Russian Empire. Fifth issue. 1866

Russian Empire #17. 1866

Russian Empire #18. 1866

Russian Empire #19. 1866

Russian Empire #20. 1866

Russian Empire #21. 1866

Russian Empire #22. 1866

Horizontal laid watermark

Horizontal laid watermark

All stamp were printed on white paper with a horizontal laid watermark.

# Value Description ** * used
17 1 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, black & yellow 600 250 25
18 3 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, black & green 350 200 15
19 5 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, black & lilac 600 250 15
20 10 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, red-brown & blue 2000 500 5
21 20 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, blue & orange 4000 1500 30
22 30 kop. Typo, white paper, harrow perf. 14¼-14½:15;, rose & yellow-green 1800 1200 30

Varieties & Errors

The 3 kop. black & green, printing error of background, “V” (for 5 kop.) instead of “3”, block of four, cancelled on piece, with Zhitomir 16 Dec. 1870 cds alongside.

3 kop. Imperforated

1866, The unique 3 k. imperforated pair, on horiz. laid paper, used in Wloclawek, POLAND with 31. May 1876 c.d.s. The rarest imperforated variety of Russia according to P. Ferrary. Ex Ferrary (sold to Sir John Wilson). (Sc. 20b; Mikulski cert.). Estimate – $200,000.00