Hírközlési Múzeumi Alapítvány, Évkönyv, 2005
Rövid tartalmi összefoglaló angol nyelven
Mrs. István Szegedi: Para-philately within philately According to the Encyclopaedia of Stamps, para-philately is similar to philately. As a collection activity, it involves a neighbouring area made up not of stamps used to pay for postal transport but of other similarly shaped collector’s items that are used similarly to stamps or were issued by the same body that produces stamps. The unused copies of fee stamps produced and distributed by the post office, which can be collected as philatelic items, are included in this category as are the tools used to manufacture stamps - designs, sketches, printing implements, watermark printers - which are all part of the collection, as are special tools of stamp use. The basic collection has been augmented to include memorial cards, commemorative stamps and model stamps. The author reports on this collection. Gabriella Nikodém: The beginnings of stamp collecting in Hungary Sadly, we know very little about the beginnings of stamp collecting in Hungary, although there have been repeated demands for research on the subject, writes the author, who has conducted a great deal of research on the subject to fill in this gap. She has looked into the notices sent out by the first domestic stamp collecting societies, into the minutes of their assemblies, into surviving yearbooks, and into various philatelic journals to fill in the historical gaps. Her research suggests that stamp collecting began in Hungary between 1850 and 1860, initiated by travellers and workers who returned home from study trips abroad, and by German engineers. In presenting her findings, the author offers images of the political, economic, and social situation of the time, explores the establishment of the first domestic stamp societies and their professional activity, and looks into the lives and work of well known stamp collectors, all set into a perspective of 100 years. Erzsébet Angyal: The Stamp Museum’s Young Philatelist Club At one time, children in primary school, predominantly boys, seemed to collect stamps as the natural thing to do at their age. Today we hear a growing number of laments that children are no longer interested in stamps. This is sad, since it is general knowledge that working with stamps offers opportunities to learn many things. Unfortunately, data from the National Association of Hungarian Philatelists shows a decline in the number of young collectors. We know that what were once flowering school stamp collecting projects no longer exist. But there are signs that children still collect stamps and are interested in stamps. When families visit the Stamp Museum, in most cases we learn that the child was the one who initiated the visit. Knowing this, a decision was made to establish a Young Philatelist Club in the Stamp Museum, and the author reports on this. 256
