Russian Topical Stamps: M U S I C

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1921
	10	158x	183	250r, violet, Science and Arts	78,9	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	10A	158y	183a	250r, violet, Science and Arts	---	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1929
	312	363A	411	10k olive-brown, Young Bugler	0,400	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	313	364A	412	14k slate, Young Bugler	0,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1940
	746	758	789	15k green, Tchaikovsky Museum	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	747	759	790	20k brown, Peter Tchaikovsky	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	748	760	791	30k blue, Peter Tchaikovsky	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	749	761	792	50k red-lilac, Tchaikovsky Museum	0,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	750	762	793	60k red, Peter Tchaikovsky	0,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1944
	915	918B	938a	30k gray, Rimski-Korsakov	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	916	919B	939a	60k green, Rimski-Korsakov	0,600	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	917	920B	940a	1r blue-green, Rimski-Korsakov	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	918	921B	941a	3r purple, Rimski-Korsakov	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	919	918A	938	30k gray, Rimski-Korsakov	7,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	920	919A	939	60k green, Rimski-Korsakov	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	921	920A	940	1r blue-green, Rimski-Korsakov	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	922	921A	941	3r purple, Rimski-Korsakov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1948
	1320	1278	1287	60k ultra, Young trumpeter	0,400	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1527	1477	1474	25k green, Opera and Ballet Theater	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	1546	1497	1494	60k, blue, Opera & Ballet Theater	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1590	1538	1535	1r red, Opera and Ballet Theater	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1951
	1600	1548	1586	20k, green, Opera & Ballet Theater	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1612	1560	1553	40k, multicolored, Bolshoi Theater	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1613	1561	1554	1r, multicolored, Russian Composers	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1643	1591	1585	40k gray, Composer V. Kalinnikov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1644	1592	1584	40k brown, Composer A. Aliabiev	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1662	1611	1608	60k, black, Smetana Museum, Praga	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1954
	1781	1725	1723	40k, multicol, M.Glinka, Composer	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1782	1726	1724	60k, Pushkin, Zhukovsky, Glinka	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1799	1747	1745	40k claret, Anton Rubinstein	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1955
	1843	1783	1758	40k red-brown, Liadov, composer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1956
	1944	1884	1879	40k, black-blue, W. Mozart	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	1979	1916	1907	40k red-sepia, Mikhail Glinka	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1980	1917	1908	1r multicol, Scene from Ivan Susanin	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	2005	1941	1948	40k black, Balakirev, composer	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2103	2034	2023	40k black, Edvard Grieg composer	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1958
	2129	2063A	2044	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2130	2062A	2045	40k green-ultra, Swan Lake Ballet	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2131a	2061A	2046	1r emerald, Pianist and Violinist	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2132	2063B	2044a	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2133	2062B	2045a	40k green-ultra, Swan Lake Ballet	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S
	2134	2061B	2046a	1r emerald, Pianist and Violinist	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S

	2158	2087	2068	10k multi, Young Pioneer Bugler	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	2162	2091A	2074	40k brown, Rimski -Korsakov	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1959
	2311	2225	2195	40k gray-brown, J. Haydn, composer	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2390	2311	2283	40k multi, 1^st Cavalry Army Anniv.	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1960
	2422	2344	2323	40k ultra, R. Schumann, composer	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2505	2430	2406	40k brown, Frederic Chopin	1,500	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1961
	2558	2466A	2459	4k red, Dancers, musician, singers	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2631	2545	2536	4k ocher, Franz Liszt, composer	2,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2675	2588	2579	4k blue, Tchaikovsky, bust	4,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF

	2768	2675	2664	4k ultra, Sajat Nova, Armenian poet	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2878	2766	2745	4k black-red, Richard Wagner	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	2879	2799	2745A	4k red-brown, Giuseppe Verdi	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1966
	3367	3218	3207	4k red-black, Tchaikovsky monument	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	3368	3219	3208	6k red-black, Peter Tchaikovsky	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	3369	3220	3209	16k red-black, Tchaikovsky House	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1970
	3949	3824	3795	10k pink, Beethoven, composer	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1971
	4025	3908	3877	4k multicol, Spendiarov, composer	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4036	3910	3879	4k brown, Paliashvili, Composer	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4091	3973	3938	4k indigo-olive, Scriabin, Composer	3,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1973
	4229	4115	4074	2k multicol, Painting by Tropinin	6,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4239	4127	4086	10k multicol, Latvian Song Festival	2,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1974
	4356	4237	4201	6k multicol,Tchaikovsky competition	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1976
	4558	4454	4421	10k yellow-blue, Bolshoi Theater	3,200	11,5	MNH, EF

