Postai és Távközlési Múzeumi Alapítvány Évkönyve, 2002

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display in the house of the one-time postmaster. In response, the authors prepared a study of Kőszeg’s postal history from the late 16th century to the present. The comprehensive work relies on the network of postal institutions to describe the various postal services as they changed and developed over time, ranging from the courier service through the postal stations, the postal coach and diligence vehicles, to the mobile post offices and telephone systems that use CB transmitters. It also focuses on the heads and staffs of the Kőszeg post office, relying on contemporary documents.

Jenő Szabó: Postal Workers Portrayed on the Stamps of the World

The Stamp Museum began selecting material for Postal Workers Portrayed on the Stamps of the World when compiling material for the postal history exhibit at Kőszeg. In keeping with the initial idea, an effort is being made to have as complete a collection as possible, which will be recorded on a CD to be accompanied by a thematic catalogue. The author is currently reviewing the way the collection effort was organized, the various phases of the operation, the way the motifs have been categorized, and the subcategories within each overall heading. The collection offers a number of unusual foreign and domestic stamps including several philatelic rarities, giving the image of the stamp, its history, and the data surrounding its issue.

Zsuzsa Csintalan: On the Margin of a Petition

The permanent exhibition of the Postal Museum includes a petition dating from 1947. In it, the residents of Jancsifalu are petitioning for the return of their old letter carrier, József Biczó (1916-1991). The author used available documents and sought out petitioners’ families to learn whether the document, signed by 182 people, had managed to get the letter carrier returned to Jancsifalu, a district of the city of Győr. She learned that although their petition had not been honored, the residents of Jancsifalu continue to tell tales about the wonderful service Biczó had provided before his transfer. Biczó was transferred to a high-priority district in downtown Győr, where he worked until his retirement in November 1978 and where his reputation as a true professional was further enhanced.

Ibolya Bartók: Dr. Károly Forster’s Report on the 1939 Postal Congress

Dr. Károly Forster’s (1884-1960) published report is a glimpse into events at the postal congress of 1939 in Buenos Aires. It includes comments on the professional discussions and the political debates as well on as the boat trip to the distant land, and on local political, economic, and cultural life. Essentially, it offers his readers, then and now, an image of Argentina, 1939. The author also focuses on Károly Forster himself, reviewing his 29- year career with the postal service. Following graduation from law school he was appointed a clerk-intern in 1909, rising to deputy general manager in December 1943. In February 1945, when the political system changed and the Royal Hungarian Post Office was reorganized he was forced to leave the service.

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