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  The stamps from the 1945/1946 hungarian hyperinflation                 logosite

    During the hyperinflation, the hungarian post issued several sets or single stamps directly in terms of the rates inside each period. For the first ones, it was decided that the ancient stamps types(1943/1944) were used again but printed on blue or yellow paper (instead of a white paper) and overprinted in new numbers of filler or Pengö. In parallele of this, new stamps with other designs were issued, but the increase of the hyperinflation forced the hungarian post to issue bigger and bigger numbers inside the currency for the same design. Most of the stamps used during the hyperinflation are not commemoratives stamps: the commmemorative or semi-postal stamps were in general put only in the collections, mainly not used in the postal service.
The particularity of most of the stamps bellow is that they had not enough time to be used correctly, they are more often seeable in mint condition . If you find them used and alone, they are quasily all almost without a big value. The interest  is only to find them on postal documents: some of these common stamps in mint or used alone condition reach a big value on a document.
Most of the stamps bellow could be found used in whole sheets or as a big part of a sheet on a same postal document, it is the feature of the hyperinflation (inflation in general, all countries together).
Now, I present to you the stamp types from the hungarian hyperinflation with the issue's and withdrawn's dates:

during the period1(1945 may 1 to july 1):
issue: 1945 may 1 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (commemorative stamps: Liberation topic: 10 f to 20 P): quantity: 50,000 sets


on blue paper

im
10f
im
20f
im
30f
im
40f
im
50f
im
1P
im
1.50P
im
2P
im
3P
im
5P
im
6P
im
10P
im
20P


On yellow paper



im
10f
im
20f
im
30f
im
40f
im
50f
im
1P
im
1.50P
im
2P
im
3P
im
5P
im
6P
im
10P
im
20P
issue: 1945 may 27 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (commemorative stamp: Bajcsy-Zsillinszky topic: 1P + 1P): quantity: 300,000
im
issue: 1945 june 1 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (overprinting 10f to 10P): quantities with each stamp
im
10f on 4f
(8,490,000)
im
10f on 10f
(532,300)
im
10f on 12f
(1,093,200)
im
20f on 1f
(1,086,000)
im
20f on 18f
(1,773,000)
im
20f on 20f
(588,100)
im
28f on 5f
(1,156,900)
im
30f on 30f
(2,841,800)
im
30f on 30f
(1,479,500)
im
30f on 30f
(1,953,300)
im
40f on 24f
(5,597,600)
im
40f on 24f
(438,100)
im
42f on 20f
(3,038,200)
im
50f on 50f
(3,200,000)
im
50f on 50f
(1,005,400)
im
60f on 8f
(5,576,400)
im
80f on 80f
(1,560,400)
im
1P on 70f
(591,500)
im
1P on 80f
(1,719,200)
im
1P on 1P
(16,033,100)
im
1.50P on 6f
(445,000)
im
2P on 2P
(5,389,200)
im
3P on 3f
(3,796,000)
im
5P on 5P
(1,619,000)
im
10P on 2f
(1,480,400)
issue: 1945 june 1 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (postage dues 10f to 2P): quantities with each stamp
im
10f on 2f
(660,900)
im
10f on 3f
(679,800)
im
20f on 4f
(245,700)
im
20f on 6f
(27,800)
im
20f on 8f
(416,300)
im
40f on 12f
(745,800)
im
40f on 16f
(267,500)
im
40f on 18f
(303,100)
im
60f on 24f
(1,080,200)
im
80f on 30f
(1,111,800)
im
90f on 36f
(534,200)
im
1P on 10f
(1,583,500)
im
1P on 40f
(2,198,600)
im
2P on 20f
(1,744,700)
im
2P on 50f
(348,500)
im
2P on 60f
(704,000)
during the period2(1945 july 2 to september 15):
issue: 1945 july18 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 ((overprinting 3P to 8P): quantities with each stamp
im
3P on 50f
(6,937,900)
im
8P on 20f
(7,714,300)
issue: 1945 july20 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 ((overprinting 2P): quantity: 5,348,000
im
2P on 4f
issue: 1945 july23 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (overprinting 40f to 20P): quantities with each stamp
im
40f on 10f
(437,600)
im
80f on 24f
(2,876,400)
im
1P on 20f
(6,512,000)
im
1.60P on 12f
(2,538,000)
im
9P on 1f
(1,723,000)
im
10P on 80f
(8,064,200)
im
20P on 30f
(6,425,600)
issue: 1945 july23 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (commemorative stamps: 3P to 10P): quantities: 250,000 sets

