On September 29, 2005, Magyar Posta, the Ministry of Health, the U.S. Ambassador George H. Walker, and Dr. Klára Dobrev presided at the launch of the first Breast Cancer Research Stamp to be issued outside the United States. Designed by Hungarian-American Dr. Balázs Bodai, the U.S. version has raised over $50 million since 1999 for breast cancer research in the United States. It will be sold for Fts 140 in Hungary, Fts 50 of which will go directly to breast cancer research programs and institutions. Congratulations to Hungary!

Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország; IPA: [mɒɟɒrorsaːɡ]; ), officially in English the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian) Republic), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004. For more information on Hungary visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary

Additional information about the Hungarian stamp can be found at:

• U.S. Support Breast Cancer Awareness and Research in Hungary

• Central and Eastern European HUB

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