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Stamps of Austria overprinted with Russian text

1918 Issues for the Kolomea district, stamps of Austria overprinted with russian text

  '5 YHP. H. P.' on 15 h red
  '10 YHP. H. P.' on 3 h violet
  '10 YHP. H. P.' on 6 h orange
  '10 YHP. H. P.' on 12 h blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 on 3 h	***	***
10 on 3 h	R	R
10 on 6 h	RR	RR
10 on 12 h	RR	RR

Very dangerous forgeries exist of these overprints!

1919 Issues for the Stanislaw district, stamps of Austria overprinted with value in 'Chagiw' or 'Griwna' (in Russian characters)

Genuine overprint

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This overprint exists on various stamps of Austria of the period 1916-1918 and also on postage due stamps of Bosnia of 1904 and military post stamps of Austria. Most of them are rare to very rare. Examples:

Genuine overprint
(on postage due stamp of Austria)

Overprinted with Ukrain arms and '3. Y. H. P.' on stamps of Austria (second Stanislaw issue)

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue
  15 h red
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet
  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h blue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red on yellow
  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 h	c	**
5 h	c	**
6 h	c	**
10 h	c	**
12 h	c	**
15 h	c	***
20 h	c	***
25 h	c	***
30 h	c	***
40 h	c	***
50 h	*	***
60 h	*	***
80 h	*	***
90 h	*	***
1 K	*	***
2 K	**	RR
3 K	***	RR
4 K	***	RR
10 K	***	RR

Lviv (Lemberg) issue

Stamps of Austria overprinted with a lion and Ukranian text, the values 3 h violet, 5 h green, 10 h red and 20 h blue exist. I've been told that the next stamp is a issue for the city of Lviv, according to 'Les timbres de phantaisie' (of Georges Chapier, in french), this was a speculative issue:

These overprints were issued as 25-stamp sheets in which every position is unique. In this overprint there are two distinct breaks on the left edge of the overprint. These are the distinguishing characteristics of genuine stamps. A book by John Bulat seems to have been written on this issue (I haven't seen this book personally, the above information was obtained thanks to Bruce B. Jarvis).

Other non-issued stamps:

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I have seen the values 10s blue and green, 20 s red and blue, 50 s violet and red and 1 R brown and violet, the value 10 R blue and red also seems to exist (all imperforate).

Issued under Romanian occupation (Galicia)

The words 'C.M.T.' mean 'Comandamentul Militar Teritorial'. The overprint was done in black, blue or red on normal stamps of Austria of the period 1908 to 1917 and on postage due stamps. No doubt many of these overprints were forged.

1919 Overprints on Austrian stamps:

On 1908 postage stamps
  40 h on 3 h

On 1916-18 issues

Genuine!

  40 h on 3 h
  40 h on 5 h
  40 h on 6 h
  40 h on 10 h
  40 h on 40 h
  60 h on 60 h
  60 h on 1 K
  1 K 20 h on 50 h
  1 K 20 h on 60 h
  1 K 20 h on 80 h
  1 K 20 h on 90 h
  1 K 20 h on 1 K

On 1917 issue (Emperor Charles)

  60 h on 15 h
  60 h on 20 h
  60 h on 25 h
  60 h on 30 h

On Postage due stamps of 1916

(Reduced sizes)

  40 h on 5 h
  40 h on 10 h
  60 h on 15 h
  60 h on 20 h
  1 K 20 h on 25 h
  1 K 20 h on 30 h
  1 K 20 h on 1 K

On postage due stamps of 1917
  40 h on 15 h on 36 h
  40 h on 20 h on 54 h
  60 h on 15 h on 36 h
  60 h on 20 h on 54 h
  1 K 20 h on 20 h on 54 h
  1 K 20 h on 50 h on 43 h