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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1943.01   17.07.1943   Horthy aviation fund   4v set   
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
20fi     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     

1952.01   16.03.1952   Birds      
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta White Stork Ciconia ciconia Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Great Bustard Otis tarda Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Western Great Egret Ardea alba
20fi     57     Pied Avocet    Recurvirostra avosetta     
30fi     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
40fi     156     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
50fi     58     Kentish Plover    Charadrius alexandrinus     
60fi     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     
70fi     154     Lesser Grey Shrike    Lanius minor     
80fi     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
1fo     38     Red-footed Falcon    Falco vespertinus     
1.40fo     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
1.60fo     25     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     
2.50fo     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     

1956.01   17.03.1956   Hungarian dogs   8v set   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1fo     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     

1959.01   14.06.1959   Water birds      
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Western Great Egret Ardea alba Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
10fi     32     Great Cormorant    Phalacrocorax carbo     
20fi     26     Little Egret    Egretta garzetta     
30fi     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
40fi     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     
60fi     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
1fo     26     Grey Heron    Ardea cinerea     
2fo     26     Squacco Heron    Ardeola ralloides     
3fo     25     Glossy Ibis    Plegadis falcinellus     

1959.02   15.07.1959   Lake Balaton summer courses   9v set   
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
30fi     66     Black-headed Gull    Chroicocephalus ridibundus     

1961.01   23.06.1961   Budapest 1961   4x3fo sheet   
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
3fo     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     Silver background

1961.02   19.08.1961   Budapest 1961   4v set   1961.01
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
3fo     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     Golden background

1961.03   18.12.1961   Birds of the woods and fields      
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Great Tit Parus major Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Common Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
30fi     208     Common Nightingale    Luscinia megarhynchos     
40fi     175     Great Tit    Parus major     
60fi     221     Common Chaffinch    Fringilla coelebs     
1fo     160     Eurasian Jay    Garrulus glandarius     
1.20fo     156     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
1.50fo     207     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     
2fo     226     Yellowhammer    Emberiza citrinella     
3fo     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     

1962.01   18.11.1962   Birds of prey      
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
30fi     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
40fi     36     Western Osprey    Pandion haliaetus     
60fi     37     Western Marsh Harrier    Circus aeruginosus     
80fi     37     Booted Eagle    Hieraaetus pennatus     
1fo     37     African Fish Eagle    Haliaeetus vocifer     
2fo     37     Bearded Vulture    Gypaetus barbatus     
3fo     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     
4fo     38     Common Kestrel    Falco tinnunculus     

1964.01   02.09.1964   Stamp day, Imex 64   4v strip   
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2fo     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     s 26x36 mm

1964.02   02.09.1964   Stamp day, Imex 64   4v sheet   1964.01
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
2fo     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     s 20x27 mm

1964.03   30.12.1964   Hunting   10v set   
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Great Bustard Otis tarda
20fi     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     
40fi     11     Grey Partridge    Perdix perdix     
2fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     

1965.01   23.03.1965   International quiet sun year   9v set   
Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
2fo     15     Adelie Penguin    Pygoscelis adeliae     

1966.01   16.04.1966   Protection of birds      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
20fi     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
30fi     183     Long-tailed Tit    Aegithalos caudatus     
60fi     221     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     
1.40fo     106     Middle Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos medius     
1.50fo     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
3fo     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     

1968.01   25.04.1968   Protected birds      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Great Bustard Otis tarda European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Greylag Goose Anser anser
20fi     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
50fi     156     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     
60fi     37     Eastern Imperial Eagle    Aquila heliaca     
1fo     38     Red-footed Falcon    Falco vespertinus     
1.20fo     78     Eurasian Scops Owl    Otus scops     
1.50fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
2fo     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
2.50fo     14     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     

1971.01   21.05.1971   World hunting exhibition, Budapest   8v set   
Not identified Not identified Great Bustard Otis tarda
1fo          Not identified    Not identified     
2fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     

1971.02   09.07.1971   Japanese colour prints   8v set   
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus
60fi     11     Green Peafowl    Pavo muticus     

1973.01   16.04.1973   Hungarian birds      
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis European Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
40fi     199     Winter Wren    Troglodytes troglodytes     
60fi     208     Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush    Monticola saxatilis     
80fi     208     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
1fo     197     Common Firecrest    Regulus ignicapilla     
1.20fo     221     Common Linnet    Carduelis cannabina     
2fo     175     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     
4fo     208     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
5fo     219     Grey Wagtail    Motacilla cinerea     

