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Julian Vasarhelyi (Gyula László Vásárhelyi) was born in Gyula, Békés County, in south-east Hungary. Occupation: Stamp Designner

Biography
Julian Vasarhelyi (1929-2013) was born in Gyula, Békés County, in south-east Hungary, where his father was working at that time. The family were from Jaszbereny but due to Julian's father's work they lived in several places including Transylvania.

After the war the family moved to Budapest, where Julian lived until the 1956 uprising when he fled to England. Julian was in the final year of his studies at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest when the uprising broke out and in November 1956 when hostilities were almost over, Mr. Vásárhelyi left Hungary and went to London, England where he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He finished his studies there after 18 months.

In 1958 he won a scholarship from the Paderewsky Foundation of New York which enabled him to spend one year in Baroda, India and two years in Indonesia studying oriental art, and painting portraits and other works depicting the local life. The year 1963 finds Mr. Vásárhelyi in Cuzco, Peru, the ancient capital of the Incas, where he taught for two and a half years at the university. Whilst studying in the Far East and South America Julian held several exhibitions of his work, which were reported in the local press and received many compliments

Mr. Vásárhelyi returned to England in 1965 and began his career as a free lance artist occupied almost exclusively with stamp designing. He designed 7500 stamps for 165 different countries.

The Stamp Designer
The first stamp series Red_Cross created in 1962 to Central America, Suriname. The first real success JAMHURI TANZANIA ZANZIBAR unification was appeared on 1966 April 26. The second was the NEW HEBRIDES, 5 Gold franks and was followed by the Fiji Outrigger canoes (takia).

For Hungary he designed a single stamps and first-day envelope together with Sara E. (logo) which World Federation of Hungarians, 60th Anniversary which appeared on the occasion. From among the Hungarian stamp designers he considered outstanding the Légrádi Sándor and the Vertel József. Of the stamps and in catalogs his name appears a wide variety of versions: Vasarhelyi, G. Vasarhelyi, G. L. Vasarhelyi, J. Vasarhelyi, Julian Vasarhelyi.

The stamp designer
It does not recommend the use of photographs, which is glued on a piece of paper and then black define the shape of the letters that are on the black portion of the image becomes illegible, so many times it can not be called neither the country nor the stamp face value. A given country does not issue an 5-6 annual series, and more stamps than 4-5 per set. So it could rein in torrential flood of stamps and prevents collectors become indifferent. Asked by Bélyegmúzeum mail questions : "What is your opinion of the stamp design from a computer?" the next one He replied: "If you really want to make someone a nice stamps whith the computer, it takes a long time to, today this stamps made with this technique has only a interestingly  role. Presume that the time will come when nobody can draw, can paint to meet today's quality and all the stamps will be made on computer. It already looks very even the academics and teachers can properly not draw and paint, I can imagine that the coming generations after us even less know than they, and so the niveau it goes  down and down".

Hungarian motifs
Julian Vasarhelyi lived in England, and planned stamps to foreign countries but above all preserved Hungarian identity. Where he could, placed on the stamps Hungarian motifs, the red-white-green colors used by associates (sails, belts, umbrellas, soccer in Hungarian jersey, block Framing), where should be placed flag, emblem, there can also be found the Hungarian. Some series with the Hungarian motifs without the completeness:
 * Aitutaki, 1992, XXV. Olimpic Games Barcelona
 * Aitutaki, 1996, 1896-Centenary of Modern Olympic Games
 * Anguilla, 1992, Chrismas
 * Antiqua, 1974, U.P.U. Centenary
 * Antiqua, 1975, Scout Jamboree
 * Ascension, 1991, Christmas
 * Ascension, 1992, Christmas
 * Ascension, 2003, Christmas
 * Bahrain, 1973, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 * Barbados, 1991, Independence 25th Anniversary
 * Barbados, 1996, Modern Olympic Games
 * Barbados, 2000, Millennium Sheet
 * Barbados, 2001, Stamp Exhibition PHILANIPPON 01
 * Barbuda, 1977, Telephone Centenary

