March 3, 1878 — the Zemstvo post of Zadonsk Uyezd (Voronezh Governorate) was opened. Mail was sent from the uyezd administrative center, the town of Zadonsk, to the uyezd’s volosts once a week. The forwarding of private correspondence was paid for with Zemstvo postage stamps. Stamps of the first issues (1878–87) bear a registration number, applied in ink upon acceptance of a letter, as well as a detachable coupon that served as a receipt. From 1887, 1-, 3-, and 5-kopeck stamps were issued featuring the coats of arms of the governorate and the uyezd. The final issue of 1914 was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Zemstvo institutions. The stamps bear the dates “1864–1914” and the coat of arms of the Voronezh Governorate.
1 Kopeck 1891.
Zadonsk. Zadonsk Zemstvo Post.
