Type 4 and 5
January 16, 1873 — the Zemstvo post of the Gryazovets Uyezd (Vologda Governorate) was opened. Mail was sent from the uyezd center, the town of Gryazovets, to the volost administrations of the uyezd once a week. At first only ordinary mail was accepted; from 1898, registered and money mail was also accepted. To pay for the delivery of private correspondence, Zemstvo postage stamps were used: 2 kopecks (until 1881), then 4 kopecks, and from 1898 from 1 to 7 kopecks.
In 1873–80 the stamps were produced at the uyezd administration using a handstamp. The design was circular; in the center were the governorate and uyezd coats of arms.
From 1881 the stamps feature postal-themed designs (a Zemstvo postman, postal attributes).
From 1902 the stamps were printed at EZGB and in local printing houses. They were canceled in ink (by crossing out, by adding the date, or the surname of a Zemstvo employee), as well as with circular, oval, and single-line handstamps.