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1893 (22 May) Bogorodsk Zemstvo (Moscow Province), Cover from Moscow to Molokovo (Bogorodsk District), franked with 7k (Russian Empire) canceled by black circular Moscow postmark and with 5k (Bogorodsk) canceled by "БОГОРОДСКАЯ / УЕЗД. ЗЕМ. УПР." (ШГ1) May 25, 1893 Bogorodsk zemstvo postmark. Received by the imperial post May 23, 1893 in Bogorodsk "БОГОРОДСК МОСК.Г. / ПОЧТ.ТЕЛГР,КОНТ." imperial postmark, transit postmark, transferred to the zemstvo post on May 25, 1893

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 80
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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