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page no. 011
The stamps were in circulation until 20. August 1920 when the region was, after a referendum, returned to Hungary.
The ministry approved the overprinting of Hungarian stamps with inscription “Dunántúli megszállás 1919” (Transdanubian occupation 1919). The military command in Novi Sad refused this text and ordered stamp to be overprinted “Baranya 1919”, allegedly to emphasize territorial claim on the region. The new wording was later approved also by the competent ministry in Budapest.
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