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NEW STAMPS

EASTER 2025

18 March 2025

Magyar Posta is celebrating Christianity’s most important feast, Easter, by issuing a definitive stamp.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PATENT FILING OF THE RUBIK’S CUBE®

30 January 2025

The Rubik’s Cube® stamp set can be assembled after purchase.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PATENT FILING OF THE RUBIK’S CUBE®

30 January 2025

Magyar Posta is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the patenting of the Rubik’s Cube® with a stamp issue.

ANNUAL STAMP SET

2024

18 December 2024

On the completion of its annual stamp issuance programme, Magyar Posta has produced an exclusive compilation of its 2024 stamps in Hungarian, English and German entitled Annual Stamp Set 2024.

CHINESE HOROSCOPE: 2025 – THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE

21 January 2025

For the twelfth time, Magyar Posta is issuing a miniature sheet using motifs from the Chinese horoscope.

THE TRADITION OF LIPIZZAN HORSE BREEDING IN HUNGARY-set

5 December 2024

Alongside the three editions of the souvenir sheet, the stamp set also contains a monochrome version, which can only be purchased as part of the set.

THE TRADITION OF LIPIZZAN HORSE BREEDING IN HUNGARY

5 December 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a special souvenir sheet to celebrate the tradition of Lipizzan horse breeding in Hungary.

HARRY HOUDINI WAS BORN 150 YEARS AGO

29 November 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a unique special souvenir sheet to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous escapologist Harry Houdini. Twenty

ESTABLISHING CONSULAR RELATIONS BETWEEN HUNGARY AND EGYPT

28 November 2024

Magyar Posta and Egypt Post are jointly issuing a commemorative souvenir sheet to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of consular relations between the two countries.

HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC AND SPORT PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION

15 November 2024

Magyar Posta is marking the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian Olympic and Sport Philatelic Association (MOSFIT) by issuing a thematic personalised stamp.

HUNGARIAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION

14 November 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a promotional personalised stamp to commemorate the centenary of the foundation of the Hungarian Paediatric Association.

100 YEARS OF THE HUNGARIAN TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION

20 September 2024

Magyar Posta is commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the Hungarian Table Tennis Association by issuing a stamp.

Sárvár Arena

20 September 2024

Magyar Posta is continuing to issue thematic personalised stamps in 2024. Two stamps with a label featuring eminent Hungarian philatelists and a stamp of the Sárvár Arena are being issued in connection with the events of the 97th Stamp Day held in Sárvár.

EMINENT PHILATELISTS IX Gábor Visnyovszki

20 September 2024

EMINENT PHILATELISTS VIII Gábor Voloncs

20 September 2024

97TH STAMP DAY: SÁRVÁR PAIR

20 September 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a pair of special stamps with different denominations and a numbered souvenir sheet with a surcharge to celebrate the 97th Stamp Day, which will be held at the Sárvár Aréna in Sárvár between 20 and 22 September 2024.

97TH STAMP DAY: SÁRVÁR

20 September 2024

HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 2024 SET

26 July 2024

Magyar Posta Zrt. is issuing a stamp to mark the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. After 2011, Hungary will again hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2024. The miniature sheet and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes.

THE 150-YEAR-OLD PAINTING BY PÁL SZINYEI MERSE: LADY IN VIOLET SET

10th September 2024

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the completion of Pál Szinyei Merse’s masterpiece, Lady in Violet, by issuing a special souvenir sheet. The special souvenir sheet and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek. The souvenir sheet was produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

THE 150-YEAR-OLD PAINTING BY PÁL SZINYEI MERSE: LADY IN VIOLET

10th September 2024

45TH FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD

5 August 2024

Magyar Posta is marking the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, which is being held in Budapest between 10. and 23. September 2024, with a stamp issue. Forty thousand copies of the special stamp designed by Lounge Design Kft. were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 2024

