Russian Topical Stamps: A N I M A L S

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1972
	4157	4037	4002	6k multicol, Painting by Le Nain	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4158	4038	4003	10k multicol, Painting by Murillo	4,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4160	4040	4005	20k multicol, Painting by Delacroix	3,800	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1973
	4248	4137	4093	1k multicol, European Bison	7,100	11,5	MNH, EF
	4249	4138	4094	3k multicol, Ibex	6,900	11,5	MNH, EF
	4251	4140	4096	6k multicol, Beaver	6,100	11,5	MNH, EF
	4252	4141	4097	10k multicol, Deer and fawns	5,600	11,5	MNH, EF

	4300	4187	4141	4k multicol, Painting by Snyders	6,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1974
	4347	4233	4192	20k multicol, Eawn	3,200	11,5	MNH, EF

	4351	4238	4196	1k multicol, Saiga	5,900	12	MNH, EF
	4352	4239	4197	3k multicol, Koulan	5,600	12	MNH, EF
	4353	4240	4198	4k multicol, Desman	5,500	12	MNH, EF
	4354	4241	4199	6k multicol, Sea lion	4,800	12	MNH, EF
	4355	4242	4200	10k multicol, Greenland whale	4,500	12	MNH, EF
1975
	4498	4396	4362	4k multicol, Altai roebuck	7,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4499	4397	4363	6k multicol, Siberian marten	6,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4501	4399	4365	16k multicol, Badger	4,900	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	4507	4405	4371	6k yellow-green, Karakul Lamb	6,100	11,5	MNH, EF
1977
	4712	4608	4573	6k multicol, Lion Hunt	5,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4715	4611	4576	20k multicol, Landscape with dog	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	4782	4678	4626	1k multicol, Lebetina Viper	8,800	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4783	4679	4627	4k multicol, Venomous snake	7,800	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4784	4680	4628	6k multicol, Venomous snake	6,400	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4785	4681	4629	10k multicol, Venomous snake	6,200	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4786	4682	4630	12k multicol, Venomous snake	5,200	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4787	4683	4631	16k multicol, Polar bear and cub	5,700	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4788	4684	4632	20k multicol, Walrus and calf	5,200	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4789	4685	4633	30k multicol, Tiger and cub	5,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1978
	4805	4701	4643	12k multicol, Drinking Tea, cat	5,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	4850	4746	4683	10k multicol, Sea elephant	6,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	4894	bl131	4704	50k multicol, Diana, by P. Veronese	1,570	12,5:11	MNH, EF
1980
	5086	4968	4838	2k multicol, Silver Fox	9,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	5087	4969	4839	4k multicol, Polar Fox	9,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5088	4970	4840	6k multicol, Mink	8,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5089	4971	4841	10k multicol, Azerbaijan nutria	6,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	5090	4972	4842	15k multicol, Black sable	5,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1981
	5244	5126	4995	4k multicol, Painting by Pirosmanas	7,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5244	5128	4997	10k multicol, Painting by Dzhaparidz	5,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1984
	5476	5356	5226	2k multicol, Mandrill	8,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5477	5357	5227	3k multicol, Gazelle	8,100	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5478	5358	5228	4k multicol, Snow leopard	7,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	5548	5427Iv	5286	35k brown-olive, Sable	---	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1985
	5658	5537	5388	2k multicol, Sorex bucharensis	7,800	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	5659	5538	5389	3k multicol, Cardiocranius paradoxus	7,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5660	5539	5390	5k multicol, Selevinia	7,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	5661	5540	5391	20k multicol, Felis caracal	3,900	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5662	5541	5392	45k multicol, Gazella subgutturosa	3,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5663	bl185	5393	50k multicol, Panthera pardus	0,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1987
	5815	5694	5541	5k multicol, Polar bears	5,700	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5816	5695	5542	10k multicol, Polar bears	4,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5817	5696	5543	20k multicol, Polar bears	3,300	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5818	5697	5544	35k multicol, Polar bears	3,200	11,5:12	MNH, EF

	5828	5711	5554	5k multicol, Menzbira marmot	5,400	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5829	5712	5555	10k multicol, Bald badger	3,700	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	5830	5713	5556	15k multicol, Snow leopard	2,900	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1988
	5945	5827	5667	5k multicol, Russian borzoi	5,800	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5946	5828	5668	10k multicol, Kirghiz greyhound	4,400	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5947	5829	5669	15k multicol, Russian retrievers	3,800	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5948	5830	5670	20k multicol, Russian spaniel	3,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	5949	5831	5671	35k multicol, East Siberian husky	3,400	11,5:12	MNH, EF

