"Ukrania" stamps

[widmerpoolmycat]

Found these stuffed in the margins of the "Ukrania" section of my old Modern Postage Stamp Album.  I did a little Google-ing, but they didn't look like what popped up under Ukraine.

I don't read Cyrillic.  Any ideas?  

Widmerpool

[khj]

Not officially issued 1920 Ukraine stamps. Mentioned in the Scott catalog but not listed. They are listed in Michel, but I'm in the middle of switching laptops and haven't ported my non-Scott catalogs over, yet.

You have 3 out of 14 stamps in the set. They are also known as the Vienna issue, as they were printed in Vienna.

[widmerpoolmycat]

Fearsome looking fellows! Thanks for the information.

I guess I’ll hang on to them (although they have some condition problems).

What’s a good way to find homes for orphans like these?

W

[I.M. DeBear]

widmerpoolmycat, Ukraine is one of my primary specialties. These are denominated in Grivni (Hryven). Text: (Postage) Ukrainian People's Republic.

[khj]

Jun 10, 2023 7:07:00 GMT -5 widmerpoolmycat said:

What's a good way to find homes for orphans like these?

Put them on an album page or stock page and leave space for the remaining 11 stamps. You are bound to run into the rest -- they are often used as fillers in lots and you will find them in accumulations as well. I'm pretty sure I have a hundred or so, but never bothered to check to see if I actually had the complete set! Mine are still unorganized/unsorted in various glassines and stockpages. Much of Eastern Europe and the Russia areas are some of the areas in my WW collection that remain largely uncataloged/unsorted. DDR (East Germany) is probably the only exception in those areas.

I prefer looking at I.M. DeBear posts of his Ukraine+area collection! awesome-smiley-emoticon

k

[I.M. DeBear]

khj, Let me know if you ever decide to trade them away, svp. Not the Commie commemoratives, but anything else.

[I.M. DeBear]

I have been somewhat neglectful of Ukraine, especially considering how high-profile they are just now. My next project will be to crack some of those books and highlight Ukrainian areas in the news lately.

[khj]

I.M. DeBear, Ukraine-wise, I'm pretty certain anything I have you already have. I don't have anything fancy, just the common stuff (as far as I know after my quick glances).