TRIANON TRANSITIONS: PUJ IN TRANSYLVANIA
A 10f Hungarian postal stationery envelope (Hodobay 41b) franked with an additional 50 bani King Ferdinand ‘Cap Mare’ definitive stamp sent from Puj in Transylvania to Bern, Switzerland cancelled on August 29, 1920. At some point in August 1920, the rate for a registered international letter increased from 50 bani to 1 Leu 25 bani. This letter was either sent before the increase or was assessed at the previous rate. In any case, the 10f indicium, worth 5 bani, at the then current exchange rate, was not necessary to meet the tariff and was therefore not cancelled (from the collection of Judith Kennett).
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