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EnglishWhere to Find News, Blog Posts, and Presentations from the Society for Hungarian Philately
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The Society for Hungarian Philately (SHP) publishes its news, blog posts, and expert presentations on its homepage at hungarianphilately.org, primarily through two sections: the Article & News Highlights area and the latest blog posts and presentations feed. Both are visible without logging in, but some linked content — notably journal archives and members-only blog posts — requires a Society membership login.
Start on the Homepage
The homepage is organized as a slider plus content blocks. The first slider panel, headed "See the Latest Club News and Presentations," is the main entry point for time-sensitive updates: philatelic articles, upcoming meetings and events, and expert presentations. Each panel pairs a short description with a READ MORE link that opens the full item, and a JOIN US link for membership information.
The same page also carries these related blocks:
- Article & News Highlights — a list of current articles and reference material.
- Our Latest Blog Posts and Presentations — dated posts from the Philately in Action series.
- Publications — the Society's monograph series, reached via Read More.
- Log In — members-only content, including SHP journal archives and members-only blog posts.
What the Article & News Highlights Section Contains
This section mixes original reference material with restricted items. Examples visible on the page include:
- An English/Hungarian and Hungarian/English cross-reference of philatelic terms and pronunciation, plus a glossary of English–Hungarian terms.
- A copyright excerpt from "The Hungarian Hyperinflation of 1945–1946" by Robert B. Morgan.
- Entries marked "Restricted content," which are not readable without a member login.
If you are researching Hungarian philatelic vocabulary or the 1945–46 inflation period, this section is the place to start — but expect the deeper material to sit behind the login.
The Blog and Presentation Feed: Philately in Action
The numbered Philately in Action posts are the Society's ongoing article series, each dated and each with a READ MORE link. Two examples from the page show the level of detail:
| Post | Subject | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Philately in Action #51.2 | The "Magyar Tanácsköztársaság" overprint issue | Both sides of an official post card from the treasury department of the City of Sopron, noting a voucher for 2 cubic metres of firewood valid 9–11 a.m. on July 26, 1919, and the card's correct franking |
| Philately in Action #52.4 | The First Debreczen Issue of the Romanian occupation | A newspaper and wrapper franked with a newspaper stamp from Plate I, cancelled November 24, 1919 at Debreczen 1, with the expertization mark of Mihály Bodor below the stamp |
These posts are useful as worked examples: they show how a specific issue is identified, how postal stationery and cancellations are read, and how expertization marks are interpreted. The #52.4 entry also references Mihály Bodor's catalog of Hungarian material, which is a pointer for further reading rather than a substitute for it.
Presentations and Meeting News
Presentation announcements appear in the same slider and news areas rather than in a separate archive. The homepage text refers to "expert presentations" alongside upcoming meetings and events, so the practical approach is to check the slider panels and the Article & News Highlights list for the current item, then follow READ MORE. There is no indication on the page of a standalone events calendar or a video library.
What Requires a Login
The Log In block states that Society membership unlocks members-only content, specifically SHP journal archives and members-only blog content. The page does not describe membership pricing or whether any trial access exists, so treat the login as a membership benefit and request details through the JOIN US links if you need the archives.
A Practical Route
- Open hungarianphilately.org.
- Scan the slider for the current news or presentation panel and follow READ MORE.
- Scroll to Article & News Highlights for reference material and glossary content.
- Check Our Latest Blog Posts and Presentations for the newest numbered Philately in Action entries.
- If an item is marked restricted or you need journal archives, use Log In with a membership account — or JOIN US to ask about joining.
One caveat: the page shows a mix of dated posts and auction notices (for example, an auction listed as "NOW CLOSED TO BIDS"), so confirm dates on individual items before relying on them as current.