Feature Lot. Lot 38 - 1944, inverted black handstamped overprint ''CSR'' on Virgin Mary 18f dark gray, used on Hungarian postcard, tied by double ring ''1.XII.1944'' date stamp (No. Mr1) and large straight line ''Mukacevo''marking (No. Mr2), censorship ''Provereno'', mounted on part of Collection page, VF and very rare, only 5 stamps with inverted overprint were produced, Est. $800-$1,000.... Sold for US$ 4,500

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The Auction contains 656 lots representing the best ever formed collection of Carpatho-Ukraine.

The Collection comprises of the following important parts:

• Hungarian stamps used in Carpatho-Ukraine;
• Hungarian stamps and postal history items with Chust, Mukacevo, Berehove and Teresva overprints;
• The First Uzhgorod issue, including surcharges on Fiscal stamps:
• The Second Uzhgorod issue, including surcharges over Chust "CSP. 1944" overprints;
• Postal History items of the 1st and 2nd Uzhgorod surcharges, including several one of a kind franking pieces;
• First, Second and Third Soviet issues, including valuable proofs and beautiful units on original Collection pages;
• Postal History of the Soviet issues, including large Collection of correspondences from the local Post Offices;
• Postal Stationery items, including issues of Chust, Mukacevo and NRZU (Narodna Rada Zakarpatskoi Ukrainy - National Council of Carpatho-Ukraine).

This is absolutely fabulous holding containing numerous watermark varieties, inverted surcharges, tete-beche, se-tenant pairs and strips of different types and many more.

The Jirí Majer Collection of Carpatho - Ukraine 1944-1945

• Hungarian Postage stamps used in Chust Lot 1
  
• Chust Postage stamps Lots (2-10)
  
• Balance of the Chust issues Lot 11
  
• Chust Postal History items Lots (12-20) Chust stamps used in Syvlyush (now Vynohradiv).
  
• Chust Postal History items Lots (21-32) Chust stamps used in Syvlyush (now Vynohradiv), Chust stamps used in Uhlya, Teresva Postal History Items, Chust stamps used in Lypcha, Chust stamps used in Volove, Chust stamps philatelically used in Košice.
  
• Mukacevo Postage stamps Lots (33-40)
  
• Mukacevo Postage stamps Lots (41-60) Overprints on Fiscal stamps.
  
• Mukacevo Postage stamps Lots (61-67) Overprints on Fiscal stamps.
  
• Balance of the Mukacevo issues Lot 68
  
• Mukacevo Postal History Items Lots (69-80)
  
• Mukacevo Postal History Items Lots (81-86) Mukacevo stamps used in Rakoshyno.
  
• Berehove Postage stamps Lot 87
  
• Teresva Postage stamps Lot 88
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (89-100)
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (101-120)
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (121-140)
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (141-160) Surcharges on Official stamps.
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (161-180) Surcharges on Official stamps.
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (181-200) Surcharges on Official stamps.
  
• Uzhgorod First issue Postage stamps Lots (201-206) Surcharges on Official stamps.
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (207-220)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (221-240)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (241-260)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (261-280)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (281-300)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (301-320)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (321-340)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (341-360)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (361-380)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (381-400)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (401-420)
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (421-422)
  
• Uzhgorod 1st and 2nd issue Duplicates and Balances Lot 423
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (424-440) Surcharges over Chust overprint.
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (441-460) Surcharges over Chust overprint.
  
• Uzhgorod Second issue Postage stamps Lots (461-467) Surcharges over Chust overprint.
  
• Reference Materials and Forgeries of the Uzhgorod Issues Lot 468
  
• Uzhgorod Issues - Postal History Items Lots (469-480) Unique Franking.
  
• Uzhgorod Issues - Postal History Items Lots (481-500) Unique Franking.
  
• Uzhgorod Issues - Postal History Items Lots (501-518) Unique Franking.
  
• Soviet Definitive issues Lots (519-520) First Issue.
  
• Soviet Definitive issues Lots (521-537) First Issue, Second Issue, Third Issue.
  
• Soviet issues Postal History Items Lots (538-540)
  
• Soviet issues Postal History Items Lots (541-560)
  
• Soviet issues Postal History Items Lots (561-565)
  
• Postal Stationery Items Lot 566 Hungarian Cards used in Carpatho-Ukraine.
  
• Chust Postal Stationery Items Lot 567
  
• Mukacevo Postal Stationery Items Lots (568-580)
  
• Mukacevo Postal Stationery Items Lots (581-593)
  
• NRZU (National Council of C-U) Stationery Items Lots (594-600) Uzhgorod.
  
• NRZU (National Council of C-U) Stationery Items Lots (601-620) Uzhgorod, Berehove, Mukacevo.
  
• NRZU (National Council of C-U) Stationery Items Lots (621-640) Mukacevo.
  
• NRZU (National Council of C-U) Stationery Items Lots (641-655) Surcharges on Field Post cards, Two Stationery Items.
  
• Soviet Army Stationery Items Lot 656