In 1870, the Zemstvo post of Kolomna Uyezd (Moscow Governorate) was opened. Mail was sent from the uyezd administrative center, the town of Kolomna, along the Sukovsky and Malinsky roads once a week. Private correspondence was forwarded upon payment of a 5-kopeck fee.
From 1871, Zemstvo postage stamps were introduced. They were divided into “prepaid” (red) and “due” (blue).
From 1889, stamps of 1, 2, 3, and 5 kopecks were issued with the inscription “prepaid” or “due”.
The design of some stamps was round or octagonal. The stamps depicted the coat of arms of Kolomna Uyezd. They were canceled with ink (by crossing out) and with round handstamps.
From 1903, the fee for the delivery of ordinary letters was abolished. Delivery of registered and money letters (2 kopecks), as well as magazines and newspapers (1 kopeck per bundle), remained chargeable.