The machine-made overprints on Hungarian stamps
There are two types of the machine-made overprints:
By the order of the Italian National Council, which under the Allied Administration took over all the power in Rijeka, Hungarian stamps were overprinted from December 3 to 23, 1918. Complete sheets were overprinted with the machine-made overprint from December 3 to 5, 1918 in Urania, the printing house in Rijeka. Only a small part was overprinted in incomplete sheets.
The characteristics of overprints can be found in the book.
The hand-made overprints on Hungarian stamps
There are six types of the hand-made overprints:
While complete sheets were machine overprinted in the printing-office Urania, partial sheets, as well as single stamps, were hand overprinted in Adolf Kirchhofer & Co., the printing-house in Rijeka. It was done on December 6, 16, 20 and 23, 1918 with the overprint consisting of metal typographic characters. On December 23, the last day, all remaining Hungarian stamps from the post-office were overprinted.
The characteristics of overprints can be found in the book.
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