Russian Topical Stamps: GYMNASTICS

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1949
	1465	1410	1416	40k, red-orange, Girl on rings	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1921	1861	1852	60k violet, Gymnast	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1957
	2020	1962	1963	20k violet-brown, Woman Gymnast	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2027	1969	1970	25k orange-ultra, Gymnast	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2167	2092	2076	40k blue-red, Gymnast on rings	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2168	2093	2075	40k ultra-red, Girl Gymnast	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1959
	2335	2249	2224	15k rose-gray, Gymnast	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1960
	2455	2374	2366	40k multi, Women's Gymnastics	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1964
	3077	2936B	2925	12k gray-red, Girl gymnast	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3083	2936A	2925	12k gray-red, Girl gymnast	3,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3085	bl33	2926a	1r green, Woman Gymnast, Stadium	0,035	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3086	bl35	2926b	1r multi, Woman Gymnast, Stadium	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1965
	3247	3103	3077	4k blue-brown, Gymnast	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	3249	3105	3086	4k multi, Gymnast	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1967
	3501	3385	3362	6k maroon, Woman Gymnast	3,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF

	3506	3358	3338	4k silver-red, Gymnast and Cup	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1968
	3645	3517	3492	4k blue-green, Gymnastic	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1969
	3784	3657	3630	10k green-black, Gymnast on rings	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3785	bl57	3631	20k red, Souvenir sheet, Sports	0,700	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1970
	3870	3771	3745	10k gray-rose, Gymnastic, Ljubljana	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1972
	4137	4021	3985	6k green-gold, Women's gymnastics	4,300	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1973
	4243	4129	4088	3k multicol, Athlete on rings	4,700	11,5	MNH, EF
1974
	4426	bl100	4281	10k+10k+10k+10k Souvenir sheet	1,200	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1975
	4443	4338	4305	6k red-black, Summer Spartakiad	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1979
	4947	4830	B85	4k+2k multicol, Women's gymnastics	6,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4948	4831	B86	6k+3k multicol, Man on parallel bars	6,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4949	4832	B87	10k+5k multicol, Horizontal bar	5,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4950	4833	B88	16k+6k multicol, Balance beam	4,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4951	4834	B89	20k+10k multicol, Uneven bars	1,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4952	bl136	B90	50k+25k multicol, Man on rings	0,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1982
	5319	5201	5070	15k multicol, Woman's gymnastics	3,800	11,5	MNH, EF
1984
	5543	5422	5281	5k multicol, Gymnastics	5,300	11,5	MNH, EF
1987
	5826	5709	5552	10k multicol, Gymnast on rings	2,900	11,5	MNH, EF
1988
	5961	5843	5683	20k multicol, Rhytmic gymnastics	2,900	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1996
	6679	517	6337	1500r multicol, Women's gymnastics	0,450	12,5:12	MNH, EF
2000
	6947	799	6576g	2r multicol, Helsinki Olympics, 1952	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