Russian Topical Stamps: ASTRONOMY

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1954
	1779	1724	1722	40k, black-blue, Pulkov Observatory	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1955
	1808	1754	1752	1r, multicol, Copernicus by Matejko	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1958	1895	1887	40k ultra, F. Bredichin, astronomer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1957
	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
1958
	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
1964
	2968	2862	2839	4k orange, Sun and Radar	6,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2969	2863	2840	6k orange-blue, Sun, Earth	6,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2970	2864	2841	10k blue-orange, Earth, Sun	6,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3029	3006	2986	12k brown-green, Galileo	2,500	11,5	MNH, EF

	3128	2990	2970	4k blue, Struve, Astronomer	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1965
	3153	3117	2971A	4k brown, Stenberg, Astronomer	3,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1969
	3827	3700	3673	2k multicol, Plane AN-2	4,000	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3828	3701	3674	3k multicol, Plane PO-2	4,000	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3829	3702	3675	4k multicol, Plane ANT-9	3,500	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3830	3703	3676	6k multicol, Plane TsAGI 1-EA	3,000	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3831	3704	3677	10k multicol, Plane ANT-20	3,000	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3832	3705	3678	12k multicol, Plane TU-104	2,500	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3833	3706	3679	16k multicol, Helicopter MIG-10	2,500	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3834	3707	3680	20k multicol, Plane IL-62	2,000	11:12,5	MNH, EF
	3835	3708bl	3681	50k multicol, Plane TU-144	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1973
	4218	4096	4060	10k ultra-sepia, Copernicus	2,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1985
	5676	5555	5406	10k blue, Largest Telescope	2,450	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1987
	5893	5776	5619	20k olive, Radiotelescope RATAN	2,600	11,5	MNH, EF
1989
	6095	5976	5796	10k multi, Pulkovskaya Observatory	3,100	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