26 July 2024

Magyar Posta Zrt. is issuing a stamp to mark the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. After 2011, Hungary will again hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2024. Thirty thousand copies of the miniature sheet designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes were produced by the printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

150 YEARS OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION

24 July 2024

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Universal Postal Union with a stamp issue. Forty thousand copies of the black numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red numbered imperforated souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist György Kara were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The

RAILWAY HISTORY ANNIVERSARIES

12 July 2024

Magyar Posta is marking the two railway history anniversaries of 2024 with the issue of a commemorative miniature sheet. The Cogwheel Railway on Sváb Hill is 150 years old and the production of steam engine no. 424 started 100 years ago.

THE CENTRAL BANK OF HUNGARY IS 100 YEARS OLD

24 June 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp to commemorate the centenary of the foundation of Hungary’s central bank, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Over the past hundred years, the central bank of Hungary has always used its experience to help the country prosper.

EUROPA2024: UNDERWATER FAUNA AND FLORA

20 June 2024

Each year the members of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurop) issue stamps on a common theme, which in 2024 is underwater fauna & flora. The “EUROPA stamp” is one of the most popular themes for collectors and issues bearing the official logo are among the most sought-after new stamps.

FOR YOUTH 2024: HUNGARIAN HUNTING DOG BREEDS

20 June 2024

In 2024 Magyar Posta is issuing a For Youth miniature sheet entitled Hungarian Hunting Dog Breeds.

CARTOON AND FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS V: MEKK ELEK THE JACK OF ALL TRADES

13th June 2024

The puppet series Mekk Elek the Jack of All Trades is featured on Magyar Posta’s numbered special souvenir sheet on the theme of cartoon and fairy tale characters.

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMP 2024/1 KORDA 85

8 May 2024

On the occasion of György Korda’s 85th birthday, György Korda and Klári Balázs are giving a birthday concert show on 11 May 2024 at the Papp László Budapest Sport Arena.

KINCSEM WAS BORN 150 YEARS AGO

3 May 2024

Magyar Posta is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous racehorse Kincsem by issuing a special stamp.

33RD SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES, PARIS 2024

6 May 2024

Magyar Posta is marking the largest event in the world of sport, the Summer Olympic Games, being held for the 33rd time, on this occasion in Paris, with a stamp issue.

MICHAEL KOVÁTS DE FABRICZY WAS BORN 300 YEARS AGO

9 May 2024

IMagyar Posta is commemorating the tercentenary of the birth and the 245th anniversary of the heroic death of Michael Kováts de Fabriczy by issuing a promotional personalised stamp.

IBLOOD DONATION

13 May 2024

Magyar Posta is releasing a special stamp to draw attention to the importance of blood donation. Forty thousand copies of the stamp with an artistic interpretation designed by the graphic artist Nóra Horváth were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

IVÁN SZENES WAS BORN 100 YEARS AGO

25 April 2024

Magyar Posta is commemorating the centenary of the birth of the Hungarian writer, songwriter, dramaturge, playwright, EMeRTon Prize-winner and Artist of Merit Iván Szenes by issuing a special stamp.

INDIGENOUS HUNGARIAN POULTRY BREEDS III

25 March 2024

BARON FRIGYES PODMANICZKY WAS BORN 200 YEARS AGO

25 March 2024

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baron Frigyes Podmaniczky by issuing a special stamp.

BLESSED LÁSZLÓ BATTHYÁNY-STRATTMANN

25 March 2024

Magyar Posta, in cooperation with the Hungarian Batthyány Foundation, is honouring the memory of the Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann by issuing a commemorative stamp.

COUNT ISTVÁN BETHLEN WAS BORN 150 YEARS AGO

25 March 2024

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Count István Bethlen, one of Hungary’s most influential politicians between the two world wars.

