Lot 991
Collection of Russian Space Flight Covers Signed by Cosmonauts Including The First Man & Woman In Space: Vostok 1-Soyuz TM-15. 105 Signatures. Fine collection of Russian Space Flight commemorative covers signed, a collection that is shy of being complete. But the collection still boasts 105 Cosmonauts' signatures including: Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin signed Kniga Postal Cover with LOA by Zarelli Space Authentication Vostok 3 & 4 Andriyan Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich on one cover and Vostok 5 & 6, Valery Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova on one cover, Voskhod 1. the first multiman spacecraft signed by Komarov, Feoktistov and Yegorov all on one cover and Voskhod 2 signed by Leonov and Belyayev on one cover with Leonov on this mission being the first to walk in space.
With regards to the immense Soyuz program, the following signed covers are present Soyuz 4 & 5 on one cover, Soyuz 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 (x2), 14, 15, 16, 17, 18B, 19 (x2) Cosmonauts of ASTP, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (x3), 32/34, 33, 35, T-2, 37, 38, T-3, T-4, 39, 40, T-6, T-7, T-8, T-10B, T-12, T-13 (x2) T-14, TM-2 & TM-3 on same cover, TM-4, TM--15 and a Russian 20th Anniversary Cover with 8 signatures.
Folio is already labeled for the missing covers, but the bulk of the challenge is met with this decades long collection. Every piece is outstanding. Estimated Value $1,200 - UP
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