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1909 (Mar) Kotelnich Zemstvo (Viatka Province), Cover from district to St. Petersburg, franked on reverse with 2k (Kotelnich) canceled by blue-green circular "КОТЕЛЬНИЧЕСКОЙ УѢЗДНОЙ ЗЕМСКОЙ УПРАВЫ" (ШГ4) postmark and with 3k on front (Russian Empire), canceled by Kotelnich imperial post transit postmark. Transferred from the zemstvo post and received by the imperial post to St. Petersburg

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Although attributed as S23 on the cover, it is clearly S21 since the postmark is dated 1909 while S23 was not issued until 1910. Furthermore, the digit "2" has a straight base, which is consistent with S21

Catalog: Schmidt 21 typ. 3; 23
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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