Soviet Union Stamp Engravers

The 88th Birth Anniversary of Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), designed by Ivan Dubasov, engraved by Semen Ivanovic Aferov:

History of Russian Aircraft, designed by Yevgeny Aniskin and issued by the USSR on November 4, 1976:

- Biplane "Gakkel-VII" (1911), engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov
- Monoplane "Gakkel-IX" (1912), engraved by Lidiya Mayarova
- "Steglau-2" (1912), engraved by Vladimir Smirnov
- Dybovski's "Dolphin" (1913), engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov
- Biplane "Ilya Muromets" (1914), engraved by Aleksander Tkachenko

150th Birth Anniversary of Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), designed by Vasily Tirdatov, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova and issued on June 16, 1970:

History of the Russian Navy, designed by Vasily Zavyalov and issued by USSR on December 15, 1971. The stamps are combined photogravure and engraved but I have no information who the engravers are:

- Peter the Great's Imperial Barge (1723)
- "Orel" First Russian Sailing Ship (1668)
- "Poltava" Ship of the Line (1712)
- "Ingermanland" Ship of the Line (1715)
- Steam Frigate "Vladimir" (1848)

During the 1970's, USSR issued a series of stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics (ASSR). Each stamp shows the republic's coat of arms and a design representing the republic. Here are three examples from 1970, designed by Yury Kosorukov.

Tatar ASSR Arms, Supreme Soviet Building in Kazan, engraved by Aleksander Tkachenko:

Karelian ASSR Arms, Supreme Soviet Building in Petrozavodsk, engraved by Aleksander Tkachenko:

Chuvash ASSR Arms, Supreme Soviet Building in Cheboksary, engraved by
Ivan M. Mokrousov:

The resize option of the stamp scans done automatically by this site disappeared in my computer. maybe because I am using now new wider computer screen. Any way, I will resize the scans before I posting them although it will decrease resolution.
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5th Summer People's Spartakiad, designed by Miron Vladimirovich Lukyanov and issued by USSR on June 24, 1971:

- Discus Throw, engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov
- Archery, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina
- Horse riding, engraved by Vladimir Mochalov
- Basketball, engraved by I. Zagurnov
- Wrestling, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov

150th Birth Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-1883), designed by Viktor A. Yermakov, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov and issued by the USSR on April 29, 1968:

An Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) was a type of administrative unit in the USSR, created for certain ethnic groups to be the titular nations of. During years 1960-1962, USSR issued a long series of 20 stamps shows the capitals of the ASSR's. The stamps were designed by N.E. Kruglov. Here is the first part:

Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Batumi, Adjarian ASSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Izhevsk, Udmurt ASSR, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

Grozny, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Cheboksary, Chuvash ASSR, engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov:

Here is the second part:

Makhachkala, Dagestan ASSR, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

Yoshkar-Ola, Mari ASSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov:

Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Yakutsk, Yakut ASSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Nukus, Kara-Kalpak ASSR, engraved by Nikolai Andreyevich Mikheev:

Here is the third part:

Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian ASSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov:

Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, engraved by Nikolai Andreyevich Mikheev:

Syktyvkar, Komi ASSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Nakhichevan, Nakhichevan ASSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Fourth and last part of stamps show the 20 Autonomous SSR of the USSR:

Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov:

Kazan, Tatar ASSR, engraved by Semen Ivanovic Aferov:

Saransk, Mordovian ASSR, engraved by Semen Ivanovic Aferov:

Kyzyl, Tuvan ASSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov:

Treasures of the Hermitage Museum, designed by Roman F. Zhitkov and issued by the USSR on December 29, 1966:

The Lute Player, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1595), engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Ewer with a Simurgh - Iran (VI - early VII c.), engraved by Aleksander Tkachenko:

Marble Statue of the Voltaire, French Writer and Philosopher, by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

Malachite Vase (Ural, 1843), engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov:

Capitals of Socialist Republics of Soviet Union, a set of 15 stamps designed by Sergei Pomansky and issued by the USSR on October 4, 1958 and December 5, 1958:

Here are the first five stamps:

Red Square, Moscow, Russian SSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Lenin Square, Alma Ata, Kazakh SSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Lenin Statue, Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, engraved by Nikolai Andreyevich Mikheev:

Lenin Statue, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, engraved by Vladimir Smirnov:

Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR (Gruziya), engraved by Ivan M. Mokrousov:

City View, Yerevan, Armenian SSR, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

University Square, Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, engraved by Ivan Mokrousov:

View from Dvina River, Riga, Latvian SSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov:

Lenin Square, Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, engraved by Tatiana Nikitina:

Round Square, Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

Main Street - Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, engraved by Lidiya Mayarova:

Viru Gate, Tallinn, Estonian SSR, engraved by Semen Ivanovic Aferov:

City View, Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov:

Lenin Prospect, Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, engraved by Nikolai Andreyevich Mikheev:

Communist Street, Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, engraved by Ivan Sapronov: