Russian Topical Stamps: P A I N T I N G

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1941
	812	814	845	20k black, "Suvorov's Alpin march"	2,000	12,5	MNH
	813	815	846	30k scarlet, "Stepan Rasin on Volga"	3,000	12,5	MNH
	814	816	847	50k violet, "Suvorov's Alpin march"	1,000	12,5	MNH
	815	817	848	1r green, "Stepan Rasin on Volga"	1,000	12,5	MNH
	816	818	849	2r brown, Vasili Surikov, selfportrait	1,000	12,5	MNH
1944
	933	932B	952	30k green, Ilya Repin, self-portrait	5,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	934	933B	953	50k green, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	3,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	935	934B	954	60k blue, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	3,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	936	935B	955	1r brown, , Ilya Repin, self-portrait	3,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	937	936B	956	2r purple, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	938	932A	952a	30k green, Ilya Repin, self-portrait	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	939	933A	953a	50k green, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	940	934A	954a	60k blue, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	941	935A	955a	1r brown, , Ilya Repin, self-portrait	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	942	936A	956a	2r purple, "Cossacks reply to Sultan"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1948
	1264	1220	1230	30k, green-violet, artist Ivan Shishkin	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1265	1221	1231	50k, multicol, Picture "Field of Rye"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1266	1222	1232	60k, multicol, "Bears in a Forest"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1267	1223	1233	1r, brown-black, artist Ivan Shishkin	0,350	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1567	1525	1527	40k multicol, Golden Autumn	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1568	1526	1528	50k brown, Isaak Levitan, painter	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	1584	1522	1529	40k choc, Painting by Aivazovsky	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1585	1523	1530	50k choc, Painting by Aivazovsky	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1586	1524	1531	1r indigo, Aivazovsky, painter	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1951
	1596	1544	1537	40k olive-green, Lenin at Razliv	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1597	1545	1538	1r indigo, Among young communists	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1649	1597	1594	40k brown, Viktor Vasnetsov, painter	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1650	1598	1595	1r multicol, Painting by Vasnetsov	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1952
	1667	1615	1612	40k blue-green, Lenin as a schoolboy	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1668	1616	1613	60k blue, Lenin among children	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1669	1617	1614	1r brown, Lenin and peasants	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1701	1649	1646	40k red-brown, Polenov, painter	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1702	1650	1647	1r multi, Painting by Polenov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1954
	1748	1700	1698	40k, multicol, Lenin among students	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1749	1699	1697	40k, multicol, Lenin among workers	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1750	1697	1695	40k, multicol, Lenin in Smolny	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1751	1696	1694	40k, multicol, Vladimir Lenin	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1752	1698	1696	40k, multicol, Lenin's own home	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1954
	1782	1726	1724	60k, Pushkin, Zhukovsky, Glinka	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1955
	1802	1750	1747	40k multi, Repair works on rails	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1803	bl15I	1747a	40k multi, Souvenir sheet of four	0,350	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1804	bl15II	1747b	40k multi, Souvenir sheet of four	0,150	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1808	1754	1752	1r, multicol, Copernicus by Matejko	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1810	1756	1753	60k, multicol, Lenin at Shushinskoe	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1811	1757	1755	1r, multicol, Lenin and Krupskaya	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1812	1758	1754	1r, multicol, Lenin at Printing House	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1841	1782A	1757	1r multi, Painting by Venezianov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1842	bl14	1757a	1r multi, Souvenir sheet of four	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1847	1787	1762	40k, multicol, Storming in Petrograd	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1848	1788	1763	1r, multicol, Lenin among delegates	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1883	1823	1802	40k multi, Painting by Arkhipov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1884	1824	1803	1r multi, Painting by Arkhipov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1886	1826	1805	40k multi, Perov, painter	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1887	1828	1807	1r multi, "Hunters at rest" by Perov	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1888	1827	1806	1r multi, "Birdcatchers" by Perov	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1907	1847	1838	40k multicol, Tretiakov Art Gallery	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1908	1848	1839	40k multicol, Picture by Savrasov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1924	1865	1866	40k, multicol, "Volga river boatmen"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1925	1866	1867	1r, multicol, "Zaporozhsky Cossacks"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1951	1889	1877	40k, black, Harmens Rembrandt	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1952	1882	1876	40k, orange, Japan artist Sessu	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1965	1902	1894	40k multi, Painting by Vasnetsov	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1957
	2001	1938A	1934	40k multi, Lenin talking to soldiers	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2002	1937A	1933	40k multi, Lenin at work	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2003	1939A	1935	40k multi, Lenin at Subbotnik	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2108	2041	1953	40k sepia, Bashindchagian, painer	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1960
	2465	2383	2374	40k olive, "March",by Isaak Levitan	2,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2466	2384	2378	1r brown, Forest by Ivan Shishkin	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1965
	3199	3053	3032	3k ultra, Defence of Moscow	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3200	3054	3033	4k green, "Rest after the battle"	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3201	3055	3034	4k violet, Mother of partisan	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3203	3057	3036	10k plum, Glory to fallen heros	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3205	3059	3038	16k lilac, Victory Day on Red Square	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3225	3082	3057	4k red-black, Serov, by Repin	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3226	3083	3058	6k olive, Shaliapin, singer	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3227	3166	3145	12k red-sepia, Painting by Gerasimov	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3228	3167	3146	16k red-blue, Painting by Fedotov	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1966
	3457	3317	3294	16k ocher, Painting by Caravaggio	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1967
	3585	3445	3420	3k multi, Painting by Boris Yoganson	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3586	3447	3422	4k multi, Painting by Tropinin	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3587	3446	3421	4k multi, Painting by Aivazovsky	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3588	3448	3423	6k multi, Painting by Yablonskaya	3,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	3589	3449	3424	6k multi, Painting by Pavel Korin	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3590	3450	3425	6k multi, Painting by Vasily Surikov	3,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	3591	3451	3427	10k multi, Painting by Ilya Repin	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3592	3452	3426	10k multi, Painting by Wrubel	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	3593	3453	3428	16k multi, Painting by Nisskiy	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1968
	3703	3576	3549	1k multicol, Peapers by Venetzianov	4,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3704	3577	3550	2k multicol, Painting by K.Bryullov	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3705	3578	3551	3k multicol, Painting by m.Vasnetsov	5,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3706	3579	3552	4k multicol, Painting by V.Surikov	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3707	3580	3553	6k multicol, Painting by I.Levitan	4,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3708	3581	3554	10k multicol, Painting by K.Petrov	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3709	3582	3555	16k multicol, Painting by A.Deineka	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3710	3583	3556	20k multicol, Painting by G.Korzhev	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	3711	3584	3557	30k multicol, Painting by Kustodiev	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3712	3585	3558	50k multicol, Painting by M.Avilov	2,500	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. 2003/2004 ".
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