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 #4369
WESTERN UKRAINE Romanian Occupation of Pokutia - postal history
1919 (7 June) registered, locally addressed Horodenka cover, with two different C.M.T. overprints, tied by cds, with Austrian registration label below, filing folds and some toning on back, away from the stamps, fine
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Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #4370
WESTERN UKRAINE Romanian Occupation of Pokutia - postal history
1919 (24 Aug) registered cover from Kolomyia to Havrylyaki, franked with CMT overprints 3h magenta, strip of three and single 40h green, tied by faint Austrian bilingual departure pmks, with corresponding registry label at top, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and rare registered cover (no arrival on back as often), signed Mikulski
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Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #4371
WESTERN UKRAINE Romanian Occupation of Pokutia - postal history
1919 (2 June) registered cover from Horodenka to Kolomyia, franked with unoverprinted Austrian Postage Dues and Special Handling stamps, tied by cds, with Austrian registration label alongside, bearing on back a good strike of "Ofic.Tel Postal Militar Divizia VIII" 4 Jul 19 censor on back, rare cover
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Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #4372
WESTERN UKRAINE Romanian Occupation of Pokutia - postal history
1919 (9 June) Austrian 8h stationery card additionally franked with pair of 10s on 3h violet Kolomyia Issue (positions 21-22), tied by negative seal cancels of Czernielicy (near Kolomyia) and addressed to Przemysl, with Romanian Military Censor "132" and negative "Censura Militara C.M.", forwarded via Hungary (unreadable transit postmark on back) and Romania to Poland, minor card tears, otherwise v.f., signed Mikulski, with his 1972 certificate ("'only known stationery card franked with stamps of Western Ukraine, used during the Romanian occupation. It is furthermore the only known example of civilian mail to a foreign destination") (at the end of World War I, Przemysl was disputed between Poland and the West Ukrainian Republic. On 1 November 1918 a local provisional government was formed with representatives of Polish, Jewish, and Ruthenian inhabitants of the area. On 3 November, however, Ukrainian military unit overthrew the government, arrested its leader, and captured the eastern part of the city. The Uk
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Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #4373
WESTERN UKRAINE Romanian Occupation of Pokutia - postal history
1919 (5 July) unfranked cover (originating from Stanislaw), from Peczenizhyn, addressed to the International Red Cross Prisoner of War Agency in Geneva, with Ukrainian departure cds, boxed "Cenzurat Cenzura Militara Posta Cal" and "146", also violet "Romania Comandamentful Militar Jud. Pecenicke", sent via Bucharest, with transit 9 July 1919 cds on back, some minor toning, fine and extremely rare usage from Romanian occupied Peczenizyn, signed Mikulski
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Price Realized
$3,000.00

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