Russian Topical Stamps: C O S M O S

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1951
	1639	1577	1582	40k gray, Tsiolkovsky	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	2019	1992	1959	40k violet, Rocket leaving earth	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2061	1993	1991	40k blue, K. Tsiolkovsky and rockets	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2092	2026	2021	40k blue, Overprinted in black	0,115	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2093	2017	1992	40k indigo, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2094	2036	1993	40k blue, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2110	2042A	2032	20k black-rose, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2111	2043A	2033	40k black-green, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2112	2044A	2034	60k black-brown, Greeting Sputnik-2	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2113	2045A	2035	1r black-blue, Greeting Sputnik-2	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1958
	2171	2096	2077	60k blue, Bomb, globe, sputniks, ship	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2176	2101	2083	40k multi, Sputnik-3 leaving Earth	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1959
	2275	2192	2160	1r multi, Space rockets over Kremlin	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2305	2220	2188	40k ultra, Globe and route of Luna-1	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2306	2219	2187	40k rose, Globe and Luna-1	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2355	2261	2235	1r ultra, Rocket and Observatory	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2367	2273	2259	40k violet, Map of Luna-3 flight	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2375	2285	2267	40k red, Kremlin, Space flight map	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2376	2284	2266	40k blue-red, Moon, Earth, Rocket	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1960
	2415	2336	2309	40k blue, Lunik-3, Far side of Moon	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2416	2337	2310	60k blue, Far side of the moon map	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2440	2357A	2350	40k blue, Sputnik-4 and Globe	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2473	2390	2383	40k purple, Sputnik-5 and dogs	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2474	2391	2384	1r blue, Sputnik-5 and dogs	2,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1961
	2512	2436	2441	3k violet, Space rockets	---	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2520	2441	2442	3k violet, Space rockets	---	12:11,5	MNH, EF

	2556	2468A	2456	6k blue-orange, Globe and rocket	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2557	2469A	2457	10k blue, Space probe fly to Venus	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	2560	2473A	2463	3k blue, Yuri Gagarin	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2561	2474A	2464	6k blue-red, Kremlin, rockets, radar	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2562	2475A	2465	10k red-green, Rocket and Gagarin	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2563	2473B	2463a	3k blue, Yuri Gagarin	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2564	2474B	2464a	6k blue-red, Kremlin, rockets, radar	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2565	2475B	2465a	10k red-green, Rocket and Gagarin	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2587	2498	2492	4k blue-green, Dog Chernushka	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2588	2497	2491	2k violet, Dog Zvezdochka, sputnik	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2590	2500A	2495	6k green, Meteorological Map, rocket	2,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2603	2521A	2509	4k blue, Globe and cosmonaut	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2604	2522A	2510	6k brown, German Titov and Vostok	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2605	2521B	2509a	4k blue, Globe and cosmonaut	0,300	Impref.	MNH, EF
	2606	2522B	2510a	6k brown, German Titov and Vostok	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2624	2540	2533	1r black-red, Rockets and Stars	0,050	12,5	MNH, EF
	2625	2541	2534	1r black-red, Overprinted in red	0,250	12,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2671	2587aB	2578a	10k multicol, blue label, Vostok-1	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2672	2587bB	2578Aa	10k multicol, lilac label, Vostok-1	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2673	2587aA	2578	10k multicol, blue label, Vostok-1	4,000	11:11,5	MNH, EF
	2674	2587bA	2578A	10k multicol, lilac label, Vostok-1	4,000	11:11,5	MNH, EF

	2679	2595	2586	6k black-blue, Cosmos-3,4 satellites	3,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2719	2632B	2622a	10k orange-blue, Vostok-2 and Globe	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2720	2633B	2623a	10k lilac-blue, Vostok-2 and Globe	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2721	2632A	2622	10k orange-blue, Vostok-2 and Globe	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2722	2633A	2623	10k lilac-blue, Vostok-2 and Globe	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF

	2726	2634B	2627a	4k blue-red, Andrian Nikolaev	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2727	2635B	2628a	4k blue-red, Pavel Popovich	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2728	2636B	2629a	6k multicol, Cosmonauts in Space	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2729	2634A	2627	4k blue-red, Andrian Nikolaev	4,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2730	2635A	2628	4k blue-red, Pavel Popovich	4,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2731	2636A	2629	6k multicol, Cosmonauts in Space	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2753	2661	2653	10k multi, Sputnik and stars	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2762	2670B	2630a	6k blue, "To Space" Monument	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2763	2671B	2631a	10k violet, "To Space" Monument	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2764	2670A	2630	6k blue, "To Space" Monument	4,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2765	2671A	2631	10k violet, "To Space" Monument	4,500	11,5	MNH, EF

	2766	2672	2662	10k violet, Overprinted in violet	0,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2767	2676	2666	10k purple, Rocket, Earth, Mars	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2780	bl31A	2631Aa	1r blue, Souvenir sheet, Astronauts	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2781	bl31B	2631A	1r blue, Souvenir sheet, Astronauts	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2850	2743B	2728a	6k black-red, "Luna-4" to the moon	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2851	2743A	2728	6k black-red, "Luna-4" to the moon	4,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2855	2747	2732a	10k black-rose, Sputnik and Earth	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2856	2749	2732b	10k rose-black, Vostok-1 and Moon	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2857	2751	2732c	10k black-red, Rocket and Sun	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2858	2748	2732d	10k black-rose, Sputnik and Earth	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2859	2750	2732e	10k rose-black, Vostok-1 and Moon	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2860	2752	2732f	10k black-red, Rocket and Sun	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2882	2769B	2751a	6k purple-brown, Valeri Bykovski	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2883	2770B	2750a	6k green, Valentina Tereshkova	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2884	2771B	2752a	10k blue-red, Symbolic monument	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2885	2769A	2751	6k purple-brown, Valeri Bykovski	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2886	2770A	2750	6k green, Valentina Tereshkova	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2887	2771A	2752	10k blue-red, Symbolic monument	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2888	2782A	2748	4k multicol, Valeri Bykovski	5,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2889	2783A	2749	4k multicol, Valentina Tereshkova	5,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2890	2784A	2753	10k multicol, Valentina Tereshkova	3,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2891	2784B	2753a	10k multicol, Valentina Tereshkova	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2956	2852	2830	10k red-gold, USSR Arms, Sputnik	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2957	2853	2831	10k red-gold, "Luna-1"	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2958	2854	2832	10k red-gold, Rocket around Moon	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2959	2855	2833	10k red-gold, First man in space	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2960	2856	2834	10k red-gold, Vostok-3,4	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2961	2857	2835	10k red-gold, First woman in space	6,000	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