ZEMSTVOS (Local) ISSUES,

Borivichi - Byezhetsk

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Borovichi

1869

  5 k black and red

1872 Lozenge-shaped stamp

(Reduced size)

  5 k black and red

1874 Arms

  3 k black and blue (1876)
  3 k black and green (1878, different size)
  5 k black and red

1876 Text

  3 k bronze (rare)

1886 Arms, different type

  3 k red (perforated or imperforated)

1898 Arms, different type

  3 k brown

Bronnitsy

1868 Number

  5 k red (imperforated, 2 types)
  5 k blue and lilac (perforated, 2 types, 1893)

Bugulma

1882 Number

  2 k blue (white number in the corners, rare)
  2 k blue (coloured numbers in the corners, the upper numbers upside down)
  2 k blue (coloured numbers in the corners, 3 types)

1884 New type

(Reduced size)

  2 k brown (1884)
  2 k blue (1892)
  2 k green (1899, perforated, exists with blue control number overprint)
  2 k red (1894, perforated, exists with blue control number overprint)
  2 k black and green (1908)

1899 Arms

  2 k blue and orange 
  2 k blue and orange (larger size, one more blue outer line)
  2 k blue and red
  3 k black and green (1915)

1904 Multicoloured stamps

  2 k blue, black, red, green and yellow (exists with control number overprint)

Buguruslan

Number, various frames

Perforated

(Reduced size)

  2 k black (1879)
  2 k black on lilac (1879 and 1881, 2 types)

Imperforate

  2 k black on lilac (1884)
  2 k red (1890)
  2 k violet (1890)

1916 Arms

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  5 k blue

Buzuluk

Number, various frames, imperforated

  3 k blue (1876, rare)
  3 k green and red (1876, rare)
  3 k red and blue (1877, rare)
  3 k green and red (red number, 1877, rare)
  3 k green and red (green number, 1877, rare)
  3 k black

Number in an oval (1883)

No arms in upper part

  3 k lilac (imperforated or perforated)

Arms in upper part

  3 k red (imperforated)

1907 Arms

  3 k blue
  3 k brown (1910)

Unlisted surcharge? '10' (violet) on 3 k brown.

Byezhetsk

Text, various frames

(Reduced sizes)

  3 k black on green '3 k' at the bottom (1872)
  3 k black on lilac, 4 lines of text, '3 k' in the second line (1872)
  3 k black on lilac, '3 k' in the middle, lines around text (1878)
  3 k black on green '3 kon' at the bottom (1881)
  3 k black on lilac, '3 k' in the middle, crosses around text (1885)
  3 k black on blue, '3 k' with crown (1886)
  3 k black on lilac (text in circle, 1892)

1893 Text, with ovals as border

  3 k black on grey
  3 k black on lilac
  3 k black on blue

Exist with black bar under the word 'MAPKA'

1894 Arms

  3 k black on grey
  3 k black on lilac
  3 k black on blue
  3 k black on green
  3 k black

Envelopes in the same design exist.

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