Russian Local Post (Zemstvo); U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
February 8, 2012 and February 22-23, 2012

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1118
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO CHISTOPOL
1906-11 2k green, lilac rose and black, horizontal tete-beche pair, also used and unused singles, plus Ardatov type 2k brown unused and dark brown, used, fine-v.f.
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Catalog #1/4
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #1119
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO CHISTOPOL
1907 2k green, lilac rose and black, perf. 11 1/2, light postmark, fine, rare stamp (Schmidt rated "RRR" for unused, Chuchin "R"), ex-Bianchi
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Catalog #2
Unsold
Lot #1120
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO CHISTOPOL
1907 (21 July) cover from Chistopol to Narva, franked on back with 2k brown and Imperial 7k blue, cancelled by violet Zemstvo datestamp and Imperial cds, arrival pmk (1 Aug) alongside
Envelope
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #1121
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO CHISTOPOL
1912 (28 Feb) Imperial 3k stationery card franked with a local 2k brown, perf. 11 1/2 (actually the emergency issue of 1911, supplied by a local printer due to some shortage), sent from the volost of Bogorodsk with the Chistopol district, via the capital, with the 3k charge paying for destination of Kegel (4.3), some toning and minor flaws, otherwise fine, signed Roger Calves, with Dr.Greis cert. ("no mint examples of this emergency issue are known, but 9 used stamps (RR), three on covers and this one on postcard") A rarity, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Bianchi collections (Schmidt 6)
Envelope
Catalog #4a
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #1122
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO CHISTOPOL
1912 (7 Dec) cover franked on back with 2k brown, used in combination with Imperial 7k from Chistopol to St. Petersburg, fine, ex-Faberge
Envelope
Unsold

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