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USSR (Soviet Union) Postage - Stamps
1956 - 1960

MINT SETS, SINGLE STAMPS, SOUVENIR SHEETS

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

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Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1957
	1972	1913A	1903	40k indigo-olive, Lermontov, poet	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1973	1912A	1902	40k violet, Belinski, literary critic	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1974	1942C	1960	40k multi, Folksinger	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1975	1957	1962	40k orange, Chernyshevski, writer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1976	1956	1961	40k green-brown, Shevchenko, writer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1977	1914	1905	40k brown-blue, Bering and Map	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1978	1915	1906	40k gray, Dmitri Mendeleev	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1979	1916	1907	40k red-sepia, Mikhail Glinka	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1980	1917	1908	1r multicol, Scene from Ivan Susanin	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	1982	1919	1910	25k violet, Ice Hockey Championship	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1983	1920	1911	40k blue, Hockey Player	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1984	1921	1912	60k emerald, Goalkeeper	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1985	1923	1915	40k green, Moscow Machine Works	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1986	2027	1916	10k brown, Gray partridge	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1987	1924	1917	15k brown, Black Grouse	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1988	2028	1918	15k blue, Polar Bear	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1989	1925	1919	20k red-orange, Axis Deer	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1990	1927	1920	30k ultra, Bison	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1991	1926	1921	30k olive-green, Mallard	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1992	1929	1922	40k olive-green, European elk	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1993	1928	1923	40k violet-blue, Sable	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1994	1932	1925	40k carmine, Lace maker, Vologda	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1995	1930	1927	40k brown, Woodcarver, Moscow	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1996	1931	1924	40k red, Hohloma wooden products	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1997	1933	1926	40k ultra, Bone carver, North Russia	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1998	1935	1931	40k purple, Georgi Plekhanov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1999	1934C	1930	40k ultra-brown, A. Bach, biochemist	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2000	1936	1932	40k lilac, Euler, Mathematician	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2001	1938A	1934	40k multi, Lenin talking to soldiers	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2002	1937A	1933	40k multi, Lenin at work	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2003	1939A	1935	40k multi, Lenin at Subbotnik	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2004	1940	1947	40k brown, William Harvey	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2005	1941	1948	40k black, Balakirev, composer	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2006	1944	1949	40k gray, Herzen and Ogarev	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2008	1952	1942	40k brown, Lenin monument	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2009	1950	1941	40k blue-green, View on the Neva	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2010	1951	1943	40k violet, Nevsky Prospekt	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2011	1954	1945	1r green-pink, Overprinted in red	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2012	1953	1944	1r brown-green, Overprinted in red	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2013	1959A	1946	40k multi, Henry Fielding, novelist	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2014	1955	1951	40k red-brown, A. Liapunov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2015	1958	1956	40k violet, 10^th Peace Bicycle Race	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2016	1960	1861A	40k ultra-brown, Burns, poet	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2017	1961	1957	40k brown-blue, Telescope	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2018	1985	1958	40k indigo, Comet and observatory	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2019	1992	1959	40k violet, Rocket leaving earth	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2020	1962	1963	20k violet-brown, Woman Gymnast	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2021	1963	1964	25k green-claret, Wresting	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2022	1965	1966	40k violet, Youths of three races	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2023	1964	1965	40k blue-red, Stadium	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2024	1966	1967	60k ultra-brown, Javelin thrower	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2025	1968	1968	20k ultra-black, Javelin Thrower	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2026	1967	1969	20k green-red, Runner	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2027	1969	1970	25k orange-ultra, Gymnast	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2028	1970	1971	40k rose-black, Boxing	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2029	1971	1972	40k pink-black, Soccer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2030	1972	1973	60k violet-brown, Weigh lifting	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2038	1945B	1936	10k, multicol, Youth of all races	0,005	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2039	1980B	1937	20k, multicol, Sculptor at work	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2040	1948B	1913	40k, multicol, Festival emblem, dove	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2041	1922B	1914	60k, multicol, Festival emblem, dove	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2042	1949B	1940	1r, multicol, Fireworks over Moscow	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, S

