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1888 (25 Sep) Tikhvin Zemstvo (Novgorod province), Cover from St. Petersburg to Dregli (Tikhvin District), franked with 5k (Russian Empire), canceled by mute circular St. Petersburg postmark and with 5k (Tikhvin) canceled by violet circular "ПЕЧАТЬ ТИХВИНСК. УВЗ. ЗЕМСКОЙ УПРАВЫ" (ШГ2) Tikhvin zemstvo postmark. Via Tikhvin "ТИХВИН НОВГОР.Г. / ПОЧТ. ТЕЛ. КОНТ." September 26, 1888 imperial post, transferred by the zemstvo post from Tikhvin to Dregli

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 27
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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