Russia USSR postage stamps year 1945 Academy of Sciences set MNH
USSR 1945 – 220th Anniversary of the Academy of Sciences (set)
📬 General Information
- 📅 Issue date: 16 June 1945
- 🎉 Occasion: 220th anniversary of the Academy of Sciences (founded 1724)
- 🧾 Set size: 2 stamps
- 🖨️ Printing: Photogravure
- 🔍 Perforation: Line perf. 12½
- 👨🎨 Designer: Viktor Klimashin
📚 Catalog Numbers
- Michel: Mi 963–964
- Scott: 987–988
- Yvert: 983–984
- Stanley Gibbons: 1112–1113
- Zagorsky: 884–885
🧾 Set Composition (2 values)
| Value | Design | Color |
|---|---|---|
| 30 kopecks | Academy building (Moscow / Presidium) | blue / grey-blue |
| 2 rubles | Lomonosov + Academy building (Leningrad) | green / black-green |
- Features scientific architecture and heritage
- Includes Mikhail Lomonosov, key figure in Russian science
🎨 Design & Theme
- 🏛️ Buildings of the Academy of Sciences
- 👨🔬 Tribute to scientists and research institutions
- 🎨 Strong, engraved wartime Soviet style
- 📚 Reflects importance of the Academy of Sciences, the USSR’s top scientific body
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