1973.02   11.05.1973   IBRA, stamp on stamp   8v set   1961.01
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
1fo     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     

1973.03   03.11.1973   Paintings   7v set   
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
1fo     221     European Goldfinch    Carduelis carduelis     
and     221     Eurasian Siskin    Carduelis spinus     

1977.01   03.01.1977   Birds of Hortobagy national park      
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia White Stork Ciconia ciconia Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Bustard Otis tarda Common Crane Grus grus White Wagtail Motacilla alba Garganey Anas querquedula
40fi     25     Eurasian Spoonbill    Platalea leucorodia     
60fi     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
1fo     26     Purple Heron    Ardea purpurea     
2fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
3fo     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
4fo     219     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
5fo     14     Garganey    Anas querquedula     

1977.02   22.02.1977   Peafowl and pheasants      
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Green Peafowl Pavo muticus Congo Peacock Afropavo congensis Great Argus Argusianus argus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
40fi     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     
60fi     11     Green Peafowl    Pavo muticus     
1fo     11     Congo Peacock    Afropavo congensis     
3fo     11     Great Argus    Argusianus argus     
4fo     11     Himalayan Monal    Lophophorus impejanus     
6fo     11     Grey Peacock-Pheasant    Polyplectron bicalcaratum     

1980.01   11.11.1980   Protected birds      
Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
40fi     14     Greylag Goose    Anser anser     
60fi     26     Black-crowned Night Heron    Nycticorax nycticorax     
1fo     14     Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata     
2fo     66     White-winged Tern    Chlidonias leucopterus     
4fo     21     Great Crested Grebe    Podiceps cristatus     
6fo     57     Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus     

1980.02   11.11.1980   Protected birds      
Western Great Egret Ardea alba
20fo     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     MS

1983.01   18.08.1983   WWF, birds of prey      
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
1fo     37     Lesser Spotted Eagle    Aquila pomarina     
1fo     37     Eastern Imperial Eagle    Aquila heliaca     
2fo     38     Red-footed Falcon    Falco vespertinus     
2fo     37     White-tailed Eagle    Haliaeetus albicilla     
4fo     38     Saker Falcon    Falco cherrug     
6fo     37     Rough-legged Buzzard    Buteo lagopus     
8fo     37     Common Buzzard    Buteo buteo     

1984.01   28.12.1984   Owls      
Little Owl Athene noctua Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-eared Owl Asio otus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Ural Owl Strix uralensis Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
1fo     78     Little Owl    Athene noctua     
1fo     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
2fo     78     Long-eared Owl    Asio otus     
2fo     78     Tawny Owl    Strix aluco     
4fo     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     
6fo     78     Ural Owl    Strix uralensis     
8fo     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     

1985.01   19.06.1985   Audubon      
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
2fo     106     Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus     
2fo     106     Pileated Woodpecker    Dryocopus pileatus     
2fo     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
4fo     106     Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus     
4fo     224     Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula     
6fo     229     Northern Cardinal    Cardinalis cardinalis     

1987.01   30.06.1987   Antarctic exploration   6v set   
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
2fo     15     Emperor Penguin    Aptenodytes forsteri     
2fo     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1987.02   11.12.1987   Fairy tales   5v set   
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor
2fo     48     Red-crowned Crane    Grus japonensis     
4fo     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1988.01   29.07.1988   Wild ducks      
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Gadwall Anas strepera
2fo     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
2fo     14     Common Goldeneye    Bucephala clangula     
4fo     14     Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope     
4fo     14     Red-crested Pochard    Netta rufina     
6fo     14     Gadwall    Anas strepera     

1988.02   29.07.1988   Wild ducks      
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
20fo     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     MS

1988.03   29.07.1988   Duck recipes   Booklet   1988.01
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
2fo     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
4fo     14     Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope     

1989.01   31.07.1989   Surcharge on 1988.01      
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
3fo     14     Eurasian Teal    Anas crecca     
5fo     14     Eurasian Wigeon    Anas penelope     

1989.02   10.10.1989   Pro philatelia, stamp on stamp      1980.02
Western Great Egret Ardea alba
50fo     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     imp

1990.01   20.02.1990   Birds      
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops European Bee-eater Merops apiaster European Roller Coracias garrulus
3fo     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     
3fo     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     
3fo     106     Syrian Woodpecker    Dendrocopos syriacus     
5fo     96     Eurasian Hoopoe    Upupa epops     
5fo     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     
10fo     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     