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HUNGARY AND LUXEMBOURG

12 March 2024

Magyar Posta and Post Luxembourg are issuing a joint commemorative souvenir sheet to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

HUNGARIAN ROCK CLASSICS V: EDDA MŰVEK

4 March 2024

Magyar Posta is continuing its series on Hungarian rock classics by presenting the band EDDA Művek, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its foundation in 2024. Forty thousand copies of the black-numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red-numbered imperforated souvenir sheets.

EASTER 2024

20 February 2024

Magyar Posta is celebrating Christianity’s most important feast, Easter, by issuing a definitive stamp. This year, the self-adhesive stamp with no value indication bearing the inscription “Domestic”, the first day cover and the postmark show graphic compositions related to Easter designed by the graphic artist Gábor Márián.

CHINESE HOROSCOPE: 2024 THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON

1 February 2024

For the eleventh time, Magyar Posta is issuing a miniature sheet using motifs from the Chinese horoscope. This release shows the coming period from 10 February 2024 until 28 January 2025, that is the Year of the Dragon.

ANNUAL STAMP SET 2023

12 December 2023

On the completion of its annual stamp issuance programme, Magyar Posta has produced an exclusive compilation of its 2023 stamps in Hungarian.

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMP - Éva Csepregi Lifetime Achievement Concert

29 November 2023

Éva Csepregi, an outstanding figure of Hungarian pop music, has celebrated her 70th birthday in 2023 and will give a lifetime achievement concert at Budapest’s Papp László Sport Arena on 6 January 2024.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN HUNGARY AND THAILAND

29 November 2023

Magyar Posta and Thailand Post are issuing a joint commemorative souvenir sheet to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Thailand.

CHRISTMAS 2023

stamp

17 October 2023

For sending seasonal greetings in 2023, Magyar Posta is issuing a self-adhesive definitive stamp marked Domestic as the indication of value in standard and special editions. The standard edition is in sheets of fifty stamps, while the special edition is a miniature sheet of five stamps.

CHRISTMAS 2023

special miniature sheet

17 October 2023

220TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FERENC DEÁk souvenir sheet

17 October 2023

Magyar Posta is releasing a new issue to commemorate the 220th anniversary of the birth of Ferenc Deák. The black-numbered perforated edition and the red-numbered imperforated edition of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes were produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

220TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF FERENC DEÁK imperforated souvenir sheet

17 October 2023

TREASURES OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL

MUSEUM set

30 August 2023

Magyar Posta presents six exceptional artworks kept by the Hungarian National Museum on special souvenir sheets. The souvenir sheets and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist Glória Hefelle.

TREASURES OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM souvenir sheet

30 August 2023

CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION AND SAINT ADALBERT – ESZTERGOM

18 August 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp in honour of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Adalbert being restored. Fifty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Ferenc Szabó were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

BUDAPEST 150TH ANNIVERSARY

18 August 2023

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the coming into being of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, by issuing a special numbered souvenir sheet. Fifty thousand copies of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist Orsolya Kara were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

SAINT STEPHEN’S HALL

set

18 August 2023

Magyar Posta presents Saint Stephen’s Hall on a special souvenir sheet. The souvenir sheet and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz. The souvenir sheets were produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

SAINT STEPHEN’S HALL

souvenir sheet

18 August 2023

VESZPRÉM-BALATON 2023 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE miniature sheet

2 August 2023

Magyar Posta is marking the events of the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture by issuing a stamp. The black-numbered perforated edition and the red-numbered imperforated edition of the souvenir sheet as well as the miniature sheet designed by the graphic artist Luca Lakatos were produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

VESZPRÉM-BALATON 2023 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE souvenir sheet

2 August 2023

THE SZERENCS CHOCOLATE FACTORY IS 100 YEARS OLD

7 July 2023

Magyar Posta is marking the centenary of the foundation of the chocolate factory in Szerencs by issuing a pair of self-adhesive special stamps. In addition to the standard edition of the special stamps having the shape of ‘cat’s tongue’ chocolates, a special edition of chocolate-scented stamps in the form of a miniature sheet of six stamps is also being released. The stamps and the graphics of its accompanying cover and postmark were designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz. The stamp pair and the miniature sheet were produced by Codex Értékpapírnyomda Zrt.

