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I lUI I, ,,1,1 "I Vol. 43 No. 3/4 (73174) 1995 ISSN 0198-6252 YKP AffiCbIGffi CDIJIATFJ1ICT Semiannual Journal of the UKRAINIAN PHILATELIST Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society CONTENTS Page Editor's Farum 123 Letters to the Editor 124 ARTICLES Western Ukraine: Forgeries and Fantasies by Peter Bylen 127 Western Ukraine: An Examination of BK I 0 I by Peter Bylen 141 Interesting Pages of the Contemporary Ukrainian Post by Hryhoriy Lobko 143 (in English and Ukrainian) The Franking of Mail in Ukraine During 1992-93: by Dmytro Mishchenko and 152 Some Statistics (in English and Ukrainian) Viktor MohyIny The Stamps of Melito pi I: An Anatomy of the by Hryhoriy Lobko 160 Emissions (in English and Ukrainian) The Second Issue of Overprinted Provisionals by Oleh Panchuk and 186 from Bukovina ilior Hontsaryuk The Romanian Postal Service in Transnistria, 1941-44 by Calin Marinescu 189 New Data About the Romanian Postal Service in by Calin Marinescu 209 T ransnistria, I 941-44 A Commentary on Two Transnistria Postal Cards by Alexander Malycky 214 (in Ukrainian with English summary) The 'Odessa MKV' Postmark by Leonard T ann 219 A Synopticon ofCarpatho-Ukraine Postage Stamps by Peter Bylen 227 NUMISMATICS F27 - New Data by Peter Bylen 237 ANNOUNCEMENT 240 PUBLICATION REVIEWS Ukrainian Philatelic Resources, Volumes 1-3 byJohn-Paulflinlka 241 The Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society (UPNS) The editor reserves the right to make manuscript corrections seeks to unite all collectors of Ukrainian materials and is and will not accept any articles unless they are signed by the particularly dedicated to the promotion of Ukrainian stamp, author. Views and opinions expressed in by-lined articles do coin, and medal collecting. Ukrainian Philatelist serves as the not necessarily reflect those of the Ukrainian Philatelic and society's official record of original research, new discoveries, Numismatic Society, its officers, or editorial staff. and member activities. Inquiries regarding society membership and journal SUbscriptions should be addressed to: Original articles appearing in this publication may be reprinted The Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society without permission provided and source and author receive POBox 11184 proper acknowledgement and a cOI?Y is sent to the editor. Chicago IL 6061 1-0 184 Readers wishing to reproduce matenal excerpted from other Single copy price $5.00; double issues $10.00. pUblications must first obtain proper permission. Manuscripts for possible inclusion in Ukrainian Philatelist are Single issue advertising rates for Ukrainian Philatelist are: not limited solely to UPNS members. Articles by non quarter page - $25, half page - $40, full page - $60, and inside members are also reviewed and, if appropriate, retained for back cover - $75. Prices quoted are in US dollars. Camera publication. Submittals should be sent to: Ingert Kuzych, ready ads should be sent to: Ingert Kuzych, Editor, Ukrainian Editor, Ukrainian Philatelist, P.O. Box 3, Spnngfield, VA Philatelist, P.O. Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150. 22150. COVER: An envelope sent from Ky[v carries an old USSR cash register receipt (to indicate postage paid) with date (25 June 1993), station number, and spaces for destination, receiver's name, and operator's (cashier) number. For more details on the various ways mail was franked in Ukraine during 1992-93, see the articlebegmning on page 152. Editor's Forum A TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE AND AN IMPORTANT NEW PROJECT by Ingert Kuzych It hardly seems possible, but I have 1991 The Society'S 40th Anniversity is cel been an editor of this wonderful journal for a ebrated in a variety of retrospective articles. decade now. The roughly 1600 pages that I The first flights of newly innaugurated "Air edited during this time period represent 60 Ukraine" are recalled. A joint issue with The percent of all the Ukrainian Philatelist pages Flag Bulletin acquaints UPNS members with since the publication's inception in 1951! I Ukrainian flags and heraldry. Another ex mention this figure not to boast, but to point tensive supplement lists all Ukrainian thematic out how far our collecting area has evolved stamps from around the world. since 1985 . A look back shows steady prog ress made year by year. 1992 For the first time ever, Ukrainian Philatelist begins to report on the philatelic 1986 Ukrainian Philatelist had consisted of a and numismatic issues of an independent single 32-page annual issue, but this year a Ukraine. Ukrainian Philatelist's longest- ever second 32-page issue is produced. article, on Romanov-era Transfer Cards used during Ukrainian independence 1917-20, is 1987 Number of pages per issue begins to the most extensive study to appear on this increase; this trend will continue in subsequent subject in any philatelic publication. years. 