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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1895 (October 6), pre-printed cover from Berlin, addressed to volost Kamenki of Bogorodsk zemstvo, franked by German 5pf green, Bogorodsk Imperial PO date stamp on reverse, Due stamp of 2k brownish yellow applied for local delivery, cancelled by zemstvo ”6.OCT.95” postmark, vertical filing fold, still F/VF and rare, ex-Mehrtens and Liphschutz, Est. $2,000-$2,500, Schmidt #84