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Definitive stamps of the Soviet Union were the regular postage stamp issues produced in the USSR between 1923 and 1992.
Definitive stamps of the Soviet Union were the regular postage stamp issues produced in the USSR between 1923 and 1992.
The inaugural release of the Soviet Union definitive stamps took place in October 1923, commonly referred to as the Gold Standard issue. These stamps prominently featured the busts of a worker, a Red Army man, and a peasant. Over the course of the years 1923 to 1926, the worker and soldier designs appeared on thirteen different stamps each, while the peasant design was featured on ten stamps. [1]
In 1929, the Soviet Union released its third set of definitive stamps. This series featured updated images depicting male and female workers, male and female collective-farm workers, and a Red Army soldier. These designs reflected the significant societal transformations brought about by industrialization, collectivization, and the advancement of women's rights in the Soviet Union. Notably, the inclusion of the female worker and female collective-farm worker alongside their male counterparts marked the first appearance of women on Soviet stamps. [1]
With the progress of the socialistic economic programs, the representation of the major groups of Soviet society changed, moving from the more generic image of the earlier period. The worker was shown in the fifth issue of March 1939 as a steel foundryman and in the sixth issue of August 1939 as a miner. [1]
The last definitive series that begun in the Stalin period was the eighth issue (May 1948 to July 1957). It was remarkable by the fact that the scientist was for the first time portrayed on Soviet definitive stamps. In 1958, the engineer design appeared meaning that representatives of other Soviet labouring groups were also depicted on stamps. In 1961, a definitive stamp with the combine worker appeared. [1]
This table represents an outline of the overall USSR definitive issues produced in the Soviet and post-Soviet times (1923 – 1992).
| Issue No. | Dates | CPA Catalogue No. | Stamp example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 1923 – January 1928 | 99–194 251–270 275–280 |  | |
2 | October 1927 – October 1928 | 281–295 |  |
3 | August 1929 – January 1941 | 314–346 |  |
4 | 1936–1953 | 556–559 |  |
5 | March – August 1939 | 667–669 |  |
6 | August 1939 – December 1956 | 693–701 |  |
7 | 22 May 1948 – September 1954 | 1247–1255 |  |
8 | 16 October 1948 – 1959 | 1379–1388 |  |
| 18 August 1958 – March 1960 | 2217–2223 |  | |
10 | 1 January 1961 – August 1966 | 2510–2520 |  |
11 | 25 October 1966 – April 1969 | 3414–3437 |  |
12 | 10 August – 17 December 1976 8 September – November 1977 4 August 1978 | 4599–4610 4733–4744 4853–4867 |  |
13 | 1 December 1980 25 April 1982 12 December 1982 28 December 1982 20 May 1983 15 May 1984 5 September 1984 20 January 1986 25 June 1991 22 August 1991 19 November 1991 20 April 1992 | 5136 5287 5340 5357 5392 5510 5548–5551 5699 6332 5549А 6375 5549.I |   |
14 | 22 December 1988 25 December 1989 13 March – 25 June 1991 | 6013–6024 6145–6156 6298–6301 |  |
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