Here you will find one of the most complete online collections of Turul-themed stamps. I strive to present rare specimens, color shades, watermark positions, and plate flaws, while also providing help for stamp identification and differentiation. This database is not only for collectors but for anyone interested in the history and diversity of Turul stamps. The purpose of this site is to showcase the most nuanced details of this stamp issue and series that reigned for 15 years, ensuring that if you stumble upon a "special" rare piece, it won't escape your attention. It is also important to know the characteristics that an untrained eye might miss. :)
I hope you enjoy browsing!
In this catalog, you will find all denominations and issues. First, I will upload every denomination of each year, and then I will also strive to showcase postally used, rare, or unique pieces.
Year: 1908 szept. 1.
Value: 1 fillér
Color: greyish black
Watermark: V.
Perforation: - 15
Perforation type: Comb perforation
Year: 1906 jan. 1.
Value: 20 fillér
Color: light brown
Watermark: IV.
Perforation: C 15
Perforation type: Comb perforation
Year: 1909 január
Value: 2 fillér
Color: light yellow
Watermark: VI.
Perforation: - 15
Perforation type: Comb perforation
Year: 1904 nov 1.
Value: 10 fillér
Color: rosy carmine
Watermark: IV.
Perforation: E 12:11¾
Perforation type: Comb perforation
An excerpt from a random stamp detail sheet. If you click on a stamp in the catalog, you will find all the info, ranging from color shades to the printing marks used. This is completed with catalog prices and short descriptions belonging to that specific denomination.
Articles and stories from the Turul era. Through these, you can gain insight into the origin of rarities, and I will also provide you with plenty of useful information for identification! Turul stamps hide far more than just being simple postage stamps; during their nearly two-decade run, they carried and accompanied countless historical events.
If we thought stamp collecting was merely the closed world of dusty attics and quiet afternoons of elderly gentlemen from the last century, we would be hugely mistaken. In the age of digital detox and tangible values, philately is experiencing a renaissance.…
Read more →Damage to the crown watermark, the „ballerina” and the „chingi-lingi”. Discover the special watermark breaks of the 1908–1909 Turul stamps!…
Read more →Why did the 6 filler Turul change colour almost every year? The light of gas lamps, printing blunders, and the mystery of the „never-existed” greenish-brown stamp.…
Read more →Conservative thinking, economic rationality, and wartime constraints: why did the Turul series remain in circulation for 16 years?…
Read more →A deep dive into the printing background of the Turul series: proof prints, experimental printings without value numbers, and the system of four digit types.…
Read more →Why did the 50 filler Turul disappear a year earlier than the rest of the series? We traced the contemporary postal decrees.…
Read more →Why do the 5 and 60 filler Turuls look so similar in colour? Discover the Universal Postal Union's international colour system and its impact on Hungarian stamps.…
Read more →Detailed tables for stamp identification and cataloging. If you need some of the less commonly available tables for assistance, please let me know.
In the video sections, I talk a lot about collecting Turul stamps and visually present interesting facts that are not only related to Turul collecting. You can also find shorter presentation videos on the TikTok page.
A few thoughts of mine on stamps and the purpose of this site. I hope I can help you navigate the world of Turul stamps.
A quick overview of how the Turul issues can be broken down into multiple collecting series.
What to look out for and what features each watermark has. How to identify them from small fragments.
