The "Ardatov type" stamp is the philatelic name for the fifth design type used by EZGB to issue Zemstvo postage stamps from 1902 onward. According to published sources, the name was assigned after Ardatovsky Uyezd, for which stamps of this design were first produced.
On April 1, 1906, the Zemstvo post of Kholmsky Uyezd (Pskov Governorate) was opened. Mail was dispatched twice a week from the uyezd center, the town of Kholm, to volost administrations. Delivery of private correspondence was paid for with Zemstvo postage stamps. 1-kopeck stamps paid for the delivery of postal cards, and 3-kopeck stamps for letters.
From 1907, insured letters and small parcels were accepted.
All stamps were printed by EZGB. They bear an image of the governorate coat of arms. They were cancelled with handstamps of various shapes.
1 Kopeck 1913.
Hill. Kholm Zemstvo Post.