	2043	1973	1974	40k gray, Yanka Kupala, poet	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2044	1974	1975	40k red-brown, Moscow Kremlin	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2045	1975	1976	40k violet, Luzhniki Stadium	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2046	1977	1978	1r blue, Bolshoi Theatre	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2047	1976	1977	1r red, Lomonosov University	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2048	1978A	1979	40k blue, Philatelic exhibition	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2049	1978B	1979b	40k blue, Lenin Library in Moscow	0,030	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2050	bl21	1979a	40k blue, Souvenir sheet of two	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2051	1981	1981	40k blue-brown, Globe and Dove	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2052	1982	1982	1r violet-brown, Globe and Dove	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2054	1983	1880	40k blue-green, Jean Beranger, poet	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2055	1986a	1984	40k brown, Textile Factory, Narva	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2056	1987	1987	40k blue, Metallurgical works, Lenin	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2057	1988	1988	40k brown, Stasov, Art critic	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2058	1989	1989	1r black, Stasov, Art critic	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2059	1990	1985	40k blue, Carrier pigeon and Globes	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2060	1991	1986	60k lilac, Carrier pigeon and Globes	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2061	1993	1991	40k blue, K. Tsiolkovsky and rockets	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2063	2015	1996	40k blue, Lenin as orator	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2064	2016	1997	60k rose, Lenin reading Pravda	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2065	1995A	1998	10k, red-sepia, Moscow University	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2066	1996A	1999	40k, multicol, Red flag, Lenin	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2067	1997A	2000	40k, milticol, Lenin's appeal	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2068	1998A	2001	40k, multicol, Worker and Railroad	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2069	1999A	2002	60k, red-brown, Harvester	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2070	1995B	1998A	10k, red-sepia, Moscow University	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2071	1996B	1999A	40k, multicol, Red flag, Lenin	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2072	1997B	2000A	40k, milticol, Lenin's appeal	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2073	1998B	2001A	40k, multicol, Worker and Railroad	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2074	1999B	2002A	60k, red-brown, Harvester	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2075	bl22	1943a	40k multi, Souvenir sheet of three	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2076	bl23	2002a	40k multi, Souvenir sheet of three	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2077	2000	2003	40k multi, Russia, Dam, Energetic	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2078	2014	2011	40k multi, Ukraine, farmer, worker	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2079	2004	2006	40k multi, Byelorussia, Truck	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2080	2012	2004	40k multi, Uzbek Republic, farmer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2081	2007	2012	40k multi, Kazakh Republic, combine	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2082	2010	2008	40k multi, Georgia, Valley, Palm	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2083	2009	2007	40k multi, Azerbaijan, Oil Derricks	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2084	2011	2017	40k multi, Lithuania, farmers	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2085	2003	2014	40k multi, Moldova,vegetable sorting	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2086	2006	2016	40k multi, Latvia, worker, farmer	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2087	2001	2013	40k multi, Kirghiz, horseback rider	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2088	2005	2005	40k multi, Tadzhik, farmer	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2089	2002	2009	40k multi, Armenia, Energetic	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2090	2008	2010	40k multi, Turkmen, Oil Derricks	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2091	2013	2015	40k multi, Estonia, farmer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2092	2026	2021	40k blue, Overprinted in black	0,115	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2093	2017	1992	40k indigo, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2094	2036	1993	40k blue, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2095	2025	1994	40k brown, Turbine Wheel	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2096	2046	2030	60k gray-black, Symbols of Industry	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2097	2024A	1995	40k multicol, Falling of meteor	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2098	2029	2018	40k black, Artists , Academy of Art	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2099	2030	2019	60k black, Red Army Monument	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2100	2031	2020	1r black, Worker and Peasant	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2101	2032	2022	40k yellow-blue, Ukrainian Republic	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2102	2035	2025	40k brown, Borovikovsky, painter	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2103	2034	2023	40k black, Edvard Grieg composer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2105	2038A	2026	40k brown-violet, Ermolova, actress	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2106	2039	1954	40k gray, Yakub Kolos, poet	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2107	2040	1952	40k sepia, Mickevicius-Kapsukas	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2108	2041	1953	40k sepia, Bashindchagian, painer	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2109	2037	2027	40k blue, Lenin Hydroelectric Station	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2110	2042A	2032	20k black-rose, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2111	2043A	2033	40k black-green, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2112	2044A	2034	60k black-brown, Greeting Sputnik-2	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2113	2045A	2035	1r black-blue, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

Stamps are referenced by CPA Stamp Catalog (Moscow, 1983), Michel (2002/2003) and Scott (2002/2003).
Stamp from set marked (*) my be available as single stamp.
CPA - "Souzpechat" Central Philatelic Agency under the Ministry of Communications of the USSR. CPA catalog numbering of 1918-1980 RSFSR and USSR postage-stamps are accepted in the Russia up to days ( have a look at V.Soloviev "1857-1991 Postage-Stamps of Russian and USSR. Catalog - Reference. 2002/2003 ".
The number of stamps printed (column Print run) is quoted in millions.
MNH - Mint never hinged
MLH - Mint lightly hinged
MH - mint hinged
F - fine stamp condition
VF - very fine stamp condition
EF - extremely fine stamp condition
S - superb, better than EF
SEC - Special Event Cancel
CTO - Cancelled to order
Imperf. - Imperforated stamp