PROJECTS BRANDS. Conducted by various organizations involved in the publication of postage stamps, to select the best projects postage stamps for later release. Projects brands are open (submit their work to everyone) or closed (invited only). The organizers of the projects marks is assigned by a special jury and winners are awarded prizes. One of the first projects Competition brands in our country was held in 1922 to select the best picture postage stamp for the 5th anniversary of the great October socialist revolution.
ZEMSTVO MAIL OF THE CANCELLATION. The Zemstvo postage stamps in the early years, as a rule, quenched with ink or colored pencils (Irbit and Kuznetsk districts) — crossing, by labeling the date of reception of correspondence or the name of the village, and in some cases the names of the Zemstvo employee. But in some counties this order was maintained until the closure of the Zemstvo mail. In the subsequent along with a calendar postage stamps were widely used improvised stamps and all kinds of seals and stamps. A variety of methods of damping is due to the fact that the Zemstvo correspondence was accepted and sent not only the rural post offices in County councils, but in many volost boards, postal (correspondence) points directly Zemstvo postmen. Part of the cancellation at the same time performed the functions of registered stamps of postal employees and County officials. In Justicialism and Vesyegonsk counties used stamp with the words "Paid" and "Not paid" not only for damping but also for a mark on payment of postal fees. Prints stamps damping, as a rule, put black or purple paint, at least — paint blue, green and red. Zemstvo stamps have different shapes.