2018
ANNUAL STAMP SET 2018
Magyar Posta has produced an
exclusive compilation of its 2018 stamps in Hungarian, English and German
entitled Annual Stamp Set 2018, 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. It will be available at Filaposta in Hungary from
5 December, and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
5 December 2018
christmas 2018
Magyar Posta is issuing a
stamp to celebrate the 2018 festive season. Similarly to the previous years,
the postage stamp for sending good wishes by post is self-adhesive and has no
value indication, bearing the inscription “Domestic”. It is released 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. The festive stamp
depicts a snowman while the first day cover shows children and animals
decorating a Christmas tree together. The special postmark is a storybook
reindeer motif. The stamp was designed by the graphic artist Edit Szalma and was produced by Pátria Nyomda Zrt. The new issue will be
available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 5 November,
and may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
5 November 2018
Soldiers and Stamp Collection
On the 5th November this year an exhibition
dedicated to “Soldiers and Stamp Collection” will be held in Budapest, in the
Stefania Palace. To commemorate this event Magyar Posta issues a
topical own stamp, on which a picture from the collection of the HM (Ministry
of National Defence) Institute and Museum of Military History is depicted. The
image shows different military (foot) uniforms of WWI. The cancellation besides
the exhibition also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Gábor
Áron Stamp Collecting Circle of HM.
5 November 2018
heroes of World War I
Magyar
Posta is honouring the heroes of World War I by issuing a special souvenir
sheet. Forty thousand copies of the numbered souvenir sheet designed by the
graphic artist Glória Hefelle were
produced by the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda.
The new issue will go on sale from 25 October 2018 and from that date will be
available at philately service points and Filaposta in Hungary but may also be
ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
25 October 2018
Regional thematic stamp exhibition in terms of the Mór Wine Days
The second rank national philatelic
show, the Regional Thematic Stamp Exhibition takes place 4-7 October 2018 in
Mór, during the Wine Days organised this time every year.
4 October 2018
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science of the Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár FDC
Magyar
Posta is commemorating the bicentenary of the foundation of the Faculty of
Agriculture and Food Science of the Széchenyi István University in
Mosonmagyaróvár by issuing a special stamp. One hundred and fifty thousand
copies of the stamp designed by the graphic artist András Andor were produced
by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will be available at first day
post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 2 October, but may also be ordered
from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 October 2018
150 years of the Royal Hungarian Mail Train Service
Mail Train Service existed
between 1868 and 2004 in Hungary. On these trains parcels were delivered and
mails processed during the travel as well as- to a restricted extent- picked up
and delivered.
7 September 2018
Palaces in Hungary
Magyar Posta is continuing the series on
palaces launched in 2017 under the name Palaces
in Hungary in 2018, which presents the country’s renowned and less
well-known stately homes. Forty thousand copies of the miniature sheet of eight
stamps, which was designed by the graphic artist Eszter Domé, were produced by
ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale on 3 September 2018
and be available in first day post offices and at Filaposta in Hungary from the
date of issue, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
3 September 2018
the world of the Bakony dinosaurs
Magyar Posta is issuing a miniature sheet about
the world of dinosaurs, once the rulers of the Earth’s biosphere. 50,000 copies
of the standard edition of the issue, which was designed by the graphic artist
Tibor Zoltán Petényi, and 2,000 copies of the numbered black print were
produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale on 3 September
2018 and be available in first day post offices and at Filaposta in Hungary
from the date of issue, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online
store.
3 September 2018
450 years of religious freedom
Magyar Posta is commemorating the 450th anniversary of the
proclamation of the law on religious freedom in Transylvania by issuing a
commemorative card. The card designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek was
produced by Pátria Nyomda, and will be available at Filaposta in Hungary from
31 August 2018 and can also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
31 August 2018
European Year of Cultural Heritag
Magyar Posta is issuing a
promotional definitive domestic no value indication stamp with a label called European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
featuring versions of the logo of the thematic year, which appears on the label
sections of the Your Own Stamp sheet.
The new issue was produced by the printing company Pénzjegynyomda, and will go
on sale on 1 August and be available in first day post offices and at Filaposta
in Hungary from the date of issue, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s
online store.
1 August 2018
Hungarian saints and blesseds VI
Magyar Posta is continuing the presentation of Hungarian saints and
blesseds in 2018. The Hungarian Saints and Blesseds VI numbered souvenir sheet
honours Saint Andrew Zorard, Saint Benedict and the Blessed Maurus of Pécs. The
souvenir sheets designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by
the banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda, and will be available at first
day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 1 August 2018 and can also be
ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
1 August 2018
Hungarian Saints and Blesseds VI special edition and stamp set
Concurrently
with the standard edition of the souvenir sheet Hungarian Saints and Blesseds
VI, presenting Saint Andrew Zorard, Saint Benedict and Blessed Maurus of Pécs,
a special red-numbered edition produced by diffractive printing and a numbered
limited edition black print are also being released on 1 August 2018. The special edition together
with the black print is also available in an exclusive set but the black print
is only sold as part of the set. The new editions designed by the graphic
artist Imre Benedek were produced by the banknote printing company
Pénzjegynyomda, and will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta
in Hungary and can also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
1 August 2018
150 YEARS OF HUNGARIAN STATE RAILWAYS
Magyar Posta is marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of
the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV Zrt.) by issuing a special souvenir sheet.
