The use of franking machines In Carpatho Ukraine only two companies used a franking machine. One is the company “Latorica” with branches at Mukačevo and Svalava and the other, a health insurance company, which used it at its branches at Chust and Užhorod. 1) “OKRESNÍ NEMOCENSKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA ” means Health insurance district CHUST / ХУСТ 1930 – 1939 UŽHOROD 1 / УЖГОРОД 1 1929 – 1938 2) “LATORIA” which was an industrial company MUKAČEVO / МУКАЧЕВО 1937 – 1938 SVALAVA / СВАЛЯВА ? – 1939 The franking machines always used red ink
Cover sent on 05-02-1938 from Mukačevo to PragueKarlin. Cover sent on 17-01-1933 from Chust to Koprivnica in Slovakia. The marking “Tiskopis” means printed matter. In accordance with the tariff valid from 01-01-1922 until 28-02-1937, the postage amounted to 20h. for weights up to 50 grams. The machine franking of the Svalava branch of the LAT Company. ( At the Jiři Majer Auction of 13-09-2008 ) Machine cancellations at Post offices Two types can be distinguished: A: with wavy lines B: with straight lines
Type “ B” machine cancellation Used at BEREHOVO / БЕРЕГОВО until 1938 and at SLATINSKÉ DOLY / СОЛОТВИНСКѢ КОЛАЛЬНѢ.
Type “ A” machine cancellation Used at MUKAČEVO / МУКАЧЕВО until 1938 and at UŽHOROD 1 / УЖГОРОД 1 until 1938.
It was also used in a mono lingual version at Čop. But as Čop was part of Slovakia during Czechoslovak rule it was not a part of C.U. It is mentioned here as other collectors may adopt a different definition of Carpatho Ukraine during this period.
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