Hungary - 2026 Eminent Philatelists - Dr Istvan Floderer (MNH)
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Eminent Philatelists XII • Dr István Flóderer (1907–1991) was one of the most prominent figures in the history of Hungarian pharmaceutical research and Hungarian paraphilately. He acquired the basis of his professional knowledge at his father’s “Megváltó” (Saviour) pharmacy in Csepreg, and then went on to obtain a degree in medicine. A Rockefeller scholarship enabled him to further pursue his scientific development in the United States. Upon his return, he worked as the head of the laboratory at the Wander pharmaceutical company until, in 1953, he was awarded a Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree in recognition of his distinguished research work. Apart from his profession, Flóderer was a passionate collector of Hungarian and Austrian revenue stamps from a young age, and through his tireless efforts he saved an enormous number of official archival documentary stamps from destruction. In the fullness of time, he became a recognised leader in this field, heading the stamp collecting club at the EGYT pharmaceutical factory and the paraphilately section of the National Federation of Hungarian Philatelists, initialling rare items removed from his collection with the distinctive, tiny red letters “FI”. In addition to his successes at domestic and international exhibitions, he also produced two seminal works. After his service label catalogue, he published his magnum opus, A magyar okmánybélyegek kézikönyv [The Handbook of Hungarian Revenue Stamps], in 1991, which brought about a revival in the collecting of revenue stamps in Hungary.