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Soviet and Russian Space Flights continued...

Misc. Soviet Space Flights and Groups continued...

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6841

U.S.S.R., Massive press conference in Russia, ten cosmonauts are seen in this press event; most are in civilian attare while two are in military dress; some of the autographs noted include, Romanenko, Dzhanibekov, Ivanchenkov, Bykovsky, Rukavishnikov, Kubasov, Leonov, and three others; all are crisp signatures; a wonderful old school showpiece; a very faint 1 inch crease noted in the upper left corner. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $225.00
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6842

U.S.S.R., 4 binders of Soviet nuclear related material, IAEA registed and express covers, mint singles, blocks, imperfs and proofs, Portuguese inverted overprint; nuclear reactors, French stamp, imperf, and proof, nice CERN material, Madagascar proof; Russia nuclear, mostly mint entires, international conference on high energy physics, mint stamps and blocks; Russia atoms, matching stamps, blocks and FDCs, unused entires of scientics and nuclear facilities;. Shipping charges apply - weight 19.6 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $400-600
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6843

U.S.S.R., photograph of 11 cosmonauts in uniform autographed beneath, pilots from the mid to late Vostok series to the beginning of Soyuz; includes the first woman in space and the first man to walk in space, signatures remain bright, attractive piece. (Image)

Suggested Bid $400-600
SOLD for $500.00
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6844

U.S.S.R., Soviet anniversaries, entires and meters, 6 binders of Soviet space including; Anniversaries, about 70 very clean envelopes with well curated anniversary postmarks honoring Sputnik, Gagarin, Korolev, space expos, etc, many are postally used, includes 20 striking numbered gold Gagarin S/S on cover; Misc space, interesting binder with what claims are first genuine use at Star City (1972) and first at Baikonur (1975), proof strike for Kapustin Yar (1977), first day in Leninsk (1978), a Moscow 4 Oct 57 (assumed backdated), a dozen cosmonaut stationery envelopes (most postally used), several meter covers, potentially a slim but important binder; Meter Cancels, meter pictorials from the US, Germany, France, Netherlands and Italy, not very inspiring; Soyuz, stamps, blocks and covers from Cuba, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary, Romanian minisheet, Hungary sheetlet, imperf, imperf sheet on cover, crew signed launch cover, numerous Kniga and Space Voyager cachets; Soviet entires, first 40 or so are pristine condition 1960's envelopes showing classic cachets, while there are a half dozen postmarked items most are mint entires, the last 50 or so are rather boring; Cosmonaut anniversaries, about 80 european show covers of mixed quality, postmarks are generally well struck, cachets are generally uninspiring artistically and are of mixed production quality; the first, second and fourth binders carry this lot. Shipping charges apply - weight 29.6 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $400-600
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6845

U.S.S.R., Premier space dealer's Soviet covers, more than a thousand here; some late 1950s to early 1960s and a few postally used but most is 1970-2000; as a supplier to collector for decades he often obtained perhaps 6-12 of a cachet or postmark and put then in a sleeve; extensive city cancels, flight sets, FDCs; very saleable stock for someone with the right clients. Shipping charges apply - weight 33.8 lbs. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
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6846

U.S.S.R., Soviet/Russian military medals and devices, Veteran of Space Troops (1992), Veteran of Service, Veteran of Launching place Baikonur, 80 years from the birthday of Korolev, Medal of Chelomey, 75 years from the birthday of Korolev, Medal of Makeev, Kozolev's Medal; and various unidentified items; 19 in total. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
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6847

U.S.S.R., Well mixed postcards heroic to modern, a significant number in these two cartons are 1958-62 era in excellent condition, numerous Gagarin, dogs, communist rockets to the Moon, and the like, a strong early collection can be drawn from this lot; there are also many that are franked and have attractive commemorative cancels, most are not postally used and expect condition to be above average; Kniga published space sets of which there are several here; vast majority in this lot is highly useful with very little junk. Shipping charges apply - weight 25.6 lbs. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
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6848

U.S.S.R., Bankers Box of mint Soviet entires, 1960-1991, 1000+ entires, postal cards and aerogrammes; extremely clean dealer's lot; wonderful assortment of subjects with each cachet bundled in groups of about 5-10; ocassional overprint (scarce) noted on postal cards; about 10 percent are airmail; will make a very happy specialist or a dealer looking for solid stock. Shipping charges apply - weight 14.6 lbs. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $110.00
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6849

U.S.S.R., Postcard and small lithograph sets, Star Way of Hunanity (18 sets of 20), Cosmos (8 sets of 14), Tsiolkovsky (10 sets of 10), and another 65+ sets; commonly sold to tourists in the Soviet Union but not commonly seen now; these would sell well. Shipping charges apply - weight 28.8 lbs. (Image)

Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $110.00
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6850

