page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Ukraine
section_title: West Ukrainian National Republic
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Ukraine / West Ukrainian National Republic
caption_attribution_description: English: Western Ukraine 5h overprint stamp of 1919. Русский: Надпечатка Западно-Украинской народной республики на марке Австрии 1919 г. номиналом 5 г.
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ukraine.
  Ukraine is a republic in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. After decades of Soviet occupation, Ukraine re-established its independence in 1991. The city of Kyiv is both the capital and the largest city of Ukraine.
context_section_description: In 1918 and 1919 Eastern Galicia had internal autonomy as the West Ukrainian National Republic. Stamps of Austria were overprinted for use in the region.
caption: An Austrian stamp overprinted in 1919 for use in the West Ukrainian National Republic.
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