The postal service in Hungary also suffered a period of scarcity after the second world war, and cash payment of postage became more common due to the shortage of paper/stamps. In such cases, the postmark with the postal control number (in our case 𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟕) always had to be printed on the mail to make fraud more difficult.
This control postmark clearly identified not only the postal office but also the identity of the postman or postwoman.
The Hungarian postal stationery (issued in 1919) with the 10 fillér denomiantion and Republican coat of arms is rarely seen. If Jenő Hoffmann, as an avid airmail collector, had not used several of these, they would be one of the greatest postal stationery rarities. Even so, if the opportunity arises, it is well worth grabbing and acquiring, as only 1-2 of these postal stationery change hands every year…
The Hungarian 102 fillér telegram card is a great rarity in Hungarian postal stationery collecting and postal history. In total, less than 20 are known, including used and unused copies.
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