Buzuluk Zemstvo Stamp No. 8

Russian Empire · 1881 · 1 kopeck

The stamp features the coat of arms of Buzuluk Uyezd, depicting a golden deer on a red shield, with the denomination '1 КОП.' below. The text 'БУЗУЛУКСКАЯ ЗЕМСКАЯ ПОЧТА' (Buzuluk Zemstvo Post) encircles the central design.

Zemstvo stamps were issued by local district (uyezd) councils in the Russian Empire to cover local postal services, supplementing the imperial postal system. This stamp is an example of such a local issue from Buzuluk.