STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1994-1995)

Hungary : 50^th Anniversary of ICAO

Issue date: 13/01/1994
	Douglas DC‑2-120 from American Airlines (registered NC14278 in the USA) over Jeppesen Low Altitude Enroute Chart (Budapest ‑ Bratislava region); 50^th anniversary logo. The vertical text on the right side: 50 ÉVES A NEMZETKÖZI POLGÁRI REPÜLÉSI SZERVEZET means: 50 years of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
	Specimen stamps (Cancel to Order – CTO).
	Error: The design shows a DC‑2, whereas the stamp bears the inscription DC‑3. This Douglas DC-2 aircraft registered NC14278 was delivered to American Airlines in December 1934.  They sold it to the British Purchasing Commission (BPC) on 10 May 1941.  It crashed at Bathurst, Gambia on its delivery flight. In the USA, the aircraft registration number is also referred to as an "N-number", as it starts with the letter N. The picture of the aircraft on the stamp is identical to that shown here at the left side.
Full sheet of 50 stamps. It is interesting to note that, as there is no white border for the stamp, the margins show that the printing went beyond the perforations.
Official First Day Card.
Background: With this issue of Hungary, the logo specially created for ICAO’s 50^th anniversary chronologically appears for the first time. Philatelic notice. On the first list of the text, it should have been more appropriate to use the word “Convention” instead of “Agreement”.