W.W.F.
Stamps depicting animals are physiologically accurate, the environment is authentic. More countries commissioned him with the design of series whith the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) logo. Some of these can be viewed below:
 * Aruba, 1994, The Burrowing Owl
 * Azerbaijan, 1994, The Caucasian Black Grouse
 * Barbados, 1999, Threatened Species Piping Plover WWF
 * Belize, 1983, Jaguars
 * British Indian Ocean Territory, 1993, Coconut Crab
 * Bulgaria, 1994, Hamsters
 * Cambodia, 1997, The Indian Elephant
 * celand, 1992, Gyr Falcon - Endangered Birds
 * Kazakhstan, 1997, Marbled Polecat
 * Liberia, 1998, Liberian Mongoose
 * Moldova, 1993, Snakes
 * Slovenia, 1996, Pond Turtles
 * Surinam, 1995, Big Cats
 * Tristan da Cunha, 1991, Threatened Species
 * Zil Elwannyen Sesel, 1985, Giant Tortoise

The Royal Family

 * Aitutaki, 1993, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 40th aniversaries
 * Aitutaki, 1995, The Queen Mother - 95th Birthday
 * Aitutaki, 1996, Queen Elizabeth II - 70th Birthday
 * Barbuda, 1984, Members of British Royal Family
 * Belize, 1984, House of Tudor
 * Belize, 1985, Queen Mother
 * Belize, 1985, Royal Visit
 * Belize, 1986, Queen Elizabeth II, 60th Birthday
 * Belize, 1986, Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
 * Belize, 1987, Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, 40th Anniversaryes
 * Dominica, 1980, Queen Mother's 80th Birthday
 * Guyana, 1992, Queen Elizabeth II
 * Lesotho, 1980, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - 80th Birthday
 * Lesotho, 1981, Royal Wedding
 * Lesotho, 1985, Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
 * Nauru, 1982, Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

Olympic Games

 * Aitutaki, 1988, Olympic Games - Seoul
 * Aitutaki, 1996, Modern Olympic Games
 * Barbados, 1996, Modern Olympic Games
 * Belize, 1984, Summer Olympic Games II
 * Belize, 1984, Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles
 * Burkina Faso, 1976, Olympic Games Montreal
 * Cayman Islands, 1992, Olympic Games
 * Cayman Islands, 1996, Modern Olympic Games Centenary
 * Cayman Islands, 2004, Olympic Games
 * Gambia, 1984, Summer Olympic Games 2
 * Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, 1972, Summer Olympic Game München
 * Kuwait, 1972, Summer Olympic Games Munich
 * Lesotho, 1984, Olympic Games - Los Angeles
 * Liberia, 1992, Summer Olympic Games Barcelona
 * Malawi, 1992, Olympic Games - Barcelona
 * Montserrat, 1968, Olympic Games Mexico City
 * Nevis, 1988, Olympics - Seoul
 * Niger, 1990, Winter Olympic Games Lake Placid
 * Qatar, 1968, Summer Olympic Games Mexico City
 * Ras Al Khaima, 1970, Summer Olympic Games - Munich
 * Ras Al Khaima, 1970, Winter Olympic Games - Sapporo
 * Ras Al Khaima, 1972, Summer Olympic Games - Munich - Famous Buildings
 * Trinidad and Tobago, 1968, Summer Olympic Games Mexico
 * Uganda, 1980, Olympic Medal Winners
 * Umm al-Quwain, 1971, Summer Olympic Games München 72
 * Umm al-Quwain, 1971, Winter Olympic Games Sapporo 72

Soccer, Football

 * Aitutaki, 1992, Olympic Games - Barcelona
 * Antigua, 1974, Earthquake Relief
 * Belize 1986, World Cup Soccer Championships, Mexico
 * Burkina Faso, 1974, World Cup Soccer winners Munchen
 * Burkina Faso, 1977, World Cup Soccer Championship Argentina
 * Central African Republic, 1978, World Soccer Championships Argentina
 * Chad, 1978, World Cup Football
 * Dominica, 1989, World Cup Soccer Championships 1990
 * Dubai, 1966, World Football Cup London
 * Ghana, 1974, Football World Cup - W Germany
 * Grenadines of Grenada, 1978, World Cup Soccer Championships - Argentina
 * Haiti, 1980, World Cup Soccer Championship
 * Ivory Coast, 1979, Pre-Olympic Year
 * Lesotho, 1980, Olympic Games - Moscow
 * Lesotho, 1982, World Cup Football - Spain
 * Liberia, 1981, World Cup Soccer Championship ESPANA
 * Nicaragua, 1970, Famous footballers
 * Ras Al Khaima, 1970, Football World Cup - Mexico
 * Sharjah, 1966, World Football Cup London
 * Swaziland, 1983, English Football Clubs Tour
 * Tanzania, 1986, World Cup Soccer Championships Mexico
 * Yemen Kingdom, 1970, Soccer World Cup Mexico

