1908, 5k bright green and light blue, horizontal imperforated pair with inverted light blue color (center and frame), fresh condition, full OG, NH (!), VF, ex-Lentz, Faberge

150.00

1883, 5k orange red, used on a piece, large part of zemstvo "7.Oct.1988" date stamp, fresh, VF, rank "R", ex-Faberge

200.00

1893, cover from Warsaw to Bogorodsk zemstvo, franked by Imperial stamp of 7k blue, upon arrival to Bogorodsk uprated with 5k orange red, paid for rural delivery, all appropriate markings, VF

200.00

1894, 4k ultramarine blue, neatly cancelled on a piece, very fresh condition, VF and rare, a common stamp in gray blue shade (No.105) is included for comparison

300.00

1894-95, 2k yellowish red, nice quality perforated single, full OG, previously hinged, VF

100.00

1869-71, 3k black on wide quadrille paper and 3k blue on narrow quadrille paper, nice condition, full/large part of OG, VF

150.00

1869-71, 3k black and 3k blue, vertical se-tenant tete-beche pair on narrow quadrille paper, slight fold between stamps, no gum as issued, VF and rare

1879, 3k black, printed on blue paper, type 1, fresh single, part of OG, hinged, VF

150.00

1879, 6k black, printed on lilac paper, type 4, full OG, hinged, VF

150.00

1885, 4k dark violet, horizontal tete-beche pair, slightly folded between stamps, full OG, NH (!), VF and scarce

300.00

1895, cover from Russian PO in Constantinople to Kharkov via Sevastopol, franked by Levant stamp of 10k pale red and green, upon arrival to zemstvo uprated by 5k blue and gold, paid for rural delivery, all appropriate markings and arrival ds on reverse, mainly VF

300.00

1916, violet handstamped small size (6mm) surcharge 5(k) on 2k brown, neat zemstvo "9.IV.16" date stamp, fresh and VF

100.00

Lubny

1883, Annual Subscription, no value indicated, light yellow brown, printed on vertically laid paper, bottom sheet margin single, full OG, previously hinged, VF and very rare, Large Zemstvo C.v. $25,000

1882, 5k black, printed on yellow paper, horizontal tete-beche pair, nice margins and very fresh, full OG, LH, VF

250.00

Pereslav

1879-80, 3k dark blue and lilac rose, block of four contains two horizontal tete-beche pairs, left stamps with broken line under "d" in "Vladimirskoi" variety, vertical fold between stamps, otherwise full OG, LH, VF and rare, ex-Faberge, C.v. $2,400++

1874-1914, 29 mint or used (9) stamps, including handstamp 5k in red, dark blue surcharge 3k on 5k violet and more, fresh quality overall, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is over $900 (website photo)

400.00

1905, unused official postcard (official request for harvest information) with pre-printed address "Simferopol. Tavrida Gubernia Zemstvo Administration" and text "Current Statistics Bureau", practically flawless, fresh, VF and very scarce

300.00

Veliky Ustiug

1909, picture postcard (Russian Easter) franked by 3k carmine rose, tied by Vyatka "25.III.09" ds, postmarked "26.3.09" upon arrival to Veliky Ustiug, then because of addressed to Shemogodskaya Handicraft School (was located at village Pogorelovo of Shemogodskaya volost) it was forwarded to zemstvo PO where three-line violet boxed marking "Veliky Ustiug. 26 March 1909. Zemskaya Pochta" was applied, insignificant soiling and slight top right card corner crease, still F/VF and extremely rare mailing
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1898, imperforated se-tenant proof sheetlet of two not approved design stamps of 3k in bronze, full OG, LH (top stamp), VF

100.00

Clean Collection on Stockpages

1872-1916, 435 mint or used (60) stamps, representing 114 zemstvo districts, some nice stamps throughout, such as Irbit No.19a, Tambov No.2, several scarce volost cancellations, Lebedian zemstvo administration seal and many more, condition is definitely above average, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is about $4,500 (website photo)
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Neat Collection

1868-1916, 352 mint or used (132) stamps, representing issues of 49 zemstvo districts, including stamps of $7-$80 of retail value, condition is a little mixed on some valuable stamps, generally fresh and useful unit, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $4,750, inventory is enclosed (website photo)
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1868-1900's, 63 pieces, including block of 18 (3x6) from Orgheev, representing 44 different zemstvo districts, some of those had never issued postage stamps, such as Beletsk, Soligalich, Voronezh, Zhizdra, Zlatoust and several others, condition is a little mixed as always exists, still F/VF and rare offering
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750.00

1898-1900, five free-frank covers addressed to Kalyazin City Police Office, sent from Balashov (Saratov Gub.), Korcheva (Tver Gub.), Vereya (Moscow Gub.), Uglich (Yaroslavl Gub.) and Yukhnov (Smolensk Gub.), appropriate official seals on reverse, postmarked on arrival, some flaws should be expected, still F/VF
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250.00