cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Apr 12, 2022 22:15:07 GMT
Today (12th Apr 2022) Ukraine issues two separate stamps depicting the sole soldier telling the Russian warship to leave. For more information, see this blog post on the Ukraine post office site: ukrposhta.ua/en/news/57618-on-12042022-ukrposhta-issues-postage-stamps-russian-warship-go-Be warned if you're trying to buy this stamp - the post office sales site appears to be crashing - I suspect due to the large amount of people trying to purchase this stamp! |
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jdtrue66
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Post by jdtrue66 on Apr 13, 2022 0:36:11 GMT
I ordered 3 (last of the ones he had listed) off ebay from a small dealer in Ukraine.
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cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Apr 13, 2022 12:44:26 GMT
I managed to place an order for both sheets on the Ukraine post office site late last night. Now I have to wait for them to contact me regarding payment.
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Apr 13, 2022 12:59:14 GMT
If this is too political feel free to delete. President Zelenskiy’s Instagram post from this morning.  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Apr 16, 2022 19:29:07 GMT
There was a segment about these stamps on the French TV news today. They interviewed someone with a T-shirt showing the stamp inside a Kyiv post office with a line out of the door of customers wanting to buy some. They said it had sold out in Kyiv by Friday. Since I don't collect Eastern Europe, I was not planning on getting the stamp, but the T-shirt is getting me interested. Just won't wear it at work, unless I want to lose my job.
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 16, 2022 20:00:14 GMT
Today (12th Apr 2022) Ukraine issues two separate stamps depicting the sole soldier telling the Russian warship to leave. For more information, see this blog post on the Ukraine post office site: ukrposhta.ua/en/news/57618-on-12042022-ukrposhta-issues-postage-stamps-russian-warship-go-Be warned if you're trying to buy this stamp - the post office sales site appears to be crashing - I suspect due to the large amount of people trying to purchase this stamp! Ordered from DelCampe but with strict letter that I would not pay before I knew it would be shipped out of Ukraine - We are no fools !! René Ordered directly from IGOR (Delcampe), paid him via Paypal, received notice from him with Tracking # and a note how the stamps would travel via Warsaw (by road) and then by Air to Canada.....it will take "time" !! We shall see René |
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docphgeek
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Post by docphgeek on Apr 16, 2022 20:36:39 GMT
Hard to believe that in the middle of a Russian invasion they are issuing stamps.
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jdtrue66
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Post by jdtrue66 on Apr 16, 2022 20:53:25 GMT
Hard to believe that in the middle of a Russian invasion they are issuing stamps. War and mail and stamps often run hand and hand. Some even issued by things like the War Department |
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Post by elfstone99 on Apr 17, 2022 1:16:39 GMT
I saw some people on Ebay are selling these single stamps at $150 and up. Hmmmm.
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 17, 2022 14:54:25 GMT
I saw some people on Ebay are selling these single stamps at $150 and up. Hmmmm. Checked Delcampe: $286C for a FDC !!!!!!!!!!!!! $398 for a set both sellers in India - I am certain they do not even have the items  On Ebay it is worse: FDC is being bid right now.....$1,550 US$ Block of 6 on biding right now: 70 bids at $US206, 33 bids at $US305 1 stamp with 102 bids.....US$102 right now WOW ! I paid my set $C12.00 incl shipping - not received yet (?) René |
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Apr 17, 2022 15:51:10 GMT
I took a quick look at several completed sales on eBay and the sellers all appear to be in Ukraine. I generally have problems with profiteering like this but if it is helping suffering people there I am bit more forgiving.
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 17, 2022 16:30:24 GMT
I took a quick look at several completed sales on eBay and the sellers all appear to be in Ukraine. I generally have problems with profiteering like this but if it is helping suffering people there I am bit more forgiving. Hugh Note that there are (were) 2 sellers from Ukraine The FDC were sold $US1550 and $US 1,000 René I do not think that $ will help the poor people of Ukraine - I am watching block of 6 (I paid $C14, shipping incl) at US$206 right now (same seller from Ukraine)than the FDCs My block goes to Warsaw by land and then by Air - will it arrive  ?? US$206 for a Block of 6 (F) and US$ 305 for a Block of 6 (W) on Ebay - SOLD a few min ago |
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Apr 17, 2022 20:04:00 GMT
From my past experiences ordering from UKRPoshta, their shipping prices are a bit insane. And they don't provide tracking numbers. I used to place an annual order with them, and with the exchange rate I could deal with the price. Bu then they stated to make you buy blocks of 4 for self-adhesive, and some self-adhesive would only come by the sheet.
