Russian Topical Stamps: B E A R S

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1931
	379	402B	C26	30k violet, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	380	403B	C27	35k green, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	381	404B	C28	1r black, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	382	405B	C29	2r ultra, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	383A	402C	C30	30k violet, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	384A	403C	C31	35k green, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	385A	404C	C32	1r black, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	386A	405C	C33	2r ultra, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1935
	495	508A	C67	50k, ultra, leaving polar camp	0,100	14	MNH, VF
1948
	1266	1222	1232	60k, multicol, Bears in forest	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	1988	2028	1918	15k blue, Polar Bear	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1995	1930	1927	40k brown, Woodcarver, Moscow	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2229	bl27	1767a	1r multi, Souvenir sheet of four, bear	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1961
	2533	2481	2471	6k multi, The Peasant and bear	2,300	12,5	MNH, EF

	2535	2448A	2429	1k multi, Brown Bear	2,800	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2694	bl30	1767b	1r, Souvenir sheet of 4, Overprinted	0,060	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1964
	3042	2915B	2906	2k tan-black, Giant panda	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3043	2916B	2907	4k gray-black, Polar bear	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1966
	3374	3234	3219	6k rose-black, Bear, Map of Reserve	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1977
	4787	4683	4631	16k multicol, Polar bear and cub	5,700	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1979
	4967	4849	4753	2k multicol, Bogorodsk wood carving	8,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1980
	5126	bl148	4877	1r multicol, 22^nd Olympic Games	0,700	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1982
	5314	5196	5065	15k multicol, Painting from Mstera	5,600	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
1988
	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
1993
	6510	352	6189	250r multi, Ailuropoda melanoleuca	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6516	355	6184	250r multi, Phascolarctos cinereus	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1999
	6862	703	6494	3r multicol, Bear hunting	0,300	11,5	MNH, EF
2000
	6952	804	6576l	6r multi, Moscow Olympics, 1980	0,300	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