2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Őrség National Park (May 16 2008)

By Eurostamper — June 21, 2008
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This stamp is a tribute to Őrség, a National Park located in far western Hungary known for its mysterious natural beauty. Magyar Posta, Hungary’s postal authority, has been issuing stamps honoring Hungarian National Parks since 1998.

This stamp, issued May 16, 2008, shows a typical Őrség scene. In the foreground is a crossbill bird and a yellow lemon lilly flower. A very small portrait on the bottom of the stamp shows István Chernel (1865-1922), a noted Hungarian ornithologist who wrote a key book in 1899 and has a museum named after him in his native Kőszeg.

The stamp bears the words “Keresztcsőrű” (”crossbill”), “Sárgaliliom” (”lemon lilly”) and the name of the National Park in Hungarian.

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