1871 10k red, two distinct shades, imperf. singles, h.r., small thins, otherwise fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $ 300
Imperial Russia: Zemstvo Stamps & Postal History
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions Imperial Russia: Zemstvo Stamps & Postal History
At the turn of the 20th Century, Zemstvo was one of the most popular collecting areas in philately. Famous collectors such as Baron Ferrary, Agathon and Oleg Faberge, Friedrich Breitfuss, Carl Schmidt and other philatelists were fascinated by this intriguing subject. After the sale of the legendary Faberge collection in 1999, interest in Zemstvo philately has experience somewhat of a rebirth, with hundreds of active collectors all over the world competing for material which is in relatively limited supply.
We are pleased to present another specialized auction dedicated to the stamps and postal history of Russian Rural Local Post, arranged in alphabetical order from Akhtyrka to Zolotonosha. This sale contains 526 lots, singles and groups, with varieties and covers, multiples and full sheets, many ex-Michel Liphschutz collection, offered at auction for the first time.
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Lot #2076 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
Lot #2077 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1872 1k rose lilac, imperf. block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections
Lot #2078 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1872 5k wine red, also 5k greenish gray, color variety, both imperf., minor ageing, scarce
Lot #2079 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1873 5k blue, 10k yellow blue, perforated singles, h.r., some toning [7a,9b] -
Cat. Val. $ 340
Lot #2080 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1873 10k rose red, perforated horizontal pair, positions 3-4, h.r., right stamp creased, some stains, otherwise fine, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [10a] -
Cat. Val. $ 400
Lot #2081 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1876 5k lilac, dark lilac, imperf. singles, the latter (rated R) small thins, otherwise v.f., ex-Faberge [12,12a] -
Cat. Val. $ 335
Lot #2082 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1877 1k violet, imperf. pane of 18 (half of the sheet), h.r., horizontal and vertical creases between stamps, some marginal repairs, stamps fine-v.f., ex-Bianchi
Lot #2083 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1877 10k yellow brown, vertical pair imperf. between, h.r., fine. Faberge states that this variety should be valued at 10 times the normal
Lot #2084 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1880 5k rose red, vertically laid paper, yellowish paper, imperf. single, full original gum, small thin, v.f. (with gum rated "RR")
Lot #2085 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1880 5k rose red, vertically laid paper, imperf. single, large part original gum (disturbed), small thin, still v.f., ex-K.Schmidt, Faberge (with gum rated "RR")
Lot #2086 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1883 5k blue, imperf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [Chuchin 23, rated "RR"] -
Cat. Val. $ 400
Lot #2087 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1883 5k orange red, imperf. single, part original gum, h.r., small thin at top margin, otherwise fine, ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens, Liphschutz collections [26] -
Cat. Val. $ 450
Lot #2088 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1883 10k blue, imperf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-K.Schmidt, Faberge [29] -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #2089 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1883 10k dark blue, perforated single, h.r., toned at top, otherwise fine [29a] -
Cat. Val. $ 700
Lot #2090 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1883 10k orange red, l.h., small stains and creases, otherwise fine [Chuchin 30a, rated "RR] -
Cat. Val. $ 1,400
Lot #2091 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1884 5k carmine, imperf. single, large margins all around, tied on piece by 25 Oct 88 cds, v.f. [Chuchin 28, rated "R"] -
Cat. Val. $ 200
Lot #2092 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1884 5k carmine, perf. single, h.r., v.f., ex-Markovitch, Mehrtens and Liphschutz [27a] -
Cat. Val. $ 200
Lot #2093 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1884 (17 July) cover addressed to "Berrn Rabbiner der Israel. Gemeinde" (Berrn Rabbi of Israel Community) in Iwaschewo, sent from Trieste, franked with Austrian 3kr Arms, tied by cds, with Bogorodsk (13 July) arrival cds, transferred to Zemstvo authority, with imperf. 5k adhesive added on back, manuscript notation on front indicates "addressee absent, letter returned," some cover mending and flaws, one of only five recorded covers from...
Lot #2094 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1888 (Nov) cover from Turkey to a village in Bogorodsk district, franked with Ottoman 1 Piastre, tied by negative seal, Moscow transit on back, arriving in Bogorodsk (26 Nov), transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with 5k imperf. Postage due added on back, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (29 Nov) cds, fine Turkey/Zemstvo combination cover, ex-Liphschutz
Lot #2095 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1889 (Mar) small wrapper from England, franked with 1/2d Victoria (minor defects), tied by London "F.B." (foreign branch) obliterator, arriving Moscow (12 Mar), with three different pmks on back, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 1k imperf. Postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, English language translated by postal authority in Moscow (red and black manuscript in Cyrillic), fine and scarce...
Lot #2096 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1889 (Mar) wrapper from England, franked with 1/2d Victoria (minor defects), tied by London "F.B." (foreign branch) obliterator, arriving Moscow (12 Mar), with three different pmks plus a censor marking alongside, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 1k imperf. postage due was added on back, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, English language translated by postal authority in Moscow (red and black manuscript in...
Lot #2097 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1889 (21 Feb) cover from Jaffa to a village of Kovrigino, franked on back with Russian Levant 7k blue, tied by blue oval "Ropit Agent. Jaffa" datestamp, sent via Constantinople(two Ropit agency transits), Odessa (4 Mar), arriving in Bogorodsk (7 Mar), transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with 5k imperf. postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (10 Mar) cds, cover somewhat restored, cleaned and professionally repaired in...
Lot #2098 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1894 (16 Dec) cover from the Russian Post Office in Mont Athos to a village in Bogorodsk district, franked on back with Russian Levant 10k, tied by Ropit Afon cds, sent via Odessa (27 Dec) and Bogorodsk City, transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with perf. 4k Postage due tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (28 Dec) cds, fine Russian Levant/Zemstvo combination cover, ex-Liphschutz
Lot #2099 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1894 (22 Nov) "La Semaine Medical" wrapper (complete but severed), franked with 5c Type Sage, sent from Paris via Moscow (14 Nov) to Bogorodsk, with Zemstvo 2k added by Zemstvo authority, tied by 18 November cds, fine France/Zemstvo combination
Lot #2100 - russia - zemstvo bogorodsk
1895 (9 Oct) cover from Berlin to Kamenki, franked with German 5pf green, tied by departure cds, arriving Moscow (5 October), with violet censor handstamp, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 2k postage due (S153) was added, tied by violet Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, delivered to the village of Kamenki, as indicated by manuscript docketing, filing folds and minor erasures on cover, away from the stamps, fine and...
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