Béla Székula, also Bela Sekula (1881–1966), was a Hungarian philatelist, stamp dealer and forger who lived in Hungary, Switzerland and the USA.

He 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 by overprinting

Overprint

An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage stamp or banknote after it has been printed. Post offices most often use overprints for internal administrative purposes such as accounting but they are also employed in public mail...

 existing stamps. He was even thought to be behind the production of stamps for the region of Tannu Tuva

Postage stamps and postal history of Tannu Tuva

The postage stamps of Tannu Tuva form one of philately's curious byways, featuring quirky and colorful stamps, many of questionable validity, issued by an obscure country which held special fascination for young stamp collectors in the middle of the twentieth century....

 during 1934-1936.

He was the father of the artist Sonja Sekula  and brother of stamp dealers Eugen Sekula and Geza Sekula (Charles Sekula).

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia
  Postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia
  This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia.Long an independent state in Africa, messages were originally carried by couriers called méléktegnas, who held the letters attached to a stick....
  
  
• Postage stamps and postal history of Tannu Tuva
  Postage stamps and postal history of Tannu Tuva
  The postage stamps of Tannu Tuva form one of philately's curious byways, featuring quirky and colorful stamps, many of questionable validity, issued by an obscure country which held special fascination for young stamp collectors in the middle of the twentieth century....