First Definitive Issue of Ukraine, Trident Overprint

Ukraine · 1918 · 10 Shahiv

This stamp is part of the first definitive series issued by the newly independent Ukrainian People's Republic. It features a trident, the national coat of arms, overprinted on a Russian Imperial stamp (the 1 kopek definitive). The overprint symbolized the transition of postal authority and national sovereignty.

Issued in 1918 following Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire, these trident overprints were a practical measure to create national postage quickly using existing Russian stamp stocks.