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1900 (25 Mar) Okhansk Zemstvo (Perm Province), Back of cover from district to Moscow, franked with 5k (Okhansk), canceled by oval "ОХАНСКОЙ УѢЗДНЫЙ ЗЕМСКОЙ ПОЧТЫ" (ШГ2) Okhansk zemstvo post and pair 7k (Russian Empire), canceled by black ОХАНСКЪ ПЕРМ.Г. / ПОЧТ.ТЕЛ.КОНТ." Okhansk circular imperial post postmark March 26, 1900

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Transferred from the zemstvo post March 26, 1900 in imperial post Okhansk and transferred by the imperial post February March 28, 1900 from Okhansk to Moscow, transit postmark. Arrived in Moscow on April 15, 1900

Catalog: Schmidt 17
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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