LEMBERG: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capital of the Austrian Empire
Ukrainian Philatelic Resources is proud to announce the release of its first full-color publication, the long-awaited record of Dr. Ingert Kuzych’s diamond award-winning exhibit LEMBERG: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capital of the Austrian Empire.
This volume, however, is much more than just a reproduction of Dr. Kuzych’s display – which is a chronicle of the postal history of Lviv/Lwow during the century and a half that it was under Austrian Habsburg rule (1772-1918). Introductory chapters present information on how the exhibit came to be assembled and on the evolution of the postal system in Central Europe in the three centuries prior to the Austrian period. (The latter chapter is an expansion of the “Before Lemberg” articles that appeared in Austria No. 182, Polonus Nos. 550-52, and Ukrainian Philatelist No. 109.)
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
The recent discovery of some out-of-print back issues of Ukrainian Philatelist has enabled the virtual reconstruction of a 25-year run (1986-2010) of the journal (nos. 49-104). (Only two issues from the late 1990s (nos. 79 and 81) are missing.) That’s 54 issues plus several supplements, which accounts for over 70% of all the pages in Ukrainian Philatelist during its first six decades (1951-2010)! (Many of the early issues of Ukrainian Philatelist from 1951 to 1985 were very slim and generally written in Ukrainian.)
This is a tremendous opportunity for a Ukrainian philatelic researcher.
The price for this set is only $150us (that’s less than $3/issue) plus $25 shipping to a US destination (arrangements can be made to ship abroad, but postage would be considerably higher). Only one set is available on a first come, first served basis.
Contact: Ingert Kuzych, Ukrainian Philatelic Resources, P.O. Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150 USA or at: ingert@starpower.net
The Rus' Coin Scandal
An article in the Journal "Museums of Ukraine" appeared February 9th this year bringing into question the legality of a Moscow auction featuring rare Kyivan Rus' sribnyk coins and hryvnia bars. Coins were minted in Rus from the first half of the 11th century on into the 1st quarter of the next century. During the reign of Grand Prince Volodymyr the Great (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, Old Norse: Valdamarr Sveinaldsson) gold and silver coins were minted, modeled on contemporary Byzantine currency of that time.
2014 EUROPA Competition
PostEurop is proud to present the 2014 Europa stamps entries for the theme “National Musical Instruments”. Till 31 August 2014, here is your chance to vote for the most beautiful Europa stamp in 2014. Please vote for your favorite. Ours of course is Ukraine! Vote here http://www.posteurop.org/StampContest
Пошта в Крайсгавптманшафті Чортків під німецькою займанщиною роках 1941-1944
Для повного й всестороннього ознайомлення зі сукупністю віддзеркалення дії пошт і поштової історії в Україні за ввесь час існування цих пошт, слід, звичайно, досліджувати спершу поодинокі періоди, на протязі яких ці пошти існували. Одним з таких є огляд пошти в Галичині під німецькою займанщиною в роках 1941-1944 (конкретно, в Дистрикті Галичина; тобто одному з Дистриктів Генеральної Губернії), частина якого, про пошту в Крайсгавптманшафті Чортків, пропонується ось тут.
Ukrainian Philatelist #109 Image Closeups
Ukrainian Philatelist #109 (©2013) published an article titled Military Free of Postage Hand-Stamps, page 32. This article was a compilation of material and information supplied by Roman Dubyniak, Peter Cybaniak, and Mark Stelmacovich. Most recently, Jerry Tkachuk submitted a further bogus cover in addition to that which I owned. Supplied here in the ‘UPNS members’ access part of our website are the scans that were part of this article, in the case that our members would like to examine these items as such. The several scans that were part of the ‘Contemporary Ukrainian Imperforates’ article are also included herein as such, and more!
Hryvnia - the Most Beautiful Currency in the World
The Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) was voted by Swiss economists as the most beautiful currency in the world during the annual meeting of the aesthetics commission of the International Finance Bank (IFB) held mid-September 2008 in Switzerland.
The top five beautiful banknotes in order are: Ukrainian hryvnia, Australian dollar, euro, Bulgarian lev, and U.S. dollar.
A team of experts evaluated more than 50 national currencies taking into account the aesthetic design of banknotes, their solvency and security features as well as the historical significance of personalities and architectural structures depicted on the currency.
In addition, the bills were tested for durability. The Canadian dollar tore the easiest followed by the British pound and the Latvian lat. The hryvnia passed the durability test with flying colors.
