It is likely that these Bosnian Postage Dues were taken to the Ukraine with the intention of using them in a similar way to the ones used in North Italy, but that before this could be done they were forced to retreat and the stamps were captured/abandoned.
Greetings Mr. rayb . I can honestly say that this is a top-notched thread. Bravo. . My eyes are old and going to pot. I am assuming that it is the overprint that is fake on the postage due on the right, right? . Thank you for this truly inspirational journey. . Respectfully,
Yes indeed. The right hand STAMP is genuine; they are easily and cheaply obtainable. The overprint is forged. Any Used copy of the West Ukraine stamp is deeply suspicious from the start, since they are rare as Hobbits' teeth.Consequently I'm not sure exactly what a real WU postmark would look like, but I doubt if it, as this one, would be in Latin script. And given that these stamps were only used in Stanislavov, I wouldn't expect to see a K there! Finally the genuine overprints are created by a typographic printing process: the right hand one has been done by a handstamp.
Many of these can be found in a range of different perfs, from 9 to 13.
...interesting, that as early at the time, there was practice to made also option of this issue as "proof print" or "black print" as this one sample of Michel #10:
Personal experience of over 30 years, in dealing with Yugoslavia and ex-Yugoslavia countries.
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