POSTAL HISTORY VI: THE POSTCODE IS 50 YEARS OLD

7 July 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a new definitive stamp in the series Postal History. The self-adhesive stamp with no value indication, bearing the inscription “Domestic”, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the postcode in Hungary. The stamp and the graphics of its accompanying cover and postmark were designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz and produced by Pátria Nyomda Zrt.

21ST TEMAFILA STAMP EXHIBITION

30 June 2023

Magyar Posta is continuing to issue thematic personalised stamps in 2023. The two latest stamps with a label are connected to the events to be held in Tata, the 96th Stamp Day, the 17th ELGYŰSZ stamp exhibition and the 21st TEMAFILA stamp exhibition. For each theme, 12,250 copies of the stamp with a label designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced.

17TH ELGYŰSZ STAMP EXHIBITION

30 June 2023

96TH STAMP DAY: TATA

30 June 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a pair of special stamps with different denominations and a numbered souvenir sheet with a surcharge to mark the 96th Stamp Day, which will be held together with the 19th Elgyűsz and 21st Temafila philately exhibitions at the Güntner Aréna, Tata, between 30 June and 2 July 2023. The new issues designed by the graphic artist Nóra Horváth were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

VISEGRÁD, 700 YEARS A ROYAL SEAT

19 June 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a promotional personalised stamp to celebrate Visegrád, known as a royal seat for 700 years. Thirty-five thousand copies of the philatelic novelty made by printing on the label part of the Your Own Stamp personalised stamp were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda.

ANNIVERSARIES OF THE ARCHIVES

19 June 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a pair of special stamps to mark two distinguished anniversaries of the National Archives of Hungary in 2023. The strip of two stamps was designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek and produced at ANY Printing Company

CARTOON AND FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS V: TV TEDDY

8 June 2023

On Magyar Posta’s numbered special souvenir sheet issued on the theme Cartoon and Fairy Tale Characters, the main character of the lead-in sequence for The Bedtime Story, the TV Teddy, is shown. The TV Teddy was the creation of the writer Ágnes Bálint and the puppet designer Ottó Foky and was made in the MTVA’s former studio. Fifty thousand copies of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist István Weisenburger were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

budapest 2023 world athletics championship

12 May 2023

Magyar Posta Zrt. is issuing a special stamp to mark the 2023 World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest. Forty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new stamp will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 12 May 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

MIHÁLY CSOKONAI VITÉZ WAS BORN 250 YEARS AGO

9 May 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp to honour the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet Mihály Csokonai Vitéz. Forty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Katalin Bódi were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 9 May 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

HISTORY OF CLOTHING IV

9 May 2023

Magyar Posta is continuing its stamp series History of Clothing by presenting two 19th-century outfits. Twenty thousand copies of the new issue were produced based on the design of the graphic artist István Weisenburger by the Pénzjegynyomda printing company. It will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 9 May 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

EUROPA 2023: PEACE – THE HIGHEST VALUE OF HUMANITY

9 May 2023

Each year the members of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurop) issue stamps on a common theme to present the identical values of their states. The “EUROPA” stamp is still one of the most popular themes for collectors, and issues bearing the official logo are among the most sought-after new stamps. In 2023 the member states elaborate the theme of peace in their stamps. The Hungarian miniature sheet containing two pairs of stamps was designed by the graphic artist Boglárka Nádi and 20,000 copies were produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 9 May 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMP 2023/3 Pope Francis in Hungary, 2023

27 April 2023

In honour of Pope Francis visiting Hungary, Magyar Posta is issuing a thematic personalised stamp. Available for sale from 27 April 2023 at Filaposta and Magyar Posta’s online store while stocks last.