Seventy thousand black-numbered perforated and two thousand red-numbered
imperforated copies of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist György
Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will be
available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 6 July, but
may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
6 July 2018
WWF HUNGARY: EARTH’S ICONIC ANIMALS
Magyar Posta, in
cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund Hungary, is issuing a special stamp
series to draw attention to the situation of endangered and protected animals
and to the importance of their conservation.
2 July 2018
IGNÁC SEMMELWEIS WAS BORN 200 YEARS AGO
Magyar Posta is commemorating the bicentenary of the birth of Ignác
Semmelweis by issuing a special stamp. Two hundred thousand copies of the stamp
designed by the graphic artist András Szunyoghy Jr were produced by ANY
Security Printing Company. The new stamp will go on sale from 30 June 2018 and
from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
30 June 2018
91ST STAMP DAY
Between 29 June and 1 July 2018 Nagykőrös
will host the events of the 91st Stamp Day and the HUNFILA 2018 – 650TH
ANNIVERSARY OF NAGYKŐRÖS, TOWN OF JÁNOS ARANY National Stamp Exhibition. Magyar
Posta is issuing its traditional two-denomination set of stamps and a souvenir
sheet with a surcharge for this year’s Stamp Day. The HUF 300 surcharge on each
sheet will be devoted to supporting organised stamp collecting in Hungary. The
new issues designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz were produced by ANY
Security Printing Company and will be available at the exhibition venue, first
day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 29 June 2018, but may also be
ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
29 June 2018
IN MEMORY OF THE BATTLESHIP SAINT STEPHEN
Magyar
Posta is issuing a commemorative souvenir sheet in remembrance of the
battleship SMS Saint Stephen (Szent István in Hungarian). Seventy thousand
perforated and two thousand imperforated copies of the numbered souvenir sheet
designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security
Printing Company. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and
Filaposta in Hungary from 29 June 2018, but may also be ordered from Magyar
Posta’s online store.
29 June 2018
Regions and towns 2018: Sárospatak, Sárvár, Siófok
Magyar Posta is launching a new series of special stamps on the
subject of regions and towns. The first three stamps in the series feature
Sárospatak, Sárvár and Siófok, each celebrating the 50th anniversary of being
granted town status. As well as showing the main sights, the composition of the
stamps allows the position of the towns to be indicated on the map of Hungary.
One hundred and fifty thousand copies of the stamps designed by the graphic
artist Imre Benedek were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new
issues will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary
from 1 June, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
1 June 2018
treasures of hungarian museuMs v: Jósa András Museum, Nyíregyháza , Blue-Dyeing Museum, Pápa
Magyar Posta is continuing its special
stamp series presenting the collections of museums in Hungary. The current
stamps present a selection from the interesting and impressive treasures of the
Jósa András Museum in Nyíregyháza and the Blue-Dyeing Museum in Pápa. The
stamps appear in the format of a miniature sheet of four stamps. The new issues
were designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz and printed by the banknote
printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new miniature sheets will be available at
first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 1 June 2018, and may also
be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
1 June 2018
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP™
Magyar
Posta is issuing a special stamp to mark the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. With
approval from FIFA, 100,000 copies of the stamp designed by the graphic artist
Orsolya Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The official logo
of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ appears on all issues (stamp, stamp sheet, cover
and postmark). The new issue will go on sale from 25 May 2018 and from that
date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary but
may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
25 May 2018
YEAR OF FAMILIES 2018
2018 is the Year of Families, which Magyar Posta is marking by
issuing a special souvenir sheet. Sixty thousand numbered copies of the souvenir
sheet designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz were produced by the
banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new issue will go on sale from 24
May 2018 and from that date will be available at first day post offices and
Filaposta in Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
24 May 2018
Postal history II
Magyar
Posta continues the issue of its series of definitive stamps on postal history,
which began in 2017. In 2018 six denominations are appearing. The series
containing self-adhesive stamps with face values of HUF 20, 40, 50, 60, 90 and
500 designed by the graphic artist Barnabás Baticz is produced by Pátria Nyomda
in quantities dependent on demand. The new issue will be available at first day
post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 2 May 2018, but may also be ordered
in Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 May 2018
EUROPA 2018: Bridges
Each year the members of the Association of European Postal
Operators (PostEurop) issue stamps on a common theme to present the identical
values of the member states and the importance of philately. 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. The member countries
chose bridges to be the theme for 2018 in order to present shared values.
