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1911 (5 Jun) Bugulma Zemstvo (Samara Province), Postcard from Samara to Bugulma district, franked with 3k (Russian Empire), canceled by black circular Samara postmark. Received by the imperial post June 6, 1911 in Bugulma, transit postmark, transferred to the zemstvo post on June 7 1911, grey oval due cachet "БУГУЛЬМИНСКАЯ / ЗЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА / ДОПЛАТИТЬ 2 к."

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

PAID IN 2011 FOR SIMULAR PC $4,000

Condition: Used.
Cover Postal History Picture Postcard (PPC)
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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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