ISSUE 172 - April 4, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Landlocked Countries
Czech Area Carpatho-Ukraine, Czechoslovakia
By Geir Sør-Reime
Carpatho-Ukraine 1944-45
Carpatho-Ukraine was annexed by Hungary March 16, 1939, after having declared its independence the day before.
Only one Hungarian stamp from the period under Hungarian rule 1939-44 featured a Carpatho-Ukrainian motif, a 1939 semi-postal stamp featuring Munkács Castle as part of set of five celebrating the re-integration of parts of former North Hungary.
In 1944, Soviet forces liberated Carpatho-Ukraine between October 15 and 24, 1944, and a delegation of the Czechoslovak government in London established . . .
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