Ukraine 1917 - 1922: Post Offices in Podilia

Here is a list of post offices in the Podolia guberniya for which I have cancellations from the 1917 - early 1920s period. I have transliterated from the Russian postmarks rather than giving the Ukrainian names of the places where these former Imperial Russian post offices were located. In the past I had a bigger collection of these cancels, with more offices represented, and this list is certainly incomplete. This List was last updated on 13 September 2015.

BAILIN
BALTA

BAR

BERSHAD

BOLSHOI  OSTROZHEK

BOGOPOL

BONKOVTSI

BOROVKA

BRAILOV

BRATSLAV

VAPNIARKA
VENDIN
VENDICHANI

VERKHOVKA

VINNITSA

VINNITSA – ZABUZHE

VISSHII OLCHENAEV

VOROSHILOVKA

ZHVANCHIK

ZHENISHKOVITS

ZHMERINKA

ZAGNTIKOV

ZINKOV

GAISIN

GNIVAN

GOLOVANETS
GORODOK

GRUSHKA

GUSIATIN

DERAZHNIA

DZHURIN
DZIGOVKA

DUNAEVTSI

KAMENETS

KAMENKA

KITAIGOROD

KODIMA

KRASNOE

KRASNOSLEKA

KRIVOE OZERO

KRIZHOPOL
KRUTIE (1922 only)

KUMANOV

KUPIN

LADIZHIN

LETICHEV

LITIN

LUCHINETS

LYANTSK ORUN (Imperial canceller used in 1924)

MEDZHIBOSH

MINKOVTS

MYASTKOVKA

MIKHALPOL

MOGILEV POD[olski]

MURAFA

MUROV – KURILOVTSI

NEMIROV

NEMIYA

NIZHNAYA-KRAPIVNA

NOVAYA-USHITSA

OBODOVKA

OKNA

OLGOPOL

PASHKOVTS

PESCHANKA

PIKOV

PROSKUROV

PYATAKOVO

RAIGOROD

RIBNITSA

ROVNO

SARNOV

SATANOV

SLUBODO-LUGSKOE

SMOTRICH

SOBOLEVKA

SOLOBKOVTSI

STARAYA SINOVA

STARAYA- USHITSA

TEPLIK
TERNOVKA

TIVROVO

TOMASHPOL

TROSTYANETS

TULCHIN

ULADOVKA

FRAMPOL

KHMELNIK

CHERNEVTSI

CHERNI-OSTROV

CHECHELNIK

SHATAVA
SHVANETS

JURKOVKA

JUSEFPOL

YALTUSHKOV

YAMPOL

YAMOLINTSI

YANOV

YARISHEV

YAROSHENKA

YARUGA

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Ukraine 1918 - 1921: Stamps on the Move (Part Two)

In response to comments from a fellow member of the Ukraine Philatelic and Numismatic Society, I illustrate a Money Transfer Form  sending just 7 roubles from NEMERCHA POD. 8 3 19 to LITIN POD. 23 3 19. Payment of the minimum charge of 25 kopecks is recorded with  20 and 2 kopeck perforated stamps with Trident type Ia of Podillia (very different looking, in fact) and then by a 3 kopeck imperforate stamp overprinted with Odesa Type 2.

The use of KOPECK value stamps from other Districts seems much less common in Podillia than the use of ROUBLE value stamps - for which there was clearly a greater demand.  That the use of this stamp was not completely random is shown by the use of the same combination of Odesa 2 on 3 kopeck imperforate on a MTF fragment cancelled VAPNIARKA POD. 3 2 19

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Russia: Romanov Tercentenary stamps 1913

Looking at this unusual fragment, I was reminded that next year 2013 sees the 100th anniversary of the issue of Russia's Romanov Tercentary stamps - and, of course, would have been the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty.

I am sure there will be lots of Romanov items on offer in auctions around the world and maybe some really nice stamp collections among them.

Lots of interesting collections can be formed from Romanov stamps and postal stationeries. The larger format of the stamps means that they are good for postmark collections. The stationeries are not all easy to find, especially in used condition, so that is a challenge for those who seek one.

The stamps continued in use after the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in 1917 and interesting collections of "late use" material can be made. Some of it is philatelic but probably most is not. The Soviets invalidated Romanov stamps from 10 March 1920 [That is the date I have - is it correct?] but even after that date there are occasional examples of post offices using Romanovs on Money Transfers and Parcel Cards - I discuss an example on my Blog of 10 February 2011.

The fragment at the top is unusual. Part of a Money Transfer Form, it shows two 3 rouble Romanovs used in combination with First General Issue of Ukraine 40 Sh and three Imperial Arms stamps with Kyiv I Trident overprints. The cancellation reads IZYASLAVL VOL 12 10 18, so over a month into the Trident period.[ I think the place in question is also known as IZYASLAV ].

Ukraine Stamps and Postal History 1917 - 1923: a neglected field

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Ukrainian philately has its own specialised societies, not only in Ukraine but also in the USA (UPNS) and in France (SFUP). I guess the UPV still exists in Germany, where it was once the world's most important vehicle for research in Ukrainian philately.

Despite these organisations, Ukrainian stamps and postal history 1917 - 23 seem neglected. Partly, this is because there is actually a lot of material available. For example, for the year 1919 when Russian material is very hard to find (and most of it without stamps), Ukrainian material - and with stamps - is quite plentiful.

True, for some parts of Ukraine material is scarce (Poltava, for example) and true, mail going abroad to anywhere except Germany is hard to find.

But against this, common stamps are common and Money Transfer Forms are actually not scarce. The basic catalog listing in Michel - based entirely on Dr Seichter's work - is excellent. The illustrations are all accurate and reliable. Compare Yvert, which is dreadful!

But there are whole areas which are under-researched. Tariffs, for example - though we now have the work of Alexander Epstein; the use of Ukrainian stamps by the Bolsheviks after the Sovietisation of Ukraine; and even the dating of Trident introduction in 1918: if I came across a First Day of Use cover in a dealer's box, I would not know that that is what it was. [ But as free advice: if you see a genuine Trident cover with an August 1918 cancellation, buy it ]

In September 2011, Corinphila in Zurich will auction the Ukraine collection of the late Dr Ron Zelonka. It is much more than a Trident collection (it covers the whole period 1800 - 2000). It will be the first time that a specialised Ukraine collection has ben offered, broken down into Lots, since the 1987 sales of Vyrovyj's collection by the Swiss auction house Schaetzle. It will be a very interesting sale!

POSTSCRIPT 17 January. I was just looking at the latest Michel catalog for Eastern Europe (Osteuropa). They have scrapped the very good Ukraine listing which took up only a few pages and replaced it with something that looks useless! Nicht intelligent! All the more reason to use John Bulat's catalog: go to upns.org to order a copy