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1896 (11 Aug) Bogorodsk Zemstvo (Moscow Province), Cover from district to Bogorodsk "District Zemstvo Board", franked with 4k (Bogorodsk), canceled by violet circular "БОГОРОДСКАЯ / УЕЗД. ЗЕМ. УПР." (ШГ1) Bogorodsk zemstvo postmark

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 125
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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1880 (23 Aug) Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Money arrival notification (Official summons) from Ust-Sysolsk Imperial Post Office to to Vorontsov Volost (Ust-Sysolsk district) "Volost Administration", for money transfer of 10r from Persia to Ust-Sysolsk, franked with 3k with top margin (Ust-Sysolsk), canceled by handwritten cross pen lines postmark (РГ2)
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1894 (26 Apr) Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Cover from Ust-Sysolsk to district, franked with 2k (Ust-Sysolsk), canceled by violet "УСТЬ-СЫСОЛЬСКАЯ / ЗЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА" (ШГ4) Ust-Sysolsk zemstvo postmark
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1910 (Jun) Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Cover from district via Ust-Sysolsk to Moscow, franked with 2k (Ust-Sysolsk), canceled by unreadable volost postmark and 7k (Russian Empire) canceled by black circular imperial "УСТЬСЫСОЛЬСКЪ / ВОЛОГОД." June 12, 1910 postmark. On reverse "УСТЬСЫСОЛЬСКЪ / ЗЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА" (ШГ6) Ust-Sysolsk zemstvo postmark June 11, 1910
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1884 (13 Apr) Irbit Zemstvo (Perm Province), Cover to Verkhne-Nitsinskoye (Irbit District) franked with 2k (Irbit), canceled by violet oval "ИРБИТСКАЯ ЗЕМСКАЯ / ПОЧТА" (ШГ1) Irbit zemstvo postmark
1884 (13 Apr) Irbit Zemstvo (Perm Province), Cover to Verkhne-Nitsinskoye (Irbit District) franked with 2k (Irbit), canceled by violet oval "ИРБИТСКАЯ ЗЕМСКАЯ / ПОЧТА" (ШГ1) Irbit zemstvo postmark
$150
1904-10s Kadnikov Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Cover from district to Kadnikov, franked with 3k (Kadnikov), canceled by oval, Kadnikov zemstvo postmark
1904-10s Kadnikov Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Cover from district to Kadnikov, franked with 3k (Kadnikov), canceled by oval, Kadnikov zemstvo postmark
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1886-1905 Vyatka Zemstvo (Vyatka Province), Cover from Akishurskaya volost (Vyatka District) to Vyatka "Vyatka District Assembly" franked with 2k (Vyatka), canceled by black rhombic "ВЯТ. / У. З. / ПОЧТА" (ШГ1) Vyatka zemstvo postmark
1886-1905 Vyatka Zemstvo (Vyatka Province), Cover from Akishurskaya volost (Vyatka District) to Vyatka "Vyatka District Assembly" franked with 2k (Vyatka), canceled by black rhombic "ВЯТ. / У. З. / ПОЧТА" (ШГ1) Vyatka zemstvo postmark
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