USSR postage stamps year 1950 Moscow Subway Metro MNH set

USSR postage stamps year 1950 Moscow Subway Metro MNH set  To celebrate the opening of the highly anticipated first section of the Circle Line (Koltsevaya Line) of the Moscow Subway, the USSR issued a spectacular 7-stamp commemorative set in 1950. The stamps beautifully showcase the grandiose, palace-like Stalinist architecture of the newly opened stations, complete with the famous stylized “M” logo of the Moscow Metro in the corners. Country of Issue: USSR (Soviet Union) Date of Issue: July 1950 Printing Process: Recess Printing / Photogravure (Monochrome designs) Perforation: Comb $12 \frac{1}{2} \times 12$ Catalog Identification: Michel: № 1494–1500 Scott: № 1484–1490 Zagorsky (Russia): № 1462–1468 Individual Stamp Breakdown The set features five distinct new stations, with two of the major hub stations receiving both a 40-kopeck and a 1-ruble denomination design. DenominationStation Featured (English / Russian)ColorFormat40 KopecksGorky Park / Park Kultury (Парк Культуры)Red-OrangeHorizontal40 KopecksPaveletskaya (Павелецкая)GreenHorizontal40 KopecksTaganskaya (Таганская)BlueHorizontal1 RubleGorky Park / Park Kultury (Парк Культуры)GreenHorizontal1 RubleSerpukhovskaya / Dobryninskaya (Серпуховская)VioletHorizontal1 RubleKurskaya (Курская)BrownHorizontal1 RubleTaganskaya (Таганская)Dark GreenHorizontal