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Turul Watermarks

Watermark III 1900

Watermark IV 1904/06

Watermark V 1908

Watermark VI 1909

Watermark VII 1913 upright

Watermark VIIa 1913 sideways

Watermark III - Large Crown (1900)

The large crown watermark is found on the 1900 Turul stamps. In the case of this watermark, numeral watermarks and star patterns can also be found on certain stamps. The diameter of the circles is approx. 45 mm, the maximum width of the crown is approx. 30 mm. The numeral watermark and star pattern (factory watermark) repeat every 12 circles.

Occurrence: 1899 Kreuzer (krajcár) with black numerals, 1899 Newspaper stamp, 1900 Turul series, 1900 Newspaper stamp, 1903 Green postage due, 1915 Provisional postage due.

Position	Numeral watermark	Catalog sign
A1	VI	a)
A2	IV	b)
A3	IΛ	c)
A4	ΛI	d)
B1		a)
B2		b)
B3		c)
B4		d)

Positions of Watermark IV - Small Crown (1904–1906)

The small crown watermark is found on the 1904 and 1906 Turul stamps. The size of the small crown watermark was designed to fit entirely within the Turul design stamp, but this is rare. At the same time, the asymmetrical, spatial design of the small watermark allows us to recognize any watermark position even in the absence of the cross. The numeral watermark repeats every 400 designs (once per printing sheet).

Occurrence: 1904 Newspaper stamp, 1905-1906 Green postage due, and 1915 Provisional postage due.

Position	Numeral watermark	Catalog sign
A1	VI	a)
A2	IV	b)
A3	IΛ	c)
A4	ΛI	d)
B1		a)
B2		b)
B3		c)
B4		d)

Positions of Watermark V - Crown (1908)

The crown watermark is found on the 1908 Turul stamps. The upper curve of the crown is more regular and rounder than that of the 1909 issue, making it easy to distinguish. The two outer rectangles of the crown are almost identical, unlike the 1909 version. Every 400 watermark designs, the numeral watermark is located in a rhombus shape (it occurs only once per printing sheet). The exact position can only be identified on stamps where the cross is visible!

Occurrence: 1908 Turul series, Newspaper stamp, and Green postage due

Position	Crown image	Numeral watermark	Catalog sign
A1			a)
A2			b)
A3			c)
A4			d)
B1			a)
B2			b)
B3			c)
B4			d)

Positions of Watermark VI - Crown (1909)

The crown watermark is found on the 1909 Turul stamps. There is no numeral watermark on this watermarked paper. Its size matches the 1908 issue. There are only formal differences. The curve of the crown is angular. The rectangles at the bottom of the crown have different sizes, which helps to distinguish it from the 08 version. It occurs in an upright position on letter and newspaper stamps, and in a sideways position on postage due stamps, with four positions in both orientations. The orientation of the watermark can be determined on all stamps, but the exact position can only be established on specimens that include the cross of the crown.

Occurrence: 1908 Turul series, Newspaper stamp, and Green postage due

Position	Crown image	Position	Crown image
A1		B1
A2		B2
A3		B3
A4		B4

Watermark VII / VIIa - Double Cross (1913)

The 1913 double cross watermark is symmetrical in all directions, so the exact watermark position cannot be determined. Only the upright or sideways orientation can be distinguished. The latter is also called the VIIa watermark. For both upright and sideways watermarks, the cross is visible in 2 directions, so there is no right-facing or left-facing variant. Although on the stamp, it may happen that you only see one of them.

Occurrence: Very common from 1913. 1920 and 1922 Newspaper stamp, Flood Relief stamp I, 1916-1924 Harvester series, 1916-1923...

VII	VIIa

Issues and Their Denominations

An overview table of each annual issue and its denominations. You can easily check in which year each denomination occurs. If there is a color variant, where it belongs. For example, the last color variant of the 6 fillér became dominant in subsequent annual issues as well. (So if you find a brownish one, it is definitely from 1900, and the watermark will verify this too)

If you click on the year, it will filter that specific year, and you can see which denominations belonged to that issue!

