26 July 1871 — the Pskov uyezd zemstvo postal service was opened. Its tasks included the delivery of official and private correspondence, dispatched twice a week from the uyezd center to 18 zemstvo postal stations. Payment for the delivery of private mail was made using zemstvo postage stamps. The stamps were canceled in ink by crossing them out. Postal handstamps of various sizes and shapes were also used for cancellation.
1 Kopeck for parcels 1891.
Pskov. Pskov Uyezd Zemstvo.
