Zemstvo, organ of rural self-government in the Russian Empire and Ukraine; established in 1864 to provide social and economic services, it became a significant liberal influence within imperial Russia. Zemstvos existed on two levels, the uyezd (canton) and the province; the uyezd assemblies, composed of delegates representing the individual landed proprietors and the peasant village [...]
For centuries, the area of southwestern Ukraine known as Transcarpathia, Ruthenia, or Carpathian Ukraine was part of the Habsburg Empire rather than czarist Russia. Thus, prior to 1939, the stamps of Austria, Hungary, and then Czechoslovakia had been used in Transcarpathia. Russian or Ukrainian stamps were never employed.
From 1919 to 1939, Transcarpathia was the easternmost [...]
Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. The term silver dollar is often used for any large white metal coin issued by the United States with a face value of one dollar, although purists insist that a dollar is not silver unless it contains some of [...]
Most collectors start by trying to collect everything on very little money. But it is not possible, even if you have big money and every day browsing stamp collecting forum! First of all, you would have to acquire the unique 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta stamp for which the estimated value is $935,000. You might [...]
Why do people buy gold coins anyway? There must be some good reasons why these people bother investing substantial amounts of cash into these coins.
Some said that if you take a good look on the value of gold through the years, the value has remained stable unlike any other metal commodity. Gold prices even appreciated [...]