The Dr. Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo
November 28, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2064 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRSANOV 1874 (29 Sep) outer free-frank folded letter sent locally from Kirsanov to some village in Orzhevka volost, delivered free of charge, but with "Kirsanovskaya Zemskaya Pochta" (Sep 30) postmark in blue, large part of wax seal, fine. Kirsanov is a town in Tambov Oblast, local stamps were never issued  | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #2065 RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO KIRSANOV 1910 (Feb) registered combination cover originating from Orzhevka village to Tambov, with framed violet "Orzhevka Zemsk. Pocht." sent via Kirsanov, with Imperial 21 kopecks, with three 7k adhesives added on back, partially covering the local handstamp, cancelled by cds, with arrival (26 Feb) pmk and ultimately bearing the official bank datestamp, fine. States to be one of only two known covers bearing this rare Zemstvo postal station strike | Price Realized $675.00 |