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3P +9P on 20f
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4P +12P on 4f
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8P +24P on 50f
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10P +30P on 30f


issue: 1945 july26 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (overprinting 4P to 7P): quantities with each stamp
im
4P on 30f
(4,326,000)
im
5P on 8f
(3,313,000)
im
6P on 50f
(2,818,000)
im
7P on 1P
(5,300,400)
issue: 1945 september 11 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (commemorative stamps:trade union topic: 40f to 10P): quantities: 50,000 sets
im
40f
im
1.60P
im
2P
im
3P
im
5P
im
8P
im
10P
im
20P
during the period3(1945 september 16 to october31):
issue: 1945 september 28 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (postage dues 10P to 20P): quantities with each stamp
im
10P
(1,039,200)
im
12P
(226,000)
im
20P
(262,800)
issue: 1945 october 6 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (commemorative stamps:antifascist martyrs topic: 2P to 40P): quantities: 100,000 sets
im
2P+
2P
im
3P+
3P
im4P+4P im
6P+
6P
im
10P+
10P
im
15P+15
P
im
20P+
20P
im
40P+
40P
during the period4(1945 november 1 to 15):
issue: 1945 november8 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (overprinting 60P to 300P): quantities with each stamp
im
50P on 18f
(6,408,000)
im
100P on 12f
(6,270,000)
im
300P on 30f
(2,326,400)
issue: 1945 november9 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (overprinting 40P): quantity: 4,510,000
im
40P on 8f
issue: 1945 november9 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (Reconstruction topic 20P): quantity: 1,815,000
im
during the period5(1945 november 16 to 1946 january13):
issue: 1945 november16 to 1946 january 10 ; withdrawn: 1946 june 30 (Reconstruction topic 30P to 1,000P): quantities with each stamp
nov16
im
30P
(2,360,000)
nov22
im500P
(2,260,000)
nov30
im200P
(1,503,000)
nov30
im1,000P
(2,014,000)
dec1
im100P
(1,522,000)
dec5
im300P
(1,943,000)
dec11
im
40P
(1,411,000)
dec12
im
120P
(4,972,000)
dec22
im
60P
(1,320,000)
jan7
im
240P
(992,000)
jan10
im
12P
(510,000)
jan10
im
24P
(500,000)
jan10
im
140P
(490,000)
during the period6(1946 january14 to 31):
issue: 1946 january 14; end validity january22; withdrawn: 1946 february18 (overprint letter +I: 3,000P to 6,000P): quantities used with each stamp
parcel up to 5kg
im

CS.5-I. on 30f (value:3,000P)
(48,203)
parcel up to 10kg
im
CS.10-I. on 80f (value:6,000P)
(56,993)
issue: 1946 january 14; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (overprint letter +I: 150P to 6,000P): quantities with each stamp
printed matter 20g
im
Any.I. on 1f (value:150P)
(2,436,500)
local postcard
im
Hlp.I. on 8P on 20f (value:300P)
(1,140,000)
local letter 20g
im
Hl.I. on 50f (value:400P)
(6,862,000)
domestic postcard
im
Tlp.I. on 4f (value:400P)
(3,696,000)
domestic letter 20g
im

Tl.I. on 10f (value:600P)

(12,228,000)
registration
im
Ajl.I. on 20f (value:1,200P)
Alj.I. error: ( quantity:28,019)
issue: 1946 january 28; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (overprint letter +I: 3,000P to 6,000P): quantities with each stamp
parcel up to 5kg
im
CS.5-I. on 70f (value:3,000P)
(973,200)
parcel up to 10kg
im
CS.10-I. on 70f (value:6,000P)
(939,200)
during the period7(1946 february1 to 28):
issue: 1946 february 1; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (overprint letter +2: 500P to 6,000P): quantities with each stamp
printed matter 20g
im
Any.2. on 1f (value:500P)
(3,920,000)
local postcard
im
Hlp.2. on 8Pon 20f (value:1,500P)
(1,150,000)
local letter 20g
im
Hl.2. on 40f on10f (value:2,000P)
(9,500,000)
domestic postcard
im
Tlp.2. on 4f (value:2,000P)
(3,696,000)
domestic letter 20g
im

