Ukraine #1-5, The Narbut Issue (1918)

Ukraine Narbut 40sh block, Kamenets-Podolsk 28OCT1919 cancel.
Baillie considers this cancel 'doubtful'.

Ukraine Narbut 50sh block, Kamenets-Podolsk 28OCT1919 cancel.
Baillie considers this cancel 'doubtful'.

75 years first postage stamps of the Ukrainian state (souvenir sheet - 50.00 + 20.00). The security inclusions in the paper are quite prominent on this piece.

What a great use of the “Ukrania” figure. Thanks for sharing this.

“When I die, then make my grave
High on an ancient mound,
In my own beloved Ukraine,
In steppeland without bound:
Whence one may see wide-skirted wheatland,
Dnipro's steep-cliffed shore,
There whence one may hear the blustering
River wildly roar.
Till from Ukraine to the blue sea
It bears in a fierce endeavour
The blood of foemen — then I'll leave
Wheatland and hills forever:
Leave all behind, soar up until
Before the throne of God
I'll make my prayer. For till that hour
I shall know naught of God.
Make my grave there — and arise,
Sundering your chains,
Bless your freedom with the blood
Of foemen's evil veins!
Then in that great family,
A family new and free,
Do not forget, with good intent
Speak quietly of me.”

—Taras Shevchenko

Privately produced 1993 Narbut overprints for Sumy on Russian 1k and 2k stamps, including the scarce 150.00/2k value.

A nice New Narbut piece, #128, 122, 124.

New Narbut 1.00 and 15.00 imprints on postcards.

Top two New Narbuts on DOUBLE PRINTED envelope stationery.

The New Narbuts got themselves overprinted much more than the old ones ever did. A few examples from Crimea are shown below.

In early 1992, Ukraine waltzed away from the fragmented Soviet Union with Crimea on its arm. However, Crimea's own ideas about its political status were never far beneath the surface (Cyrillic text = Republic Crimea).