Transilvania (1940-1944)

For the agreement of Vienna on July 30th 1940, Romania has been obliged to return to Hungary the North Transilvania territories, that was annexionnet after the First World War for the Trianon Accord . This form Hungary recuperated the old borderlines of 1918.

Image 1. Entry of Hungarian military troops in Bánffyhunyad

.Between the 1^st to l 4^th September 1940, two Army corps went into the Transilvania, composed for more of 300.000 men, which in only nine days occupied all the territory, as on 12th September began an Hungarian military provisional administration which was relieved for the civil administration on 25^th of November same year.

At the end of the WWII with the invasion of the allied armies in Hungary, the North Transilvania territories was returned to Romania. Nowadays "Erdely" it's in Romanian

Image 2. Postmark from Kolozsvar, to Budapest, mark of unknown person, and return to sender.

The first days, the postage, was canceled with different provisional Postmarks, usually a circular one with " M KIR POSTA" with a number, that indicate the city or town when the letter are mailed. Joined this postmark or lonely in twenty cities one other in double circle, The Hungarian name, the coat of arms and the legend "VISSZATÉRT 1940" which translate is Return. The last day of circulation has been the 15^th October 1940, all those cancellations are in circulation between 32 and 42 days

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List of Cities that utilized the postmark "VISSZATÉRT".

Every all of this postmarks was used for a philatelic or patriotic reasons. The true posted was a small quantity.

Beszterce and Kolozsvár, utilized two different postmarks. 

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