This catalogue has completely new
system of description and numeration of zemstvo postage stamps. It proposed to
all dealers and collectors of zemstvo postage stamps. The catalogue is made in
accordance with modern generally accepted form of stamps catalogization.
This catalogue has simplifying structure of stamps cataloguing.Closed stamps issues (by size, design, color) are united under the one main catalogue number.
Such a placement is simplifying the search, comparison of different issues and their identification. All zemstvo stamps issues known to date are placed in one way or another in this catalogue.
The names of the districts are placed in alphabetical order. For simplifying all districts are consequently numbered by the Roman figures.
Letter and number symbols are used in the catalogue. Such numeration is equal to all ‘Standard-Collection’ catalogues.
Numeration
The catalogue has its own zemstvo
stamps numeration.
For the convenience the сorrespondent Schmidt catalogue numeration is shown in brackets after the
stamp numbers.
All prices are indicated in US
Dollars.