Volchansk

Volchansk is a province (uezd) of the Kharkov government (guberniya), Ukraine.

Original Russian writing – Волчанскъ, German – Woltschansk, English – Volchansk.

Post stamps

Stamps issued: 2.

The first postage stamp was issued in 1872 year.

#1. 1872 year
#1. 1872 year
#2. 1883 year
#2. 1883 year

Schmidt Value Year Description Rarity
1 5 kop. 1872 Litho, no perf., white glue, black, yellow-green and red-purple 1/10
2 5 kop. 1883 Litho, 11 perf., white glue, black, orange and light red 0/10

Sheets or largest known blocks

#1. Full sheets – 8×6.
#2. Full sheets – 8×9.

Volchansk #1. Part of sheet.
Volchansk #1. Part of sheet.
Volchansk #2. Part of sheet.
Volchansk #2. Part of sheet.

Covers and stationary

Different covers with special red, blue and black uezd postmarks were in circulation before 1872 year.

Cover with blue 5 kopeek  prepaid postmark.
Cover with blue 5 kopeek prepaid postmark.

Zemstvo postmarks

Volchansk zemstvo postmarks are very rare. 9 copies with postmarks known for Volchansk #1, two of them is in Postal Museum of Berlin, Germany. Only 3 second issue stamp copies exist with postmarks, one of them is in Postal Museum of Berlin.

Volchansk Zemstvo Bibliography

1. Vitaly Katzman. The Kharkov Province Zemstvo Post, 1868-1918. 2011 (in Russian).