The Winterfell Collection of German Occupation; The Pottow Collection of Great Britain; The Kulczycky Collection of Western Ukraine
February 20-21, 2019

The Winterfell Collection has been carefully assembled by a discerning philatelist, with a keen eye for the various overprints applied by the Nazi postal authorities over the sovereign stamps of occupied countries. There are many rarities from Estonia, Lithuania, Bohemia and Moravia, Sudetenland, Poland, Soviet Union, Kotor, Montenegro and others. Highlights are too numerous to mention, with 480 lots of used and unused singles, sets and covers. Virtually all stamps and covers are accompanied by expert certificates from the recognized authorities.

The Brian Pottow Collection of Great Britain is an impressive holding of some of the finest stamps of Great Britain and includes unused Penny Blacks, a single and a pair of the iconic VR Official, unused 2p blue, with marginal inscription and many others. You will also find unused, original gum 1878 £1 Brown Lilac (SG £90,000) in splendid condition, £5 Orange, numerous high value KEVII and George V singles and £1 blocks of four, followed by a handsome group of the ever-popular Seahorses. In addition, there are Specimen overprints, varieties and proofs.

Dr. Ihor Kulczycky needs no introduction to collectors of Ukraine. Author of dozens of definitive research articles on Western Ukrainian Philately, Dr. Kulczycky assembled what is universally considered to be the finest collection of this intriguing philatelic area. There are over 400 lots of stamps and covers, beginning with postal history under the Austrian monarchy and ending with Soviet Ukraine. Highlights include a partial reconstruction of the famous Ekonomat document, plus many used and unused rarities of Lviv, Kolomyia and Stanyslaviv issues. Postal history of Western Ukraine is exceptionally well represented, illustrating usages during the short-lived Republic, followed by Polish, Romanian, German and Russian Occupations, military mail, a variety of censor markings, mail from the Ukrainian Legion and much more. Collected over a lifetime, many of the items are offered for the first time at Public Auction.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4048
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 3h-20h set of five, with two different shades of last, h.r. and adhesions on gum, fine-v.f., first two signed Mikulski (Mi.I-IVa,b, Euro 225)
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Catalog #1-4,4A
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #4049
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 3h-20h set of six, with two different shades of 5h and 20h, l.h. or n.h., mostly v.f., signed Mikulski, etc.,
*
Catalog #1-4,4A
Catalog Value $510
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #4050
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 3h, 10h and 20h (dark green), blocks of four, l.h. and n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski,
Box */**
Catalog #1,3,4
Catalog Value $640
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #4051
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 3h, 5h, and 10h, each with inverted overprint, n.h., v.f. (catalogued as hinged)
**
Catalog #1a,2a,3a
Catalog Value $450
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #4052
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 3h violet, overprinted in red, horizontal pair, n.h., v.f., rare
**
Catalog #1P
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #4053
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 5h green, block of four, lower right stamp with inverted overprint, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., signed Mikulski. A rare tete-beche overprint variety
Box */**
Catalog #2,2a
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #4054
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 5h green (5) and 10h (2) magenta, uncanceled on three pieces of covers and cards, fine-v.f.
(*)
Catalog #2,3
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #4055
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 5h light green, horizontal pair, left stamp double overprint, n.h., some toning at right, otherwise v.f.
**
Catalog #2var
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #4056
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 10h magenta, vertical pair, top stamp with inverted overprint, n.h., v.f., rare tete-beche overprint variety
**
Catalog #3,3a
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #4057
WESTERN UKRAINE 1918 Lviv (Lwow) Issue
1918 20h dark green, two trial color overprints, one in black violet, the other in violet, h.r., v.f., signed Bulat
*
Catalog #4P
Price Realized
$1,300.00

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