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMPS 2023/1-2

4 April 2023

Magyar Posta is continuing to issue thematic personalised stamps in 2023. This year again four new stamps with labels are due to be released, two of which are to be issued on 4 April 2023 as part of the Eminent Philatelists series. For each theme, 12,250 copies of the stamp with a label designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced. They may be purchased at Filaposta and from Magyar Posta’s online store while stocks last.

150 YEARS OF CITY STATUS FOR KAPOSVÁR

4 April 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a promotional personalised stamp to celebrate Kaposvár. Thirty-five thousand copies of the philatelic novelty made by printing on the label part of the Your Own Stamp personalised stamp were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. It can be purchased at Filaposta and designated post offices or ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 4 April 2023.

250TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES COOK CROSSING THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE

4 April 2023

250 years ago, Captain James Cook commanded the first ship to venture south of the Antarctic Circle. Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp in honour of the anniversary. Forty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 4 April 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

FOR YOUTH 2023: RAILWAY HISTORY ANNIVERSARIES

4 April 2023

Magyar Posta is marking the two railway history anniversaries of 2023 with the issue of a commemorative miniature sheet. The first Hungarian steam locomotive was produced 150 years ago and the first electric locomotive entered service in Hungary 100 years ago. Magyar Posta devotes the proceeds of the surcharge on two stamps of the miniature sheet totalling HUF 150 to supporting youth stamp collecting. Ten thousand copies of the commemorative miniature sheet of four stamps designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by the printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 4 April 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

INDIGENOUS HUNGARIAN POULTRY BREEDS II

4 April 2023

In 2022 Magyar Posta began releasing a new series called Indigenous Hungarian Poultry Breeds, which, based on the plans, is intended to present different poultry breeds annually over a number of years. In 2023, the White Hungarian, the Speckled Hungarian, the Yellow Hungarian and the Partridge-Coloured Hungarian chickens feature on the stamps. The strip of four stamps designed by the graphic artist Ágnes Berta was produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue is available from Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu.

CULTIVATED FLORA OF HUNGARY: FRUIT IV

3 March 2023

Magyar Posta is continuing its series of special stamps on the topic of the cultivated flora of Hungary – fruit. On this occasion the stamp designs conceived as graphic compositions reminiscent of still lifes show two varieties, the Bereczki quince and the giant Badacsony cherry. Thirty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new stamps will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 3 March 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

HUNGARIAN ROCK CLASSICS IV: P.MOBIL

3 March 2023

Magyar Posta is continuing its series on Hungarian rock classics by presenting the band P.Mobil, which, in 2023, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its formation. Fifty thousand copies of the black numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red numbered imperforated souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist Tibor Z. Petényi were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 3 March 2023.

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS WAS CANONISED 700 YEARS AGO

3 March 2023

Magyar Posta is marking the 700th anniversary of the canonisation of Saint Thomas Aquinas by issuing a commemorative stamp. Saint Thomas Aquinas was a theologian, a Dominican monk and the foremost thinker of medieval Christianity, who is still influential today. Forty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist András Gábor Máté were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new stamp will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 3 March 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

COUNT GYULA ANDRÁSSY WAS BORN 200 YEARS AGO

3 March 2023

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Gyula Andrássy by issuing a special stamp. Forty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new stamp will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 3 March 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

EASTER

20 February 2023

Magyar Posta is celebrating Christianity’s most important feast, Easter, by issuing a definitive stamp. This year the self-adhesive stamp with no value indication bearing the inscription “Domestic” shows a detail of the painting The Resurrection of Christ by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The stamp and the graphic design of its accompanying cover and postmark were designed by the graphic artist György Kara and produced by Codex Értékpapírnyomda Zrt. The new issue will be available from Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 20 February 2023.

HOUSE OF MUSIC HUNGARY

23 January 2023

Magyar Posta is issuing a souvenir sheet in honour of the House of Music Hungary. Fifty thousand copies of the black numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red numbered imperforated souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist György Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 23 January 2023.

