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Soviet Union stamp catalogue (orCPA catalogue) is a nationalcatalogue of theRSFSR andUSSRpostage stamps andminiature sheets, which was being published in the USSR by the“Soyuzpechat” Central Philatelic Agency [Wikidata] (CPA) and some other publishers related to theMinistry of Communications. The catalogue usually republished in corpore around once in a 10–15 years. In between republications, additional issues came out every year. These issues contains descriptions of stamps and miniature sheets issued in USSR last year.
The first Soviet catalogue appeared in 1923 under the editorship ofFeodor Chuchin. In what follows, several more catalogues were published under his editorship in 1920s.[1]
Fourth edition of theSoviet Philatelic Association catalogue published in 1933 under the editorship ofV. Modestov also included a listing of the USSRpostage advertising stamps [Wikidata] as well.
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 firstpostwar catalogue included all the RSFSR and USSR postageissues, which appeared from 1921 to 1948, and stamps of the previous issues (circulated in 1918–1921) as well as special purpose stamps.
In 1955, in Moscow the next edition of the Soviet Union stamp catalogue was published. It was compiled by a team of authors includingM. T. Mil'kin,A. A. Shirokov,A. S. Chumakov, andA. Ya. Zezin. It was printed by the Chief Philatelic Bureau of theMinistry 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 ofThe Catalogue of Stamps of the USSR, 1918–1974 occurred followed up by annual additions.[3]
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