THE FIRST INFLATION: AUGUST 1923
A registered express postcard from Budapest to Brno in Czechoslovakia cancelled on August 23, 1923. The tariff for a postcard to Czechoslovakia was 220K, registration was 500K and the express fee was 1000K, for a total of franking of 1720K (from the collection of Paul de Leeuw van Weenen).
A domestic registered letter from Baranya Szentlörincz to Pécs cancelled on August 30, 1923. The letter rate was 200K and registration was 200K, for a total franking of 400K (from the collection of Paul de Leeuw van Weenen).
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Each issue of “The News of Hungarian Philately”, SHP’s quarterly journal, features a brief look at examples of Hungarian postal history. While access to SHP journals is limited to our active members, we think these covers are too interesting not to share! For a deeper dive into Hungary’s fascinating postal history, join the Society for Hungarian Philately today!
