uncommon1900-1945

Carpatho-Ukraine Overprint on Hungarian Cathedral Stamp

Name: Carpatho-Ukraine Overprint on Hungarian Cathedral Stamp
Brand: Carpatho-Ukraine

Carpatho-Ukraine · 1945 · 20 f

This stamp features an overprint for Carpatho-Ukraine on a Hungarian stamp depicting the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice. The overprint is a simple text in Cyrillic and Latin characters.

Issued in 1945, this stamp reflects the brief period of Carpatho-Ukraine's existence as a transitional entity following World War II, utilizing overprinted Hungarian stamps before its incorporation into the Ukrainian SSR.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

architecture cathedral overprint historical

Catalog Numbers

michel55

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