	5995	5877	B141	10+5k multicol, Bear	2,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5996	5878	B142	10+5k multicol, Wolf	2,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5997	5879	B143	20+10k multicol, Fox	2,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5998	5880	B144	20+10k multicol, Boar	2,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5999	5881	B145	20+10k multicol, Lynx	2,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1989
	6054	5935	B152	10+5k multicol, Marten	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6055	5936	B153	10+5k multicol, Squirrel	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6056	5937	B154	20+10k multicol, Hare	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6057	5938	B155	20+10k multicol, Hedgehog	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6058	5939	B156	20+10k multicol, Badger	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6096	5977	5794	10k multicol, Lynx, Tallinn Zoo	3,900	11,5	MNH, EF

	6103	5984	5802	1k multi, Durov, clown and trainer	6,000	12	MNH, EF
	6104	5985	5803	3k multi, Rumyantsev, clown	5,500	12	MNH, EF
	6105	5986	5804	4k multi, Filatov, bear trainer	5,700	12	MNH, EF
1990
	6239	6116	5920	1k multicol, Sordres	4,700	12	MNH, EF
	6240	6117	5921	3k multicol, Chalicotherium	4,700	12	MNH, EF
	6241	6118	5922	5k multicol, Indricotherium	4,700	12	MNH, EF
	6242	6119	5923	10k multicol, Saurolophus	3,600	12	MNH, EF
	6243	6120	5924	20k multicol, Thyestes	3,300	12	MNH, EF

	6246	bl215	B172	20+10k multi, Nature Conservation	0,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6251	6130	5933	25k multicol, Killer Whales	3,000	12	MNH, EF
	6252	6131	5934	25k multicol, Northern Sea Lions	3,000	12	MNH, EF
	6253	6132	5935	25k multicol, Sea Otter	3,000	12	MNH, EF
	6254	6133	5936	25k multicol, Common Dolphin	3,000	12	MNH, EF
1991
	6279	6158	5954	4k multicol, Rhizostoma pulmo	4,500	12	MNH, EF
	6280	6159	5955	5k multicol, Anemonia sulcata	3,800	12	MNH, EF
	6281	6160	5956	10k multicol, Squalus acanthias	3,500	12	MNH, EF
	6282	6161	5957	15k multicol, Engraulis encrasicolus	3,000	12	MNH, EF
	6283	6162	5958	20k multicol, Tursiops truncatus	2,800	12	MNH, EF
1992
	6384	bl1	B185	3r50k multicol, Amur Tiger, cubs	0,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1993
	6484	323	6158	50r multicol, Pusa hespida	2,600	11,5	MNH, EF
	6485	324	6159	60r multicol, Paralithodes brevipes	2,600	11,5	MNH, EF
	6486	325	6160	90r multicol, Todarodes pacificus	2,600	11,5	MNH, EF

	6504	343	6178	50r multicol, Panthera Tigris	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6505	344	6179	100r multicol, Ussuri Tiger in wood	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6506	345	6180	250r multicol, Two cubs	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6507	346	6181	500r multicol, Ussuri Tiger in snow	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	6510	352	6189	250r multi, Ailuropoda melanoleuca	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6511	356	6190	250r multi, Phocoenoides dalli	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6512	358	6191	250r multi, Eschrichtius robustus	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6513	351	6187	250r multi, Elephas maximus	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6514	353	6185	250r multi, Monachus schauinslandi	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6516	355	6184	250r multi, Phascolarctos cinereus	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1995
	6584	423	6249b	250r multi, Pusa hispida	0,900	12	MNH, EF
	6585	424	6249c	250r multi, Lynx	0,900	12	MNH, EF
1996
	6646	485	6307	1000r multi, European tiger	0,600	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6647	486	6308	1000r multi, Russian blue	0,600	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6648	487	6309	1000r multi, Persian white	0,600	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6649	488	6310	1000r multi, Siamese	0,600	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6650	489	6311	1000r multi, Siberian	0,600	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1997
	6756	597	6397a	500r multi, Pteromys volans	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6757	598	6397b	750r multi, Felix lynx	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6759	600	6397d	2000r multi, Lutra lutra	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1999
	6880	722	6513	5r multi, Bison, Oka Nature Reserve	0,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6882	723	6514a	2r 50k multi, Red Deer, Bucks	0,850	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6883	724	6514b	2r 50k multi, Red Deer, Does	0,850	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	6913	752	6539	2r multi, Reindeer racing	0,330	12:11,5	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