Hungary – Scott #s 2250-56

Description

Hungary Scott #2250–2256 (issued 1974) is a seven-stamp set celebrating Hungarian Gothic and Renaissance religious art, featuring masterpieces from medieval altarpieces and ecclesiastical paintings. Issued by Magyar Posta and designed with a rich bronze-brown frame, the series highlights Hungary’s early Christian artistic tradition, reflecting both its European influences and its national heritage of sacred art.

Each design reproduces a famous panel or altarpiece painting by masters of the Hungarian Middle Ages, with remarkable color accuracy and fine printing typical of 1970s Hungarian philately.

Designs in the Set:

• 40f – “Három Királyok” (The Three Kings) – by the Master of Szmrecsány Főoltár

• 60f – “Zenélő angyal hegedűvel” (Musician Angel with Violin) – by the Master of Bártfa Altarpiece

• 1f – “Királyok imádása” (Adoration of the Kings) – by an anonymous Hungarian painter

• 1.50f – “Angyali üdvözlet” (Annunciation) – by the Master of Szmrecsány Főoltár

• 2.50f – “Zenélő angyal orgonával” (Musician Angel with Organ) – by the Master of Bártfa Altarpiece

• 2f – “Mária és Erzsébet találkozása” (Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth) – by the Master of Szmrecsány Főoltár

• 5f – “Szent Katalin legendája” (Legend of St. Catherine) – by the Master of Báti Altarpiece

This mint, never hinged (MNH) set is one of Magyar Posta’s most elegant tributes to sacred art, combining religious devotion, medieval artistry, and modern philatelic craftsmanship. A must-have for collectors of art-on-stamps and European religious themes.