26 July 1871 — the Pskov uyezd zemstvo post was established. Its duties included the delivery of official and private correspondence, which was dispatched twice a week from the uyezd center to 18 zemstvo postal stations. Payment for the delivery of private mail items was made using zemstvo postage stamps. The stamps were cancelled in ink by drawing pen strokes across them. Postal handstamps of various sizes and shapes were also used for cancellation.
1 Kopeck 1895.
Pskov. Pskov Uyezd Zemstvo Post.
