Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

RUSSIA Postal Stationery and Telegraph Stamps

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ENVELOPES OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

1845-1848 Arms of Russia

20 k blue still on envelope

With St.Peterburg cancel.

  5 Kop blue (stamped envelope for St.Petersburg, 1845)
  5 Kop red
  10 Kop black
  20 Kop blue
  30 Kop red

1869 Arms of Russia

(Reduced size)

Reduced size

  5 Kop red
  5 Kop red

A Senf forgery with overprint "FACSIMILE".

1883 Arms of Russia

  2 k green
  3 k red
  5 k violet
  7 k blue

Surcharged

These postal stationery in a similar design, but with small circles added, were issued for Finland.

Arms in an ellipse:

7 k black

I have seen the values:
  5 k violet
  7 k grey
  8 k grey
  10 k brown
  20 k blue
  30 k red

Surcharged with fancy pattern:

Whole letter, overprinted in red

  7 k on 8 k grey
  7 k on 10 k brown

(Reduced size)

I have seen another postcard in a different design of 14 k blue and two postcards of 10 k blue and 20 k blue in again another design.

1913 Romanov issue (as postage stamps)

Postcard, used in Petrograd

Besides the above shown 3 k red, I have also seen: 1 k orange, 2 k green, 7 k brown, 10 k blue, 14 k green and 20 k green.

Telegraph stamps and cuts

1866 Telegraph stamps, arms in circle, inscription 'TELEGPAFb'

  20 k brown and black
  '10 k. 10 k.' on 20 k brown and black

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
20 k	RRR	RRR	Less than 10 stamps seem to have survived.
10 k on 20 k	RRR	RRR

Reprints were made in 1881, the above imperforate stamp is such a reprint. I don't know if reprints were always imperforate.

Cuts:

(Reduced sizes)

I have seen such a cut pasted on part of a letter.

(Mystery item, double headed eagle with inscription 'TELEGRAPH')