The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2012 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1888 (24 June) locally used cover franked with 10k greenish blue, type 1, v.f., ex-Faberge (Schmidt 9)  | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2013 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1888 (30 Oct) cover (opened for display) from Mont Athos (a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece, home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople), franked with Ottoman 1 Piastre, cancelled by bilingual cds, addressed to Diatskoe volost in Bogorodsk district, sent via Odessa (22 Oct), Bogorodsk and Zemstvo Head Post Office (28 Oct), where the local imperf. 5k carmine red ("Selskaya Pochta" - rural mail) stamp was added to pay for the last portion of the required 5k rate for local delivery, fine | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #2014 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1890 (24 Oct) cover from Constantinople to Bogorodsk, franked with Russian Levant 10k numerals, tied by Ropit cds, with arrival pmk on back, handed over to Zemstvo post, with 5k local stamp was added to pay for local delivery, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2015 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1892 (26 Oct) cover (opened for display) from the Austrian Post Office in Constantinople, paying 1pi, addressed to Mishutinskaya volost in Bogorodsk district, sent via Moscow (23 Oct), Bogorodsk (24 Oct) and Zemstvo Head Post Office (27 Oct), where the local 5k red ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp was added to pay the required fee for local delivery, cover trimmed in places, otherwise fine and scarce incoming letter from Austrian Levant | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #2016 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1893 (12 Feb) coverfront from Toulouse in France, paying 5c (type Sage), addressed to Bogorodsk, sent via Zemstvo Head Post Office (9 Feb), where local 5k rose ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp was added to pay the required fee for local delivery, fine | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2017 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1895 (2 Feb) legal size cover from Greenwich in England, paying 5d with two each 1d and 1 1/2d Victoria, addressed to Kupavka volost in Bogorodsk district, sent via Zemstvo Head Post Office (2 Feb), where local 8k rose ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp was added to pay the required fee for local delivery, cover folded at left, well away from the stamp, fine and remarkable item, probably the only known example of double rate from England to Bogorodsk, ex-Gevirts collection | Price Realized $5,500.00 |
 | Lot #2018 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1895 (25 May) illustrated Price-Current from Austria to Russia, franked with 3k black on green, tied by Wien departure cds, addressed to Bogorodsk, with arrival cds (17 May) on back, handed over to Zemstvo post, with 4k ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp added to pay for local delivery, creases and folds, otherwise fine | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2019 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1895 (25 May) illustrated Price-Current from Austria to Russia, franked with 3k black on green, tied by Wien departure cds, addressed to Bogorodsk, with arrival cds (19 May) on back, handed over to Zemstvo post, with local 4k ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp added to pay for local delivery, creases and folds, otherwise fine | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #2020 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK 1896 (June) business envelope from Cornholme in England, paying 1/2d printed matter rate, addressed to Peter Kalugin in Bogoslov volost in Bogorodsk district, sent via Moscow (1 July) to the Zemstvo Head Post Office (5 July), where local 2k yellow brown ("dolgovaya" - indebted) stamp was added to pay the required fee for local delivery, minor creases, otherwise fine. Apparently only known example of printed matter rate from England to Bogorodsk, ex-Faberge (illustrated in "Imperial Russia Zemstvo Post", page 58) | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
