Russian Topical Stamps: SKIING

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1935
	504	517	563	5k purple-brown, Skiing	0,200	14	MNH, EF
1938
	649	661A	702	30k violet, Skier	2,600	12,5	MNH, EF
1940
	744	756	787	60k blue, Skier	0,700	12,5	MNH, EF
1948
	1243	1192	1253A	15k blue, Slalom	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1952
	1672	1620	1618	60k multicol, Skiers	0,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1954
	1769	1715	1715	1r blue-black, Skier	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1959
	2314	2228	2203	40k multi, Skiers	2,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1960
	2398	2319	2302	40k multicol, Skier	2,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2659	2607	2564	2k ultra-red, Ski Jump	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF
	2661	2608	2565	10k ultra-black, Long distance skier	3,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2834	2730	2716	4k blue, Winter Sports	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1964
	2973	2867A	2844a	4k lilac-ultra, Cross country skiing	0,500	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	2978	2867B	2844	4k lilac-ultra, Cross country skiing	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF

	2984	2888	2867	4k rose-ultra, Overprinted in black	1,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1966
	3334	3195	3178	10k blue-red, Emblem, slalom skier	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1967
	3533	3397	3370	12k gray-green, Long-distance skiing	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1970
	3955	3826	3797	10k gray-brown, Skiing	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1972
	4101	3983	3948	16k gray-rose, Long distance skiing	4,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4102	bl74	3949	50k multicol, Souvenir sheet	1,100	12:12,5	MNH, EF
	4103	bl75	3961	50k multicol, Overprinted in black	0,600	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1973
	4237	4124	4085	4k multicol, Emblem and Sports	3,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1975
	4429	4327	4284	4k blue, Skiers, Spartakiad Emblem	5,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1976
	4547	4445	4411	4k multicol, Cross-country skiing	6,500	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	4551	bl109	4415	50k multicol, Winter Games emblem	1,400	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4559	bl110	4416	50k multicol, Overprinted in red	0,500	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1980
	5036	4918	4810	15k multicol, Downhill skiing	5,400	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	5038	bl143	4812	50k multicol, Cross-country skiing	2,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1988
	5906	5789	5628	10k multicol, Cross-country skiing	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
	5907	5790	5629	15k multicol, Slalom	3,200	11,5	MNH, EF
1992
	6381	220	6056	14k multicol, Skiing, ski jumping	2,500	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	6382	221	6057	1r multicol, Freestyle skiing	2,300	11,5:12	MNH, EF
1998
	6802	643	6438	50k multicol, Cross country skiing	0,300	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