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  • Lot# : 1406 Russia

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    Zemstvo Rural Posts 1867/1914c.: The magnificent three volume collection of primarily unused stamps and some postal stationery, arranged in alphabetical format of issuing Zemstvo rather than Government from Alatyr to Zolotonosha, presented throughout with the forgeries of the issues showing the comparisons between the genuine and the faked, with Alexandria from 1869 10 k. blue and 1870 10 k. on chamois, Ananiev from 1875 5 k. blue, Ardatov from 1878 5 k. red, Arzamas from 1877, Atkarsk from 1872 2 k. black, Balashov with pair of 1880 4 k., Belebey from 1890 with fine range to 1908, Berdiansk with 1870 10 k. (2) and Colour Trials (3), Bobrov with 1879 3 k. green (Type III), Bogorodsk with fine range from 1869 imperf. and perf., and 1871 10 k. red envelope, Borisogliebsk with blue wafer types (8), Borovichy from 1869, Bulgulma from 1882, Buguruslan from 1879 2 k., Byelozersk from 1868, Byezhetsk from 1872, Cherdyn and Cherepovets ranges, Cherkassy 1879 5 k. (2), Chern 1873 3 k. black in block of six, Dankov from 1873, Demiansk from 1868 3 k., Dmitriev 1871 3 k., Fatezh 1873 envelopes in blue (4 k.) and in red (6 k.), Gadiasch with good range, Glazov from 1875 3 k. in pair, Griazovets with 1886 4 k. strip of six, 1890 tête-bêche pairs, Ismail 1881 15 k. and 1882 10 and 20 k. postal stationery charity envelopes, Kasimov from 1875 3 k., Kazan with 6 k. blue stationery envelope, Kharkov with range of imperf. and perf. types, Kherson from 1867 10 k., Kirilov from 1871 2 k., Kolomna from 1871 5 k., Krapivna with 1871 2 k., Kotelnich from 1871 issue with stubs, Krasny with '1812' types incl. varieties, Kremenchug with 1907/15 3 k. imperf. block of four, Kungur from 1890, Lebedin and Lokhvitsa with fine ranges, Luga with 1886 3 k. orange envelope, Mariupol from 1871 5 k. black, Morshank and Nikolsk with fine ranges, Novaya Ladoga with 1867 5 k. and 25 k., Osa with good range and some used, Ostashkov from 1878 3 k., Pereslav from 1874 3 k., Piriatin 1868 3 k., Podolsk and Poltava with fine ranges, Pskov with stationery cards, Rzhev from 1869 2 k. and 3 k. stationery envelopes (2), Shadrinsk from 1871, Shatsk with 1884 3 k. tête-bêche, Shchigry 1882 3 k., Staraya Russa 1881 5 k. blue with double print, Tikhvin from 1871 (5 k.) red (ex Williams brothers), Tiraspol 1873 5 k., Totma 4 k. and 7 k. postal stationery envelopes, Tula 1873 embossed env. with blue 5 k. handstamp, 1876 envelope with negative handstamp in black, 1888 issue in multiples, Tver with good range of handstamped types, Ustsysolsk with 1871 3 k. red envelope, Volchansk from 1868 with stationery envelopes (2), range of Wenden with varieties, Yassy issues, Yekaterinoslav 1873 5 k. green, Zadonsk and Zienkov with good ranges etc. Condition variable but generally fine (over 2'300 different stamps), an exceptional and scarce collection, seldom encountered so complete.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 32,000 CHF