Russian Topical Stamps: O P E R A

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
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
1947
	1159	1121	1128	20k brown, Overprinted in red	1,000	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
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
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

	2046	1977	1978	1r blue, Bolshoi Theatre	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2129	2063A	2044	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2132	2063B	2044a	40k green, Tchaikovsky composer	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, S

	2162	2091A	2074	40k brown, Rimski -Korsakov	1,000	12,5:12	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
1965
	3226	3083	3058	6k olive, Shaliapin, singer	3,000	12,5	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

	3412	3277	3253	4k ocher, Scene from opera Nargiz	5,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	3413	3278	3254	4k green, Scene from opera Kerogli	5,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1972
	4115	3999	3966	10k brown, Sobinov, opera singer	2,800	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1973
	4217	4097	4057	10k multicol, Chaliapin, opera singer	4,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1976
	4558	4454	4421	10k yellow-blue, Bolshoi Theater	3,200	11,5	MNH, EF
1978
	4826	4722	4649	1k multicol, Tilip, Bolshoi Theater	8,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1979
	4995	4877	B126	1r+50k gold, Opera Theater, Erevan	0,700	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1980
	5065	4939	4818	4k blue, Georg Ots, Estonian singer	4,900	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1983
	5391	5272	5142	4k multicol, Kirov Opera & Ballet	5,300	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1989
	6047	5928	5754	10k violet, Musorgsky, composer	2,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1990
	6198	6078	5888	15k black, Tchaikovsky, composer	2,300	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

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