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1884-87 Cherepovets Zemstvo (Novgorod Province), Cover from district to Cherepovets, franked with 3k (Cherepovets), canceled by «ПЕЧ. ЧЕРЕПОВСКОЙ УѢЗДНОЙ ЗЕМСКОЙ УПРАВЫ». (ШГ1) zemstvo postmark

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 4
Condition: Used.
Cover Postal History
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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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