First stamp of the Russian Empire

First stamp of the Russian Empire
First stamp of the Russian Empire
Country of production	Russian Empire
Location of production	Saint Petersburg
Date of production	10 December 1857
Designer	Franz Kepler
Engraver	Franz Kepler
Perforation	none
Depicts	Russian coat of arms, emblem of the Post Office
Notability	first definitive postage stamp of the Russian Empire
No. in existence	unknown
Face value	10 kopecks
Estimated value	up to $12,500 (2007)

The first stamp of the Russian Empire was a postage stamp issued in 1857 and introduced within the territory of the Russian Empire in 1858. It was an imperforate 10-kopeck stamp depicting the coat of arms of Russia, and printed using typography in brown and blue.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Владинец, Н. И. [Vladinets, N. I.] (1975). "Почтовые марки" [Postage stamp]. In Прохоров, А. М., гл. ред. (ed.). Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979) [The Great Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Russian and English). Vol. 20 (Плата – Проб) (3rd ed.). М. [Moscow]: Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2015-06-21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Ivanova, V. (2015-02-20). "Philately in Russia, Part 1. Philately in the Russian Empire". Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions. Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
^ Новосёлов, В. А. [Novosyolov, V. A.] (2008-11-04). "Глава 4. Первая русская марка" [First Russian stamp]. Знакомство с филателией: Мир филателии (электронная книга) [Chapter 4. Acquaintance with Philately: World of Philately (electronic book)] (in Russian). Мир м@рок; Союз филателистов России [World of Stamps; Union of Philatelists of Russia [Wikidata]]. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "A History of Russian Philately Part 2. 1 Jan 1858 – 2 March 1917". A History of Russian Philately. Redmond, WA: Russian Stamps, Philately & Postal History; David Rowell. 2010-05-15. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2003-12-06.

[1] Владинец, Н. И. [Vladinets, N. I.] (1975). "Почтовые марки" [Postage stamp]. In Прохоров, А. М., гл. ред. (ed.). Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979) [The Great Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Russian and English). Vol. 20 (Плата – Проб) (3rd ed.). М. [Moscow]: Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2015-06-21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Ivanova, V. (2015-02-20). "Philately in Russia, Part 1. Philately in the Russian Empire". Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions. Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre. Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

[Novosyolov-3] Новосёлов, В. А. [Novosyolov, V. A.] (2008-11-04). "Глава 4. Первая русская марка" [First Russian stamp]. Знакомство с филателией: Мир филателии (электронная книга) [Chapter 4. Acquaintance with Philately: World of Philately (electronic book)] (in Russian). Мир м@рок; Союз филателистов России [World of Stamps; Union of Philatelists of Russia [Wikidata]]. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[history2-4] "A History of Russian Philately Part 2. 1 Jan 1858 – 2 March 1917". A History of Russian Philately. Redmond, WA: Russian Stamps, Philately & Postal History; David Rowell. 2010-05-15. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2003-12-06.

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