The "Ardatov Type" stamp is a philatelic term for the fifth design type used by EZGB to issue Zemstvo postage stamps from 1902 onward. According to published sources, the name was derived from Ardatovsky Uyezd, for which stamps of this type were first printed. 2nd edition.
In 1892, the Zemstvo post of Pudozhsky Uyezd (Olonets Governorate) was established. Mail from the uyezd center, the town of Pudozh, was dispatched once a week to settlements in the northern and eastern parts of the uyezd. Delivery of all correspondence was free of charge.
From January 1, 1903, a fee was introduced for the delivery of private correspondence, and Zemstvo postage stamps printed by EZGB were put into use. They depict the governorate and uyezd coats of arms. The stamps had denominations of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 25 kopecks.
The last issue was in 1916. They were canceled in ink (by crossing out) and with handstamps bearing the name of the point where the correspondence was accepted.