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 #4008 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1918 (23 Dec) small cover from Hrabowa to "Woodlan, Amerika", franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Grabowa cds, with violet Czechoslovak Censor cachet applied in Prague, addressee not found on arrival, with violet "Advertised June 7 1919" datestamp applied in the United States, fine and interesting usage, signed Mikulski  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4009 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1918 (7 Feb) cover from Glinsko to Canada, franked with Austrian 5h (2) and 40h, tied by Glinsko cds, opened by Polish censor in Krakow with "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" label applied at left, fine usage from a small village of present-day Hlynske to Canada, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4010 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1918 (10 Dec) free frank cover from Peczenizyn to Odessa, violet departure cds supported by framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" censor cachet, two propaganda labels 'Inf. Reg. No.44 Daj Boze Wytrimati" (let us endure) on back, Odessa 23.1.19 arrival pmks, returned to sender, some toning and cover wear, interesting usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #4011 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1918 (26 Dec) cover from Przemyslany to New York, franked with Austrian 50h green, tied by Polish/Austrian "Przemyslany" cds, with Ukrainian "Censored Peremyshlani", with Polish "Kontrola Listow Zagraniczny" censor seal, also "Opened by Censor" applied in the United States, additional tape removed from right, multi-censored cover, returned to sender | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #4012 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (24 Feb) cover from "Szczerec kolo Lwowa" to Hohenstadt, franked with Austrian 5h (2) and 30h postage due, tied by violet bilingual cds, paying 40h rate and sent via Hungary (shorter route via Krakow was closed due to ongoing Polish-Ukrainian War), handstamped "Unzulassig" (inadmissible) and returned to sender, fine usage from present-day Schtschyrez | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #4013 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (20 Apr) registered cover from Solotwina to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian cancellation "Solotwina", with double-line Ukrainian State Censor cachet, also Polish "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor label, fine | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #4014 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (13 Mar) cover (reduced at top and at right) from Drohobycz, via Vienna to Krakow, franked with Austrian block of 4x10h Postage Dues, paying 40h and canceled by Austrian/Polish "Drohobycz" cds, with double-line Ukrainian "Censored Drohobych" handstamped in violet, backflap missing, fine usage of Austrian Postage Dues as regular franking, tape removed from left, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4015 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (25 Apr) cover from Popielniki to Meierhofen, Austria, franked with Austrian 40h Postage Due, tied by Polish/Austrian cancellation "Popielniki", with double-line Ukrainian State Censor cachet, also Polish "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor label on back, additional tape removed from right, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4016 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (9 May) cover from Kopychyntsi to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Ukrainian "Kopychyntsi" cds, with "Provireno" censor handstamp alongside, some toning and censor tape removed from left | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #4017 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (25 Apr) cover from Zlotniki to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian cancellation "Zlotniki", with single-line "Provireno" censor handstamp alongside, also "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor label on back, scarce usage from a small village of present-day "Zolotnyki" | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #4018 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (28 Apr) registered, Special Delivery cover from Probuzna to Vienna, franked with Austrian 10h, 30h (2), 90h, used in combination with Ukrainian National Republic 50sh Currency Stamp, tied by Polish/Austrian "Probuzna" cds, paying 2.10kr, with Austrian registry label, straight line "Provireno" censor handstamp, slight toning, rare mixed franking with Ukrainian Currency stamp from present-day Probizhna, a village near Chortkiv and Husiatyn in Ternopil Oblast of Western Ukraine | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #4019 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (3 May) cover from Stryj to Vienna, franked with Austrian 20h blue green (2), tied by Polish/Austrian "Stryj" cds and straight-line "Military Censor Stanyslaviv" in Ukrainian Cyrillic, censor tapes removed from both sides, some toning, fine | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4020 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (17 Apr) cover from Stojanow to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian "Stojanow" cds, with framed "Provireno Radekhiv" Ukrainian censor in Radekhiv handstamp, censor tapes removed from right, fine censor cachet from Radekhiv, a city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4021 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (19 Mar) cover from Drohobycz to Bjelovar, Croatia, franked with Austrian 30h violet, used in combination with 10h Postage Due, paying 40h and canceled by Austrian/Polish "Drohobycz" cds, with double-line Ukrainian "Censored Drohobych" handstamped in violet alongside, "retour" in blue crayon, tape removed from left, rare mixed franking, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4022 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 cover from Nadworna to Vienna (addressed to a military hospital), franked with Austrian 30h violet, used in combination with 2x5h Postage Dues, paying 40h and canceled by Austrian/Polish "Nadworna" cds, with Ukrainian 2h Legion stamp and Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie censor label, also violet "Cenzurowano" in Ukrainian Cyrillic, all on back, tape removed from right, rare mixed franking | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4023 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (23 Apr) cover from Stryj to Vienna, franked with Austrian 2x20h green, used in combination with Hungarian 20f, paying 60h and canceled by Austrian/Polish "Stryj" cds, sent via Lavochne-Budapest (shorter route was blocked due to Ukrainian-Polish War), with large "Cenzur" in Ukrainian Cyrillic applied at left, additional censor tape removed, fine combination franking, very rare | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4024 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (1 May) cover from Podkamien to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian cancelation "Podkamien kolo Brodow/bei Brody", with framed Military Censor in Brody Ukrainian Censor cachet on both sides, also Polish "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" Polish censor label affixed on back, additional tape removed from left, minor toned spots, fine double-censored cover | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4025 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (27 Apr) cover from Drohobycz to a village of Pozdziacz (bilingual address to school teacher's wife), franked with Austrian 25h blue, used in combination with 3x5h Postage Due, paying 40h and canceled by Austrian/Polish "Drohobycz" cds, with double-line Ukrainian "Censored Drohobych" handstamped in red alongside, tape removed from right, rare mixed franking used internally in Western Ukraine | Unsold |