Whenever I placed an order, the shipping would cost as much as the stamps themselves. So, a US$45 order would cost US$40 to ship AND did not include a tracking number.
That's when I switched to using a Ukrainian seller in Kyiv. His price with shipping was usually within about $5.00 what UKRPoshta would charge, and I got tracking.
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 17, 2022 20:38:42 GMT
From my past experiences ordering from UKRPoshta, their shipping prices are a bit insane. And they don't provide tracking numbers. I used to place an annual order with them, and with the exchange rate I could deal with the price. Bu then they stated to make you buy blocks of 4 for self-adhesive, and some self-adhesive would only come by the sheet. Whenever I placed an order, the shipping would cost as much as the stamps themselves. So, a US$45 order would cost US$40 to ship AND did not include a tracking number. That's when I switched to using a Ukrainian seller in Kyiv. His price with shipping was usually within about $5.00 what UKRPoshta would charge, and I got tracking. I followed that Andy - do not buy from the P.O. René |
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jdtrue66
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Post by jdtrue66 on Apr 18, 2022 13:38:57 GMT
My order for 3 of them has been canceled. I got a nice note from the seller:
"Hello.
I'm sorry, but I have to cancel the order and refund your money.
There were a lot of orders for this brand. I sent half and ran out of stamps. I searched and hoped that I would buy more and send everything. but everything has changed.
I just got back from the post office and couldn't buy a single stamp.
Although I was promised and kept the reservation.
But the management intervened and confiscated all stamps from free sale. We have a war here, there is no stability. Everything changes every day and the agreements are not respected due to external reasons.
I'm sorry I gave you hope for nothing.
I have nothing to offer you.
I hope you understand and don't judge me. I wanted the best.
Sincerely, Alexander"
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 18, 2022 14:26:45 GMT
Sorry for you jdtrue66Ebay took over the market in Ukraine and you can see some prices realized in a prior post as I followed the bids yesterday - A FDC for US$2,000.00 !! So your order was probably sold on Ebay for way more $ My order had left Ukraine for Warsaw....less than $US12 (shipping incl- Block of 6) prior to the Ebay debacle - I contacted my seller to check if some were still available......his answer was predictable....now he wants the Ebay $$$ prices - no dice René |
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Apr 18, 2022 14:44:12 GMT
From my past experiences ordering from UKRPoshta, their shipping prices are a bit insane. And they don't provide tracking numbers. I used to place an annual order with them, and with the exchange rate I could deal with the price. Bu then they stated to make you buy blocks of 4 for self-adhesive, and some self-adhesive would only come by the sheet. Whenever I placed an order, the shipping would cost as much as the stamps themselves. So, a US$45 order would cost US$40 to ship AND did not include a tracking number. That's when I switched to using a Ukrainian seller in Kyiv. His price with shipping was usually within about $5.00 what UKRPoshta would charge, and I got tracking. I followed that Andy - do not buy from the P.O. René There are very few eBay sellers from Ukraine any more. A lot of the ones I used were in Kyiv and they packed up and left. So, you may have no choice but to buy from UKRPOSHTA. If there wasn't a war, I would say buying from a Ukrainian eBay seller is better experience than buying direct from the post office. My UKRPOSHTA orders always arrived. I just could not track them. |
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jdtrue66
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Post by jdtrue66 on Apr 18, 2022 15:10:31 GMT
Sorry for you jdtrue66 Ebay took over the market in Ukraine and you can see some prices realized in a prior post as I followed the bids yesterday - A FDC for US$2,000.00 !! So your order was probably sold on Ebay for way more $ My order had left Ukraine for Warsaw....less than $US12 (shipping incl- Block of 6) prior to the Ebay debacle - I contacted my seller to check if some were still available......his answer was predictable....now he wants the Ebay $$$ prices - no dice  René I'm not worried. If people want to pay $2000 for a FDC great for them. For me it is just a cool stamp but it is not a topic I have a collection of and I am not a Ukraine collector so the stamp missing is not a big deal. The hype will end at some point and I will get one then but I would not pay what people are asking for it right now. If the seller I had the order with ever gets more I would buy from him but if he did what yours did that would just mean they lost any future sales of anything. |
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Post by daniel on Apr 23, 2022 1:11:06 GMT
Ordered from a seller in Ukraine on 13th April, received 22nd April via Germany. Cost US$23.98 including postage with tracking. A good and honest seller. Current prices on ebay, anywhere between £300 and £1,500 for the sheet.  Daniel |
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renden
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Post by renden on Apr 23, 2022 1:22:21 GMT
Ordered from a seller in Ukraine on 13th April, received 22nd April via Germany. Cost US$23.98 including postage with tracking. A good and honest seller. Current prices on ebay, anywhere between £300 and £1,500 for the sheet. Daniel I agree Daniel and happy for you - my block cost +US11.00 (F version not W) but has not arrived yet - Registered and has to go through WARSAW !!  bought on Apr 11th 11 € (shipping incl).....before the Ebay debacle |
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Post by nbstamper on Jun 12, 2022 14:28:57 GMT
"F" Value mini-sheet arrived Friday; ordered April 19 from dealer in Kiev.
