Bélyegmúzeum (Postal Stamp Museum)

Frommer's Review

This may seem like an attraction of decidedly limited appeal, but generations of philatelists the world over have admired the artistic creations of Hungary's postal system, the Magyar Posta, as have we. You don't have to be a stamp collector to enjoy a visit. This wonderful little museum has rack after rack of the country's finest stamps -- over 12 million in total! The "Madonna with Child" in Rack 49, which was mistakenly printed upside-down, is said to be Hungary's most valuable stamp. The stamps of Rack 65 demonstrate how runaway inflation devastated Hungary in the 1940s. Variations on Lenin and Stalin can be seen in Racks 68 to 77, and Racks 70 to 80 contain numerous brilliant examples of Socialist Realism. The staff is extremely friendly and well informed.

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