State coat of arms 

State coat of arms
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State coat of arms

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9563913
Area
Stamps
Title
State coat of arms
Face value
70
Country / area
Russia [1857-1917]
Year
1884
Month
01
Day
25
Issue group
1884 Coat of arms, posthorns in design without thunderbolts
Order Number in Issue
8
Basic colour
Brown, Orange
Exact colour
Light Sienna, Light yellow-orange
Usage
Postage
Type
Perforation variety
Theme / topic
Heraldic animals, Heraldry, Post-horns
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Heraldische adelaar (in relief)
Michel number
36 A
Yvert number
35
Scott number
38
Stanley Gibbons number
46
Zagorsky number
Designer/Engraver
Kepler, Franz Mikhailovich
Printing office
EZGB [1818-1919] (Imperial Russian Printing Works)
Perforation
Comb perforation 14½ : 15
Watermark
Waves and Cyrillic letters
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Combination typography and embossing
Paper
Laid paper (horizontally)
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
986.900
Dimensions / diameter
14 x 24 mm
Details

Zagorski number: 41 Soloviev number: 36 Edition is for the issue of 1884 and 1888 together. See background page for more information about the minimal differences between the stamps from the issue and reissue.

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