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Western Ukraine

Wednesday, November 20, 1918

see also Western Ukraine, Romanian occupation

Russian entities 2 ra

Western Ukraine Scott #6
Western Ukraine Scott #1
  Western Ukraine Scott #1, Lviv issue Western Ukraine Scott #5, Kolomyya issue xxx

Perforated 12½, no watermark, typography.

Overprinted on Austria 1916 - 1918 issues
Description     Scott SG Mi Y&T
Overprinted. Lviv issue, November 20, 1918
3 heller bright violet
    1      
5 heller light green
    2      
10 heller magenta
    3      
20 heller dark green
    4      
Surcharged. Kolomyya issue, December 12, 1918
5 shahiv on 15 heller dull red
    5 1    
10 shahiv on 3 heller violet
    6 2    
10 shahiv on 6 heller deep orange
    7 3    
10 shahiv on 12 heller light blue
    8 4    
Surcharged. Stanislawow issue, March 18, 1919
3 shahiv bright violet
    11      
5 shahiv light green
    12      
6 shahiv deep orange
    13      
10 shahiv magenta
    14      
12 shahiv light blue
    15      
15 shahiv dull red
    16      
20 shahiv deep green
    17      
30 shahiv dull violet
    18      
40 shahiv olive green
    19      
50 shahiv dark green
    20      
60 shahiv deep blue
    21      
80 shahiv orange brown
    22      
1 hryvnia carmine, yellow paper
    23      
2 hryvnia light blue
    24      
3 hryvnia carmine rose
    25      
4 hryvnia yellow green
    26      
10 hryvnia deep violet
    27      

Forgeries are plentiful.

The Lvov issue was only used in Lvov for two days, on November 20th and 21st 1918. After that it was used in Khodoriv, Kolomyya and Stanislawow.

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