Date of Issue : 8 Oct 2012
Postmark : Budapest
Denomination : 8 x 200 Ft
Stamp Size : 36 mm x 36 mm
Printing Process : Lithography
Magyar Posta, the Hungarian Post, first issued the Hungarian Parliament stamp series in 2012. The first series features the chambers of the Parliament as the work on the Parliament started 110 years ago on the chambers of the Upper House (today's Congress Hall) and the Representatives (today's Parliament). Construction of the building started in 1885 and was inaugurated on the 1000th anniversary of the country in 1896. It was however only completed in 1904. The silhouette of the Parliament is featured in the middle of the miniature sheet, surrounded by eight stamps featuring various details of the chambers of the Upper House and the Representatives – statues, speaker's dais, speaker's chair, decorative arches, wall sculpture of horse and rider, chamber and coat of arms.
Ft = Hungarian forint