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Russia's first stamp - the 1857 imperforate 10-kopeck brown & blue - an example of the issue.

Russia 1857 First Issue 10 Kopeck

Maker
Russian Empire (Tsar Alexander II)
Year
1857
Rank
60 of 100

Russia 1857 First Issue 10 Kopeck

Russia 1857 First Issue 10 Kopeck by Russian Empire (Tsar Alexander II) (1857) is ranked 60 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $62,500 on 1 January 2024, which is not a sale. Imperial Russia's very first stamp; the imperforate/no-watermark first printing is a major classic rarity.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Imperial Russia's very first stamp; the imperforate/no-watermark first printing is a major classic rarity.

10-kopeck brown & blue, imperforate, no watermark (Scott 1, the rare imperf first printing); mint

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$62,500
Kind
Price-guide value, not a sale
Date
1 January 2024

Scott catalogue value ~$62,500 for a mint example of the scarce imperforate-no-watermark 10k (the perforated common 10k is inexpensive). Guide-value, not a verified hammer.

This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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2026-08-08