Live Bidding Auction #85

GROUP OF FOUR LARGE PIECES: 1918, three originated from Vinnitsya and one from Kyiv, 53 stamps altogether (2 – defected), including eight tete-beche pairs, mostly fresh quality unit, F/VF and extremely rare, one is illustrated in the Dr. Ceresa Monograph, one – signed by Dr. Seichter

1918-19, 15 parcel cards, money or telegraphic transfers, representing three Volyn items (UNR or Kyiv franking), four Kharkiv items, two Katerinoslav cards, one Kherson and one Podilia (both with Odessa tridents franking), four Podilia with Podilia tridents, all neatly mounted on illustrated (back side) and described pages, minor usual flaws occur, still F/VF and rarely offered material

COLLECTION OF THE SECOND ISSUE (NATIONAL COSTUMES): 1947, perforated and imperforated complete sets of ten, 68 perforated or imperforated proofs, including color and paper trials, some with full OG, many have no gum as produced, all are NH, VF and scarce assemblage

COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLATIONS AND OTHER MATERIAL RELATED TO UKRAINE: 1951-96, 92 different mainly handstamped markings applied on paper pieces of American or Canadian origin, 17 covers most of which commemorating Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, as well as 4 ribbons for these Festival participants, all neatly arranged on stockpages, fresh, VF and very unusual offering

POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD: 1992-93, about 100 items, including 18 stationery pieces and 67 covers or cards franked by Provisional stamps (surcharges on later Soviet definitive stamps) by themselves or in combination with frama labels of Kyiv and Chernihiv districts, many nice special markings and illustrated pieces, as well as 100 mint never hinged stamps and two souvenir sheets, nice unit, mainly VF

THE FIRST SET: 1919, black surcharge 6sh on 6h orange, horizontal pair, left stamp has no dot after "H" variety (positions 3-4), full OG, LH, VF, signed by K. Korner and Z. Mikulski, C.v. $90 as for single stamps w/o variety

THE SECOND SET (SURCHARGES ON POSTAGE DUE STAMPS OF BOSNIA): 1919, double black surcharge 1sh on 1h black, red and yellow, a single with no "U" in "Ukr" (position 21), full OG, VLH, VF and scarce stamp with double variety, expertized by K. Korner, Z. Mikulski certificate

THE SECOND SET (SURCHARGES ON POSTAGE DUE STAMPS OF BOSNIA): 1919, black surcharge 7sh on 7h black, red and yellow, horizontal pair, right stamp has no "Rep" variety of surcharge (positions 16-17), full OG, LH, VF, expertized by L. Stein, Z. Mikulski and others, C.v. $240 as singles

THE SIXTH SET: 1919, black overprint "Z.U.N.R." on Austrian 10k violet, printed on granite paper, size 25x30mm, which is scarce, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp with size 26x29mm is included for comparison

1919-20, three unexploded booklets with covers in blue, red or orange, each one is containing 10 PPC in sepia, showing everyday life of Ukrainian Brigade at Nemetski Yablonny (early Ukrainian DP Camp at Czechoslovakia), VF and scarce group

1972, Space issues commemorating Apollo 16 and 17, Luna 9, four complete sets of five epreuves de luxe, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, only a few sets of such proofs were produced