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May 11

Ukrainian Post Stamp to Snake Island

Do someone know what the "W" bottom right of this stamp means? Thank you. https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0b2edc7ad9a42fb5bb9e5f86b7070edf-lq (Image credit: DW news)2003:F5:6F0C:7E00:88:D34:EF05:A35 (talk) 18:01, 11 May 2022 (UTC) Marco PB

Here's another version with "F" instead. The Commons page for the "Russian Warship, Go Fuck Yourself" stamp has "Nennwert F" and "Nennwert W" in the sidebar (the F and W versions have different dimensions). de:Nennwert is the German version of Face value, and I see nothing else showing the price of the stamp, so your stamp must be worth "W" in some sense. There are also Ukrainian stamps worth "V". I don't know how this code relates to value in money.

OK I found it: forum thread with table relating Ukrainian stamp tariffs to the letters. UAH means Ukrainian hryvnia. Hmm, but this doesn't actually list "W".

Here's the answer, on the Ukrposhta site: W is for postal items going abroad.  Card Zero  (talk) 19:44, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Beautiful threads, everyting I was looking for about Urainian stamps. 2003:F5:6F0C:7E00:6948:4949:104B:7215 (talk) 00:05, 13 May 2022 (UTC) Marco PB