U.S.S.R., First picture from the far side of the Moon, to celebrate the accomplishment of successfully imaging the dark side of the Moon with Luna 3, a limited number of photographic 4x6" prints were created; Academician Dobronrovov served as the official representing the first space results of the USSR; beautifully autographed in blue; a striking item, pristine condition item. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
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6851

U.S.S.R., Reference collection of Soviet fakes and forgeries, useful lot containing bogus signatures and station marks; fakes include Leonov, Kubasov, Komarov, Bykovsky, Tamayo, Popov and Afanasiyev; two covers with faked Salyut-6 onboard marks are included (one of them has four good signatures); 19 pieces in all. (Image) (Image2)

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6852

U.S.S.R., Not your run of the mill photographs, 18 photographs, of varying sizes of cosmonauts; mostly of Gagarin and Tereskova with other cosmonauts; some formal but many informal or a personal nature; a few really lovely shots of Valentina; of particular interest is an informal image of her talking with senior military officers in a classroom designed to teach jet engine or rocket technology; on the reverse are five paragraphs (in Russian); it appears to explain the rank and positions of the officers in the photo; a wonderful collection.
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6853

4007-12

U.S.S.R., 1972, Soviet space series signed by first man to walk in space (Scott 4007-12), six mini sheets of six stamps each; all have commemorative Moscow cancellation; series of 6k stamps include R-7 launch, Sputnik, probe to Mars, spacewalk, Luna 1, and capsule recovery. each sheet is boldly autographed by both Andrei Sokolov and Alexei Leonov; 36 stamps and 12 autographs in all. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
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6854

U.S.S.R., Suspect cancels and signatures from Gagarin to Salyut-6, grouping consists of one postcard and four envelopes; the postcard shows a collection of space stamps with a 3k stamp on the reverse postmarked in Moscow on the 1st anniversary of his flight and the Gagarin signature above is forged; two of the envelopes are better covers with Vostok-1 postmarks (the uncommon Type 2 struck on 13-14 April) but sadly the Gagarin signatures again are forgeries; the remaining two covers are also good but misleading, they have orbital markings that were applied on Earth; on the plus side they both have genuine autographs of Kovalyonok and Savinykh (Soyuz T-4) as well as Dzhanibekov and Gurragchaa (Suyuz 39); a total of 5 items and 8 genuine autographs. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
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6855

4431

U.S.S.R., 1976, Interkosmos cosmonauts autographs on Gagarin souvenir sheet (Scott 4431), very attractive 15th anniversary of the 1st man in space postmark has tied the engraved 50k Gagarin souvenir sheet (each with unique serial number) to a beautiful matching cachet; 8 covers in total, each autographed by a different Interkosmos space traveler; autographs include Kollner (E Germany), Jahn (E Germany), Pelchak (Czechoslovakia), Frakas (Hungary), Gurragcha (Mongolia), Ganzorig (Mongolia), Sharma (India) and Malhotra (India).
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Suggested Bid $200-300
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6856

U.S.S.R., Buran-Energia launch cover mystery FLOWN? during STS-8, over 260,000 envelopes were carried for collectors; Energia planned to transport 9,000 for collectors and had the envelopes placed onboard the Soviet shuttle; the envelopes, each with a serial number, was removed and not carried into space; a much smaller, but undetermined number (not serialized) were marked "Not For Sale" on the reverse; a rumor exists that they may have been in the cabin (like the first 1000 STS covers) and forgotten; did they fly? probably not; you get one with a serial number (1571) and one "Not For Sale". (Image) (Image2)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
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6857

U.S.S.R., Soviet Buran shuttle cover and the mystery "Not For Sale", was the unserialized "Not For Sale" a VIP favor "mistakenly" flown in the only flight of the Soviet shuttle program?; your chance to own one of the 9000 serialized (1572) and one of the "Not For Sale" (quantity unknown); 1000 of the 261,000 American shuttle covers rode in the crew cabin; did any make it into orbit with the Russians? (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
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6858

U.S.S.R., Kniga created tribute to the Soviet space shuttle, one numbered (1573) out of 9000 created to be carried onboard; they were removed before flight and were not carried; what is less clear are the "Not For Sale" variants without serial numbers; a rumor had them in the crew compartment not unlike the scant number carried up front during STS-8; you get one of each. (Image) (Image2)

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6859

U.S.S.R., 4 string toy mandolin with the body and neck covered in glittering enamel, R-7 blasts off on this fanciful toy handcrafted (1960's?) of wood; plenty of glitter, Leos personal musical instrument. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. (Image)

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6860

U.S.S.R., "Soyuz at Start" multimedia 3D diorama by artist V Ruban, black velvet on Masonite, spraypainted, with half an R-7 coming out of the blackness (clay?); painted and ready for display; great condition; overall 7x10 in size; bonus, brass rocket shaped item on a small wood base, says "space" on the bottom but it is really a 50 caliber bullet made into a lighter (inoperable). Shipping charges apply - weight 1.6 lbs. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
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