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