The lower part of the Postal service logo on stamps issued before 1889 year.
The lower part of the new Postal service logo.
The main difference between this issue and all previous numbers: the new stamps get redesigned logo of the Postal and Telegraph Department (the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle above two crossed post-horns with thunder-bolts).
Russian Empire ##49-57. 1889
| # | Value | Description | ** | * | used |
| 49 | 1 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, orange | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 2 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, green | 4 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 51 | 3 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, rose | 15 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 52 | 5 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, lilac | 4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 53 | 7 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, dark-blue | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 54 | 14 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, blue & rose | 15 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 55 | 35 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, harrow perf. 14¼:14½-14¾, lilac & green | 40 | 20 | 2 |
| 56 | 3 rub. 50 kop. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, line perf. 13¼, black & gray | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 57 | 7 rub. | Typo, white horizontally laid paper, line perf. 13¼, black & yellow | 200 | 90 | 3 |
Horizontal laid watermark
Varieties and Errors
The unique 2 k. dark green imperforated, used on piece with TAGANROG 24. July 1898 c.d.s. The only known imperforated dark green ex Ferrary collection. Mikulski certificate. Estimate – $50,000.00.
The rare 7 r. black and yellow on horizontal laid paper with BLACK FRAME PRINTED DOUBLE, used and cancelled MOSCOW 24.V.1898 c.d.s. An extremely rare variety of which only two used copies known to exist. Mikulski certificate. Estimate – $50,000.00.
Missed background
3 Kop. with missing underprint
Estimate – $300.00.