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3345

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Via Galle 1876 (Dec 7): Cover from York, Western Australia to Delhi, India bearing 1875 Western Australia 6 d. mauve, a vertical pair cancelled by barred circle “16” of York and prepaying 1 s. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to India. Transit datestamps for Bombay and Delhi. Some minor flap tears on reverse, otherwise very fine. Pairs of Perkins Bacon issues on cover are very rare. An extraordinary destination from Western Australia - the earliest cover with adhesives recorded from Western Australia to India. Route - P&O Line: Departed King Georges Sound 7 Dec 1876 per “Tanjore” to Galle (20 Dec); by private ship via Bombay (26 Dec) to Delhi, arriving 29 Dec 1876 (37 days). Provenance: Collection Walkley. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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3415

Via Pacific Ocean & San Francisco 1885 (June 29): Cover front, rebacked, from Fremantle, Western Australia to Darre, Vermont, USA endorsed “Via San Francisco” at upper left bearing 1883 Western Australia 4 d. carmine (2) lightly cancelled at Fremantle prepaying 8 d. for a 1⁄2 oz ship letter to the United States of America. Handstruck “U.S.CHARGE /TO COLLECT / 5 CENTS” applied at San Francisco. A 5 cent Postage Due adhesive applied at Barre indicating the deficient postage was collected from the recipient. Cover faults, but a rare example of postage dues on Western Australian mail. Route - P&O Line: Departed King Georges Sound 29 June 1885 per “Carthage” to Melbourne. Private steamship: Departed Melbourne (15 July) per “Burrumbeet” to Sydney. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company: Departed Sydney (16 July) per “Zealandia” via Auckland (21 July) to San Francisco (11 Aug); by rail via Chicago and New York (19 Aug) to Barre, arriving circa 21 Aug 1885 (56 days). Note: The contract for the San Francisco route was with the New South Wales and Queensland governments. Western Australian mail was treated as underpaid and had to pay the additional 5 cents internal postage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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3416

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Via Pacific Ocean & San Francisco 1887 (Dec 25): Cover from Jarrahdale, Western Australia to Welland, Ontario, Canada bearing 1883 Western Australia 1 d. yellow-ochre and 4 d. carmine in a horizontal pair lightly cancelled by the 12 barred circle “33” of Jarrahdale with despatch datestamp at left, prepaying 9 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to the United States of America. Endorsed “Via Sydney & San F.” at lower left, with arrival of Welland on the reverse. Fine, a rare destination from Western Australia with just three covers recorded to Canada. Route - P&O Line: Departed King Georges Sound 25 Dec 1887 per “Valetta” to Melbourne (31 Dec); by rail to Sydney. Oceanic Steamship Co: Departed Sydney (26 Jan 1888) per “Almeda” via Auckland (30 Jan) to San Francisco (19 Feb); by rail via Chicago and Windsor (25 Feb) to Welland, arriving 27 Feb 1888 (69 days). Note: This cover should have been taxed 5 cents by the United States postal officials since Western Australia did not participate in the San Francisco contract. The earliest stamped cover from Western Australia to Canada with only four covers recorded from the small town of Jarrahdale. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Western Ukraine

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2662

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1919 (April 9): Unoverprinted Austria 1917 Karl 20 h. blue-green (Mi 222) two examples tied by SAMBIR datestamps, Ukrainian PROBUZHNA censorship handstamp (Bulat fig 23) on envelope from Sambir / Sambor to Selce, signed Bulat and from the collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2663

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Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 5" sot. Overprint Plate, complete proof setting of 25, minor offset on front and reverse, folded in the middle, nevertheless a very fine and rare proof sheet, signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. Note: The proof copy of the 5 sotyk value had the overprint type closer together in comparison to the actual overprint, narrower in width and shorter in height. This was later on corrected resulting in an overprint approximately in the middle of each stamp. The column width in the proof copy is 119.5 mm, on the stamp 121.5 mm. Reference: Illustrated in Bulat - Illustrated Postage Stamp History of Western Ukraine (1973) on page 24. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2664

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 5" sot. on 15 h. brownish red, a block of nine examples (3x3) from positions 1-3 / 6-8 / 11-13 showing varieties 'Broken 'U' in 'Ukr.' in pos. 3 and 'Broken 'R' in pos. 11 + 12, a superb multiple in unmounted og condition and of great rarity, every stamp signed Bulat, ex Collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2665

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 5" sot. on 15 h. brownish red, a vertical strip of three examples showing overprint positions 6 (oblique dot after 'P') + 11 (broken 'P') + 16 which were printed inverted on the sheet positions 10+15+20, a superb multiple in unmounted og condition, of extreme rarity as only 75 overprinted inverted were printed, presumably unique as a multiple, every stamp signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2666

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Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. Overprint Plate for the three higher values of the Kolomea Issue, complete proof setting of 25, folded in the middle, some marginal paper loss at top reght, nevertheless a very fine and rare proof sheet, signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. Reference: Shown in Bulat - Illustrated Postage Stamp History of Western Ukraine (1973) on page 25. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2667

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 3 h. violet, a block of nine examples (3x3) from positions 8-10 / 13-15 / 18-20 showing varieties 'Missing dot after 'Ukr.' in pos. 9, 'Broken 'r' in 'Ukr.' in pos. 14, and 'Broken 'U' in 'Ukr." from pos. 19, a superb multiple in unmounted og condition and of great rarity, every stamp signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2668

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 6 h. red-orange in a block of seven from pos. 17-19 / 21-24, a superb multiple with full unmounted og. Some split perfs between upper and lower part, of no importance for such an important piece of utmost rarity, presumably the largest multiple of this rare stamp with a total print run of only 452 examples of which multiples are 'not existing'. Every stamp signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2669

