Hungary Stamps
1944

Michel 755
"St. Margaret (1242-1270)"

Issued: 1st Aug 1944. This stamp features St. Margaret (1242-1270) and measures 21 x 26mm. It was printed photogravure on sheets of watermarked 10 paper and is perf 15.

Margaret of Hungary (27th Jan 1242 – 18th Jan 1270) was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the younger sister of Kinga of Poland (Kunegunda) and Yolanda of Poland and, through her father, the niece of the famed Elizabeth of Hungary.

Many of the details of her life are known from the Legend of Saint Margaret, written probably in the 14th century and translated from Latin to Hungarian in the 15th. The only remaining copy of the legend is in the Margaret Codex copied by the Dominican nun Lea Ráskay around 1510. According to the legend, Margaret chastised herself from early childhood, wore an iron girdle, hairshirts and shoes spiked with nails performed the most menial work in the convent. The extravagance of the penances she undertook may have shortened her life. She died on 18 January 1270.

Mi 755
24f
purple
Front

Mi 755
24f
purple
Reverse

Valid until: 30th Jun 1946

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Mi 755
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Mi 755
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Hungary Stamps 1944

Michel 755 "St. Margaret (1242-1270)"