Scout Jamboree

 * Antigua, 1975, Scout Jamboree
 * Belize, 1985, Scouting and International Youth Year
 * Dubai, 1967, World Jamboree IDAHO USA
 * Trinidad and Tobago, 1982, Scouting Year

Christmas

 * Aitutaki, 1990, Christmas Paintings
 * Anguilla, 1992, Christmas
 * Antigua, 1973, Christmas
 * Antigua, 1975, Christmas
 * Ascension, 1991, Christmas

GUINNESS
In 1991 was released Guinness special stamps, the most prolific stamp designer Gyula László Vásárhelyi (Julian Vasarhelyi) who "designed around 5000 stamps since 1962 for the 110 different countries." This number has been changed, during his career he designed for more than 165 countries around 7000 stamps and first-day envelope and special cancellation stamp. The exact number he did not know because the designer's name may not appear always on the stamps, and catalogs do not communicate on any cases.

RESOURCES (biographical information and photographs related by Julian Vasarhelyi on books and periodicals)

 * Dictionary of International Biography, to be published by the International Biographical Centre (Cambridge CB2 3QP, England), 1982
 * Men of Achievement, Published by Intl Biographical Center, 1983, ISBN 0900332662, ISBN 978-0900332661
 * Who's who in the Commonwealth, International Biographical Centre (UK), 1984, ISSN 0-900332-70-0
 * International book of honor, Published by American Biographical Institute, 1985, ISBN 0934544247, ISBN 9780934544245
 * International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, Published by American Biographical Institute, 1986, ISBN 0934544379, ISBN 9780934544375
 * Five Thousand Personalities of the World, Published by The American Biographical Institute, 1986
 * Bicycle Stamps: Bikes and Cycling on the World's Postage Stamps, Publisher: Bicycle Books, 1997, ISBN 0933201788 ISBN 9780933201781
 * És ők hogyan boldogultak? Nyugati magyar történetek, Garami László, Balázs István, Bodnár János, Pusztaszeri László, Gergely István, Árokszállási Éva, Halász György, Magyar Világ Kiadó, Budapest, 1989, ISBN 963-7815-08-2
 * Hungaro-Brits the Hungarian contribution to British civilization, London, 2002
 * The Guinness Book of Stamps: Facts and Feats, Enfield: Guinness Publishing, 225 pp, 1982, ISBN 0-85112-241-8; 2nd Edition, Guinness Publishing Ltd, 225 pp, 1989, ISBN 0-85112-351-1
 * Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1968. November, page 65-70
 * Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1987. July, page 32-34
 * Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1994. August, page 70-72
 * Gibbons Stamp Monthly 1998. November, page 5
 * Philately, Journal of the British Philatelic Association Limited, 1973. April, page 70-71
 * The Stamp Magazine, 1981. July
 * South African Stamp Monthly, 1981. January 7
 * Sunday Times, Cape Town, South Africa, 1983. March
 * Micus Stamps & Coins Jurnal, New York, 1984
 * Briefmarken Sammler in West Germany, 1984
 * Philatélia Szemle, 1987, November, page 26
 * Magyar Hirek, 1986.
 * The Daily Telegraph, 1988. February 26
 * Stamp News Australesia, 1990. April, page 26-28
 * Mancapa Firts Quarter, 1992, 10-12 oldal
 * Kiribati And Tuvalu Philatelic Sociaty, 1992. March page 13-15
 * Angliai Magyar Tükör, 1997. December
 * Angliai Magyar Tükör, 1998. September
 * Sunday Sun, 1998. április 19. page 10-11
 * BÉLYEGVILÁG - filatéliai szemle, 1999. February page 10-11
 * Stamp & Coin Mart, 2002. October, page 13
 * The Northern Echo, 2004

Category:1928 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Stamp designers Category:Philately of the United Kingdom

Category:Hungarian emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:Hungarian Revolution of 1956