Denominations	Issue	1900		1904		1906		1908		1909		1913
	Watermark
	Perforation	12:11¾ (E) 11½ (B)		12:11¾ (E) 11½ (B)		15		15		15		15		15
1 fillér	pale grey	68	54	88A	74A	88B	74B	105	91X	121	91Y	139A	109X	139B	109Y
2 fillér	pale yellow	69	55	89A	75A	89B	75B	106	92X	122	92Y	140A	110X	140B	110Y
3 fillér	orange yellow világo	70	56	90A	76A	90B	76B	107	93X	123	93Y	141A	111X	-	-
4 fillér	pale violet	71	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 fillér	bright green világos	72	58	91A	77A	91B	77B	108	94X	124	94Y	142A	112X	142B	112Y
6 fillér	lilac brown	73	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 fillér	lilac red	73a	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 fillér	yellowish olive	74a	72a	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6 fillér	greenish olive	74	72b	92A	78A	92B	78B	109	95X	125	95Y	143A	113X	143B	113Y
10 fillér	red	75	60	93A	79A	93B	79B	110	96X	126	96Y	144A	114X	144B	114Y
12 fillér	violet	76	73	94A	80A	94B	80B	111	97X	127	97Y	-	-	-	-
12 fillér	violet/yellow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	145A	115X	145B	115Y
16 fillér	bluish green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	98Y	146	116	-	-
20 fillér	light brown	77	61	95A	81A	95B	81B	112	99X	129	99Y	147A	117X	147B	117Y
25 fillér	pale blue	78	62	96A	82A	96B	82B	113	100X	130	100Y	148A	118X	-	-
30 fillér	pale orange	79	63	97A	83A	97B	83B	114	101X	131	101Y	149A	119X	149B	119Y
35 fillér	red violet	80	64	98A	84A	98B	84B	115	102X	132	102Y	150A	120X	150B	120Y
50 fillér	carmine red	81	65	99A	85Aa	99B	85B	116	103X	133	103Y	-	-	-	-
50 fillér	dark wine red	-	-	99Aa	85Ab	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 fillér	lilac red/blue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	151A	121X	151B	121Y
60 fillér	olive green	82	66	100A	86A	100B	86B	117	104X	134	104Y	152A	122X	152B	122Y
60 fillér	olive green/pink	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	153A	123X	153B	123Y
70 fillér	brown/green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	154	181	-	-
80 fillér	greyish violet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	155	182	-	-
1 korona	red brown	83	67	101A	87A	101B	87B	118	105X	135	105Y	156A	124X	156B	124Y
2 korona	greyish blue	84	68	102A	88A	102B	88B	119	106X	136	106Y	157A	125X	157B	125Y
3 korona	bluish green	85	69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5 korona	brownish violet	86	70	103A	89A	-	-	-	-	137	107	158A	126X	-	-

Evaluation of 1900 Turul Numeral Watermarks and Watermark Positions

The 1900 Turul stamps originally came out with a sideways watermark, so the base position is the crown turned to the left, and the cross also leans to the left. The table shows the base stamps with 12: 11³⁄₄ perforation. Prices are in thousands of HUF!

MBK number	Face value	1		2		3		4		a		b		c		d		Star pattern
MBK number	Face value	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙
68	1 f	0,6	0,17	2,7	0,42	10	2,1	12,5	4,2	1,8	0,85	8	1,7	18	6	25	11,5	1,9	0,8
69	2 f	0,5	0,12	0,85	0,23	2,8	1,3	5	3,4	1,4	0,7	2,5	1,2	5,5	3,1	10	6	1,3	0,6
70	3 f	0,6	0,14	1,6	0,45	31	2,2	4,2	2,5	1,7	0,7	5	1,7	7	4,2	11	7	1,5	0,6
71	4 f	0,65	0,14	5,5	2,8	14	8,5	70	42	1,8	0,85	17	9,5	35	20	120	70	1,8	0,8
72	5 f	1,3	0,08	1,5	0,16	2,8	0,85	5	2,8	3,5	0,45	5	0,6	7	2,1	15	5	3,7	0,5
73	6 f	1,2	0,5	24	5	55	28			3,5	2,1	50	16	135	70			3,7	2,3
74	6 f	9	0,75	11,5	1,9	17	5	21	16,8	25	3,1	28	7	39	25	33	23	27	3
75	10 f	1,8	0,07	3	0,15	4,2	0,4	10,5	1,7	5,5	0,34	8	0,5	10	1,2	21	4,2	6	0,04
76	12 f	1,8	0,85	5	2,9	10	5,5	26	20	6,5	4,2	17	12,5	28	17	160	105	6	3
77	20 f	2,7	0,55	11,5	2,7	12	4,5	18	5,5	7	2,8	28	10	42	17	37	17	8	2,7
78	25 f	2,8	0,55	6,5	0,8	15	5,5	38	10	7	2,8	15,5	6	35	8,5	77	20	9	2,7
79	30 f	11	0,26	23	0,9	40	2,8	53	10	31	1,2	50	1,4	95	7	90	23	36	1,1
80	35 f	6	0,26	7,5	0,6	14	4,2	17	5,5	18	1,4	17	1,4	35	8,5	35	6	21	1,2
81	50 f	8	1,1	18	7,5	165	100	180	125	21	5	42	13	230	130	270	165	24	4,5
82	60 f	20	0,22	30	1,1	40	2,8	63	8,5	63	1,6	70	4	125	25	95	20	75	0,9
83	1 K	15	0,6	20	0,85	21	0,85	22,5	1	49	4,2	50	3,5	56	8,5	49	10	75	2,3
84	2 K	190	14	190	14	280	28	290	35	380	42	380	42	400	63	400	85	350	48
85	3 K	33	2,9	63	4,2	55	5	165	8,5	95	8	140	10	125	17	300	28	90	9
86	5 K	50	21	57	26	55	23	155	42	165	85	180	100	185	100	220	110	130	60
73a	6 f	1,2	0,55	7	2,7	50	28	70	42	5	2,8	12,5	6	135	80	140	77	3,7	2,5
74a	6 f	3,6	0,26	6	1,4	10	3,4	17	7	10,5	1,4	12,5	3,5	20	8,5	33	14	12	1,1

