Hungary
2002
"The Fauna of Hungary I"
Issue Date |
09.05.2002 |
ID |
Michel: Scott:
Stanley Gibbons: Yvert:
UPU: Category: pR |
Designer |
Kálmán Székely |
Stamps in set |
5 (4 stamps + a Block with 1 stamp) |
Value |
HUF 30 - wildcat (Felis sylvestris)
HUF 38 - Balkan
wall lizard (Podarcis taurica)
HUF 110 - jay (Garrulus glandarius)
HUF 160 - longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina)
HUF 500 - sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) with
dinosaur's skeleton , ammonite and flint tool on margin of
the Block, |
Size (width x height) |
40mm x 30 mm, Block size 90mm x 65mm |
Layout |
Sheets of 50 and a Block with 1 stamp |
Products |
FDC x1 |
Paper |
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Perforation |
12x12
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Print Technique |
offset |
Printed by |
Pénzjegynyomda Rt. |
Quantity |
120,000 numbered Blocks, 300,000 set of stamps |
Issuing Authority |
Magyar Posta |
The Hungarian Post
Office Ltd. has begun the issue of a new series. In the designs of the
stamp
series and miniature sheet, typical species of Hungarian fauna are
depicting
together with motifs referring to each animal’s habitat.
The wildcat
(Felis sylvestris) is about a
third bigger than the domestic cat. A solitary creature, it lives in
large
reedy areas. It sleeps during the day and starts hunting at dusk. The
wildcat
is a useful animal as it kills vermin.
The Balkan
wall lizard (Podarcis taurica), with an average length of
15 cm, usually
lives on loose, sandy soil. Compared to other species of lizard, it is
much
tamer and moves more slowly. It hunts in the morning hours and feeds on
insects.
The jay
(Garrulus glandarius),
known as an excellent imitator of sounds, mainly feeds on worms,
insects and
berries. Its black wings have patches of blue and black stripes, and
white, and
the feathers on its head can be raised into a crest.
The longhorn beetle
(Rosalia alpina) is indigenous to deciduous forests
in hilly regions or mountainous areas. Its dark blue or bluish-grey
hair and
velvety black pattern on its wing cases and foreback are unmistakable.
The stamp design of the
miniature sheet depicts a typical Hungarian fish, the sterlet
(Acipenser ruthenus). It belongs to the sturgeon family,
and is a valuable and delicious freshwater fish.
The drawing in the miniature
sheet’s frame commemorates the 200th anniversary of the foundation
of
the Natural Science
Museum. It depicts a column cap, symbolising the
institution itself, together with other motifs such as a
dinosaur skeleton,
fossils, crystals and flint-flakes, symbolising the
specialist areas of the
museum (the Animal, the Plant, the Earth and Fossil, the Mineral and
Rock, and
the Anthropological
Collections).
Some examples of prehistoric animal collection of the museum:
Products
FDC
The special cover of the
stamp series and miniature sheet depicts an otter (Lutra lutra)
defending its kill. The drawing of the special
postmark is decorated with a stylised picture of the purple heron
(Ardea purpurea).
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the Block
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References:
Hungarian Post:
Description page,
Wikipedia
Latest
update 09.02.2019
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