oldteddy
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Scott #49 plate flaw
Lobachevsky in his catalog of Russian imperial stamps lists a plate flaw of 5-kop stamp of 1889-1902 issue (Scott #49) - a deformed frame. On the
drawing provided in the catalog it looks like curved outside section. I run across a similar flaw, at exactly the same place where Lobachevsky noted
it, but curved inside. Is it the same or a different variety?
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GregMirsky
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Well you may be right and we are dealing here with another instance of "lost in translation..." and/or Lobachevsky error.
Unfortunately I've never seen this variety myself. There is no illustration in English version of Lobachevsky Catalog published by Rossica. The only
available picture (similar to one you scanned) comes from the copy of the illustration in original Russian publication of this section of Lobachevsky
catalog (Soviet Collectioner, #15, 1977, page 59). So, Russian original also does not have illustration of actual stamp, but instead it has a drawing
where frame curved outside (on the left). Original Lobachevsky description (in Russian) says " 47Ka 5 kop., deformed external frame on the left at
the level of letter "T" in "POCHTOVAYA". So, if you forget about picture drawing for a moment - even original description does not really say which
direction it is bended (left or right).
May be one of the Rossica members has this variety with curve bended outside of the frame and can publish illustration for us here.
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