Fraternity-Testvériség, 1958 (36. évfolyam, 1-11. szám)
1958-08-01 / 8. szám
4 FRATERNITY KOSSUTH STAMP BASED ON PHOTO TAKEN DURING 1852 U. S. TOUR (Reprinted from the Sunday Star, Washington, D. C. — Aug. 3, 1958) By Belmont Faries, Star Stamp Editor The 4-cent and 8-cent Lajos Kossuth “Champion of Liberty” stamps, to be issued here September 19, will feature a likeness of the Hungarian patriot from a photograph taken during his American tour in 1852. The medallion portrait is based on a framed daguerreo-type which has hung for many years in Kossuth House, headquarters of The Hungarian Reformed Federation at 1801 “P” Street, N. W. Although the photographic print carries a credit to “M. Ketskemethy, 1109-1111 Penna. Ave., Washington, D. C.”, the picture probably was not taken in Washington. Mr. Ketskemethy is reported to have built up a successful business through sales of pictures printed from plates of a Boston photographer. The portrait apparently was made during Kossuth’s visit to Boston in April, 1852. Imprisoned for Writings Kossuth, one of the great heroes in Hungary’s long struggle for independence, was born September 19, 1802, at Monok, northern Hungary. Trained as a lawyer, he turned early to politics and political journalism. Imprisoned for four years because of his writings, he quickly became one of the leaders of the Liberal Party after his release. Hungary, though nominally independent, had been ruled for centuries by the Hapsburg kings of Austria. In the years after Napoleon’s defeat and the Congress of Vienna that rule was absolute. But a revolutionary
