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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
1958
	2115	2048	1955	40k black, Carl Linne, botanist	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2116	2049A	2029	40k violet, Chi Pai-shih, painter	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2117	2052A	2031	40k brown-olive, Alexey Tolstoi	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2118	2141	2112	40k brown, Saltykov-Shchedrin	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2119	2050A	1928	40k brown, Rug weaver, Turkmenia	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2120	2051A	1929	40k multicol, Painting, Palekh	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2121	2053	2039	25k multi, Birth of Red Army, 1918	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2122	2056	2042	40k multi, Sailor and soldier	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2123	2055	2041	40k multi, Soldier and Steel-maker	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2124	2054	2040	40k multi, Aviator, sailor and soldier	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2125	2057	2043	60k multi, Storming of Reichstag	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2126	2058	2038	40k sepia, Sharents, armenian poet	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2127	2059	2036	40k black, Longfellow, american poet	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2128	2060	2037	40k black, William Blake, artist, poet	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	2129	2063A	2044	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2130	2062A	2045	40k green-ultra, Swan Lake Ballet	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2131a	2061A	2046	1r emerald, Pianist and Violinist	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2132	2063B	2044a	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2133	2062B	2045a	40k green-ultra, Swan Lake Ballet	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2134	2061B	2046a	1r emerald, Pianist and Violinist	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S

	2135	2064	2047	40k green, Rudnev, naval commander	1,500	12,5	MNH, S

	2136	2065A	2048	40k multi, Maxim Gorki, writer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2144	2071	2053	40k blue-gray, Lenin	2,000	12,5	MNH, S
	2145	2072	2054	60k rose-brown, Lenin	2,000	12,5	MNH, S
	2146	2073	2055	1r brown, Lenin	2,000	12,5	MNH, S

	2147	2074	2060	40k multicol, Overprinted in Blue	0,500	12,5	MNH, S

	2148	2075	2062	40k blue, Carlo Goldoni, dramatist	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2150	2077	2056	40k brown, Karl Marx	1,500	12,5	MNH, S
	2151	2078	2057	60k blue, Karl Marx	1,500	12,5	MNH, S
	2152	2079	2058	1r red, Karl Marx	1,500	12,5	MNH, S

	2153	2080	2064	40k blue, Globe and Dove	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2154	2081	2065	60k ultra, Globe and Dove	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2155	2082A	2063	40k green, Radio tower, ship, planes	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2156	2083	2066	40k black, Chavchavadze, writer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2157	2084I	2067	40k, multicol, flags, error in Czech	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, S
	2157a	2084II	2067a	40k, multicol, flags, error is corrected	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, S

	2158	2087	2068	10k multi, Young Pioneer Bugler	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2159	2088	2069	25k multi, Boy with model plane	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2160	2085	2071	40k multi, Children of three races	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2161	2086	2070	40k multi, Child and bomb	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2162	2091A	2074	40k brown, Rimski -Korsakov	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2163	2089A	2072	40k blue-red, Soccer players, Globe	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2164	2090A	2073	60k blue-red, Soccer players, Globe	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2165	2089B	2072a	40k blue-red, Soccer players, Globe	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2166	2090B	2073a	60k blue-red, Soccer players, Globe	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2167	2092	2076	40k blue-red, Gymnast on rings	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2168	2093	2075	40k ultra-red, Girl Gymnast	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2171	2096	2077	60k blue, Bomb, globe, sputniks, ship	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2172	2097	2078	40k red, Arsenal plant workers, Kiev	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2176	2101	2083	40k multi, Sputnik-3 leaving Earth	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2177	2100	2084	40k rose-buff, Aini, Tadzhik writer	1,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2179	2103A	2090	40k blue-green, Schooner "Zarja"	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2180	2105	2089	40k blue, Aurora borealis and camera	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2181	2104	2091	40k ultra, Weather balloon and radar	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2182	2169B	2147a	20k ultra-red, Airliner IL-14	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2183	2171B	2148a	40k blue-green, Jet liner TU-104	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2184	2170B	2149a	40k blue-red, Turbo liner TU-114	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2185	2106B	2086a	60k blue-red, TU-104 and Globe	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2186	2107B	2150a	60k rose-black, Jet liner TU-110	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2187	2108B	2087a	1r red-black, Turbo liner AN-10	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2188	2193B	2151a	2r red-black, Turbo liner IL-18	0,140	Imprf.	MNH, EF
	2189	2169A	2147	20k ultra-red, Airliner IL-14	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2190	2171A	2148	40k blue-green, Jet liner TU-104	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2191	2170A	2149	40k blue-red, Turbo liner TU-114	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2192	2106A	2086	60k blue-red, TU-104 and Globe	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2193	2107A	2150	60k rose-black, Jet liner TU-110	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2194	2108A	2087	1r red-black, Turbo liner AN-10	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2195	2193A	2151	2r red-black, Turbo liner IL-18	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2196	2109	2088	40k sepia-claret, L. Kulik, meteorist	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2197	2110A	2092	40k brown, Crimea Observatory	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2198	2111D	2093	60k blue, Moscow University	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2199	2112A	2094	1r blue-brown, Telescope	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2200	2114B	2096a	10k, multi, Messenger, 16 Century	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2201	2118B	2101a	40k, multi, Jet plane and Troika	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2202	2119B	2100a	40k, multi, Lenin stamp, Aurora, ship	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2203	2113A	2095	10k multi, 15^th Cent. letter writer	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2204	2114A	2096	10k multi, Postilion 16^th Century	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2205	2115A	2097	25k multi, Sleigh mail coach	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2206	2116A	2098	25k multi, Mail coach and Post office	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2207	2117A	2099	40k multi, Troika, 19^th Century	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2208	2118A	2101	40k multi, Jet Plane and Troika	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2209	2119A	2100	40k multi, Lenin stamp, Aurora, ship	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2210	2120A	2103	60k multi, Podbekski, letter carriers	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2211	2121A	2104	60k multi, Mail train	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2212	2123A	2106	1r multi, Loading mail	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2213	2122A	2105	1r multi, Ship, plane, train and globe	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2214	bl24	2106a	1r 10k multi, Souvenir sheet of five	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2215	bl25	2106b	3r 60k multi, Souvenir sheet of five	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2216	2134	2102	40k brown, Leningrad Post Museum	2,000	12:12	MNH, EF

