Ardatov: 1888 & 1895, two locally sent envelopes with 1888 cover franked 5k rose tied by pictorial Zemstvo cds in blue (Ch.9), and 1895 cover franked 5k brown with Zemstvo cds in black (Ch.17), fine and scarce. (Image)

Bakhmut: 1901 1k brown and 3k green in mint n.h. complete sheets of 25, very fine and rare in this format, ex "Nikolai" (Ch. 1, 2). (Image)

Belebey: 1902 2k red imperf. mint pair, minor gum bends (Ch.8a), scarce; and 1905 5k blue & rose perf. with inverted background variety, mint part o.g., slightly ragged perfs (Ch.14b). (Image)

Berdyansk: 1868 10k mint h.r. right marginal block of four (Ch.1), plus a single mint h.r. showing plate flaw, minor tone spots, scarce variety, ex "Nikolai". (Image)

Bogorodsk: 1876-96, Group of 155 stamps with mint and used incl. varieties, an essay, proof, mostly fine and useful selection (Ch.11/148).

Bogorodsk: 1892 Imperial Eagle 2k postal stationery newspaper wrapper from Moscow to Bogorodsk with arrival ds, uprated with 1k violet for local delivery tied by Zemstvo cds, fine, an exceedingly rare and attractive printed matter rate (Ch. 58). (Image)

Bugulma: 1883 (Jun 17) Envelope sent locally in Bugulma district, franked with imperf. 2k light blue tied with blue oval Zemstvo ds, minor backflap faults, ex Fabergé (Ch.5); in addition an 1884 wrapper (no sideflaps) to Bugulma city franked 2k black imperf., creased, tied by oval violet "Bugulminiskaya Zemskaya Pochta" ds, not listed by Chuchin. (Image)

Chistopol: 1907 2k black, green and pink WITH OUTER FRAME LINE, used and cancelled by partial violet Zemstvo cds and black cds, slight toning otherwise fine, a great Zemstvo rarity, ex "Nikolai" (Ch. 2). (Image)

Griazovets: 1880 2nd Issue 2k red, lot of six incl. one with bottom perf. 13 1/4 (from middle of sheet), one perf. 13 1/4 all around (status unknown), all mint or unused, very fine group. (Image)

Griazovets: 1885 4k red violet, two exhibition pages with full description of types and printing showing selection of singles, multiples showing different types and plate varieties, two tête-bêche pairs, in mostly good condition, attractive group (Ch. 9). (Image)

Griazovets: 1897 4k brown & black with inverted black frame variety, mint hr, a scarce stamp in good condition (Ch. 91a). (Image)

Kherson: 1879 10k yellow-red & black showing variety inverted centre, cancelled in manuscript with date 24 May 1883, repaired perf. at top, a very rare error, ex Kirchner and Fabergé, cert. Terry Page (2021). (Image)

Konstantinograd: 1913-14 1k green and 3k carmine rose in complete mint sheets of 25 stamps with original gum, very fine and scarce in this format, ex "Nikolai". (Image)

Krasny: 1912 “Nevsky” 3k mint hr tête-bêche gutter pair on pale pink paper, fine and extremely rare Zemstvo, ex "Nikolai" (Ch. 10 var). (Image)

Novomoskovsk: 1896 Envelope cover to Kharkov, franked on back with local 3k black and rose, imperforate at the top, cancelled by faint violet "Zemskaya Pochta" handstamp, in combination with Imperial Eagle 7k on front tied by Novomoskovsk cds, with Kharkov arrival cds on back, very fine and extremely rare, one of only 9 covers recorded from this Zemstvo, ex Dr Nikitin and "Nikolai" (Ch. 1). (Image)

Orgeev: 1879 3k with horizontal net, mint og. imperf. in vertically rejoined pair (lower stamp torn in half), nevertheless exceptionally rare, not listed by Chuchin and Schmidt, ex Ferrari and Fabergé (St.71); plus 1885 3k yellow-green mint h.r. (heavy hinge), listed by Schmidt as no.16 from the early printing, rating it RR, an interesting and elusive stamp, ex "Nikolai" (Ch.16). (Image)

Osa: 1890-1893 Group of 2nd issue on 3 exhibition leaves, noted mint and used, with diverse varieties, shifted backgrounds, misperf., one with large oval scarce 'UINSKOE VOLOSTNOE PRAVLENIE' postmark (detected first by Fabergé), also rare plate error 'broken crown', several ex Fabergé, fine to mostly very fine specialist group (Ch. 4-6).

Totma: 1894 envelope (petition/application) addressed to the general meeting of the Zemstvo of the Totma district, sent from Kurakino volost ("from the Rezhsk community of the village Monastyrskaya among the 18 homeowners"), franked with multicolour 3k perf. 11 1/2 (narrow margins), cancelled by manuscript date, fine and beautiful cover, a great rarity, ex Fabergé and "Nikolai" (Ch. 1b). (Image)

Velsk: 1902-16 6k green mint n.h. complete sheet of 25, margins all around, a little adherence in corner margin, very fine and rare multiple, not listed in Chuchin, ex "Nikolai" (Strebulaev 27). (Image)

Zadonsk: 1891-4, Group of 5 rarities; two mint o.g. incl. 1891 5k blue & brown showing printing separation lines in all corner, faint small gum bend (Ch.19) and 1893 5k, very fine and rare (Ch.28); 1893 5k red used (2) with blue cds's, according to Schmidt apparently less than 15 stamps known; finally 1894 5k yellow-orange with neat blue cds, extensive thinning but rated RR by Schmidt, ex "Nikolai" (Ch.32). (Image)