🏷️ Key Details
- Country: USSR (Soviet Union)
- Year: 1960
- Occasion: Commemoration of the XVII Summer Olympic Games, held in Rome.
🎨 Stamp Set Info
- The set consists of 10 stamps, Scott numbers 2359-2368.
- Denominations range from 5 kopecks to 1 ruble.
- Perforation is comb-style, 11½ × 11½ (or similar) for the set.
- Designers / artists: several, notably V. Zavyalov (В. Завьялов) for many of the designs.
📐 Individual Stamps in the Series (Examples)
Here are some of the specific sports/themes and their denominations from that set:
| Sport / Design | Denomination |
|---|---|
| Running | 50 kop. |
| The Fight | 10 kop. |
| Basketball | 15 kop. |
| Weightlifting | 20 kop. |
| Gymnastics; Jumping into Water; Fencing etc. | various (40 kop., etc.) |
| Highest value: 1 ruble | for events like steeplechase, etc. |
💡 Print Run & Rarity
- These stamps are quite common. They were produced in large quantities.
- There are both mint (never hinged / original gum) and used / CTO (canceled to order) examples on the market.
