Some of the local government began to organize mail. She delivered correspondence from the state of post offices in rural communities, as well as of them in the post office. Members of district councils were mostly noblemen, landowners and representatives of the local bourgeoisie. The few farmers who were selected in the Zemstvo for visibility, no role was not playing. This was clearly depicted by the artist-itinerant gg meat eaters. In his painting "the Zemstvo dinner"" you can see how the window lackeys prepare a hearty lunch and a drink for gentlemen-the Zemstvo. And under the window was located poorly dressed Zemstvo-the peasants. They also dine on bread and onions.
Zemsky mail officially recognized in 1870, by this time she acted in 20 counties. The justices issued their own postage stamps. For a long time it was believed that the first Zemstvo postage stamps appeared in Shlisselburg County S.-Petersburg province. Now the palm is given to Verhnedneprovsk County Ekaterinoslav province, where stamps were introduced on 1 December 1866 Even earlier, on 1 January of the same year Toropets County Council (Pskov province) introduced a stamp envelopes. Interesting details are contained in article Y. Rodnikova "New on Zemstvo post and its brands," published in the book "Soviet collector", ? 6, 1968
Zemstvo postage stamps - interesting, but currently it is very rare Russian stamps to collect the field of philately, as they remained relatively few. They have not only rectangular, but round, oval, diamond shape. Printed postage stamps, in addition to the usual variety of ways: from typesetting, with copper stamps, hectograph. Used sometimes embossing. The perforation was sometimes made on the sewing machine. According to the decree of the Zemstvo postage stamps were supposed to be different characters from the mail state mail.
Zemsky mail officially recognized in 1870, by this time she acted in 20 counties. The justices issued their own postage stamps. For a long time it was believed that the first Zemstvo postage stamps appeared in Shlisselburg County S.-Petersburg province. Now the palm is given to Verhnedneprovsk County Ekaterinoslav province, where stamps were introduced on 1 December 1866 Even earlier, on 1 January of the same year Toropets County Council (Pskov province) introduced a stamp envelopes. Interesting details are contained in article Y. Rodnikova "New on Zemstvo post and its brands," published in the book "Soviet collector", ? 6, 1968
Zemstvo postage stamps - interesting, but currently it is very rare Russian stamps to collect the field of philately, as they remained relatively few. They have not only rectangular, but round, oval, diamond shape. Printed postage stamps, in addition to the usual variety of ways: from typesetting, with copper stamps, hectograph. Used sometimes embossing. The perforation was sometimes made on the sewing machine. According to the decree of the Zemstvo postage stamps were supposed to be different characters from the mail state mail.