2025 Ukraine FDC “You will do as the Witch says, Enemy”
Hungary Bela Bartok Bluebeard’s CastleSlovenia Selma Carnival Costumes
Maybe in a carnival costume or in Bluebeard’s Castle! And then there are always fabulous Stories and Myths to enjoy.
2022 Croatia Europa Stories & Myths2022 Belarus Europa Stories & Myths
Of course our Halloween celebration would not be complete without the classic character, Count Dracula created by “Bram” Stoker based on the original Romanian Prince Vlad the Impaler.
Abraham Stoker and Dracula
Romania – 500th Anniversary of the Founding of Bucharest. Prince Vlad Tepes
Before you head off for Summer holiday far or near, Hungaria Stamp Exchange is pleased to offer an exciting preview of the Archaeological Treasures on Stamps of Eastern Europe. Each year EUROPAstamps are issued by European postal administrations highlighting a unified theme that reflects shared values, history and culture. The 2025 EUROPA issue offers stamp collectors an exciting journey through time uncovering hidden treasures, ancient civilizations and ground breaking discoveries. These stamps tell the amazing story of Europe’s archaeological legacy. We hope you will enjoy these stamp offerings of Eastern Europe as much as we do.
Stamps of Eastern Europe present themselves in many diverse ways, from Magic Cubes to Illusions. And, sometimes these stamps may depict the Magic of Science or the accomplishments of Scientists. Hungaria Stamp Exchange is delighted to share highlights of several newly and recently released remarkable stamps.
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube®. What better way to celebrate this international phenomenon than the issuance of an engaging philatelic suite which includes a First Day Cover with a special Rubik’s cache, Souvenir sheet, and an enticing Stamp Kit. The kit is ready to assemble and includes the cube and decorative holder. An earlier stamp issuance celebrated the First Rubik’s Cube® championship which was held in Budapest.
The Rubik’s Cube®, or Magic Cube as it was originally called, was invented by architect and designer Ernő Rubik Jr. As a designer and expert on innovation and creativity, he created many logic toys with his most famous invention, the Rubik’s Cube®, becoming a captivating puzzle. When Rubik licensed his patented invention to a US toymaker, it became known as Rubik’s Cube®, and went on to become a global phenomenon.
Greetings of the New Year to all our Philatelic Friends and Collectors.
Here at Hungaria Stamp Exchange, January is one of our favorite months of the year as we are able to share the exciting new stamp issues of 2024.
For country collectors ready to fill in the next year in their collection we offer full year sets from seventeen Eastern European countries ranging from Armenia to Ukraine. For Topical Collectors we are pleased to offer New Issues on an exciting range of topics from many Eastern European Countries. We are delighted to highlight some of our favorite stamp offerings and invite you to browse our online store at your leisure to see what your favorites might be.
are truly exciting offerings to include a Bulgaria souvenir sheet celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of iconic actor Marcello Mastroianni and a Bosnian set celebrating Bogart and Hitchcock. The Czech stamp sheet represents the Lipsky brothers, one brother is a comic actor on both stage and in film while the other is the director. The stamp issued by Slovakia is of actress and activist Anna Jurkovicova.
Hungaria Stamp Exchange invites you to join us in our philatelic celebration of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. While each of us enjoyed many Olympic competitions with various sports ranging from gymnastics and swimming to track, fencing, soccer and more, contested by athletes representing the countries of the world, please take some time to enjoy our philatelic collection representing the current Games as well as those of previous Olympiads.
Spectators gathered in Olympia, Greece in 776 BCE to watch a simple footrace which started the classical Olympics lasting more than a millennium, attracting athletes and spectators from around the Mediterranean. Competitions came to include wrestling, javelin throwing, boxing, long jumping and even races in chariots! While the focus of the Ancient Games was on athleticism, it also included the philosophies of fairness, peace, development and education, values which continue to permeate the Modern Era Olympics which started 1500 years after the end of the Ancient games in 393 CE.
