Lot 40309 – 1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3 Ruble proof with partially completed engraving in black on yellowish card

1913 Romanov Tercentenary 3 Ruble proof with partially completed engraving in black on yellowish card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture and showing only the outline of the building. Possibly from the Tsar collection R. Lowe 1935 sale “3 roubles: An extraordinary set of die proofs in various colors showing the different states of the die – state 1, 2, 3 (3), 4, 5 (3), 6, 7 (3) and 8 (5)”, published in the Yamschik-Post Rider 1983, No 12, page 15.