Russian Topical Stamps: B I R D S

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1943
	858	870	895	30k green, Maxim Gorki, petrel	5,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	859	871	896	60k slate-black, Maxim Gorki, petrel	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1949
	1354	1306	1311	40k violet, Hot Spring, Eagle	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1563	1513	1508	40k, F. Bellingshausen, M. Lazarev	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1564	1514	1509	1r, purple, Route of Expedition	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1908	1848	1839	40k multicol, Picture by Savrasov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1956	1891	1884	40k slate-red, Soviet Antarctic bases	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	1986	2027	1916	10k brown, Gray partridge	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1987	1924	1917	15k brown, Black Grouse	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1991	1926	1921	30k olive-green, Mallard	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2040	1948B	1913	40k, multicol, Festival emblem, dove	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2041	1922B	1914	60k, multicol, Festival emblem, dove	0,015	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2051	1981	1981	40k blue-brown, Globe and Dove	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2052	1982	1982	1r violet-brown, Globe and Dove	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2059	1990	1985	40k blue, Carrier pigeon and Globes	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2060	1991	1986	60k lilac, Carrier pigeon and Globes	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2133	2062B	2045a	40k green-ultra, Swan Lake Ballet	0,150	Imperf.	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
1959
	2294	2213	2178B	40k brown-violet, Aksakov	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	2329	2309	2218	60k green, Hazel hen	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2330	2310	2219	1r blue, Mute swan	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2354	2260	2234	40k ultra, Antarctic camp, penguin	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1961
	2530	2524	2468	1k multi, The Geese and the Swans	3,200	12,5	MNH, EF
	2532	2480	2470	4k multi, The Hunchbacked Horse	2,800	12,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2790	2688	2683	3k multi, Rose-colored Starlings	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2791	2689	2684	4k multi, Red-breasted geese	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2792	2690	2685	6k multi, Snow geese	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2793	2691	2686	10k multi, White storks	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2794	2692	2687	16k multi, Greater flamingos	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1964
	3045	2918B	2909a	10k gray-black, Pelican	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3047	2920B	2911a	16k ultra-yellow, Lammergeier	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3052	2918A	2909	10k gray-black, Pelican	4,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3054	2920A	2911	16k ultra-yellow, Lammergeier	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1965
	3283	3146	3124	1k gray-green, Buzzard	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3284	3147	3125	2k brown, Kestrel	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3285	3148	3126	3k green-black, Tawny eagle	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3286	3149	3127	4k gray-brown, Red kite	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3287	3150	3128	10k violet-brown, Peregrine falcon	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3288	3151	3129	12k blue-black, Golden eagle	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3289	3152	3130	14k gray-black, Lammergeier	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3290	3153	3131	16k red-brown, Gyrfalcon	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1966
	3308	3177	3148	6k gray, Poultry Raising Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3318	3181	3162	10k silver-carmine, Ship, penguins	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3433	3502	3477	16k violet-blue, Woman with dove	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	3452	3310	3287	16k multicol, Kuril Islands	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1968
	3674	3546	3518	4k multi, Purple gallinule and lotus	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3675	3548	3519	6k multi, Great white egrets	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3676	3550	3522	10k multi, Spoonbill and glossy ibis	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3678	3547	3520	6k multi, Ostrich, golden pheasant	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1969
	3794	3667	3640	4k multicol, Black Stork	6,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1972
	4092	3974	3939	4k green, Bering' s Cormorant	5,300	11,5	MNH, EF
	4093	3975	3940	6k pink-black, Ross gull	4,800	11,5	MNH, EF
	4094	3976	3941	10k blue-brown, Barnacle geese	4,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	4095	3977	3942	12k multi, Spectacled eiders	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	4096	3978	3943	16k ultra-red, Mediterranean gull	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	4193	bl81	4042	50k multicol, Painting by Rylov	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1973
	4250	4139	4095	4k multicol, Caucasian snowcock	6,600	11,5	MNH, EF
1974
	4343	4229	4188	4k multicol, Rainbow, Swallow	4,800	11,5	MNH, EF

	4415	4304	4265	14k multicol, Painting by Metsu	5,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1975
	4482	4379	4346	10k multicol, Sea duck, Arctic Sea	6,600	11,5	MNH, EF

	4497	4395	4361	1k multicol, Shown	8,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4500	4398	4364	10k multicol, Old squaw	6,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1976
	4611	4506	4465	1k multicol, Squacco Heron	6,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4612	4507	4466	3k multicol, Arctic loon	6,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4613	4508	4467	4k multicol, European coot	5,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4614	4509	4468	6k multicol, Atlantic puffin	4,700	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4615	4510	4469	10k multicol, Slender-billed gull	4,400	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4629	4523	4483	12k multicol, Painting from Palekh	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1978
	4846	4742	4679	1k multicol, Crested penguin	8,400	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4847	4743	4680	3k multicol, Whitewinged Petrel	8,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4848	4744	4681	4k multicol, Emperor penguin	8,200	12:12,5	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