Russian Topical Stamps: P O L A R

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1931
	379	402B	C26	30k violet, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	380	403B	C27	35k green, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	381	404B	C28	1r black, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	382	405B	C29	2r ultra, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	383A	402C	C30	30k violet, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	384A	403C	C31	35k green, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	385A	404C	C32	1r black, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	386A	405C	C33	2r ultra, Airship, icebreaker, bears	0,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1932
	390	410A	C34	50k car-rose, 2^nd Intern. Polar Year	0,075	12,5	MNH, EF
	391	411A	C35	1r green, 2^nd Intern. Polar Year	0,075	12,5	MNH, EF
1934
	448	466y	C49	80k, purple, Arctic cargo ship	0,200	14	MNH, EF

	453	466x	C44	80k, purple, Arctic cargo ship	0,200	14	MNH, EF
1935
	486	499A	C58	1k, red-orange, Captain V. Voronin	0,200	14	MNH, VF
	487	500A	C59	3k, rose, Professor Otto Schmidt	0,200	14	MNH, VF
	488	501A	C60	5k, emerald, A. Lapidevsky	0,200	14	MNH, VF
	489	502A	C61	10k, brown, S. Levanevsky	0,200	14	MNH, VF
	490	503A	C62	15k, black, M. Slepnev	0,150	14	MNH, VF
	491	504A	C63	20k, lilac, I. Doronin	0,200	14	MNH, VF
	492	505A	C64	25k, indigo, M. Vodopianov	0,050	14	MNH, VF
	493	506A	C65	30k, green, V. Molokov	0,050	14	MNH, VF
	494	507A	C66	40k, purple, N. Kamanin	0,100	14	MNH, VF
	495	508A	C67	50k, ultra, leaving polar camp	0,100	14	MNH, VF
1938
	583	584	625	10k grab-black, Route to North Pole	5,100	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	584	585	626	20k blue-gray, Route to North Pole	7,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	585	586	627	40k green-car, Soviet flag at Pole	5,100	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	586	587	628	80k rose-car, Soviet flag at Pole	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	595	595	636	10k black-red, Aviators, flight route	2,900	12,5	MNH, EF
	596	596	637	20k brown-red, Aviators, flight route	1,900	12,5	MNH, EF
	597	597	638	40k brown-red, Aviators, flight route	1,100	12,5	MNH, EF
	598	598	639	50k brown-red, Aviators, flight route	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	599	599	640	10k claret, Aviators, flight route	2,800	12,5	MNH, EF
	600	600	641	20k brown, Aviators, flight route	4,400	12,5	MNH, EF
	601	601	642	50k violet, Aviators, flight route	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1938
	602	614	643	10k brown-violet, Polar Expedition	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	603	615	644	20k blue, Polar Expedition	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	604	616	645	30k olive, Ivan Papanin and his Men	2,100	12,5	MNH, EF
	605	617	646	50k ultra, Ivan Papanin and his Men	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1940
	729	741	772	15k green, Ice-breaker "Stalin"	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	730	742	773	30k purple, Ice-breaker "Sedov"	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	731	743	774	50k brown, Vadigin and Papanin	0,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	732	744	775	1r ultra, Map of drift , crew members	0,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1949
	1463	1407	C90	3r green, Plane over Arctic	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1563	1513	1508	40k rose, Bellingshausen, Lazarev	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1564	1514	1509	1r purple, Route of Expedition	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1952
	1686	1634	1631	40k multicol, Sedov, Arctic explorer	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1955
	1849	1789II	C95	1r red, overp. "North Pole- Moscow"	0,125	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	1850	1790II	C96	2r red, overp. "North Pole- Moscow"	0,125	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	1851	1791	1765	40k, multicol, "North Pole" camp	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1852	1792	1766	60k, multicol, "North Pole" camp	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1853	1793	1767	1r, multicol, Science observes	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1956
	1893	1833	C97	1r multicol, Arctic Camp	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	1956	1891	1884	40k slate-red, Soviet Antarctic bases	3,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2171	2096	2077	60k blue, Bomb, globe, sputniks, ship	5,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2180	2105	2089	40k blue, Aurora borealis and camera	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2229	bl27	1767a	1r multi, Souvenir sheet of four, bear	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2271	2188	2162	40k multicol, Atomic Icebreaker	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1959
	2354	2260	2234	40k ultra, Antarctic camp, penguin	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1961
	2653	2570	2557	6k blue, Nansen, Polar explorer	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2694	bl30	1767b	1r, Souvenir sheet of 4, Overprinted	0,060	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1963
	2919	2801	2779	3k multicol, Map of Antarctica, ship	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2920	2802	2780	4k multicol, Map and trucks	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2921	2803	2781	6k multicol, Planes IL-18 and AN-10	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2922	2804	2782	12k multicol, Whaler and whales	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1964
	3043	2916B	2907a	4k gray-black, Polar bear	1,000	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	3050	2916A	2907	4k gray-black, Polar bear	4,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1965
	3267	3125	3106	4k multicol, "Taimir" and "Vaigitch"	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3268	3126	3107	4k multicol, "Lenin" Icebreaker	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3269	3127	3108	6k multicol, Dickson settlement	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3270	3128	3109	10k multicol, "Vostok" and "Mirni"	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3271	3129	3110	16k multicol,Vostok south pole camp	3,000	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