Lot 40375 – Orgeev: 1879 3k with horizontal net, mint og. imperf. in vertically rejoined pair plus 1885 3k yellow-green mint h.r.

Orgeev: 1879 3k with horizontal net, mint og. imperf. in vertically rejoined pair (lower stamp torn in half), nevertheless exceptionally rare, not listed by Chuchin and Schmidt, ex Ferrari and Fabergé (St.71); plus 1885 3k yellow-green mint h.r. (heavy hinge), listed by Schmidt as no.16 from the early printing, rating it RR, an interesting and elusive stamp, ex « Nikolai » (Ch.16).