Russian Local Post (Zemstvo); U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
February 8, 2012 and February 22-23, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1394 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1869 (13 Sep) outer folded letter from a small church village Putilovo in the Grishino volost, addressed to the community arbitrator in the first sub-district of Rzhev, where it was received on 15 Sep (inside docketing). Postage was paid with imperf. 2k black affixed at bottom right by pen cross, with departure postmark on back, usual filing folds and some toning away from the stamp, wax seal removed from back, with Dr.Greis cert. (Chuchin 1a, rated RRR; Schmidt 10, rated RR off cover)  Catalog #10 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #1395 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1869 2k black ("2" with small stars at sides), irregularly cut but with nice margins all around, cancelled by pen cross and tied on small piece, v.f., ex-Faberge etc. (Schmidt 12, rated "R"), only 25 (!) recorded O Catalog #1a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1396 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1869-1896 selection of 42 stamps of four album pages, with pairs and strips of three, including 2k black and "dirty red" (No.5), also 2k black and dark red (No.6), both ex-Faberge, also a block of four (No.7a), trial color proof of 2k gray and dark blue and others, few varieties incl. imperf., five used, others l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Schmidt 14/29) *OP Catalog #4/13 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1397 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1872 (ca) locally addressed cover in the Rzhev district, franked with 2k red and black, "broken frame" variety, cancelled by pen, fine (Schmidt 15) | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1398 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1887 (ca) coverfront addressed to the administration of the Zhukov volost, to be forwarded to the Right Honorable Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Vendorer in the Ivershevo village, franked with 2k black (issued in March 1887 as the second part of the emergency issue, only 300 printed), pen cancelled (initials of the postal clerk), fine, ex-Carl Schmidt ("KS"), Breitfuss and Faberge, with Dr.Greis cert. (Schmidt 25) | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #1399 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1887 2k black, unused without gum, cut square, v.f. (Schmidt 25) (*) Catalog #9 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1400 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1891 (20 July) locally used cover franked with imperf. 2k red and gray, tied by clear oval Zemstvo datestamp, filing fold away from the stamp, ex-Herrick, Faberge | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1401 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1895-1896 2k imperf. trial color proofs, three horizontal pairs, plus two singles, with or without gum, fresh and v.f. P Catalog #12,13P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1402 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO RZHEV 1899 (13 July) 7k Imperial postal stationery entire envelope with pre-printed address of the Department of Rural Economics and Agrarian Statistics - Ministry of Agriculture and State Property in St. Petersburg, franked on reverse with 2k blue and red, tied by violet cancel, fine, with arrival postmark alongside, ex-Faberge | Price Realized $650.00 |
