Fall in New England is here with a display of colors in the foliage and crisp cool evenings.
Just before the start of summer, all of us from the Hungaria Stamp Exchange had the incredible opportunity to attend the once in a decade World Stamp Show held in New York.
At the Show we saw the Penny Black Stamp, the first uniform adhesive postal Stamp in the world
and the boyhood stamp collection of Beatle John Lennon.
What do John Lennon’s childhood collection, an Olympian gold medalist rower, and an inverted Jenny airplane have in common? Keep reading to learn the answer…
All of us here at the Hungaria Stamp Exchange are excited about the opportunity to attend the World Stamp Show 2016 May 28- June 4 in New York City. The excitement of experiencing a show which is projected to attract 250,000 stamp collectors, exhibitors, postal authorities, societies and dealers from all over the world combined with the fact it is located in the heart of New York City at the Javits Convention Center makes it an irresistible event.
Continue reading “Heading to the “Big Apple” for the World Stamp Show New York 2016”
If anyone happens to be in the Merrimack Valley area of Massachusetts during the month of March, please stop in to the Lowell Five Bank in North Andover, MA to enjoy the Hungaria Stamp Exchange display.
Included are posters on Eastern European Topical Stamps such as Art as well as articles which include Philately and the Modern Era Olympics.
The North Andover Branch of the Lowell Five Bank is located at 498 Chickering Road, North Andover, MA 01845
We hope to hear from you soon.
The Bauer Family
While our New England weather has provided us with a quirky start to the New Year, the world of Eastern European philately is looking forward to a bright and exciting year.We hope you will enjoy reading the article we assembled on the philately of the modern day Olympic Games and take some time to browse in the Hungaria Stamp Exchange online store for stamps issued by the Eastern European countries and Greece.
And we would love to receive your feedback on the new design.
Mythical Kings on Heroes Square
Our second family visit to Hungary was even more amazing than our first visit. We find Budapest the city continues to be a kaleidoscope of images and shapes. It is vibrant and bustling day and night, and welcoming to native Hungarians and visitors alike. Budapest is a place of contrasts with displays of monuments of mythical kings guarding museums of fine arts and
Hungarian countryside
science. Not far away we find tributes to Holocaust victims near ancient churches with statuary of Stalinist era leaders relegated to museums. As we ventured to the southern border cities of Bekescsaba, Gyula and Szeged we found countryside that appeared to be unchanged for hundreds of years leading to modern superstructures. Continue reading “Budapest Au revoir”