads of displays, the only one I remember though is Canada's #3, the 12p black Queen Victoria It was my 1st time attending a stamp show & it was amazing. I just wish I had taken photos as well.

25 years worth of stamps from Hungary have dropped in my mailbox. The 70's & 80's appeared there today, I'll post the others later. I think I posted 1960 elsewhere, but may as well here too. I'll probably buy the 90's as well, but may wait until the new year. I am missing 1970, 1971, 1986, 1987 & 1989, so I'll be one the lookout for those one of these days when I get them mounted. That probably won't be for a while as I'll need even more mounts to get them all up. Lots of singles, souvenir sheets, a few strips and a booklet or two are included in these offerings from Magyar Posta. No imperforates unfortunately...

EDIT: The year packs are in sealed packages, and they all look to be in excellent shape.

I have been talking a lot about my present inventory of Magyar Posta stamps  and the fact I was sending all my "dups" to brightonpete because I know he bought the 1960s etc.

A first mailing to Pete is on the way to Ontario as we speak.
After working on Hungary today, I am up to 677 stamps in Inventory and have another 200 "dups" for Pete (last stamp is year 1948). As soon as I finish the Officials, more dups will accompany my 2nd mailing. My Ontario friend will not only have more dups but they are individually numbered, Scott cat. saving him lots of time in the Catalog !!!!

I am eager he receives the 1st shipment of older stamps - a gesture for a Canadian friend. I already have the 677 stamps in Album as my late dad bought these in the 1960s as part of many collections I own presently.

René

Welcome Pete brightonpete and the 1st and future batch are all identified with Scott numbers - easy for you to inventory and put in album !!!
So easy - I wish it was like that for all WW stamps 
René

Resolutions? I gave up on those years ago! I just carry on as if it was just another day!

Well, René, you know the old saying "Be careful what you wish for!"  It will still be some time in the future, as I doubt that I will have time over my Christmas break to do any real work on these.  But if I do decide to do it, I will bring the accumulation back to France with me and start to work on it during 2019.

So, René, when it comes to Hungary do you need any of the 1940s overprinted and surcharged issues?  My Dad had a lot of those in his collection, and they are outside of my time period, so....