Which volume of Y&T is Russia?

I'm visiting a lot of European sites in my attempt to fill some empty spots in my Russian collection. Everybody there seems either to favor
Michel (a little)or much more commonly Y&T.

I see "Y&T 1287 non-dentele, 12.50 Euros." WOW!!!! HEY I might just need that one - but which one is it? I send an e-mail off to the seller ans ask him the issue date - if I had that then I could cross reference it to Scott. Alas, Y&T only gives the year of issue!!

I've asked some of these sellers which volume contains Russia and they've all said Tome 4, 2eme - the 2nd part of Volume 4.

My 2001 Tome 3 1re partie indicates that Tome 4 is a single volume - and tome III covers Heliogoland a Yugoslavie. Volume IV is Europe de
L'est but indicates it is only up to 1996. How far East????

I've visited Yvert.com and they don't indicate on their page which volume it is that covers Russia.

Where is Russia? Anybody?

Weeping out of frustration, but still offering handshakes,

I was born there (btw, on the 19th of September, which means like yesterday), and I'm not frustrated either by the place or by the time that passed

A bit more on:
http://www.values.ch/Communism/Victor-Manta.htm

Victor Manta

I have the catalogue in question. For Russia, Y&T 1287 was issued in 1948, in the 30th anniversary of Komsomols set. Value 25k, color red, and the picture show a female farmer.
I hope it helps

Nice to be able to be of (some) help, may be
Unfortunately I'm away from home up to ~ oct 5th and I have not my Yvert for Russia with me.

That is right ! This volume (issued end 2002 and labelled 2003) covers the former Eastern block countries

At the time of issue of "2001" tome 3/1 (ie end 2000) Tome 4 (Eastern
European countries) was indeed in one single volume issued end 1995 (labelled 1996) as you say below.

Right !

But ! Yvert is currently re-issuing this second part of Western Europe into 2 volumes :

Thus the latest volumes for W Europe are :
Tome 3.1 "2003" Allemagne to Greece
Tome 3.2 "2004" Irlande to Pays-Bas
Tome 3.3 "2004" Portugal to Yougoslavie

You will note that Heligoland seems to have disappeared !
Nobody (even may beYvert knows where it will be listed ((

No answer to that question !!!!! Their criteria are very strange and do vary.

When coming back to Paris, I can send you a file with the list of all the ("philatelic" countries in the world and the corresponding Yvert volume. I made that myself as Yvert was no more editing it *and I keep it updated* !

Warmly accepted and returned

In my 1992 edition it is 'Time IV'
Under U.R.S.S.