The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2080 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO LUGA 1870 (23 July) folded letter (announcement) written by the manager of the Lady Dashkova estate, regarding financial conditions of villages Glebovo and Kaishin, addressed to the Glebovo Volost Administration, in the village Ozereshno, to be delivered via postal route (tract) No.1, franked with local 5k blue and white oval, however not cancelled (usually by pen cross), wax seal removed from back, fine, ex-Stenshinski, with 2002 Dr.Greis certificate ("I consider the folded letter as genuine in every aspect. It is one of the earliest known letters of the Luga Zemstvo Post - great rarity")  Catalog #2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2081 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO LUGA 1887 (4 July) Imperial 3k stationery card from St. Petersburg, via Luga to Zapolskoye Volost Administration, with oval "Luzhskaya Uyezdnaya Zemskaya Uprava / collect 3 kop." applied at Luga Zemstvo Head Post Office, as postage due for local delivery, fine and unusual application of the 3k rate, or postage due (unique, according to Dr.Nikitin's research), ex-Stenshinski collection | Price Realized $950.00 |
