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.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4376 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (31 Mar) picture postcard (caricatures) from Przemysl to Lwow, with boxed "Controlee" and two-line "Cenzura Wojskowa Przemysl" military censor cachet, with Polish 5f imperf. pair and 20f single handstamped "Porto" and tied by "Lemberg 1/Lwow 1" 18.VII.1919 cds, signed Mikulski  | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #4377 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (20 May) picture postcard from Lwow to Przemysl, with boxed violet "Cenzura Wojskowa Lwow" military censor cachet, returned to sender ("nieznany" unknown), arriving back in Lwow, with Polish pair of 15f handstamped "Porto" and tied by "Lemberg 1/Lwow 1" 24.X.1919 cds, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #4378 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (Aug) Krakow Issue 15h Poczta Polska stationery card to Krynica, with two-line "Cenzura Wojskowa Stryj" military censor cachet, arrival Krynica 3.VIII.1919 cds, card stains and tears at top, rare usage | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4379 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (31 Aug) cover paying 20h with Austrian 5h and 10h (2), tied by "Mikuliczyn" 31.VIII.1919 cds, addressed to Vienna, with two-line "Cenzura Wojskowa Stanislawow" military censor cachet, minor toning, fine usage, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #4380 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 cover from Varezh to Prisoner of War Camp in Dabie, near Krakow, franked with Austrian 25h ultramarine with framed "IX 794" postal zone cachet of Varezh (regular departure postmark apparently lost during the Ukrainian-Polish War 1918-19), green 2h label of the Ukrainian legion and "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor on back, additional tape removed from left, rare cover | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #4381 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 cover from Varezh to Prisoner of War Camp in Dabie, near Krakow, franked with Austrian 10h and 15h, each with framed "IX 794" postal zone cachet of Varezh (regular departure postmark apparently lost during the Ukrainian-Polish War 1918-19), "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor on back, additional tape removed from left, rare cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #4382 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 cover from Podhajce to Calabria in Italy, franked with Austrian 15h red brown, tied by straight-line "Podhajce" in violet, with 2h stamp of the Ukrainian Legion on back, also "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" censor label, some toning, rare usage from present-day Pidhaitsi | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #4383 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (23 July) money order (for 1,000kr) from Stanislawow to Skawina, franked with Polish and 50h (5), tied by Stanislawow cds (Austrian "Stainslau" removed), with pair of 25h blue handstamped "Porto" and tied on arrival in Skawina, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #4384 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (27 Nov) money order (for 400kr) from Boryslaw to Wolanka, franked with Polish two each 15h and 50h, tied by rare Austrian-style Boryslaw cancels, with 10h orange brown handstamped "Porto" and tied on arrival in Wolanka, signed Mikulski | Unsold |
 | Lot #4385 WESTERN UKRAINE Polish Occupation 1919-23 1919 (2 Sep) cover (opened on three sides) from Tlumach to Toronto, franked with Austrian 2x40h olive green, tied by Austrian/Polish cds, with 2h stamp of the Ukrainian Legion on back, also "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" censor label at bottom, fine usage from present-day city of Tovmach | Price Realized $280.00 |