Seventy thousand copies of the Hungarian miniature sheet consisting of two
pairs of stamps designed by the graphic artist György Kara were produced by the
banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. The new issue will be available
at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 2 May 2017, but may
also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 May 2018
Medicinal plant of the year 2018: true lavender
Magyar
Posta is issuing a special souvenir sheet about true lavender, which was chosen
as the medicinal plant of the year in 2018 by the Medicinal Plant Section of
the Hungarian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences. Seventy thousand copies of
the numbered sheet designed by the graphic artist Krisztina Maros were produced
by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale from 2 May 2018
and from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 May 2018
The Diet of Torda was held 450 years ago
Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the
450th anniversary of the proclamation of the Act on Religious Freedom adopted
by the Diet of Torda in 1568. Two hundred thousand copies of the commemorative
stamp designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes were produced by the
banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new issue will go on sale from 2
May 2018 and from that date will be available at first day post offices and
Filaposta in Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 May 2018
For youth 2018: Interstellar
In 2018 the theme of the miniature sheet with a surcharge
issued to support youth stamp collecting is the universe with a selection of
the varied configurations of the Milky Way Galaxy. Magyar Posta devotes the
amount of the surcharge on the two denominations of the new issue, a total of
HUF 150, to supporting youth stamp collecting. Thirty thousand copies of the
miniature sheet designed by the graphic artist Nóra Horváth were produced by
ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale from 2 May 2018
and from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 May 2018
Roma heroes 1956
Magyar Posta is commemorating the Roma heroes of 1956 by
issuing a special miniature sheet. Fifty thousand copies of the miniature sheet
designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes were produced by ANY
Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale from 6 April 2018 and
from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
6 April 2018
History of clothing II
Magyar Posta is continuing the stamp series History of Clothing,
which began in 2016, by presenting two 17th-century wedding outfits that are
kept in the Esterházy treasury. Sixty thousand copies of the miniature sheet
designed by the graphic artist István Weisenburger were produced by the
banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda. The new issue will go on sale from 3
April 2018 and from that date will be available at first day post offices and
Filaposta in Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
3 April 2018
Easter 2018
Magyar
Posta is celebrating Christianity’s most important feast, Easter, by issuing a definitive
stamp. The self-adhesive stamp with no value indication, bearing the
inscription “Domestic”, was produced by Pátria Nyomda based on the design of
the graphic artist Edit Szalma. The new issue will go on sale from 2 March 2018
and from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 March 2018
Ingmar Bergman was born 100 years ago
Magyar Posta is commemorating the centenary of the birth of Ingmar
Bergman (1918-2007) by issuing a special stamp. Two hundred thousand copies of
the stamp designed by the graphic artist Attila André Elekes were produced by
ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale from 2 March 2018
and from that date will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in
Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 March 2018
Leonard Bernstein was born 100 years ago
Magyar
Posta is commemorating the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein by
issuing a special stamp. Two hundred thousand copies of the stamp designed by
the graphic artist Péter Nagy were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.
The new issue will go on sale from 2 March 2018 and from that date will be
available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary but may also be ordered
from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 March 2018
Béla Bartók: Bluebeard’s castle
Magyar Posta is marking the centenary of the premiere of Béla Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle by issuing a commemorative souvenir sheet.
Seventy thousand copies of the souvenir sheet designed by the graphic artist
György Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will
go on sale from 2 March 2018 and from that date will be available at first day
post offices and Filaposta in Hungary but may also be ordered from Magyar
Posta’s online store.
2 March 2018
Chinese horoscope : 2018 the Year of the Dog
According to the Chinese horoscope, the period between 16 February 2018
and 4 February 2019 is the Year of the Dog, which is illustrated by Magyar
Posta on a small stamp sheet. The main motif of the two different stamp images
is the figure of a dog. The small sheet was produced in 70,000 copies in
Pénzjegynyomda, based on the design by Kálmán Székely, graphic artist. The new
issue will be available from 6 February at first-day post offices and
Filaposta in Hungary, and it can also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online
store.
6 February 2018
Postcrossing
Magyar Posta in cooperation with the Hungarian Olympic Committee is
honouring the largest event in winter sports of 2018, the XXIII Olympic Winter
Games, by issuing a stamp. The commemorative stamp was designed by the graphic
artists Luca Héjja and László Ördögh, and produced by ANY Security Printing
Company. The new issue will go on sale from 2 February 2018 and from that date
will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary but may
also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 February 2018
XXIII Olympic Winter Games - PyeongChang
Magyar Posta in cooperation with the Hungarian Olympic Committee is
honouring the largest event in winter sports of 2018, the XXIII Olympic Winter
Games, by issuing a stamp. The commemorative stamp was designed by the graphic
artists Luca Héjja and László Ördögh, and produced by ANY Security Printing
Company. The new issue will go on sale from 2 February 2018 and from that date
will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary but may
also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
2 February 2018
