Every kopek from 1547 to 2024

1 Kopeck 1873.
Bogorodsk. Rural Post of Bogorodsky Uyezd.

1 Kopeck 1873. Bogorodsk. Rural Post of Bogorodsky Uyezd
Bogorodsk. Rural Post of Bogorodsky Uyezd.
теги: [богородск]

January 1, 1867 — the Zemstvo post of Bogorodsky Uyezd (Moscow Governorate) was opened. Mail was dispatched from the uyezd center, the town of Bogorodsk (now Noginsk), twice a week to all volosts of the uyezd.

Until July 1, 1867, only official correspondence was accepted; from that date, private correspondence as well. To pay for the delivery of private correspondence, Zemstvo stamped envelopes and Zemstvo stamped wrappers were used, and from 1871, Zemstvo postage stamps. Envelopes and stamps were divided into "prepaid" (blue) and "due" (red). Stamped envelopes had face values of 5 or 10 kopecks; wrappers, 5 kopecks. Postage stamps issued from 1871 to 1896 had denominations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, and 20 kopecks. Stamps issued before 1888 bear images of the governorate and uyezd coats of arms. Stamps were canceled in ink (by crossing out) and with various circular postmarks. The post office was closed in 1898.

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