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Béla Székula, also Bela Sekula (1881–1966), was a Hungarian
Béla Székula, also Bela Sekula (1881–1966), was a Hungarian philatelist
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible ...
, stamp dealer and forger who lived in Hungary, Switzerland and the USA.
Early life and family
Béla Székula was born in Hungary in 1881. He was the father of the artistSonia Sekula
Sonja Sekula (8 April 1918 – 25 April 1963) (also known as Sonia Sekula) was an American artist linked with the abstract expressionist movement, notable for her activity as an "out" lesbian in the New York art world during the 1940s and earl ...
and the brother of the stamp dealers Eugen Sekula
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to:
* Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923
* Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and pa ...
, Frank Sekula (the Frasek Company) and Geza Sekula (Charles Sekula).
Career
Sekula is known for his involvement in making forged reprints of the 1919 Animal and Rulers issue of Ethiopia in 1931. In addition, he was involved in producing many other dubious stamp issues by the creation and issuing of local stamps - for example in Lucerne, Switzerland - and byoverprint
An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a Postage stamp, postage or revenue stamp, postal stationery, banknote or Ticket (admission), ticket after it has been Printing, printed. Post offices most often use ...
ing existing stamps. He was even thought to be behind the production of stamps for the region of Tannu Tuva
The Tuvan People's Republic (TPR), known simply as Tannu Tuva, was a partially recognized socialist republic that existed between 1921 and 1944 in North Asia. It was located in the same territory as the former Imperial Russian protectorate of ...
during 1934-1936.
In 1928 and 1929 he was responsible for the auction of large parts of the Ludvig Lindberg collection of Finland."The Finland Collection of Ludvig Lindberg and its Dispersal" by Jeffrey Stone in ''The London Philatelist'', No. 1396, June 2012, Vol. 121.
Death
Székula died in 1966.See also
* Postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia * Postage stamps and postal history of Tannu TuvaReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szekula, Bela 1881 births 1966 deaths Stamp forgers Stamp dealers Philately of Ethiopia Hungarian philatelists