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  • Lot# : 1816 Ukraine

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    1918 (Oct 12): Imperial letter card 10 k. on 7 k. ovpt, further overprinted with Podolia type 1a Trident, cancelled with Vapnyarka Podolia cds and directed to Poltava, no arrival mark. Although with full message this letter card is presumably philatelic and cancelled to order as the letter rate was 25 k. However this is the only example known of this usage. Shown in Ceresa, Vol. 2 Ukraine, Parts 14/19 Podolia, p. 270 and plate CCCLII.
    Provenance: Collections M. Shmuely and Robert Taylor with his typed notes.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold