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IMPERIAL RUSSIA
STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
Lot # 721 | P | Scott # 77
| 1908-09, plate proof of 5k in red lilac, printed on white horizontal wove chalk-surfaced paper without varnish lines, perforation 14 1/2x15, numerous differs in printing details, no gum as produced, VF and extremely rare, especially in color close to issued stamp, a common stamp of 5k in claret shade is enclosed, Est. $1,500- $2,000 . |