Provisional issue. Stamps of previous issues with violet or black-violet surcharge of the new value applied with a rubber handstamp.
20 July 1899 — the Zemstvo post of Lokhvytsia Uyezd (Poltava Governorate) was opened. Mail was sent from the uyezd administrative center, the town of Lokhvytsia, to the volost administrations. Delivery of private correspondence was paid for with Zemstvo postage stamps. Their shape, size, printing methods, design, and numerous hand-applied surcharges are highly varied. All stamps bear the image of the uyezd coat of arms.