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1884 (3 Aug) Vesyegonsk Zemstvo (Tver Province), Cover from district to Vladimirskoe estate (Vesyegonsk disrtict), Lyubetskoe Volost Administration, franked with 2k (Vesyegonsk), canceled by black "НЕОПЛОЧЕНО" - "UN PAID" and on front circular "ВЕСЬЕГОНСКЪ / ЗЕМ. ПОЧТА / ТВЕРСКОЙ ГУБ." Vesyegonsk zemstvo postmark August 3, 1884. On reverse black circular "ВЕСЬЕГОНСКЪ" departure imperial postmark August 3, 1884

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Accepted by the Imperial post and transferred to the Zemstvo post for delivery from Vesyegonsk to Vladimirskoe estate

Catalog: Schmidt 12
Condition: Used.
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George Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection
Auction 57
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United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

Outstanding selection of rare Zemstvo stamps and postal history, assembled over decades, including the World's finest collection of postmarks. Catalog numbers are based on the Schmidt Handbook. Catalog values are taken from Stamps of the Zemstvo Posts of Russia 1866–1919 by Gurevich, Poltorak, and Strebulaev (the Large Zemstvo Catalogue), as well as the Solovyev Catalogue. The auction is currently being prepared, with new lots added weekly.

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