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1894 (10 Oct) Bogorodsk Zemstvo (Moscow Province), Cover from Moscow to Bogorodsk "District Zemstvo Board", franked with 7k (Russian Empire) canceled by black circular Moscow mute postmark and with 4k (Bogorodsk Zemstvo) canceled by violet "БОГОРОДСКАЯ / УЕЗД. ЗЕМ. УПР." (ШГ1) October 12, 1894 Bogorodsk zemstvo postmark. Received by the imperial post October 10, 1894 in Bogorodsk, transit postmark, transferred to the zemstvo post on October 12, 1894

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 86
Condition: Used.
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George Werbizky Zemstvo Collection
Auction 57
September 22 - 27, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

An outstanding selection of rare Zemstvo stamps, postal history, and postal stationery, formed over decades of dedicated collecting, including one of the finest collections of postmarks in the world. Catalog numbers are based on the Schmidt Handbook. Catalog values are drawn from the Large Zemstvo Catalogs by Gurevich, Trusov, Gershbein, and Shelkov, as well as the Soloviev Catalog.

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