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On July 26, 1871, the Pskov District Zemstvo Post was opened. Its tasks included the delivery of official and private correspondence, which was dispatched twice a week from the district center to 18 zemstvo postal stations. Delivery of private mail items was paid for with zemstvo postage stamps. The stamps were canceled in ink by crossing them out. Postal handstamps of various sizes and shapes were also used for cancellations.