Awards and Recognitions
Member Wins Gold Medal at PHILAKOREA 2025
SHP member Fumihisa Ito won a gold medal for his exhibit “Hungarian Inflation 1945–1946” at PHILAKOREA 2025, earning 92 points. This is the second gold award Mr. Ito has won for his remarkable exhibit following the China 2019 stamp expo, where the exhibit earned 91 points.
Vermeil for Literature at the APS Stamp show, 2023 (Cleveland, OH)
The News of Hungarian Philately, SHP’s quarterly journal, won a Vermeil award from the American Philatelic Society at their national competition in 2023! Articles from that spring’s journal include “Lessons Learned from Examining Nagyvárad Occupation Overprint Covers” by Csaba L. Kohalmi and Christopher Brainard; “A Survey of Auction Sale Prices for the 1871 Franz Josef Lithographed Issue” by Michael J. Burlingame; and “Carl Lutz (1895-1975) – Righteous Among the Nations” by Csaba L. Kohalmi. Log in to read back issues of The News.
Vermeil Award for Literature at CAPEX, 2022 (Toronto, ON)
The News of Hungarian Philately, SHP’s quarterly journal, won a Vermeil award at the international CAPEX competition in 2022! Articles from that summer’s journal include “The Postal History of Baja in South Hungary, 1918-21” by Robert Lauer; “A Series of Christmas Postcards from Lajos Márton” by T. P. McDermott; and “New Insights into the 1919 Szeged National Government Overprint Issue” by Chris Brainard and Csaba L. Kohalmi. Log in to read back issues of The News.
Vermeil Award for Literature at HUNFILEX, 2022 (Budapest)
The News of Hungarian Philately, SHP’s quarterly journal, won a Vermeil award at the international HUNFILEX competition in 2022! Articles from that spring’s journal include “The Beginnings of Hungarian Stamp Production” by Károly Szücs; “The Continued Use of Hungarian Stamps and Postal Stationery in Post-WWI Romania” by Robert Lauer; and “The 79th and 80th Hyperinflation Airmail Covers” by Robert B. Morgan and Csaba L. Kohalmi. Log in to read back issues of The News.
Large Vermeil for Literature at the APS Stamp show, 2018 (Columbus, OH)
The News of Hungarian Philately, SHP’s quarterly journal, won a Large Vermeil award from the American Philatelic Society at their national competition in 2018! Articles from that spring’s journal include “A Flaw in the 1955 Bartók Stamps?” by Paul Richter, M.D.; “Indication of the Month in Hungarian Postal Cancellers” by Csaba L. Kohalmi, and “Some Unusual Postal Labels” by Jan Jaap de Weerd. Log in to read back issues of The News.
SHP Members Listed on Souvenir Stamp, 2001
This souvenir commemorates the 10th anniversary of the revenue stamp collectors section of Mabeosz and lists all current and former members. Among the SHP members listed are Mr. Bob Morgan, Mr. Csaba Kohalmi, and Mr. Visnyovszki. Mr. Ferenc Orban, Denmark, and Mr. Gabor Voloncs (both deceased) were also long-time SHP members.
In the past, the philatelic souvenirs issued by the section were not available for outside purchase. Each item is numbered and marked with the “chop mark” of the person who finances the issue.
2-Star Website Award from FIP, 2000
The SHP website was entered in July 2000 to the Federation Internationale de Philatelie 2000 Website Competition and was awarded a 2-Star award. There were 49 entries received for the evaluation of their sites, compared with 66 entries for 1999 Evaluation. These came from 19 countries (1999: 21 countries), of which, 8 countries entered for the first time. The evaluation was completed by a team of 7 accredited literature jurors from 6 countries in Europe and North America under the leadership of Francis Kiddle, Vice-President of the FIP Literature Commission.
Silver Award for Website from MIDAPHIL, 2000
The SHP website was entered in October 2000 to the MIDAPHIL 2000 National Website Competition and was awarded a silver award.