Description: Depicts King St. Stephen I (Szent István Király), Hungary’s first Christian king and founder of the Hungarian state (reigned 1000–1038). He is shown crowned and holding a double cross, symbolizing Christianity and Hungarian sovereignty, flanked by angelic figures. Inscription: MAGYAR KIR. POSTA (“Royal Hungarian Post”)
Circa: 1938
Condition: Used, solid cancel, slight rip on left side.
Notes:
Issued to commemorate the 900th anniversary of King Stephen’s death (1038–1938). The Saint Stephen commemoratives marked a revival of Christian and national imagery in Hungary between the World Wars, reflecting the Horthy Regency’s monarchist and religious sentiment.