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Post by renden on Jun 13, 2022 13:31:08 GMT
My F Value min-sheet arrived this morning from a loooooong trip from UKRAINE - bought from a Delcampe seller before the prices jumped up on Ebay, postmarked April 20 !   |
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Post by renden on Jun 13, 2022 20:28:17 GMT
Now that UKRAINE Post is up and running - prices have become "sane" on Ebay - checked for fun this afternoon - time to get your copy or FDC !!
René
I might buy a FDC is price steady or on the low.....too much $ right now !
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Post by kasvik on Aug 19, 2022 19:28:55 GMT
Maybe they're not heroes, but they're doing their bit: nice article about trying to be normal: David L. Stern, Dalton Bennett and Anastacia Galouchka, 'Neither snow, nor sleet, nor war: Ukraine mail carriers carry on', Washington Post, 19 August 2022.
My wife are I are back in Virginia after our summer in Stockholm. The basement apartment of our rental house was home to a Ukrainian refugee couple. That made it more immediate. Their apartment in Kiev was okay, they said--they get regular reports from the neighbors--but much of the building is a hulk.Will they be back home next summer?
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cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 27, 2022 13:14:37 GMT
Just received the latest issue from the Ukraine war stamps, direct from the Ukraine post office. When I purchased it, they now offer the option to donate funds to the war effort, which I gladly supported.  |
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Aug 28, 2022 17:28:55 GMT
My F Value min-sheet arrived this morning from a loooooong trip from UKRAINE - bought from a Delcampe seller before the prices jumped up on Ebay, postmarked April 20 ! Are those perforated stamps and self-adhesive with images of the perforation? |
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Aug 28, 2022 17:38:31 GMT
Ok, there are 4 different issues of these stamps. There are F and W stamps showing one solider giving his middle finger to the ship Moskva. These stamps are all sold out. These stamps are HEAVILY COUNTERFEITED. The original stamps were perf only. My local stamp dealer ordered stamps from dealer in Kyiv hoping to sell them here in the US, and he got 5 sheets of "self-adhesive imperforate stamps." The guy photocopied the stamps onto self-adhesive paper and sold them.
The second set of stamps are the "DONE!" stamps. These are also F and W stamps and the atamp shows the soldier with the middle finger, but the ship Moskva is gone. The sheet also includes labels that show the full image of the old stamp, with the word DONE stamped on it. These stamps are still available from UKRPOSHTA. I haven't seen any counterfeits of these Stamps yet.
The non-counterfeit sheets of the original F and W stamps seem to still be going for around $100.00-$1000, depending on the seller.
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Post by zipper on Aug 28, 2022 18:23:58 GMT
I have the postcard.
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Aug 28, 2022 19:23:41 GMT
Im waiting for some of the tractor stamps, bought from a Ukraine collector on Colnect.
I have no idea if the stamps are real or not.
The package has arrived at my local Post (PIB)
Will get it tomorrow
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Aug 29, 2022 12:10:04 GMT
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bought on Apr 11th 11 € (shipping incl).....before the Ebay debacle 