Tl.2. on 10f on4f
(value:3,000P)

(1,945,000)
registration
im
Ajl.2. on 12f
(value:6,000P)

(4,360,000)
issue: 1946 february 5; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (overprint letter +2: 10,000P to 15,000P): quantities with each stamp
parcel up to 5kg
im
CS.5-2. on 24f
(value:10,000P)
(1,930,000)
parcel up to 10kg
im
CS.10-2. on 80f
(value:15,000P)
(1,964,000)
issue: 1946 february 5; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Reconstruction topic 3,000P): quantity: 2,989,000
im
issue: 1946 february 12; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Republic topic 3 ezerP to 15 ezerP) (1 ezerP =1,000P) : quantities: 2,445,000 sets
im
3 ezerP
im
15 ezerP
issue: 1946 february 18 to 27;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 4 ezerP to 50 ezerP): quantities with each stamp
feb18
im
4 ezerP
(5,148,000)
feb18
im
15 ezerP
(3,926,000)
feb25
im
10 ezerP
(4,052,000)
feb27
im
50 ezerP
(4,040,000)
during the period8(1946 march1 to 15):
issue: 1946 march 8 to 14;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 20 ezerP to 80 ezerP): quantities with each stamp
mar8
im
20 ezerP
(4,176,000)
mar8
im
30 ezerP
(4,045,000)
mar14
im
80 ezerP
(2,038,000)
during the period9(1946 march16 to 25):
issue: 1946 march 18;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 100 ezerP): quantity: 4,090,000
im
100 ezerP
during the period10(1946 march26 to 31):
issue: 1946 march 27;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 200 ezerP): quantity: 6,040,000
im
200 ezerP
during the period11(1946 april 1 to 10):
issue: 1946 april 5;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 500 ezerP to 800 ezerP): quantities with each stamp
im
500 ezerP
(1,990,000)
im
800 ezerP
(2,980,000)
during the period12(1946 april 11 to 22):
issue: 1946 april 15;  withdrawn: 1946 june30 (Post-rider topic 160 ezerP to 640 ezerP): quantities with each stamp
im
160 ezerP
(1,984,000)
im
640 ezerP
(1,728,000)
during the period14(1946 may 1 to 9):
issue: 1946 may 1; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (overprint words : 400,000P to 8,000,000P): quantities with each stamp
printed matter 20g
im
Nyomtatv.20g
on 60f on 8f (value:400,000P)

(1,940,000)
local postcard
im
Helyi lev.-lap
on 20f (value:800,000P)

(1,490,000)
local letter 20g
im
Helyi level
on10f (value:1,200,000P)

(3,463,200)
domestic postcard
im
Tavolsagi lev.-lap on 4f (value:1,200,000P)
(3,850,000)
domestic letter 20g
im

T
avolsagi level
 on 18f
(value:2,000,000P)
(8,997,000)
registration
im
Ajanlas
on 24f
(value:4,000,000P)

(6,300,000)
parcel up to 5kg
im
Csomag 5kg
on 2P on 4f
(value:6,000,000P)

