The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2098
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO OSA
1895 (9 May) registered combination cover from Ryabkovo volost in Osa district, addressed to an important official in Kumeny volost in Viatka district. Locally, there was often a shortage of lower denomination stamps in stocks of the postmasters in the volost administrations. In such cases, splits such as bisects and quadrisects of other denominations were used. This cover is franked on back with top half of local 4k green, tied by oval "Osinskaya Zemskaya Pochta" datestamp, passing through the Imperial Post office, where two 7k adhesives were added and tied by Osa cds, with Nolinsk (19 May) transit and Kumeny (20 May) arrival, some usual cover flaws and creases, otherwise fine
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Price Realized
$2,700.00

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