Russian Topical Stamps: A R T S

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1921
	10	158x	183	250r, violet, Science and Arts	78,9	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	10A	158y	183a	250r, violet, Science and Arts	---	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1935
	515	528	569	5k red, Persian Art Exposition	0,100	14	MNH, EF
	516	529	570	10k green, Persian Art Exposition	0,070	14	MNH, EF
*	517	530	571	15k violet, Persian Art Exposition	0,070	14	MNH, EF
*	518	531	572	35k brown, Persian Art Exposition	0,060	14	MNH, EF
1948
	1223	1179	1189	30k violet, State Hermitage	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1224	1180	1190	50k green, Peter I Monument	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1504	1454	1451	40k green, Tretyakov Gallery	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1506	1455	1450	40k blue, Museum of Oriental culture	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1510	1458	1457	40k violet, Pushkin Art Museum	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1907	1847	1838	40k multicol, Tretiakov Art Gallery	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1908	1848	1839	40k multicol, Picture by Savrasov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1934	1872	1863	40k, multicol, Statue of Nestor	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1935	1873	1864	1r, multicol, Statue of Nestor	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	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
1957
	2039	1980B	1937	20k, multicol, Sculptor at work	0,015	Imperf.	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

	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
1958
	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

	2147	2074	2060	40k multicol, Overprinted in Blue	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2817	2716	2701	4k multi, Wooden Dolls and Toys	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2818	2717	2702	6k multi, Pottery, Ukraine	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2819	2718	2703	10k multi, Bookbinding, Estonia	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2820	2719	2704	12k multi, Metalware, Dagestan	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1964
	3027	3005	2985	6k brown-orange, Michelangelo	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3129	2988	2968	4k gray, Dovzhenko, film producer	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	3130	2992	2968a	6k olive, Scene from "Tchapaev"	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	3142	3007	2987	4k multicol, Tsar's Helmet	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3143	3008	2988	6k multicol, Gold Saddle	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3144	3009	2989	10k multicol, Jeweled fur crown	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3145	3010	2990	12k multicol, Tsar's gold ladle	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3146	3011	2991	16k multicol, Silver bowl	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1965
	3257	3120	3095	4k blue, Scene from "Potemkin"	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3258	3121	3096	6k multi, Scene from "Young Guard"	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3259	3122	3097	12k multi, Film "Ballad of a Soldier"	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1966
	3304	3173	3152	6k multicol, Porcelain figurines	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3305	3174	3153	10k multicol, Tea set, Dimitrov	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3327	3190	3173	4k red-black, Film "Hamlet"	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3328	3191	3174	10k ultra, "The Quick and Dead"	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	3453	3313	3290	4k yellow, Golden Stag, Scythia	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3454	3314	3291	6k gray, Silver jug, Persia	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3455	3315	3292	10k violet, Statue of Voltaire	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3456	3316	3293	12k emer, Malachite vase, Ural	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3457	3317	3294	16k ocher, Painting by Caravaggio	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1967
	3479	3339	3319	2k green, Lenin as student	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	3480	3340	3320	3k brown, Lenin, statue in Ulyanovsk	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	3481	3341	3321	4k olive, Lenin in Razliv	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	3482	3342	3322	6k silver, Lenin, by Neroda	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	3483	3343	3323	10k siler, Lenin as orator, by Andreev	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	3484	3344	3323A	10k gold,Lenin as orator, by Andreev	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1968
	3653	3625	3500	6k sepia-brown, Laocoon	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1969
	3788	3661	3634	4k multicol, Wine horn, Turkmenia	5,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3789	3662	3635	6k multicol, Persian Simurg vessel	4,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3790	3663	3636	12k multicol, Head of Goddess	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3791	3664	3637	16k multicol, Bodhisattva, Tibet	3,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3792	3665	3638	20k multicol, Statue of Ebisu, Japan	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1971
	4068	3952	3919	10k multicol, Diamond daffodils	4,600	11,5	MNH, EF
	4069	3950	3918	10k multicol, Shakh Diamond	4,600	11,5	MNH, EF
	4070	3951	3917	10k multicol, Diamond Brooch	4,600	11,5	MNH, EF
	4071	3954	3920	20k multicol, Diamond Pendant	4,200	11,5	MNH, EF
	4072	3953	3921	20k multicol, Diamond Rose	4,100	11,5	MNH, EF
	4073	3955	3922	30k multicol, Diamond Pendant	3,800	11,5	MNH, EF
1977
	4760	4655	4608a	4k multi, Bas-relief, 12^th Century	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4761	4656	4608b	6k multi, Necklace, 12^th Century	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4762	4657	4608c	10k multi, Mask, 13^th Cent., Suzdal	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4763	4658	4608d	12k multi, Archangel Mikhail, icon	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4764	4659	4608e	16k multi, Chalice by Ivan Fomin	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4765	4660	4608f	20k multi, Basil's Cathedral, Moscow	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1978
	4913	4792	4709	6k multi, Silver Cup, 12^th Century	6,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4914	4793	4710	10k multi, Church, 12^th Century	6,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4915	4794	4711	12k multi, St. George Icon, 15^th Cent.	5,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4916	4795	4712	16k multi, The Czar cannon, 1586	4,900	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1979
	4967	4849	4753	2k multicol, Bogorodsk wood carving	8,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4968	4850	4754	3k multicol, Khokhloma bowls	8,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4969	4851	4755	4k multicol, Zhestovo tray	7,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4970	4852	4756	6k multicol, Kholmogori carved bone	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4971	4853	4757	15k multicol, Lace, Vologda	4,900	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1988
	6017	5898	5727	10k claret, Sculpture by Mukhina	8,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6019	5900	5729	20k olive-gray, Lyre, Art tools	8,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6020	5901	5730	25k green, Discobolus, by Myron	8,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6022	5903	5732	35k brown, Mercury by Giambologna	6,500	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6024	5905	5734	1r blue-gray, UPU emblem	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6025	5906	5735	5k green, Samson Fountain,1723	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	6026	5907	5736	10k green, Adam Fountain, 1722	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	6027	5908	5737	15k green, Golden Mountain Cascade	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	6028	5909	5738	30k green, Poman Fountains, 1763	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	6029	5910	5739	50k green, Oak Tree Foutain, 1735	2,500	11,5:12	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. 2003/2004 ".
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