Russian Topical Stamps: V O L G A

Issue year	Catalog Number			Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
Issue year	CPA	Michel	Scott	Issue Description	Print run	Perf.	Notes
1921
	28	165x	B17	2250 r, blue, Aid to famine victim	0,670	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	29	167x	B15	2250 r, red, Relief work on Volga	0,440	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	29A	167y	B15a	2250 r, red, Relief work on Volga	---	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	30	166x	B16	2250 r, brown, Relief work on Volga	0,150	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	31	168x	B14	2250 r, green, Relief work on Volga	0,190	Imperf.	MNH, EF
	31A	168y	B14a	2250 r, green, Relief work on Volga	---	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1941
	813	815	846	30k scarlet, "Stepan Rasin on Volga"	3,000	12,5	MNH
	815	817	848	1r green, "Stepan Rasin on Volga"	1,000	12,5	MNH
1944
	884	898	911	30k brown, Defenders of Stalingrad	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1945
	963	951	968	60k henna, Victory of Stalingrad	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	964	952	969	3r henna, Victory of Stalingrad	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	965	bl5	970	3r henna, Souvenir sheet of four	0,300	Imperf.	MNH, EF
1951
	1654	1602	1599	30k, multicol, Volga-Don Canal	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1655	1603	1600	40k, multicol, Stalingrad HES Dam	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1667	1605	1602	1r, multicol, Kuibyshev HES Dam	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1953
	1721	1673	1670	40k multicol, Tsymlanskaja Dam	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1722	1669	1666	40k multicol, Lock N9 Volga Canal	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1723	1670	1667	40k multicol, Lock N13	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1724	1671	1668	40k multicol, Lock N15	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1725	1672	1669	40k multicol, Light House on Volga	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
	1726	1674	1671	1r multicol, M.S."J. Stalin" in canal	2,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1956
	1924	1865	1866	40k, multicol, "Volga river boatmen"	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF
1957
	2109	2037	2027	40k blue, Lenin Hydroelectric Station	1,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1959
	2274	2191	2159	60k multi, Power plant on Volga	2,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1962
	2797	2704	2694	4k gray, Power Station, Dam, Volga	2,500	12,5	MNH, EF
1963
	2867	2760	2514D	4k multi, Victory of Stalingrad	3,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1965
	3293	3159	3137	10k red, Stalingrad as City- Hero	2,500	11,5	MNH, EF
1966
	3384	3242	3227	4k multi, Ship on Volga, Map	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	3389	3254	3180	6k multi, Volga-Baltic Canal Map	4,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
	3390	3255	3181	10k brown, Ship in lock	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1968
	3611	3471	3446	4k multi, Victory of Stalingrad	4,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF

	3680	3551	3526	4k blue, Radio Laboratory, Novgorod	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1969
	3778	3651	3624	4k multicol, Painting by I.Repin	6,000	12,5:12	MNH, EF
1971
	4034	3948	3880	16k multi, Gorki Kremlin, hydrofoil	4,000	12:12,5	MNH, EF

	4044	3922	3889	4k multi, Gorki statue	4,000	11,5	MNH, EF
1973
	4208	4088	4051	3k orange, Memorial, Stalingrad	4,000	11,5:12	MNH, EF
	4209	4089	4052	4k yellow, Memorial, Stalingrad	3,800	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	4210	4090	4053	10k multi, Memorial, Stalingrad	3,200	12:11,5	MNH, EF
	4211	4091	4054	12k carmine, Memorial, Stalingrad	2,800	11.5:12	MNH, EF
	4212	bl83	4055	20+20k multi, Souvenir sheet of two	1,000	12,5	MNH, EF

	4217	4097	4057	10k multicol, Chaliapin, opera singer	4,200	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1980
	5070	4945	4823	4k multi, War Memorial, Stalingrad	6,100	12,5:12	MNH, EF

	5085	4967	4843	4k multi, Tatarstan, Oil Refining	4,400	12:12,5	MNH, EF
1989
	6068	5949	5770	5k multicol, Stalingrad, 400^th Anniv.	2,400	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