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The spectacular Franz Kepler's sketch of the first stamp of Russia, handpainted in white, blue and brown, and carefully executed on thick cardboard (34 x 43 mm.). This exquisite work was prepared by Gottlieb Hasse & Sons of Prague as a proposal to the postal administration of St. Petersburg. This precious and highly interesting item in the history of Russia was a personal gift from the Tsar Nicholas II to Agathon Fabergé. Of utmost desirability and a major historical showpiece of Russian philately. Ex Epstein, Fabergé and Mertens.
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