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Thursday 6 May 2021

1828) "Endangered National Wildlife", Hungary: EUROPA - 2021: Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) has issued a set of two Stamps featuring Critically Endangered National Wildlife - The Stonechat and The Steppe Polecat: Date of Stamp set issue: 05.05.2021:

 1828) "Endangered National Wildlife", Hungary: EUROPA - 2021: Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) has issued a set of two Stamps featuring Critically Endangered National Wildlife - The Stonechat  and The Steppe Polecat: Date of Stamp set issue: 05.05.2021:

About Europa 2021 - Stamps:

EUROPA Stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations. 

They bear the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme. 

EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world and have been issued for over 60 years.

Every year a new theme is assigned by PostEurop and all participating countries issue stamps with their own interpretation of the theme. The theme for 2021 is "Endangered National Wildlife"

More about EUROPA Postage Stamps:

EUROPA Postage stamps (also known as Europa - CEPT - European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations - until 1992) are special stamps issued by European Postal Administrations/Enterprises and bears the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.

EUROPA stamps underline cooperation in the posts domain, aimed at promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture and history of Europe and its common goals.

As such, EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world.

Since the first issue in 1956, EUROPA stamps have been a tangible symbol of Europe's desire for closer integration and co-operation.

In 1993, PostEurop became responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps.

When CEPT decided to focus more on telecommunications in 1993, PostEurop took over the management of the Europa issues. The CEPT logo was replaced by a new logo created by PostEurop i.e. the word "EUROPA" leaning towards the right hand side.

Each year, PostEurop's "Stamps & Philately Group" selects the EUROPA stamp theme:

1993 - Contemporary Art

1994 - Great Discoveries

1995 - Peace and Freedom

1996 - Famous women

1997 - Tales and legends

1998 - Festivals and National Celebrations

1999 - Nature Reserves and Parks

2000 - Common Design. Tower of 6 stars

2001 - Water - Treasure of Nature

2002 - The Circus

2003 - Poster Art

2004 - Holidays

2005 - Gastronomy

2006 - Integration through the eyes of Young People

2007 - Scout Centenary

2008 - Writing Letters

2009 - Astronomy

2010 - Children Books

2011 - Forests - International Year of Forests

2012 - Visit …. (for instance "Visit Finland" etc.)

2013 - Van of the Postman - Postal vehicles 

2014 - Musical instruments - National musical instruments

2015 - Old Toys

2016 - Ecology in Europe - "Think Green". Common Design

2017 - Castles

2018 - Bridges

2019 - National Birds

2020 - Ancient Postal Routes

2021 - Endangered National Wildlife

2022 - the theme will be "Stories & Myths". 

About Europa 2021 - "Endangered National Wildlife Stamps issued by Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post):

This year’s PostEurop stamp theme is ‘Endangered National Wildlife’, and Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) has depicted the The Stonechat and the Steppe Polecat which are critically endangered.

These beautiful stamps feature species that are locally registered from "Critically Endangered" through to "Near Threatened".

The EUROPA Stamps issued by Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) features the Stonechat and the Steppe Polecat:


A Miniature Sheet (MS) of Stamps of 715 Forint each

Wildlife in Hungary is protected by law. All forms of cruelty to, and disturbance, endangerment and destruction of them or damaging their habitats are strictly forbidden.

One of the stamps of the Miniature Sheet (MS) features a songbird and the other a mustelid species.

The stonechat is a migratory passerine species. 

The Steppe Polecat is a small predator which occurs mainly on the fringes of the grasslands and agricultural areas of which nests in Hungary from March until October in Transdanubia and the Hungarian Great Plain.

 It has a lighter coat and is more aggressive than the European polecat. 

Other animal species characteristic of Hungary are shown in the frame of the miniature sheet: the Blind Rodent living in loess and sandy areas of the Hungarian Lesser Mole-rat; the black and yellow, specially protected lacewing species Libelloides macaronius, which feeds mainly on flying insects, and the Yellow Wagtail, named after its bright plumage, feeding on the Great Plain, mainly on flies and mosquitoes. 

The First Day Cover (FDC) shows drawings/representations of the Stonechat and the Steppe Polecat at left with the inscription - "Vedett hazai allatok", which also appear on both the  the postmark/Handstamp.

The Cancellation is of Budapest Post Office and is dated - "05.05.2021".

Technical details:

Issue Date: 05.05.2021

Designer: Tibor Z. Petényi

Printer: ANY Biztonsági Nyomda Nyrt.

Process: Offset

Colours: 4 Colours

Size: 25 mm x 25 mm

Values: HUF 2,860 

The Miniature Sheet consists of two pairs of stamps was designed by the graphic artist Tibor Z. Petényi of which 20,000 copies were produced by ANY Security Printing Company.




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