The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2029 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BUZULUK 1883 (5 Nov) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district (Samara province) to Breslau, Germany (today Wroclaw, Poland), franked with local 3k black, cancelled by oval "Buzulukskoy Zemskoy Pochty" datestamp, conveyed via the state post where vertical pair of Imperial 7k carmine and gray (horizontally laid paper) were added, tied by cds (8 Nov), additional strike and Breslau (25 Nov) arrival pmk (12 days difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars is noted), minor tears and cover adhesions on front, otherwise fine, with 2012 Dr.Greis certificate ("this cover is genuine in every aspect and is a very great rarity: early Buzuluk Zemstvo cover, only example with a stamp from the series S8-S10, and one of only two known Buzuluk Zemstvo covers sent abroad (rarity scale RRRR - 103 items known."). Stated to be the only recorded Buzuluk cover to Germany  Catalog #10 | Price Realized $6,250.00 |
 | Lot #2030 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BUZULUK 1902 (15 Feb) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district to Narva, franked on back with imperf. 3k rose, tied by large oval "Buzulukskaya Zemskaya Pochta" datestamp, with Imperial 7k added alongside, tied by cds, with Pochtowy Wagon No.1 (16 Feb) and Narva (20 Feb) arrival markings, fine and scarce cover, ex-Faberge | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2031 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BUZULUK 1918 (3 Aug) official government (office of military conscription) card, endorsed "very urgent," with handstamped official seal and "Buzulukskaya Zemskaya Pochta" cds alongside, addressed to Zemstvo administration of the Tallinsk volost, suggesting immediate termination of food allowance to given individuals, with oval "Tallinskaya Volostnaya Zemskaya Uprava" arrival handstamp, card folded, with usual archival staple holes, rare item showing very late activities of the Buzuluk Zemstvo Post, with 2002 Dr. Greis certificate | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
