Saransk is a province (uezd) of the Penza government (guberniya), Russia.
Original Russian writing – Саранскъ, German – Saransk, English – Saransk.
Post stamps
Stamps issued: 1.
The postage stamp was issued in 1906 year by a local printing company. The postage stamp was in circulation from May to November 1906. The total print run was around 100 sheets containing 4000 stamps (10×4 sheets) and only 302 were used by Saransk’s zemstvo post offices.
Schmidt | Value | Year | Description | Rarity |
1 | 5 kop. | 1906 | Typo, 11 1/2 perf., black on bright green paper, white glue. 4 types. | 1/10 |
Sheets or largest known blocks
Full sheets – 10×4.
Covers and stationary
Covers not found. Only few used stamps (2-3 copies) are known.
Zemstvo postmarks
The rectangular violet calendar zemstvo postmark.
Saransk Zemstvo Bibliography
V. Terebov. Saransk Zemstvo Post (in Russian).