Definitive stamps of the Soviet Union

The inaugural release of the Soviet Union definitive stamps took place in October 1923, commonly referred to as the Gold Standard issue.

These designs reflected the significant societal transformations brought about by industrialization, collectivization, and the advancement of women's rights in the Soviet Union.

[1] With the progress of the socialistic economic programs, the representation of the major groups of Soviet society changed, moving from the more generic image of the earlier period.

In 1958, the engineer design appeared meaning that representatives of other Soviet labouring groups were also depicted on stamps.

[1] This table represents an outline of the overall USSR definitive issues produced in the Soviet and post-Soviet times (1923 – 1992).