The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2117 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO SAMARA 1912 (25 June) combination cover (opened for display) sent from some village in the Samara province to Warszawa, addressed to Mr. Mamkovski, to be transferred to Peter Vaslivech Kozlov, a batman (military assistant), franked on back with 3k green (Ardatov type), the only adhesive issued by Samara Zemstvo, tied by faint circular postmark (unreadable, as always), with Imperial 7k blue added alongside to pay for further transmission to Poland. The Samara (25 June) cds tied both Zemstvo and the Imperial adhesives (the postmark is also repeated on front), with arrival (28 June) below, minor cover flaws, hinge stain at upper left, otherwise fine, ex-Dr.Greis collection, with his 2009 certificate ("it is a splendid item for an exhibition on the highest level due to its rarity, rating RRRR. I know only about two covers with Samara Zemstvo, both used in 1912. None of the great Zemstvo collectors (Ferrary, A. & O. Faberge, Baughman etc.) had a Samara Zemstvo cover in their collections")  Catalog #1 | Price Realized $37,500.00 |