Evaluation of 1904 Turul Numeral Watermarks and Watermark Positions

The 1904 Turul stamps already came out with a new upright watermark, so the base position is A1. The table shows the base stamps with 12: 11³⁄₄ perforation. Prices are in thousands of HUF!

MBK number	Face value	1		2		3		4		a		b		c		d
MBK number	Face value	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙
88	1 f	1,9	1,5	39	7,5	5,5	5	70	25	50	42	110	56	160	110	160	110
89	2 f	2,2	0,34	3	0,16	4,5	1,4	3,5	0,9	42	14	31	7,5	52	30	56	36
90	3 f	1,5	0,2	1,5	0,2	4,5	0,85	4	0,6	42	9	45	9	100	24	110	30
91	5 f	2	0,15	2,3	0,13	5	0,9	4,2	0,75	35	7,5	37	7,5	50	30	65	37
92	6 f	2	0,31	1,6	0,22	3,3	1,5	3,5	1,5	33	12	27	10	45	30	60	37
93	10 f	9	0,11	4,7	0,07	10	0,45	8,5	0,38	90	4,5	55	3	90	23	85	27
94	12 f	155	53	2,2	1,7					450	320	57	53
95	20 f	12	0,9	11	0,55	70	40	42	5	100	36	90	27	180	100	240	170
96	25 f	24	0,9	18	0,55	31	3,5	24	1,5	165	36	130	24	165	60	175	75
97	30 f	12,5	0,6	4,7	0,22	28	6	105	18	140	21	75	9	350	175	190	125
98	35 f	13,5	0,45	10,5	0,21	28	1,5	18	0,9	100	16	70	10	125	45	125	45
99	50 f	13	3,3	9	2,3	120	80	85	50	105	70	100	60	340	290	270	220
100	60 f	93	0,55	76	0,22	190	9,5	18	3,5	310	12	290	9	340	90	330	55
101	1 K	77	0,55	89	1	84	1,1	160	4,2	315	20	340	45	340	45	370	36
102	2 K	290	32	310	45	410	160	600	130	550	280	650	170	850	550	800	500
103	5 K	100	29	77	33	340	95	160	90	410	220	370	220	650	350	530	280
99a	50 f	0,42	0,42	1	0,9	125	125			22	22	32	32	550	550

Evaluation of 1906 Turul Numeral Watermarks and Watermark Positions

The 1906 Turul stamps were made with the same watermark as the 1904 ones. There is a difference only in the perforation! The table shows the base stamps with 15 perforation. Prices are in thousands of HUF!

MBK number	Face value	1		2		3		4		a		b		c		d
MBK number	Face value	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙
88	1 f	1,5	0,35	1,6	0,44	28	4,5	14	1,6	28	16	39	18	180	130	110	65
89	2 f	0,75	0,09	0,85	1,2	6,5	0,55	5	0,55	25	5,5	25	6	85	45	65	37
90	3 f	1,3	0,09	1	0,13	1,7	0,6	2,2	0,25	25	10,5	24	12	85	60	65	45
91	5 f	1	0,07	1,1	0,08	2,8	0,3	2,3	0,23	28	4	31	5,5	50	22	42	22
92	6 f	1,1	0,09	1	0,12	1,8	0,55	2,3	0,75	23	5,5	23	6	50	50	39	24
93	10 f	1,1	0,06	1,2	0,07	6,5	0,26	5	0,2	28	0,24	31	0,3	63	1,8	63	1,5
94	12 f	2,9	0,55	2,1	0,22	25	5,5	4,5	1,2	45	23	39	15	165	110	165	110
95	20 f	8	0,17	5,4	0,25	10,5	1,1	8,5	0,75	100	0,9	75	1	105	5,4	105	4,5
96	25 f	5	0,18	4,7	0,26	11	1,1	5,5	0,75	70	1,2	70	1,5	110	6	70	4,8
97	30 f	5,5	0,15	5,2	0,2	7	0,9	8,5	1,1	75	0,75	75	1,2	100	6	85	0,45
98	35 f	21	0,15	26	0,18	36	1,5	25	0,6	140	1	190	1,2	220	7,5	190	4,2
99	50 f	3,7	0,75	12,5	2,6	16	5,5	14	4	55	5	150	10	230	16	160	13
100	60 f	29	0,16	24	0,2	50	1,1	37	0,75	190	0,75	180	1,2	230	5,4	220	4,8
101	1 K	24	0,34	30	0,43	63	1,6	52	1,5	180	1,9	230	1,5	270	9,5	240	8,2
102	2 K	95	4,2	115	15	270	80	160	21	340	140	470	250	530	360	500	280

