Soviet Union stamp catalogue
Media type | Catalogue |
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Soviet Union stamp catalogue (or CPA catalogue) is a national
History
Early issues
The first Soviet catalogue appeared in 1923 under the editorship of Feodor Chuchin. In what follows, several more catalogues were published under his editorship in 1920s.[1]
Fourth edition of the Soviet Philatelic Association catalogue published in 1933 under the editorship of V. Modestov also included a listing of the USSR postage advertising stamps as well.
Postwar issues
In 1948 and 1951, two more catalogues of the USSR postage stamps were published by the Philatelic Bureau under the Book-selling Association of State Publishers (KOGIZ).
This first
In 1955, in Moscow the next edition of the Soviet Union stamp catalogue was published. It was compiled by a team of authors including M. T. Mil'kin, A. A. Shirokov, A. S. Chumakov, and A. Ya. Zezin. It was printed by the Chief Philatelic Bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR.
In 1970, a new edition, The Catalogue of Postage Stamps of the USSR, 1918–1969, was published in Moscow. It was supplemented yearly afterwards.[2]
In 1976, the publication of The Catalogue of Stamps of the USSR, 1918–1974 occurred followed up by annual additions.[3]
See also
- Definitive stamps of Russia
- Definitive stamps of the Soviet Union
- Postage stamps and postal history of Russia
- Stamps of the Soviet Union
References
- ^ Significance of F. G. Chuchin's role in compiling and publishing of the 1920s catalogs is contested in web-publication (ru) of E. Gribanov and V. Rakhilin on the “Бонистика” (ru) site.
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- ^ Ivanova, V. (2015-02-23). "Philately in Russia, Part 2". Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions. Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-06-21.