The Society

The Hungarian Philatelic Society of Great Britain was formed in 1953 to foster interest in and promote Hungarian Philately and Postal History under the patronage of Gary Ryan FRPSL. We currently have over 150 members, mostly in the UK, but also overseas. We meet twice per year, usually in Central England. 

There is a well-respected society magazine which covers a spectrum of members’ interests, from discussion of new discoveries and reviewing of old ones, and reporting of society matters. We have a library of specialist books and publications, and we run an auction to which members can contribute material. Members also benefit from the circulation of club packets with both stamps and postal history.

The Society Library has a fairly widespread coverage of the areas associated with Hungary. There are books and articles on most aspects of philately and include some dealing with background information - history, costumes, art, food, etc. This information can be as necessary to one's understanding of the stamps of the country as the minute detail of postal routes. The reason a cover took the route it did may have a bearing on the local situation at the time, and will not necessarily be found in a purely philatelic book. Not all our books are in English, we have German and Hungarian as well. Click here to look at the Library page.

To learn more about us, look at the Membership page or contact the Membership Secretary by clicking on the image below: