HUNGARY

HUNGARY / MAGYARORSZÁG.

Introduction of postal code system.
Syntetized map of Hungary with distribution of postal codes.
Stamp issued on 02.01.1973.
Face value: 1 Hungarian forint.
Design: Bokros Ferenc (1891-1974).
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 8,445,000 copies.
Size: 60 x 33.5 mm.

Catalogues
- AFA No. 2769.
- Michel No. 2831A.
- Philatelia Hungarica No. 2850.
- Scott No. 2209.
- StampWorld No. 2854.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2766.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2288.

In January 1973, the postal code system was established in Hungary, dividing the country into nine regions with the following centers:    1, Budapest; 2, Szentendre; 3, Hatvan; 4, Debrecen; 5, Szolnok; 6, Kecskemet; 7, Sárbogárd; 8, Székesfehérvár; and 9, Győr. The codes consist of four digits, the first of which indicates the region.