Eagle and post horn with lightning 

Eagle and post horn with lightning
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Eagle and post horn with lightning

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1389049
Area
Stamps
Title
Eagle and post horn with lightning
Face value
5
Country / area
Russia [1857-1917]
Year
1889
Month
12
Day
14
Issue group
1889 Imperial coat of arms (II)
Order Number in Issue group
4a
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Purple
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Heraldic animals, Heraldry, Post-horns
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
48 x
Yvert number
42
Scott number
49
Stanley Gibbons number
54
Zagorsky number
60
Designer/Engraver
Kepler, Franz Mikhailovich
Printing office
EZGB [1818-1919] (Imperial Russian Printing Works)
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
14¼ : 14¾
Watermark
Waves and Cyrillic letters
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Laid paper (horizontally)
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
98.470.000
Dimensions / diameter
19 x 25 mm
Details

Soloviev number: 45 or 45a. Exact color: Michel: Medium brown-violet Zagorski: Lilac Soloviev: lilac (45) or bright violet (45a)

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