Figure 14. Second Edition stamps.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STAMPS OF CARPATHO-UKRAINE, 1939 and 1945
| The National Council Definitive Issues | Cancellations |
| First Definitive Issue | Censorship |
| Second Definitive Issue | Epilog |
| Third Definitive Issue | Conclusion |
Second Edition
Most references state that the Second Edition, consisting of overprints A and C, was released on 20 March 1945, but covers with Second Edition franking are known as early as 27 February. The second edition overprints were produced by a private concern, Földesi. However, some authors attribute the first edition to Földesi and the second edition to Lam (Figure 14).
Figure 14. Second Edition stamps.
These stamps were overprinted in vertical strips of five, and a sufficient quantity of type was available so that all of the initial capitals were sans-serif. [A lone exception exists: the 2.00/80f value of the 1941 Churches set (catalog number 9) has serifs on the З of Закарпатська, as in Type II of the first edition.]
As with the First Edition, sources differ about the angle of the 2nd and 3rd lines of the A-overprints: 30 to 36 degrees (Blaha, Rauch, and Táborský), 23 to 27 degrees (Simády), and 30 and 36 degrees (von Steiden). Computer measurements of a large number of stamps show virtually every angle between 24 and 40 degrees (25 and 33 degrees were not found). Clusters occurred at 28 to 30 degrees and at 37 to 38 degrees. Second Edition overprints at 34 to 38 degrees are often difficult to distinguish from their First Edition Type I counterparts. A knowledge of plating is required, which is beyond the scope of this article (see references 22, 23, and 27).
Only the three small-format revenue stamps received overprints - with numerals at the left - and they are designated as Overprint C; see Figure 8 above. (The "Broken т" variety does not exist in this edition.)
The Second Edition overprinted a far more extensive variety of Hungarian stamps as stocks for the overprinting were drawn from post offices throughout Carpatho-Ukraine. Fifty-eight basic postage stamps (making 72 major catalog numbers as some values were overprinted with a second or even third value), ten postage due stamps, and three revenue stamps were used in creating the Second Edition Uzhhorod Provisionals. The Second Edition overprints were also applied to a dozen previously overprinted local Khust stamps of 1944.
Figure 15. Cover from Kvasy to Uzhhorod carrying a 60f Uzhhorod Provisional
Second Edition stamp. The 23.VII.45 date is pencilled inside the cancellation.
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