Russian Topical Stamps: SCIENCE

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
1925
	227A	298D	326a	3k, brown, Academy of Sciences	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	228	299A	327a	15k, green, Academy of Sciences	0,750	12,5	MNH, EF

	229	300	328	7k blue, Popov, Radio Pioneer	3,000	13,5	MNH, EF
	230	301	329	14k green, Popov, Radio Pioneer	2,000	13,5	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
1945
	976	963	987	30k blue, Soviet Academy of Science	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	977	964	988	2r black, Academy in Leningrad	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	978	965	989	30k blue, Popov and his Invention	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	979	966	990	60k red, Popov and his Invention	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	980	967	991	1r brown, Alexander Popov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1006	990	1011	30k brown, Ilya Mechnikov	3,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1007	991	1012	1r green-black, Ilya Mechnikov	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1948
	1252	1209	1219	45k brown-violet, Scientist	---	12,5	MNH, EF
1949
	1357	1311	1320	40k, red-brown, Mikhail Lomonosov	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1358	1312	1321	50k, green, Mikhail Lomonosov	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1359	1313	1322	1r, ultra, Lomonosov Museum	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1395	1345	1352	40k, purple, Alexander Popov	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1396	1346	1353	50k, brown, A.Popov and S.Makarov	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1397	1347	1354	1r, blue-green, Alexander Popov	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	1398	1339	1348	25k, green, Soil scientist V.Williams	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1399	1340	1349	50k, brown, Soil scientist V.Williams	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1406	1353	1357	40k gray, Ivan Michurin	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1407	1354	1358	1r green, Ivan Michurin	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF

	1435	1381	1390	40k brown, Ivan Pavlov	1,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	1436	1382	1391	1r gray, Ivan Pavlov	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1950
	1528	1478	1475	40k brown, Academy of Science	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1548	1499	1496	2r sepia, Academy of Science	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	1549	1500	1497	25k, blue, Academy of Science	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1954
	1759	1722	1703	40k brown, Academy of Science	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1955
	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

	1837	1780A	1786	40k multi, Lomonosov University	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1838	1781A	1787	1r multi, Lomonosov University	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1839	bl19	1786a	40k multi, Souvenir sheet of four	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1840	bl20	1787a	1r multi, Souvenir sheet of four	0,200	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1956
	1862	1802	1794	25k multicol, Atomic Power Station	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1863	1803	1795	60k multicol, Atomic reactor	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	1864	1804	1796	1r multicol, Atomic Power Station	1,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1957
	1978	1915	1906	40k gray, Dmitri Mendeleev	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2017	1961	1957	40k brown-blue, Telescope	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2018	1985	1958	40k indigo, Comet and observatory	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2019	1992	1959	40k violet, Rocket leaving earth	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2092	2026	2021	40k blue, Overprinted in black	0,115	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2093	2017	1992	40k indigo, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2094	2036	1993	40k blue, Sputnik Circling Globe	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1958
	2179	2103A	2090	40k blue-green, Schooner "Zarja"	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2180	2105	2089	40k blue, Aurora borealis and camera	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2181	2104	2091	40k ultra, Weather balloon and radar	1,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1959
	2287	2206	2179	40k multi, Popov, radio, icebreaker	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2288	2207	2180	60k multi, Soviet broadcasting	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2352	2259	2232	10k blue-green, Glacier survey	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2353	2277	2233	25k blue-red, Research ship "Vityaz"	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2354	2260	2234	40k ultra, Antarctic camp, penguin	2,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	2355	2261	2235	1r ultra, Rocket and Observatory	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1961
	2560	2473A	2463	3k blue, Yuri Gagarin	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	2561	2474A	2464	6k blue-red, Kremlin, rockets, radar	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2562	2475A	2465	10k red-green, Rocket and Gagarin	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	2563	2473B	2463a	3k blue, Yuri Gagarin	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2564	2474B	2464a	6k blue-red, Kremlin, rockets, radar	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2565	2475B	2465a	10k red-green, Rocket and Gagarin	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF

	2590	2500A	2495	6k green, Meteorological Map, rocket	2,300	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	2601	2510	2508	6k multi, Biochemistry Congress	2,300	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	2639	2550	2544	4k green-brown, Lomonosov Statue	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	2640	2551	2545	6k green-black, Lomonosov at work	3,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	2641	2552	2546	10k brown, Birthplace and Academy	2,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF

	2713	2626	2617	6k green-red, Cancer Congress	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2956	2852	2830	10k red-gold, USSR Arms, Sputnik	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2957	2853	2831	10k red-gold, "Luna-1"	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2958	2854	2832	10k red-gold, Rocket around Moon	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2959	2855	2833	10k red-gold, First man in space	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2960	2856	2834	10k red-gold, Vostok-3,4	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	2961	2857	2835	10k red-gold, First woman in space	6,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1964
	3138	3001	2980	4k green, Academy of Science library	3,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1965
	3218	3079	3056	4k rose-black, Symbols of Chemistry	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3245	3101	3085	16k rose-violet, Science Research	4,000	12:11,5	MNH, EF
1966
	3306	3175	3147	6k blue, Congress of Microbiology	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3307	3176	3149	6k black, Crystallography Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3308	3177	3148	6k gray, Poultry Raising Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3309	3186	3150	6k blue, Oceanography Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3310	3246	3151	6k brown, Mathematician Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3315	3296	3274	10k black-silver, "Luna-9" flight	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	3316	3297	3275	10k red-silver, Arms of USSR	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
	3317	3298	3276	10k black-silver, Moonscape's photo	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1967
	3472	3332	3309	6k ultra, Congress on standardization	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3473	3333	3310	6k orange, Mining Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3577	3438	3417	4k violet, Scientific Progress	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1968
	3631	3494	3469	6k rose-black, Study of volatile oils	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3632	3492	3467	6k orange, World Power Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3633	3491	3466	6k blue, Crystal, Congress emblem	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	3634	3493	3468	6k brown, Entomological Congress	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3661	3532	3507	4k lilac, Chemistry Institute	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	3680	3551	3526	4k blue, Radio Laboratory, Novgorod	4,000	11,5	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