Worldwide Air Post Stamps and Postal History, Philatelic Rarities of the World, Part 2

Russian Zemstvo (Rural Post) - Bogorodsk - Coat of Arms in Oval

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1888, cover from Turkey to Osseyev Volost, franked by Turkish 1pi blue and gray, upon arrival tied by Bogorodsk Imperial Post marking and forwarded to Bogorodsk zemstvo where uprated by imperforate 5k orange red paid for rural delivery, all appropriate markings, opened for display, mostly VF, just a handful known zemstvo covers originated from Turkey, ex-Liphschutz, Est. $1,000-$1,200, Schmidt #48