The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | 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 |
