Girl Pioneer and emblem — 60 f, perforated
Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1966.HUN.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- 20th Anniversary of the Hungarian Pioneer Movement
1966.HUN.01· piece 1 of 2 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Hungary (HUN)- Year / date
- 1966-06-07
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 60 f
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Light blue violet, red lilac
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ✓ In collection
Production
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 12 × 12½
- Printing
- Offset
- Size
- 45 x 35 mm
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 966.52
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- HU 1764
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- HU 2251A
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- HU 1831
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- HU 2203
Notes
Girl Pioneer in red neckerchief with white flowers; anniversary panel 20 / 1946–1966 and éves a Magyar Úttörők Szövetsége. Comb 12×12½; print run 3,560,000.
Series history
Hungary issued a 60 fillér commemorative on 7 June 1966 for the twentieth anniversary of the Magyar Úttörők Szövetsége, the Hungarian Pioneers Federation founded in 1946. Nagy Zoltán designed the horizontal stamp: a smiling girl Pioneer in a red neckerchief holding white flowers, beside a violet anniversary panel with a large 20, the years 1946 and 1966, and the inscription éves a Magyar Úttörők Szövetsége. The Pioneer emblem and a small campfire motif appear with the numeral. MAGYAR POSTA and the designer’s credit NAGY Z. run along the foot.
The State Printing Works in Budapest printed the stamp in offset lithography, comb perforated 12 × 12½, size 45 × 35 mm, in light blue-violet and red-lilac. The perforated printing ran to 3,560,000; an imperforate form was issued in a run of 2,572. The stamps remained valid for postage until 31 December 1967.