	2217	2198	2286	20k slate-green, Farm Woman	---	12,5	MNH, EF
	2218	2230	2287	25k sepia, Architect	---	12,5	MNH, EF
	2219	2138	2288	60k carmine, Steel worker	---	12,5	MNH, EF

	2226	2137	2107	40k black, Chigorin, chess player	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2227	2142	2110	40k multi, Nurse bandaging man's leg	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2228	2143	2111	40k multi, Soviet Hospital abroad	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2229	bl27	1767a	1r multi, Souvenir sheet of four, bear	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2230	2144	2114	40k gray, Kapnist, writer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2232	2146	2120	40k violet, Red Square, Moscow	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2233	2175	2133	40k lilac-rose, Main street, Kiev	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2234	2174	2131	40k brown, Round square, Minsk	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2235	2149	2123	40k gray, Lenin statue, Tashkent	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2236	2147	2121	40k green, Lenin square, Alma Ata	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2237	2150	2125	40k blue, Rustaveli Av., Tbilisi	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2238	2179	2129	40k purple, Communist street, Baku	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2239	2177	2134	40k orange, View of Vilnius	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2240	2178	2130	40k olive, Lenin Prospekt, Kishinev	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2241	2153	2126	40k brown-red, View of Riga	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2242	2152	2127	40k gray, University square, Frunze	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2243	2154	2124	40k blue, Lenin square, Stalinabad	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2244	2151	2128	40k brown, View of Yerevan	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2245	2148	2122	40k gray, Lenin statue, Ashkhabad	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2246	2176	2132	40k emerald, Viru Gate, Tallinn	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	2247	2155	2113	40k multi, Rudagi, persian poet	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2248	2156	2119	40k multi, 1500 Anniv. of Tbilisi	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2249	2159	2118	40k blue, Ural machine building plant	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2250	2157	2116	40k green, Tractor building plant	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2251	2158	2117	40k brown, Zaporozhstal foundry	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2252	2160	2135	10k multi, Young Red Army soldier	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2253	2161	2136	20k multi, Miner, Young workers	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2254	2162	2137	25k multi, Youth in WW2	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2255	2163	2138	40k multi, Girl farm worker	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2256	2164	2139	60k multi, Young builders	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2257	2165	2140	1r multi, Soviet students	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2261	2172	2144	40k multi, Sergei Esenin, poet	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	2262	2173	2146	40k blue, Kuan Han-Ching, dramatist	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2263	2180	2145	40k multi, Ordzhnikidze, statesman	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2264	2181	2153	40k brown, John Milton, poet	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2266	2185	2155	40k brown, Fuzuli, Azerbaijan poet	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2269	2186	2152	40k gray, Duse, Italian actress	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2270	2187	2154	40k ultra, Rulye, biologist, educator	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2271	2188	2162	40k multicol, Atomic Icebreaker	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	2272	2189	2163	60k multicol, Diesel locomotive TE-3	1,500	12,5	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