Lot 206
Apollo Soyuz, 1975 - Russian "1975" Cloth Calendar (15x20") This striking calendar is in its original frame (15x21") with paper matting backing on the frame. The backing is hand inscribed in Russian with the date 22 February 1975. The inscription reads: "A gift to Evon Collins from Igor Milikoff and the rest of the (Russian) Engineers. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your warm hospitality. We will never forget this meeting or this evening in Houston".
There are two additional notes scotch-taped to the reverse of the frame. One reads: "My thanks to Anatole Forostenko, Chief Russian language instructor for the American ASTP crew for inscribing this memento to me" (unsigned, from Evon Collins) and "In memory of our American-Russian space venture, Apollo/Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) scheduled for July 1975. One of the Russian working groups, seven engineers, visited my home during the evening of February 22, 1975. I entertained a few Pine Bluff friends (now of Houston) and co-workers from NASA Johnson Space Center. Charlotte Ober, Secretary to our ASTP crew was among my guests. She asked permission to bring her Soviet friends and their presence indeed became the highlight of the evening". It is signed by Evon Collins and dated Friendswood, TX, April 8, 1975.
An important piece of original ASTP memorabilia. When you remember the suspicion with which Americans and Russians regarded each other at the time, this event represents one of the first signs of a thaw in the cold war. Fascinating and attractive.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
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