uncommon1900-1945

Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919 Overprint

Name: Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919 Overprint
Brand: Hungarian Soviet Republic

Hungarian Soviet Republic · 1919 · 50 fillér

A 50 fillér stamp of Hungary, featuring a portrait (likely King Charles IV), diagonally overprinted in red with 'MAGYAR TANÁCSKÖZTÁRSASÁG 1919' (Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919).

Issued during the brief existence of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, these overprinted stamps symbolized the new communist government's authority following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I.

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political-change revolution overprint history

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