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 6 h. red-orange from pos. 25, cancelled by part strike of "KOLOMYIA 20.12.18" datestamp, leaving the overprint free for plating purposes. A rare and most attractive stamp with a total print run of only 452 examples, signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden Mi = € 1'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2670

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 6 h. red-orange from pos. 10, tied by faint "ZALUCZE 5 II 19" datestamp in blue. An extremely rare cancellation on this elusive adhesive, ex collection Georg von Steiden Mi = € 1'500 for the stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2671

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First Day Cover of the Kolomea Issue, 1918 (Dec 12): "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 6 h. in a horizontal pair from pos. 6+7 of 25, each stamp tied by bilingual "KOLOMYIA 1 / KOLOMEA 1" datestamp, on cover directed to Ivan Cherniavsky at the district court in Kolomiya, a most exceptional usage of this adhesive with a minute print run of 452 examples only, on the first day of usage a bijou for a high-end collection of Western Ukraine, signed Bulat. Note: After the Polish seizure of Lviv in November 1918, the Authorities of the Western Ukrainian National Republic were evacuated further east, first to Ternopil, then to Stanyslaviv. The main post office in the Pokutia region in Kolomyia lost contact with central authorities and run out of stamps. On a conference on December 5, 1918 the District Commandant, Capt. Prymak, the Postmaster Ivasiuk , and Dr. Ivan Cherniavsky, the Chairman of the District Court in Kolomyia and a well-known philatelist decided to overprint local stocks of Austrian stamps. These Kolomea overprints were done on December 10 by the printing shop of Wilhelm Brauner and on December 12, they came into postal use. What a swift organisation. Provenance: Collections Ivan Cherniavsky and Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2672

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Kolomea Issue, 1918: Lot six adhesives unused / unmounted og, incl. "Ukr. N. R. 5" sot. on 15 h red-brown (1 unused / 1 unmounted og.) from pos. 10 and 3 as well as "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 3 h. violet (pair and single unmounted og, single unused) from pos. 18+19, 23 and 8, respectively, with the exception of one example with competent signatures by Fischer & Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden Mi = € 600 for unused. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2673

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 12 h. turquoise from pos. 3, tied by part strike of "BAGINSBERG BEI KOLOMEA 19.12.18" cross-type datestamp in black. A fine cancellation on this elusive adhesive, ex collection Georg von Steiden Mi = € 1'700 for the stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2674

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 12 h. turquoise from pos. 24, cancelled by light part strike of KOLOMYIA 20.12.18" datestamp. A rare and attractive stamp with a total print run of only 404 examples, cert. Mikulski (1994), ex collection Georg von Steiden Mi = € 1'700. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2675

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First Day Cover of the Kolomea Issue, 1918 (Dec 12): "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 12 h. turquoise in a horizontal pair from pos. 6+7 of 25, tied together by bilingual "KOLOMYIA 1 / KOLOMEA 1" datestamp, on cover directed to Ivan Cherniavsky at the district court in Kolomiya, a most exceptional usage of this adhesive with a minute print run of 404 examples only, on the first day of usage a bijou for a high-end collection of Western Ukraine, signed Bulat. Note: After the Polish seizure of Lviv in November 1918, the Authorities of the Western Ukrainian National Republic were evacuated further east, first to Ternopil, then to Stanyslaviv. The main post office in the Pokutia region in Kolomyia lost contact with central authorities and run out of stamps. On a conference on December 5, 1918 the District Commandant, Capt. Prymak, the Postmaster Ivasiuk , and Dr. Ivan Cherniavsky, the Chairman of the District Court in Kolomyia and a well-known philatelist decided to overprint local stocks of Austrian stamps. These Kolomea overprints were done on December 10 by the printing shop of Wilhelm Brauner and on December 12, they came into postal use. What a swift organisation. Provenance: Collections Ivan Cherniavsky and Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2676

Kolomea Issue, 1918: "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 12 h. turquoise in a strip of four from pos. 6-9, a single from pos. 12 and a pair from pos. 13+14, a previous block of seven with full unmounted og., an important piece of utmost rarity, presumably the largest multiple of this rare stamp with a total print run of only 404 examples of which multiples are 'not existing'. Every stamp signed Bulat, ex collection Georg von Steiden. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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2677

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Kolomea Issue, 1919 (Jan 5): 30 sot. black on rose registration stamp from pos. 4 in combination with Kolomea "Ukr. N. R. 10" sot. on 12 h. turquoise and unoverprinted Austria 1917 Karl 15 h. brown-red (pair & single) and 1916 Crown 5 h. yellowish green (Mi 221+186), all tied by PECZENIZYN datestamp, on registered cover to Kolomyia, folded in the middle between the adhesives. A fine presentation of the 90 sotnyk registered rate from the collection Georg von Steiden, the Kolomea 10 sot. / 12 h. adhesive with an elusive print run of only 404 examples. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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2678

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Kolomea Issue, 1919 (Feb 20): 30 sot. black on rose registration stamp from pos. 4 used in combination with unoverprinted Austria 1916 Arms 40 h. brown-olive and 1917 Karl 20 h. blue-green (Mi 194+222), tied by "PECZENIZYN 20 II. 19 - 6" datestamp, on registered cover from Peczeniżyn to Kolomyia, fine condition and scarce, from the collection Georg von Steiden. Note: Already on January 1, 1919 the registered letter fee had been increased to 50 sotyks, an increase which the Kolomyia Post Office learned about not earlier then January 14, 1919. In peripeheral offices like that in Peczeniżyn the rate change was not followed even in February and the the next lot shows even later correct usages of the 30 sotyks registration stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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