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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

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Transferred from the zemstvo post June 11, 1910. Accepted in imperial post Ust-Sysolsk June 12, 1910 and transferred by the imperial post from Ust-Sysolsk to Moscow. Arrived in Moscow June 17, 1910

Catalog: Schmidt 40
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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