1991.01   15.05.1991   Budapest zoological and botanic gardens   5v set   
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
12fo     102     Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus     

1992.01   26.06.1992   Birds of prey      
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Red Kite Milvus milvus
9fo     38     Saker Falcon    Falco cherrug     
10fo     37     Booted Eagle    Hieraaetus pennatus     
15fo     37     Short-toed Snake Eagle    Circaetus gallicus     
40fo     37     Red Kite    Milvus milvus     

1994.01   10.03.1994   WWF, Great Bustard      
Great Bustard Otis tarda Great Bustard Otis tarda Great Bustard Otis tarda Great Bustard Otis tarda
10fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
10fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
10fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
10fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     

1995.01   09.05.1995   European nature conservation year   4v strip   
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
14fo     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
14fo     175     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     

1996.01   12.08.1996   Naturexpo '96   4v set   
Western Great Egret Ardea alba
13fo     26     Western Great Egret    Ardea alba     

1998.01   30.04.1998   Animals of the continents      
Marvelous Spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis
150fo     86     Marvelous Spatuletail    Loddigesia mirabilis     MS

1998.02   06.10.1998   National parks: Hortobagy, Kiskunsag      
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola European Roller Coracias garrulus
24fo     185     Aquatic Warbler    Acrocephalus paludicola     
70fo     90     European Roller    Coracias garrulus     

1999.01   06.05.1999   Asiatic animals      
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
100fo     14     Mandarin Duck    Aix galericulata     MS

1999.02   06.05.1999   Europa, Aggtelek and Bukk national parks      
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
27fo     226     Rock Bunting    Emberiza cia     
32fo     38     Saker Falcon    Falco cherrug     

2000.01   11.01.2000   Istvan Fekete      
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
60fo     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
and     78     Long-eared Owl    Asio otus     

2000.02   20.03.2000   National parks: Ferto-Hansag, Duna-Drava      
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Black Stork Ciconia nigra
29fo     208     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     
34fo     24     Black Stork    Ciconia nigra     

2000.03   20.03.2000   National parks   Booklet   2000.02
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
29fo     208     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     

2000.04   20.03.2000   National parks   Booklet   2000.02
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
34fo     24     Black Stork    Ciconia nigra     

2000.05   09.05.2000   Australian wildlife   4v set   
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens
26fo     126     Splendid Fairywren    Malurus splendens     

2001.01   05.03.2001   National parks      
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Great Bustard Otis tarda European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
28fo     78     Eurasian Scops Owl    Otus scops     
36fo     39     Great Bustard    Otis tarda     
and          Not identified    Not identified     
70fo     95     European Bee-eater    Merops apiaster     

2001.02   09.05.2001   European animals   4v set   
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
90fo     92     Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis     

2001.03   09.10.2001   Mosaic      
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
10fo     11     Indian Peafowl    Pavo cristatus     

2002.01   09.05.2002   Fauna of Hungary   4v set   
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
110fo     160     Eurasian Jay    Garrulus glandarius     

2003.01   09.05.2003   Fauna of Hungary   4v set   
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
40fo     179     Greater Short-toed Lark    Calandrella brachydactyla     

2004.01   19.02.2004   Dogs   4v sheet   
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
100fo     11     Common Pheasant    Phasianus colchicus     

2004.02   18.03.2004   Heritage   2v set   
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
170fo     66     White-winged Tern    Chlidonias leucopterus     

2004.03   07.05.2004   Fauna of Hungary   4v set   
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
65fo     177     Bearded Reedling    Panurus biarmicus     

2006.01   27.06.2006   Border Guard      
Not identified Not identified
170fo          Not identified    Not identified     

2008.01   23.05.2008   Orseg national park      
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
220fo     221     Red Crossbill    Loxia curvirostra     

2008.02   14.08.2008   Debrecen, Veszprém   Sheet   
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala White Stork Ciconia ciconia
260fo     24     Painted Stork    Mycteria leucocephala     
and          Not identified    Not identified     
260fo     24     White Stork    Ciconia ciconia     
and     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

2009.01   27.03.2009   Preserve the polar regions and glaciers   4v set   
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
275fo     15     King Penguin    Aptenodytes patagonicus     

Hungary map

Location: Central Europe
Population: 9.9 million
Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Birds: 373 species

Links:
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Ferto-Hansag national park - web search -  image search -  map search
Duna-Drava national park - web search -  image search -  map search
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