CHINESE HOROSCOPE: 2023 • THE YEAR OF THE HARE

16 January 2023

For the tenth time, Magyar Posta is issuing a miniature sheet using motifs from the Chinese horoscope. This release shows the coming period from 22 January 2023 until 9 February 2024, that is the Year of the Hare associated with the element Water. Twenty thousand copies of the new stamp issue designed by Krisztina Maros were produced by the Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. printing company. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 16 January 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

ANNUAL STAMP SET 2022

28 October 2022

On the completion of its annual stamp issuance programme, Magyar Posta has produced an exclusive compilation of its 2022 stamps in Hungarian, English and German entitled Annual Stamp Set 2022, which is an ideal gift for stamp-collecting friends and relations or Hungarian or foreign business partners. The new release was designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz and produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will be available at Filaposta in Hungary from 28 October 2022, and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

CHRISTMAS 2022

25 October 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a self-adhesive definitive stamp marked Domestic as the indication of value in standard and special editions for sending seasonal greetings at Christmas in 2022. The standard edition is in sheets of fifty stamps, while the special edition is a miniature sheet of five stamps. Carlo Maratta’s painting The Holy Night appears on the stamp this Yuletide. The new issue was designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes and produced by Codex Értékpapírnyomda Zrt. The new releases will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 25 October 2022, and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

COATS OF ARMS OF THE KINGS OF THE HOUSE OF ÁRPÁD

25 October 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a souvenir sheet containing six stamps that present the coats of arms of the kings of the House of Árpád. The souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes was produced in cooperation with the Hungarian National Archives by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new issue will be released on 25 October 2022. It will be on sale at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from the date of issue.

TIBOR BENEDEK WAS BORN 50 YEARS AGO

12 October 2022

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the birth of the three-time Olympic, European and World champion water polo player, Tibor Benedek, who was the coach of the Hungarian men’s water polo team between 2013 and 2016, by issuing a special stamp. The new issue, designed by the graphic artist Orsolya Kara based on photographs by Márk Viszlay and József Szaka, was produced by ANY Security Printing Company, and will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 12 October 2022.

SZIGLIGETI THEATRE IN SZOLNOK

16 September 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a promotional personalised stamp to celebrate Szigligeti Theatre in Szolnok. Thirty-five thousand copies of the philatelic novelty made by printing on the label part of the Your Own Stamp personalised stamp were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. It can be purchased at Filaposta and designated post offices or ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 16 September 2022.

THE HUNGARIAN AIRLINE MAGYAR LÉGIFORGALMI RÉSZVÉNYTÁRSASÁG WAS FOUNDED 100 YEARS AGO

A képen a MESEHŐSÖK IV.: MAZSOLA ÉS TÁDÉ bélyeg látható

2 September 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Hungarian airline Magyar Légiforgalmi Részvénytársaság. Forty thousand copies of the stamp designed by the graphic artist György Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta, philately specialist services, designated post offices and www.posta.hu from 2 September 2022.

HUNGARIAN ROCK CLASSICS III: LORD

2 September 2022

Magyar Posta is continuing its series on Hungarian rock classics by presenting the band Lord, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its foundation in 2022. Fifty thousand copies of the black numbered perforated souvenir sheets and 4,000 copies of the red numbered imperforated souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist Tibor Z. Petényi were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 2 September 2022.

CARTOON AND FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS IV: MAZSOLA AND TÁDÉ

2 September 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a numbered special souvenir sheet on the theme of Cartoon and Fairy Tale Characters using the characters of the animated television series Mazsola and Tádé, the creation of the writer Ágnes Bálint, the puppet designer Vera Bródy and the set designer Sándor Lévai. Fifty thousand copies of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist István Weisenburger were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. The new issue will be released on 2 September 2022. The new issue is available from Filaposta, philately specialist services, designated post offices and www.posta.hu.

