used 1875 Arms issue, horizontally laid paper 10k. blue and reddish brown with variety centre inverted, fresh colours and very lightly cancelled by part single-ring d.s.; a few trivial perforation irregularities are mentioned for the sake of accuracy. Fine and one of the greatest rarities of Russian philtalely. Signed Romeko. S.G. 33a, £14,000. M 27 I, DM 50,000. Y. 26a, F.F. 140,000. Photo