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1903 (11 Feb) Glazov Zemstvo (Vyatka Province), Registered сover from district to Warsaw, franked with 5k (Glazov) canceled by violet oval "ГЛАЗОВСКАЯ УЪЕЗДНАЯ / ЗЕМСКАЯ УПРАВА" (ШГ8) zemstvo postmark and 7k (Russian Empire) black circular "ГЛАЗОВЪ / a" imperial postmark. Transferred from the zemstvo post and received by the imperial post February 12, 1903 in Glazov, transit postmark. Arrived in Warsaw on February 18, 1903

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo
Catalog: Schmidt 13
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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