a zemstvo stamp issued in kungar province.
unused zemstvo stamps highly appreciated among collectors. example, stamps of recent issues 3 5 times more expensive real price. rates of stamps of older issues increased in geometrical progression. stamps of first issues, prices inflated dealers 400 rubles , more. high value of unused zemstvo stamps due fact had not been collected philatelists in 1860s. used stamps, valued cheaper, yet stamps of first issues being expensive, too. zemstvo stamps in great demand among foreign philatelists.
zemstvo stamps officially sanctioned local stamps. such appear in specialised books , catalogues. several books zemstvo stamps published in french , german languages. book description of russian zemstvo stamps, envelopes , parcels d. chudovsky issued in kiev in 1888 , popular.
a number of catalogues produced in germany , russia before revolution incomplete , other published before cessation of service , therefore not give full history of stamps. principal catalogue in english chuchin catalogue of 1925 updated barefoot. chuchin numbers used identify zemstvos. recently, collecting zemstvos has become more popular, new catalogues have started appear in russian language.
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