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We’re in Budapest!
Our transit was through Amsterdam with an 8 hour layover in Schipol airport. Lots of time to catch up on rest and duty-free shopping. Then on to Budapest. We arrived in Budapest Saturday evening and got to see a little … Continue reading
HSE is going to Hungary
Hello readers, The Hungaria Stamp Exchange is going to Hungary. We will be leaving tomorrow and arriving on Saturday night. Some of the pictures on our previous blog posts came from our earlier travels to Hungary. This time we will … Continue reading
The historical city of Pecs
Pécs is a city with a long and colorful history originally founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago. Over the years the city has been occupied by the Turks and later inhabited by the Germans resulting in the cultural history … Continue reading
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Hungarian Occupation Issues of 1918 – 1920
One of the most complex and interesting eras of philatelic history in Europe is the post World War I period in Hungarian history. The years between 1918 and 1920 are an exciting period of complex events with shifting geographic borders culminating with the Treaty of … Continue reading
The Chain Bridge (“Lanchid”)
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge, or ‘Lanchid’, as it is known in Hungarian, was the first permanent bridge across the Danube river in Budapest. It links the west side of Buda with the east side of Pest. In 1848, after the … Continue reading