1993 Two volumes of Ukrainian Philatelist 1988 Ukrainian Philatelist's first double issue are produced. The first is an Introductory in 13 years, a special Millennium Issue sport Handbook oj Ukrainian Philately; it serves to ing the journal's first multicolor cover. The bring all UPNS members worldwide (particu first Ukrainian Philatelist supplement is intro larly the new ones from Ukraine) "up to duced; these will be offered for five years as a speed" on various collecting areas (750 cop sort of "third yearly issue" until 1993, when ies, a record for a single issue, are distributed). the production offour issues per year (gener Also included in the Handbook is a catalog of ally in the form of two double issues) is begun. classical Ukrainian stamps issued 1918-23 . 1989 Several articles appear on postal (and 1994 Ukrainian Philatelist undertakes the numismatic) anniversary releases: Ukraine's ambitious task of documentating all the vari Conversion (988), Taras Shevchenko's Birth ous provisional issues released in Ukraine (1814), and Carpatho-Ukraine's Independence during 1992-94. Many carefully researched (1939). Another full color cover is produced; articles appear describing local provisionals, regular publication reviews are introduced. overprinted stamps, and surcharges on postal stationery. 1990 A number of articles present an exhaus tive overview of Ukraine's popular 1920 Vi 1995 Although some articles on recent pro enna Issue. The enlarged supplement chron visionals continue to be included in Ukrainian icles all Ukrainian topics on Soviet stamp Philatelist, many pieces on classical collecting Issues. are reintroduced. For the first time ever, an Ukrainian Philatelist No. 73n4 (1995) 123 extensive overview of the postal history of other authors. (See the announcement and Transnistria is presented. John-Paul Hirnka's review in the back of this issue for further details.) Ukrainian philately continues to evol ve at a brisk pace; I intend to make sure that I am very proud to be closely involved Ukrainian Philatelist not only keeps up, but in the UPR Project; it is by far the most impor continues to lead all other collecting publica tant (and most ambitious) chronicling effort tions reporting on our hobby. ever undertaken in Ukrainian philately. Read ers may get an idea of the postal issues in cluded in the Western Ukraine and Carpatho The bulk of the information in the Ukraine catalog-checklists by consulting the current issue was submitted by just a few synopticons that Mr. Bylen prepared for the authors; Messrs. Lobko and Marinescu, both last issue of Ukrainian Philatelist as well as contributed two articles while Peter Bylen this one. All of these postal issues are, of supplied no less than four! Peter's output course, much more fully described in the continuously amazes me, not only is he a catalogs, each of which is about 30 pages in prolific author and an excellent researcher, but length. he has taken upon himself the very daunting project of chronicling every aspect of. Ukrai Finally, I need to recognize the re nian philately. He is undertaking this effort maining contributors to this issue of the piecemeal by issuing a number of inexpensive journal: Messrs. Mishchenko, Panchuk, and (but very useful and attractive) catalog Hontsaryuk; the Rev. Leonard Tann; and checklists, part of the "Ukrainian Philatelic Ukrainian editor Alexander Malycky, who not Resources" (UPR) series on the various col~ only typed up all the Ukrainian text but also lecting areas of Ukraine. After user feedback translated an article and sumitted a short piece and critique, these catalogs will be corrected of his own. and updated and eventually combined into some sort of Ukrainian philatelic compendium Thanks to them and to everyone who or encyclopedia. Three volumes (all by Mr. assisted with this latest Ukrainian Philate Bylen) have been completed to date; several list issue. more are in the works, including some by LETTERS TO THE EDITOR About the Melitopil Provisionals Article tremendous sense of humor-sarcastic, dry, in This Issue almost "British." In this particular article he really outdid himself by mocking everybody: 28 August 1995 the lazy and greedy postal workers; the bum bling, incompetent local postal authorities; but Dear Mr. Kuzych, most of all-the pompous, all-knowing, "ex pert," Mr. Mokhov, who turns out to be the I am afraid that between my translation biggest crook of all ... In the article, Lobko uses and your corrections, we totally lost the droll a straight-face sarcasm to reveal the human tone of this Melitopil article. In its Ukrainian foibles of all the main characters in this original it's very funny-Lobko has a really "who-done-it" comedy.