Hírközlési Múzeumi Alapítvány, Évkönyv, 2003-2004
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one copy of each stamp they issued. The next step occurred in 1891 when a postal treaty was signed, followed by a law, Act 11, 1892, which mandated Hungary’s participation in an exchange of stamps. The treaty placed responsibility for collection and distribution of the stamps issued by the post offices into the hands of the Association to the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Association. It also became the basis for the Stamp Museum’s foreign collection. The article describing these events offers a detailed picture of how the collection increased, and also commemorates the 130th anniversary of the Universal Postal Association. Erzsébet Angyal: Ferenc Vejtey, mentor of the Stamp Museum library Ferenc (Kölbig) Vejtey (1875-1952) was a well-known philatelist. He began collecting at the age of 19 and by age 23 his collection was considered a valuable addition to philately. Later, he became a collector of and expert in picture postcards, special-occasion stamps and postmarks, and fee stamps. Though holding a full-time job, his life’s calling was philately. He collected and organised his collection in a professional way, he completed studies on philately and organised displays, and he followed the literature of the profession and served as an expert and organiser of philatelic life. He established contacts with museums in this latter capacity, and his name became an integral part of their histories and library collections. The author reviews the life and oeuvre of Vejtey, telling us that his donation and the material he collected for the museum from other collectors is the most valuable part of the Stamp Museum’s library. Jenő Szabó: Remembering Elemér Czakó The author remembers Elemér Czakó (1876-1945), founder of the Stamp Museum’s document archives, on the 60th anniversary of his death and the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Stamp Museum. However, the author writes, despite the double anniversary, it is difficult to see him in an objective light. We know almost nothing of his private life, a good deal about his philatelic activity, and not enough about his ambitions regarding the museum document archives and his efforts in this regard. Nevertheless, the article offers a multifaceted analysis of Czakó’s life and work in an endeavour to present and review his story. The focus is on how a one-time librarian, art teacher, museum curator, government commissioner, ministerial counsellor, deputy state secretary cum print-shop manager became connected to the Royal Hungarian Post Office and its stamp bureau, and consequently to the Stamp Museum, in the last phase of his life. Alexandra Halász: Artefact and document collections at the Stamp Museum The unique philatelic collection of the Stamp Museum is well known. What is less well known is that it also has other rare collections, for it collects, processes, and houses various artefacts and documents related to the stamps. Visitors may see some of these special 334
