Description: TEXT: AMERICAN HUNGARIAN RELIEF.DATE: Not dated but 1945. SIZE: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4".CONDITION: Very fine, clean condition with full gum adhesive on the reverse. This block of stamps is offered as issued and has never been hinged. In 1945 Hungarian-Americans organized large-scale relief programs to help alleviate the sufferings of their countrymen in war-ravaged Hungary. The American Hungarian Relief Program, under the auspices of the American Hungarian Federation, collected and sent $1,216,167. in clothing, medicine, foodstuffs and money.[11] In all, 200,000 care packages were sent by countless local and national groups. The greatest benefactors of the movement were: Mrs. László Széchényi (née Gladys Vanderbilt), Lajos Szánthó, president of the Virginia Kentucky Tobacco Company and Daniel Szantay, president of the Santay Corporation. Total estimated costs of the relief program exceeded three million dollars. From THE WORLD WARS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HUNGARIAN-AMERICANS. TERMS: Scan is an accurate representation. Item is guaranteed to be authentic and as described and can be returned. Item will be shipped by eBay Standard Envelope, First Class Mail or USPS Ground Advantage. Shipping within the United States is $0.49. International buyers will be invoiced. Shipping for multiple items will be combined. THANKS TO ALL. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 6.99 USD
Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-11-10T00:34:00.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year of Issue: 1941-1950
Printing Type: Poster Stamps
Region: United States
Grade: VF (Very Fine)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Guaranteed to be as Described by the Seller
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