BOGORODSK: 1889 Combination cover with Russian Levant 7k (small faults) tied by blurred ROPIT Constantinople oval datestamp and Zemstvo 5k imperf tied by matching Bogorodsk cds, transits on reverse Sebastopol, Moscow arrival (Image)

LOKHVITSA: 1899 3k yellow / brown, used with ink cross, with usual pin hole, at left 2 small margin tears otherwise fine and very rare as nearly all of the about originally found 70 pieces are with a violet control cachet of the Lokhvits Rural Post Office and apparently 3 are known unused, one of the most unusual and mysterious adhesives of the Zemstvo Issues (Image)

USTSYSOLSK : Small collection of 10 used or unused items on album pages, mostly Ustysolsk, including one very nice & scarce registered cover otherwise mixed to very fine lot (Image)

YELISAVETGRAD : 10k red 26mm diametre, hinged, scarce adhesive, a very scarce stamp !, signed at back Ferrari/Faberge (Image)

1870-1917, Collection of about 170 adhesives on 9 album pages, mixed but noted scarcer ones, unused, hinged or used (Image)

WITHDRAWN (Forgeries) 1870-1918, Small but interesting group of Zemstvo covers and 1 fragment BORISOBLIEBSK with 2 embossed value imprints, also 1918 cover of PERM 15k red, etc. (Image)

1872-96, ZEMSTVOS – STATIONERY : Group of 37 postal stationery envelopes, all unused, mostly BOGORODSK (different sizes and colours), also noted Tulsk, Ustsysolsk, Bronnitsi, Totma, etc. (Image)

1876-1914, Small group of medium to better incl. a forgery of the rare Buzuluk 3k blue, mixed to very fine (9) (Image)