Hírközlési Múzeumi Alapítvány, Évkönyv, 2008-2009

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list of prominent Hungarian manufacturers as well as the ideas of Hungarian postal engineers and the main features and operation of the Rotary 7A1 exchange, which was considered state-of-the-art in 1928 but was later replaced by the stored program controlled digital exchanges, (pp. 99-109)

Restorer Éva Kozmáné Grünwald writes about her recent work under the title Hétpecsétes titok (Seven-seal Secret). She undertook the restoration of over two thousand wax seals on 124 sheets. She begins her essay with a short historical overview of the application of wax seals followed by a review of the cleaning and restoring processes of the seals with special attention to the importance of safe storage to then conclude her paper with the introduction of an envelope closed with seven seals, (pp. 110-116)

An article by museologist József Hajdú introduces the reader to the connection between prominent 19th century Hungarian photographer György Klösz (1844-1913) and the Hungarian Royal Postal Service as well as the historical significance of his albums guarded by the Postal Museum, which include photographs of document value. The article also informs us about how the museum managed to restore the invaluable album of newscast history photos from its own sources and tender funds in order to preserve it for the following generations in pristine condition, (pp. 117-122)

In her piece entitled A Postamúzeum könyvtárában végzett gyűjteményi munkák 2001-től napjainkig (Collection work conducted in the Library of the Postal Museum from 2001 to our days), librarian Adrienn Kovács reviews nearly a decade of work and events related to the collection of over 15,000 volumes of the library, which is open to the general public but primarily maintained for history researchers of the profession. The article focuses on the more significant accessions, the retrospective processing work, and the stock systemisations aimed at a more transparent storage system, (pp. 123-129)

Museologist Ibolya Bartók, who is a researcher of the life and work of the highest ranking postal officers of the era following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, reveals in her study entitled Nagy elődeink (Our great predecessors) the life and work of Ákos Tersztyánszky (1876-1956) Undersecretary (1937) and Managing Director of the Hungarian Postal Service (1935-1939) after having gathered and processed his legacy. The study discusses the historical value of the photo and document material of 136 items donated to the Postal Museum by two families, (pp. 130-156)

Museologist Jenő Szabó reports on a very successful seasonal exhibition et the Stamp Museum in 2008, which displayed a cross section of painter and graphic artist György Konecsi’s (1908-1970) life work, ranging from stamps and posters through book illustrations and etchings to paintings. The author also touches on the Stamp Museum’s memorial session, where art historians, students, still living colleagues and researchers gathered to appreciate the artist’s career, (pp. 157-166)

In her article entitled Kulturális értékeink az új magyar bélyegeken (Our cultural values on new Hungarian stamps), museologist Ágnes Schuller tells the reader about the thematics and successes of the stamp exhibition held in Luoyang, China in April 2009 with the aim of promoting Hungary, (pp. 167-169) Her other article reports on the exhibition opened in October 2009 in the Stamp Museum to commemorate 140 years of Hungarian-Japanese diplomatic relations and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their renewal. She also

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