Date of issue: 28 April 2006

The name Karcag is of Turkish origin and was probably a personal name of the Cuman people. The word Qarsaq is used in Asia to mean steppe fox. The first occurrence of the word in Hungary served to indicate the property of a Cuman clan chief. The town was first mentioned as Karcagújszállás in 1506. The second part of its name was dropped in the last third of the 19th century, leaving Karcag, the name written phonetically in Hungarian and used to the present day. Source: www.karcag.hu

The coat of arms of Karcag features in the stamp design of the postcard. The picture side of the postcard shows the sights of Karcag: the Cuman memorial and recreation area, the Calvary Hill (Kunhalom), the Nagykunság peasant house museum and Zádor bridge. The motif of the commemorative postmark is a quill, a reference to written records.

Order code: 2006006090011
Selling price: HUF 97
Date of issue: 28 April 2006
Printed by Állami Nyomda Nyrt.
Number of copies: 10,000
Designed by Orsolya Kármán