	4632	4526	4486	6k violet, Shostakovich, composer	3,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1979
	4992	4873	B122	1r+50k gold, Concert Hall, Tbilisi	0,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	4995	4877	B126	1r+50k gold, Opera Theater, Erevan	0,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1981
	5180	5062	4931	4k purple, S. Prokofiev, composer	3,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1982
	5285	5167	5036	4k brown, Soloviev-Sedoi, Composer	3,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1983
	5377	5258	5128	4k multicol, Alexandrov, composer	5,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	5394	5274	5144	4k brown, Khachaturian, composer	4,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	5458	5338	5208	3k green, Children Musical Theater	4,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1984
	5528	5407	5277	5k black, B. Asafiev, composer	3,600	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1985
	5608	bl181	5346	50k black, Johann Bach, composer	1,100	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1986
	5776	5655	5506	5k brown, A. Novikov, composer	2,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1988
	5981	5863	B139	30+15k multicol, Painting by Belsky	2,900	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1989
	6047	5928	5754	10k violet, Musorgsky, composer	2,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	6097	5978	5795	5k multicol, Map, horn, letter, rose	3,100	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	6113	5994	5818	10k blue,Russian musical instruments	2,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6114	5995	5820	10k brown, Ukrainian instruments	2,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6115	5996	5819	10k lemon, Byelorussian instruments	2,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6116	5997	5821	10k green, Uzbek instruments	2,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1990
	6198	6078	5888	15k black, Tchaikovsky, composer	2,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	6247	6128	5929	10k multi,Kazakh musical instrument	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6248	6126	5930	10k multi, Georgian instruments	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6249	6127	5931	10k multi, Azerbaijanian instruments	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6250	6129	5932	10k multi, Lithuanian instruments	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1991
	6314	6191	5993	15k brown, Prokofiev, composer	2,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	6372	6249	6047	10k red, Moldova musical instrument	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6373	6250	6048	10k green, Latvia instruments	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	6374	6251	6049	10k lilac, Kirgiz instruments	2,400	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1992
	6430	269	6099	10r multicol, Nutcrackers, russian	0,600	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6431	270	6100	10r multicol, Nutcrackers, german	0,600	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6432	271	6101	25r multicol, Ballet scene	0,600	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6433	272	6102	25r multicol, Nutcrackers, ballet	0,600	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1993
	6444	283	6126	25r multicol, Marius Petipa	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6445	284	6127	25r multicol, Sleeping Beauty, ballet	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6446	285	6128	25r multicol, Swan Lake, ballet	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6447	286	6129	25r multicol, Raymonda, ballet	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1994
	6520	359	6192	250r multicol, Rimsky-Korsakov	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6521	360	6193	250r multicol, "Golden Cockerel"	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6522	361	6194	250r multicol, "The Tzar's Bride"	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6523	362	6195	250r multicol, "The Snow Maiden"	1,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1995
	6571	410	6241	500r multicol, Scheherazade, Ballet	0,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6572	411	6242	500r multicol, The Fire Bird, Ballet	0,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6573	412	6243	500r multicol, Petrouchka, Ballet	0,700	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1996
	6689	530	6347a	750r multicol, Aleksander Gorsky	0,550	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6690	531	6347b	750r multicol, Don Quixote, Ballet	0,550	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6691	532	6347c	1500r multicol, Giselle, Ballet	0,550	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	6692	533	6347d	1500r multicol, La Bayadere, Ballet	0,550	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1997
	6719	560	6369	1000r multi, Shostakovich, composer	0,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6733	574v	6382	5000r brown, Music, Fine Arts	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	6797	638v	6433	5r brown, Music, Fine Arts	0,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1999
	6915	756	6542	2r multicol, Leonid Utesov	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6916	759	6545	2r multicol, Lidia Ruslanova	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6917	758	6544	2r multicol, Klavdia Shulzhenko	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6918	757	6543	2r multicol, Mark Bernes	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6919	760	6546	2r multicol, Bulat Okudzhava	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6920	761	6547	2r multicol, Vladimir Visotsky	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6921	763	6549	2r multicol, Igor Talkov	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	6922	762	6548	2r multicol, Viktor Tsoi	0,350	12:12,5	MNH, EF
2000
	7004	856	6606h	2r50k multi, Shostakovich, composer	0,350	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