TEMBAL'83. International Topical Stamp Exhibition

    Hungary  1983.05.17

    In issue: Stamp(s): 1   

    Issued in: sheets of 3 stamps and 3 labels

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 3609   Yvert: 2852   Scott: 2782  

    Perforation type: 11 ½x12

    Subject:

    5 forints. On label - logo of International topical Stamp Exhibition in Basel. On stamp - Watermill in Tapolca*, on Malom (Mill) lake

    Additional:

    *Tapolca is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary, close to the Lake Balaton.
    Tapolca has more than 18 000 inhabitants. It is situated in a basin named after itself, in the junction of ancient service roads. The city lies on a low ridge, rising out from the lowlands. The place has been populated since the Stone Age.

    14 cone-shaped basalt hills, covered with vineyards, encircle the small town. Its features a geological rarity in the form of the 4-km Tavas Cave in which you can go boating.

    In the heart of the town there is a 200-year-old watermill on the shore of the picturesque Malom [Mill] Lake.

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