 | Lot #4026 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (25 Apr) cover from Ternopil to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Ukrainian "Ternopil" cds, with two-line "Opened by Military Censor Ternopil" in violet Cyrillic, additional tape removed from left, fine cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4027 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (6 May) registered cover from Zloczow to Stryj, franked with Austrian 30h violet and 60h blue, paying 90h, tied by Ukrainian "Zolochiv" cds, with corresponding Polish/Austrian Registry label, also Ukrainian Military Censor Zolochiv handstamp alongside, some toning, fine and rare internal usage within the Western Ukrainian National Republic | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #4028 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (3 May) cover from Brody to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian cancelation "Brody 1", with framed Military Censor in Brody Ukrainian Censor cachet on both sides, tape removed from right, fine cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4029 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (30 Apr) cover from Wygoda to Voslau, near Vienna, franked on back with Austrian block of 4x5h green, uncanceled, but tied by several strikes of straight-line "Censored in Dolina" in Ukrainian Cyrillic, repeated on front where a clear departure "Wygoda" was also applied, tape removed from right, fine cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4030 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (29 Apr) cover from Kosow to Vienna, franked with Austrian 30h violet, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Kosiv", with framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" censor cachet, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #4031 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (26 Apr) cover from Brzezany to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Polish/Austrian cancellation "Brzezany", with double-line Ukrainian State Censor cachet, tape removed at right, fine cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #4032 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (22 Jan) cover from Kuty to Canada, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Kuti", with framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" and additional Military Command in Kuty censor cachets, tape removed at right, rare double-censored cover to uncommon destination | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #4033 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (23 Apr) cover from Peczenizyn to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Pechenizhyn", repeated alongside, also framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" censor cachet. On back, there is a commercial company handstamp from the Sloboda Rungorska (near Kolomyia) | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4034 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (31 Apr) registered, special delivery cover from Kossow to Kolomyia, franked with Austrian two each 20h and 80h and single 10h (defective at bottom), tied by Ukrainian cancellations "Kosiv", with "Express" and "Kossow" registry labels, fine 2.10kr rate, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4035 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (16 Apr) cover from Jablonow to Vienna, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Yablonivi", with framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" cachet, tape removed from left, fine cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #4036 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (Jan) cover from Zbaraz to Vienna, franked with Austrian 20h green, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Zbarazh", with Ukrainian military censor "District Military Command in Zbarazh" red handstamp at bottom, tape removed from left, fine cover | Unsold |
 | Lot #4037 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (15 Apr) cover from Radechow to Vejrec, Bohemia, franked on back with Austrian 40h (2x20h blue green), tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Radehiv", repeated on front, with "Command of the Reserve Battalion "Sokol" in Radekhiv" military unit handstamp applied on both sides, tape (censor) removed at left, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #4038 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (10 Apr) cover from Zloczow to Vienna, franked with Austrian 50h green, tied by Ukrainian cancellation "Zolochiv", with double-line Ukrainian State Censor cachet, tape removed from right, fine cover, signed Mikulski | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #4039 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (10 May) cover from Rudki to Vienna, franked with Austrian 5h, 10h and 15h, each tied by Ukrainian cancellations "Rudki", with double-line Ukrainian State Censor cachet, tape removed from left, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #4040 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (27 Mar) Austrian stationery card additionally franked with 5h, 10h (2) and 2h Special Handling stamp, tied by Birky Veliki cds and corresponding Seals of the Post Office in Birky Veliki (Tern), addressed locally (no text on back), with oval Registry handstamp, some toning, fine example of postal markings from a small settlement of present-day Velyki Birky | Unsold |
 | Lot #4041 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (15 Apr) cover from Kurowice to Herzegovina, franked with single Austrian 40h, tied by Kurowice cds, opened by Polish censor in Krakow with "Kontrola Listow Zagranicznych w Krakowie" label applied at right, fine usage from a small village of present-day village of Kurovychi | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #4042 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (19 May) small cover from Delatyn to a school principal in Lutsk, franked on back with Ukrainian National Republic 50sh perforated Currency stamp, tied by violet Delatyn cds, some hinge remnants, fine and incredibly rare example of use of Currency Stamp of Ukrainian National Republic for postal purposes on the territory of the Western Ukrainian National Republic | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #4043 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (8 May) registered cover from Bursztyn to Vienna, franked with Bosnia and Herzegovina 2x20h Postage Dues, tied by Austrian/Polish "Bursztyn" cds, with double-line Ukrainian State Censor (Main Censorship Office at the State Secretariat for Military Affairs) handstamp, tape removed at left, rare if not unique usage with Bosnian franking | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #4044 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 cover from Kuty to Vienna, franked with Austrian 60h blue, tied by Ukrainian cancelation "Kuti 1919", with violet Military Command in Kuty and framed "Cenzura Kolomyia" censor cachets, tape removed from left, filing fold away from the stamp, fine doubly censored cover | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4045 WESTERN UKRAINE Western Ukranian National Republic Postal History 1919 (1 May) cover from Mikolajow to Hungary, franked with Austrian 40h olive green, tied by Austrian/Polish "Mikolajow nad Dniestrem" bilingual cds, with Ukrainian Station Command in Mykoliv on Dniester oval, plus double-line Ukrainian State Censor (Main Censorship Office at the State Secretariat for Military Affairs) handstamps, additionally noted in blue crayon "Cenzur (owano", tape removed at left, little toning, rare multiple censorship on one cover | Unsold |