(1,5604,000)
parcel up to 10kg
im
Csomag 10kg
on 30f
(value:8,000,000P)
(846,000)
issue: 1946 may 1; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (millio topic: 1 millioP to 4 millioP) (1 millioP =1,000,000P): quantities with each stamp
im
1 millioP
(2,010,000)
im
4 millioP
(2,020,000)
issue: 1946 may 1; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (commemorative 75th anniversary of 1st hungarian stamp topic: 500 ezerP to 2 millioP) : quantities: 150,000 sets
im
500 ezerP+
500 ezerP
im
1 millioP+
1 millioP
im
1.5 millioP+
1.5 millioP
im
2 millioP+
2 millioP
during the period15(1946 may 10 to 19):
issue: 1946 may 13 to 17; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (millio topic: 2 millioP to 10 millioP) : quantities with each stamp
may13
im
2 millioP
(2,040,000)
may13
im
3 millioP
(1,700,000)
may13
im
5 millioP
(1,750,000)
may17
im
10 millioP
(2,382,000)
during the period16(1946 may 20 to 26):
issue: 1946 may 20; withdrawn: 1946 june30 (millio topic: 20 millioP to 50 millioP) : quantities with each stamp
im
20 millioP
(2,866,000)
im
50 millioP
(2,832,000)
issue: 1946 may 24 to 25; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (milpengo topic: 100 milP to 200 milP) (1 milP =1,000,000P): quantities with each stamp
may24
im
100 milP
(2,844,000)
may25
im
200 milP
(3,890,000)
during the period17(1946 may 27 to 31):
issue: 1946 may 27; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (milpengo topic: 500 milP): quantity: 3,446,000 sets
im
during the period18(1946 june 1 to 10):
issue: 1946 june 4 to 8; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (milpengo topic: 1,000 milP to 10,000 milP) : quantities with each stamp
june4
im
1,000 milP
(3,826,000)
june4
im
2,000 milP
(3,310,000)
june4
im
5,000 milP
(3,260,000)
june8
im
3,000 milP
(3,148,000)
june8
im
10,000 milP
(3,228,000)
during the period20(1946 june 17 to 23):
issue: 1946 june 17 to 18; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (milpengo topic: 20,000 milP to 50,000 milP) : quantities with each stamp
june17
im
20,000 milP
(2,044,000)
june17
im
30,000 milP
(2,130,000)
june18
im
50,000 milP
(1,830,000)
during the period21(1946 june 24 to 30):
issue: 1946 june 27 ; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (milliard topic: 100 milliardP to 500 milliardP) (1 milliardP =1,000,000,000P): quantities with each stamp
im
100 milliardP
(1,916,000)
im
200 milliardP
(1,858,000)
im
500 milliardP
(1,900,000)
during the period22(1946 july 1 to 3):
issue: 1946 july3 ; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (billio topic: 1 billioP to 10 billioP) (1 billioP =1,000,000,000,000P): quantities with each stamp
im
1 billioP
(1,080,000)
im
2 billioP
(1,098,000)
im
5 billioP
(1,080,000)
im
10 billioP
(1,046,000)
during the period23(1946 july 4 to 7):
issue: 1946 july5 to7 ; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (billio topic: 20 billioP to 500 billioP): quantities with each stamp
july5
im
20 billioP
(940,000)
july7
im
50 billioP
(1,660,000)
july7
im
100 billioP
(1,048,000)
july7
im
200 billioP
(1,010,000)
july7
im
500 billioP
(1,070,000)
during the period24(1946 july 8 to 11):
issue: 1946 july10 ; withdrawn: 1946 july13 (billio topic: 1,000 billioP to 100,000 billioP): quantities with each stamp
july10
im
1,000 billioP
(1,034,000)
july10
im
100,000 billioP
(623,000)
during the period25(1946 july 12 to 17):
issue: 1946 july13 ; they never could be used because currency changement: adopengo (billio topic: 10,000 billioP to 500,000 billioP) : quantities with each stamp
im
10,000 billioP
(568,000)
im
50,000 billioP
(578,000)
im
500,000 billioP
(568,000)
issue: 1946 july15 ; withdrawn: 1946 july31 but valid (grace period) if found in a mailbox in August1 (commemorative railway centenary topic: 10,000AP to 40,000AP) (1 AP =1 adopengo: daily court in P): quantities: 100,000 sets
im
10,000 AP
im
20,000 AP
im
30,000 AP
im
40,000 AP
issue: 1946 july16 to 17 ; withdrawn: 1946 july31 but valid (grace period) if found in a mailbox in August1 (adopengo topic: 5 eAP to 50 eAP)
(1 eAP =1,000 adopengo): quantities with each stamp
july16
im
5 eAP
(1,980,000)
july16
im
10 eAP
(1,980,000)
july17
im
20 eAP
(1,841,000)
july17
im
50 eAP
(1,938,000)
during the period26(1946 july 18 to 23):
issue: 1946 july19 to 23 ; withdrawn: 1946 july31 but valid (grace period) if found in a mailbox in August1 (adopengo topic: 80 eAP to 500 eAP)
: quantities with each stamp
july19
im
80 eAP
(1,940,000)
july19
im
100 eAP
(1,956,000)
july20
im
200 eAP
(1,726,000)
july23
im
500 eAP
(2,428,000)
during the period27(1946 july 24 to 31):
issue: 1946 july26 ; withdrawn: 1946 july31 but valid (grace period) if found in a mailbox in August1 (adopengo topic: 1 millioAP to 5 millioAP)
(1 millioAP =1,000,000 adopengo)
: quantities with each stamp
im
1 millioAP
(1,004,000)
im
5 millioAP
(960,000)