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1913 (8 Jan) Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo (Vologda Province), Postcard from district to Nakhichevan-on-Don, franked with 2k (Ust-Sysolsk), canceled by "УСТЬСЫСОЛЬСКАЯ / ЗЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА" (ШГ6) Ust-Sysolsk zemstvo postmark and 3k (Russian Empire) canceled by black circular imperial postmark "УСТЬСЫСОЛЬСКЪ ВОЛОГ." January 9, 1913

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Accepted and delivered by the Zemstvo post to the Imperial post office on January 9, 1913, for transmission from Ust-Sysolsk to Nakhichevan-on-Don. Arrived in Nakhichevan-on-Don on January 13, 1913

Catalog: Schmidt 36
Condition: Used.
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George Werbizky's Zemstvo Collection
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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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