GEDEON RICHTER WAS BORN 150 YEARS AGO

1 July 2022

Magyar Posta is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gedeon Richter by issuing a special stamp. The new issue designed by the graphic artist Zsuzsanna Czirják-Nagy was produced by ANY Security Printing Company, and will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 1 July 2022.

COUNT MENYHÉRT LÓNYAY WAS BORN 200 YEARS AGO

1 July 2022

Magyar Posta is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Menyhért Lónyay by issuing a special stamp. The new issue designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz was produced by ANY Security Printing Company, and will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 1 July 2022.

THE GOLDEN BULL IS 800 YEARS OLD

24 June 2022

Magyar Posta is releasing a new issue to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the proclamation of the Golden Bull. The numbered commemorative souvenir sheet was designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz and printed by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new issue will be released on 24 June 2022. It may be purchased at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary or ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.

GYSEV WAS FOUNDED 150 YEARS AGO

10 June 2022

Magyar Posta is marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of GYSEV Zrt. by issuing a commemorative stamp. The new issue designed by graphic artist Imre Benedek was produced by ANY Security Printing Company, and will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store from 10 June 2022.

SMS LEITHA MONITOR ENTERED SERVICE 150 YEARS AGO

17 May 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a stamp to commemorate the entry into service of the SMS LEITHA MONITOR 150 years ago. The numbered commemorative souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist Glória Hefelle was produced in perforated and imperforated editions by Pénzjegynyomda Security Printing Company. The new issue will be released on 17 May 2022.

ARBORETA AND BOTANIC GARDENS OF HUNGARY I.

16 May 2022

In 2022 Magyar Posta is launching a new series called Arboreta and Botanic Gardens in Hungary, which aims to present different locations annually over a number of years. On the occasion of the 2022 issue, an additional stamp marking the 9th European Botanic Gardens Congress is linked to the series. The set of five stamps was designed by the graphic artist Tibor Z. Petényi and produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

INDIGENOUS HUNGARIAN POULTRY BREEDS

2 May 2022

In 2022 Magyar Posta is starting a new series called Indigenous Hungarian Poultry Breeds, which, based on the plans, is intended to present a different poultry breed annually over a number of years. In 2022, the white Transylvanian naked neck chicken, the speckled Transylvanian naked neck chicken and the black Transylvanian naked neck chicken appear on the stamps. The strip of three stamps designed by the graphic artist Ágnes Berta were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

EUROPA2022: STORIES AND MYTHS

2 May 2022

Each year the members of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurop) issue stamps on a common theme to present the identical values of their states. The “EUROPA” stamp is still one of the most popular themes for collectors, and issues bearing the official logo are among the most sought-after new stamps. In 2022 the member countries are presenting the theme of stories and myths on the stamp. The Hungarian miniature sheet consisting of two pairs of stamps was designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek of which 20,000 copies were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt..

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMPS 2022/4 HUNFILEX 2022 BUDAPEST Stamp World Championship For Youth Day

2 April 2022

Magyar Posta is continuing to issue thematic personalised stamps in 2022. According to plans, this year, too, four types of stamps with labels will be released, and the fourth member of this year’s series entitled HUNFILEX 2022 BUDAPEST Stamp World Championship – For Youth Day.

ROALD AMUNDSEN WAS BORN 150 YEARS AGO

1 April 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the renowned explorer Roald Amundsen. The new issue designed by the graphic artist Orsolya Kara was produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

LOUIS PASTEUR WAS BORN 200 YEARS AGO

1 April 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the well-known microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur. The new issue designed by the graphic artist András Szunyoghy Jr was produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

HUNFILEX 2022 BUDAPEST STAMP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HUNGARIAN PHILATELISTS IS 100 YEARS OLD

31 March 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative souvenir sheet to mark the centenary of the foundation of the National Federation of Hungarian Philatelists. The souvenir sheet and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist György Kara.

