A collection of 20 art stamps issued by the former Soviet Union. The breakdown is as follows: (1) Issued in 1982, depicting "Tachanka (Gun Carriage)" by Mitrofan Grekov, 1933. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Grekov, the founder of Soviet war painters. Unused stamp. (2) Issued in 1978, depicting "The Death of the Commissar" by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, 1928. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Petrov-Vodkin's birth. Used stamp. (3) Issued in 1979, depicting "Lenin's Return to Petrograd" by A.M. Lopukhov, 1953. Unused stamp. (4) Issued in 1983, depicting "Portrait of a Wife with Flowers and Fruits" by Ivan Khrutsky, 1838, part of a Belarusian painting series. Unused stamp. (5) Issued in 1979, depicting "Flowers and Fruits" by Ivan Khrutsky. Unused stamp. (6) Issued in 1979, depicting "Katerina" by Taras Shevchenko, 1842, a Ukrainian painter. Unused stamp. (7) Issued in 1976, depicting "Danaë" by Rembrandt, 1636. Unused stamp. (8) Issued in 1980, depicting "Morning on the Field of Kulikovo" by A. Bubnov. The Battle of Kulikovo was a war fought in 1380 between the Moscow Grand Duchy army and the Mongol army. Commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo. Unused stamp. (9) Issued in 1976, depicting "Green Glass" by Pyotr Konchalovsky, 1933. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Konchalovsky's birth. Unused stamp. (10) Issued in 1979, depicting "Lilacs" by Konstantin Korovin, 1915. Unused stamp. (11) Issued in 1979, depicting "Frocks" by Ivan Kramskoi, 1884, a still life of flowers painted by Kramskoi in his later years. Unused stamp. (12) Issued in 1974, depicting "At the Market" by Beuckelaer, 1564. Unused stamp. (13) Issued in 1981, depicting "Deer" by Niko Pirosmani, 1913, a Georgian painter. Unused stamp. (14) Issued in 1977, depicting "Portrait of the Infanta Isabella's Maid" by Peter Paul Rubens, 1620. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Rubens' birth. Unused stamp. (15) Issued in 1979, depicting "Into the People" by Kostandi, 1885, a Ukrainian painter. Held in the National Art Museum of Ukraine. All are vintage stamps issued by the former Soviet Union.