Hungary 1957, Postage Due, Red Numeral

Hungary · 1957 · 1.20 Ft

This is a postage due stamp from Hungary, part of a series issued in 1957. The design is purely functional, featuring a large, clear numeral '1.20' indicating the amount due, set against a simple patterned background. The stamp is printed in red, a common color for postage due issues worldwide, to make it easily identifiable by postal workers.

Issued during the Hungarian People's Republic era, these utilitarian postage due stamps were essential for collecting insufficient postage from mail recipients, reflecting the standardized postal practices of the time.