95TH STAMP DAY: JÓZSEF VERTEL WAS BORN 100 YEARS AGO

31 March 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a special pair of se-tenant stamps and a numbered souvenir sheet with a surcharge for the 95th Stamp Day, which marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the graphic artist and stamp designer József Vertel. The new issues designed by the graphic artist György Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

OPENING OF THE RENOVATED OPERA HOUSE

12 March 2022

Magyar Posta is celebrating the reopening of the renovated building of the Hungarian State Opera House by issuing a promotional personalised stamp. Thirty-five thousand copies of the philatelic novelty made by printing on the label part of the Your Own Stamp personalised stamp were produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda.

EASTER 2022

11 March 2022

Magyar Posta is celebrating Christianity’s most important feast, Easter, by issuing a definitive stamp. This year, the self-adhesive stamp with no value indication bearing the inscription “Domestic” and the first day cover show compositions related to Easter designed by the graphic artist Krisztina Maros. The new stamp was produced by Codex Értékpapírnyomda Zrt.

YEAR OF SAINT IGNATIUS

11 March 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the 400th anniversary of the canonisation of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, often referred to as the Jesuits. Fifty thousand copies of the commemorative stamp designed by the graphic artist Ferenc Szabó were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN DISCOVERED 100 YEARS AGO

11 March 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a special souvenir sheet to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The souvenir sheet was designed by the graphic artist György Kara. The sheets were printed by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

HUNFILEX 2022 BUDAPEST STAMP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

4 March 2022

To promote the HUNFILEX 2022 BUDAPEST Stamp World Championship, Magyar Posta is issuing a special pair of se-tenant stamps showing one of Budapest’s best known tourist sights, the Fishermen’s Bastion. The new issue designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek was produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

FOR YOUTH 2022:

SÁNDOR PETŐFI MEMORIAL YEAR

4 March 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a special miniature sheet to mark the Sándor Petőfi Memorial Year, which is being held in Hungary in the school year 2022/23 to coincide with the bicentenary of the poet’s birth. Ten thousand copies of the commemorative miniature sheet of four stamps designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

THE MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY IS 150 YEARS OLD

4 March 2022

Magyar Posta is marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Museum of Ethnography by issuing a commemorative miniature sheet. The miniature sheet was designed by the graphic artist Eszter Domé and produced by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.

THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMPS 2022/1-3

10 February 2022

Magyar Posta is continuing to issue thematic personalised stamps in 2022. This year again four new stamps with labels are due to be released, three of which are to be issued on 10 February 2022. For each theme, 12,250 copies of the stamps with labels designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced.

ÁRPÁD GÖNCZ WAS BORN 100 YEARS AGO

10 February 2022

To mark the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Árpád Göncz, Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp. The Attila József Prize-winning writer and literary translator was the first president of the 3rd Hungarian Republic between 1990 and 2000. Fifty thousand copies of the commemorative stamp designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

24TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES, BEIJING

4 February 2022

Magyar Posta is honouring the most important 2022 winter event in the world of sport, the 24th Winter Olympic Games, with a stamp issue. The numbered commemorative souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist Orsolya Kara was produced in perforated and imperforated editions by ANY Security Printing Company.

CHINESE HOROSCOPE: 2022 YEAR OF THE TIGER

25 January 2022

For the ninth time, Magyar Posta is issuing a special miniature sheet using motifs from the Chinese horoscope. The coming period from 1 February 2022 until 21 January 2023 is the Year of the Tiger associated with the element water. Twenty thousand copies of the new issue designed by the graphic artist Berta Ágnes Szajkó were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.

FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF HUNGARY ENTERED INTO FORCE 10 YEARS AGO

10 January 2022

Magyar Posta is issuing a souvenir sheet to mark the 10th anniversary of the Fundamental Law of Hungary entering into force. The new issue, the work of the designer Attila André Elekes, was produced by ANY Security Printing Company and will be released on 10 January 2022.