Evaluation of 1908 Turul Numeral Watermarks and Watermark Positions

The 1908 Turul stamps came out with a new upright watermark, so the base position is A1. The table shows the base stamps with 15 perforation. Prices are in thousands of HUF!

MBK number	Face value	1		2		3		4		a		b		c		d
MBK number	Face value	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙
105	1 f	2,1	0,6	8	1,7	70	6	13	3	100	30	200	54	450	135	260	120
106	2 f	2,5	0,22	4,5	0,8	28	15	8	6	70	15	100	60	210	140	140	120
107	3 f	3,4	0,32	6	1,1	35	15	18	7,5	85	18	100	48	250	170	210	130
108	5 f	2,7	0,15	5,5	0,7	35	15	13	6	90	10,5	110	39	270	120	180	7,5
109	6 f	2,2	0,23	3,3	0,8	42	12	25	9	70	12	100	30	280	135	240	120
110	10 f	1,8	0,12	4	0,45	50	12	42	7,5	70	6	110	16	270	120	250	105
111	12 f	5,5	0,55	9,5	1,3	75	37	46	25	110	20	150	60	350	250	280	190
112	20 f	3,7	0,45	5	1,1	75	58	70	45	70	15	90	45	450	340	400	280
113	25 f	29	0,5	43	2,4	90	27	56	7,5	270	27	280	75	330	220	230	135
114	30 f	26	0,24	37	0,8	140	95	120	75	265	6	270	30	400	260	380	220
115	35 f	21	0,24	38	0,55	85	7,5	75	3	210	13,5	250	75	260	105	275	135
116	50 f	52	2,2	86	5	195	68	180	57	290	68	380	125	430	270	280	190
117	60 f	26	0,24	43	0,85	110	27	100	15	140	9	180	60	220	130	250	170
118	1 K	42	2,2	61	4,5	115	30	110	24	255	75	270	105	300	200	400	230
119	2 K	73	8	85	15	165	24	165	30	320	220	400	260	450	280	430	290

Evaluation of 1909 Turul Numeral Watermarks and Watermark Positions

The 1909 Turul stamps came out with a new upright watermark; numeral watermarks can no longer be found. The table shows the base stamps with 15 perforation. Prices are in thousands of HUF! There is no such table for the 1913 Turul, since with the new watermark only the upright and sideways positions can be distinguished. (VII and VIIa)

MBK number	Face value	1		2		3		4
MBK number	Face value	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙	✱	⊙
121	1 f	0,22	0,19	0,43	0,43	14	12	7,5	6,5
122	2 f	0,22	0,08	0,22	0,08	3,5	1,6	3,1	1,2
123	3 f	0,22	0,08	0,34	0,11	40	20	12	6
124	5 f	0,22	0,07	0,22	0,07	2	1	3,5	0,9
125	6 f	0,22	0,08	0,22	0,08	3,5	1,5	3,5	1,7
126	10 f	0,22	0,04	0,3	0,04	6	0,7	6	0,7
127	12 f	0,22	0,11	0,22	0,11	1,9	0,85	2,8	1,3
128	16 f	0,35	0,42	0,35	0,42	39	45	13,5	19
129	20 f	4	0,15	4	0,15	43	3	37	2,2
130	25 f	6	0,32	3,5	0,15	55	6	22	1,8
131	30 f	4,2	0,09	4,2	0,09	30	1,2	60	2,6
132	35 f	4,7	0,12	4,7	0,12	28	1	44	2
133	50 f	4,3	1,1	2,3	0,5	62	22	16	5
134	60 f	4,2	0,13	4,2	0,13	45	2,5	14	1,2
135	1 K	5,7	0,2	5,7	0,2	80	3,5	80	6
136	2 K	32	0,3	42	0,4	180	2,5	120	4,5
137	5 K	42	5	47	6	210	40	130	35
127a	12 f	1,3	0,6	1,1	0,48	10	4	15	4,5

Turulbélyeg – Watermarks