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1915 (4 Jan) Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo (Vologda province), Registered cover from Vitebsk to Voronovo (Ust-Sysolsk District) via Ust-Sysolsk, franked with three 3k, three 7k (Russian Empire), canceled by black circular Vitebsk postmark and 5k (Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo) canceled by violet rectangular postmark 'ПОМОЗДИНСКОЕ / ВОЛОСТН. ПРАВЛ.' (ШГМ1-1) Pomozdinskoe volost, Ust-Sysolsk Zemstvo postmark

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

 Via Ust-Sysolsk imperial post "УСТЬСЫСОЛЬСКЪ" January 14, 1915, and transferred by the zemstvo post from Ust-Sysolsk to Pomozdinskoe. With brown-framed "R № 438 Витебскъ 1" registration label

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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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