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 and tiny paper irregularity which is barley discerable to the naked eye, nevertheless a most attractive example of this very rare stamp. One of the great rarities of Russian philately. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). Signed Romeko. S.G. 33a, £14,000. M. 27I, DM.50,0000. Y. 26a, FF.140,000. Photo
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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 and tiny paper irregularity which is barley discerable to the naked eye, nevertheless a most attractive example of this very rare stamp. One of the great rarities of Russian philately. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). Signed Romeko. S.G. 33a, £14,000. M. 27I, DM.50,0000. Y. 26a, FF.140,000. Photo

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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 and tiny paper irregularity which is barley discerable to the naked eye, nevertheless a most attractive example of this very rare stamp. One of the great rarities of Russian philately. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). Signed Romeko. S.G. 33a, £14,000. M. 27I, DM.50,0000. Y. 26a, FF.140,000. Photo
Provenance
Agathon Fabergé, 1939
Stibbe, 1957
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