The West Ukrainian National Republic (Західно Українська Народна Республика, Zakhidno Ukrayinska Narodna Respublyka or ЗУНР, ZUNR) was a short-lived republic that existed in late 1918 and early 1919 in eastern Galicia, Bukovina and Transcarpathia and included the cities of L'viv, Kolomyya, and Stanislav. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, or simply Galicia, was the largest and northernmost province of Austria from 1772 until 1918, with Lemberg (Lwów, Lviv) as its capital city. ... Bukovina - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Zakarpattya or Transcarpathia (Закарпатська область, Zakarpats’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is an oblast (region) of Ukraine. ... Lviv coat of arms Motto: Semper fidelis Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population    total 2000    density 808,900 4786/km² Founded city rights 13th century 1353 Area code + 0322 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Twin towns... Kolomyia (Kolomiya, Kolomyya, Ukrainian: Коломия, Russian: )) is a town in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast by the Prut River, located at 48° 31′ 50″ N 025° 02′ 25″ E. The settlement is known from 13th century. ... Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківськ, Ivano-Frankivsk; Станиславів, Stanyslaviv before 1962; Polish: Stanisławów; Russian: Ivano-Frankovsk; German: Stanislau (before World War I); Yiddish: סטאַניסלעװ, Stanislev) is a city in Ukraine, center of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of the country. ...

Its coat of the arms was yellow lion on the blue field looking to the right. The colors of the flag were yellow and blue.

The republic was proclaimed on 1 November 1918 and merged with the Ukrainian National Republic on 22 January 1919. Shortly after the republic proclaimed independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire a popular uprising took place in L'viv. A few weeks later it received support from Poland, and after a fratricidal war Poland took over most of Galicia. In 1920 Poland and Ukraine agreed to a border on the river Zbruch. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ukrainian Peoples Republic (Ukrainian: ), also sometimes translated as Ukrainian National Republic, abbreviated UNR (УНР), was a republic in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Orlęta, a 1926 painting by Wojciech Kossak The Polish-Ukrainian War of 1918 and 1919 was a conflict between the forces of Poland and Western-Ukrainian Peoples Republic for the control over the Eastern Galicia after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Zbruch River (Ukrainian: Збруч) is a river in Western Ukraine (length: 247 km, basin: 3330 sq. ...

Postage stamps

The republic managed to issue about 100 types of postage stamps during its brief existence, all but two of which are overprints on existing stamps of Austria or Bosnia. This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... An overprint is the addition of text (and sometimes graphics) to the face of a postage stamp after it has been printed. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

This overprint of May 1919 is on a 5-heller stamp of Austria.

The first were four stamps overprinted in L'viv, with a design of a lion and the inscription "Zakhidno-Ukrainska Narodna Republika", but these were in use for only two days there. Another four Austrian stamps were surcharged with "УКР.Н.Р" (ukr.n.r in Cyrillic), and a new denomination in shahs (шаг), one with 5sh and three with 10sh. These are rather uncommon today, with prices for collectors ranging from US$100 to $1000, and forgeries are plentiful. Shah (Ukrainian: шаг) was the name of currency in the history of Ukraine. ...

In March, officials in Stanislav surcharged 16 values of 1916 Austrian stamps with "ПОШТА// УКР.Н.РЕП." (POSHTA UKR.N.REP.) and denominations ranging from 3 shahs up to 10 hryvnia. The same surcharge was also applied to Austrian military stamps and postage due stamps, as well as to the 1904 postage dues of Bosnia. The hryvnia (Ukrainian гривня) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 1996 when it replaced the coupon (or karbovanets), the temporary currency used after Ukraine left the Soviet Union and the ruble zone. ... Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. ...

In May, Austrian stamps were overprinted with the Ukrainian trident-in-shield arms with the letters "З. У. Н. Р." (Z. U. N. R.), one at each corner, for "West Ukrainian National Republic". These saw very little use, and forged cancellations are commonplace. A machine cancellation On mail, a cancellation (or cancel for short) is a postal marking applied to a postage stamp or postal stationery indicating that the item has been used. ...

The sole non-overprinted issue was a pair of registration stamps issued in Kolomyya, having the form of a label used for registered mail, but unlike most labels, denominated with values of 30 and 50 shahs, in order to pay registration fees. Kolomyia (Kolomiya, Kolomyya, Ukrainian: Коломия, Russian: )) is a town in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast by the Prut River, located at 48° 31′ 50″ N 025° 02′ 25″ E. The settlement is known from 13th century. ... Registered mail sent from Baghdad to San Francisco in August 1945 Registered items of mail are letters which have their details recorded in a register to enable their location to be tracked. ...

Of the stamps issued, only the trident overprints are common, costing about USD $1 or EUR €1. Of the other, some are quite rare, with prices ranging up to $5,000. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). ...

Reference

• John Bulat, Illustrated Postage Stamp History of Western Ukrainian Republic 1918-1919 (Yonkers, NY: Philatelic Publications, 1973)

External link

• Introduction to Ukrainian Philately (http://www.upns.org/intro.htm)