uncommonpre-1900

Wenden Local Post 2 Kopecks, 1863

Name: Wenden Local Post 2 Kopecks, 1863
Brand: Russian Empire

Russian Empire · 1863 · 2 Kopecks

The stamp features the coat of arms of Wenden, depicting a castle or tower, flanked by a lion and a griffin. The denomination '2 KOP.' and 'WENDEN POSTMARKE' are inscribed around the central design.

This stamp is an early local post issue from Wenden (Cēsis), a town in the Livonia Governorate of the Russian Empire. Local posts often filled gaps in national postal services, providing essential communication for specific towns or regions.

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local-post coat-of-arms heraldry definitive

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