2330) "The White Horse, Hungary: EUROPA - 2022: "Stories and Myths" Theme: Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian Post) has issued a set of two EUROPA Stamps depicting the Legends/Myths: Date of Stamp set issue: 02.05.2022:
About Europa 2022 - 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 2022 is "Stories and Myths".
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 - Stories & Myths.
About Europa 2022 - "Stories and Myths" Stamp issued by Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian Post):
PostEurop stamp theme for 2022 is "Stories and Myths".
The EUROPA Stamps issued by Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian Post) feature the Legend of the "White Horse":
Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian Post) has issued on 02.05.2022, EUROPA stamps depicting the Legend of the "White Horse".
The Legend - Background:
Magyar Posta Zrt. (Hungarian Post) has presented the Legend of the White Horse on its EUROPA - 2022 stamps.
The tale of the white horse is one of the myths and legends about how the land of Hungary was acquired dating from the time the Magyar tribes settled in the Carpathian Basin.
This was passed down by oral tradition for centuries until it was recorded in writing. Several sources have survived about this story. The legend of the white horse was included by Anonymus in his historical work, but it is also mentioned in the Buda and Dubnica Chronicles. The most complete story is preserved in the Illuminated Chronicle, written at the end of the 13th century.
According to the legend, when the chieftain Árpád and his nobles heard of the wealth of Pannonia, they sent an envoy with the most beautiful steed from Árpád’s stable, a white horse, as a present to the prince of the province, Svatopluk. In exchange the envoy asked for a canteen of water from the Danube, a handful of soil and some grass from the meadows.
Little did Svatopluk realise that by giving these he was actually handing over the right to the land.
The story goes that the Hungarian chieftains were exploiting an ancient eastern custom which was based on the belief that the soil, dust or any other object taken from a country, settlement or house would place that country or area under the power of its enemy.
Árpád then entered Pannonia with the seven chieftains, not as a guest, but as the rightful owner of the land.
The design of the Miniature Sheet (MS) relating the tale of the white horse is based on the Illuminated Chronicle.
The First Day Cover (FDC) bears a drawing of an ornamental hair clip from the time of the conquest, while the postmark shows a stylised drawing of a horse.
The special Postmark shows the design in the centre. The Cancellation is of Budapest Post Office and the date of Cancellation is - "02.05.2022".
Technical Data:
Stamp Release date: 02.05.2022
Designer: Imre Benedek
Printed by: Banknote printing company Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Size:
Perforated size of stamps: 25.20 mm x 25.20 mm
External imperforated size of Miniature Sheet (MS): 100.00 mm x 68.00 mm
Miniature Sheet (MS) Stamp Values: HUF 2,860 (HUF 715 x 4 stamps of the two variants)
No. of Miniature Sheets (MS) issued: 20,000 copies
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Raj K Singh has commented:
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These EUROPA stamp theme every year teach us a lot about cultures, customs and histories of various European countries, Raj. Every year there is a different theme.
DeleteSantosh Khanna has commented:
ReplyDelete"Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing."
Thank you, Khanna sahab.
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