Totma Zemstvo 1894 (9 June) Cover of a local letter (review) sent by a peasant from a village of the volost of Minkovskaya (Миньковская волость) to the administration of the district in the city of Totma (Certificate)

Russia & Soviet Union / Zemstvo

Cover of a local letter (review) sent by a peasant from a village of the volost of Minkovskaya (Миньковская волость) in the Totma district (Vologda province) to the administration of the district in the city of Totma which is the district capital. Franked with a black, blue, brick-red, yellowish-brown and gold 3-kopek Totma Zemstvo stamp (Schmidt #1, Chuchin 1a, issued in 1894), endorsed by pen and black ink in manuscript showing the date: June 9, 1894 (9 Июня 1894 г). There is no indication of the date of arrival in the city of Totma. The cover is a reuse of a printed paper. There is a wax seal on the reverse. Some stains and a central tear on reverse due to opening but still attractive and very rare. Ex-Fabergé. Bernard Furnon AIEP certificate

Condition: Schmidt #1

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$750

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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction

Auction 15

April 27 - 30, 2021

United States , Lake Oswego , Oregon

The Big Zemstvo Auction opens with Don Olson’s collection of Russian rural post stamps and covers. Two sessions of Russian postal history with censorship and part of the A. Levin collection of mute postmarks complete it.

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Postal History of Russia, Part 1 + Israel Interim

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Postal History of Russia, Part 2: Censorship

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The Big Zemstvo Auction: Don Olson Collection (Stamps)

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The Big Zemstvo Auction: Don Olson Collection (Covers)

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