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U.S.S.R., Virtually every possible postcard variation, one would think having a complete collection of Soviet era cosmonaut cards should be a relatively easy thing to do; not so; literally hundreds of vintage cards here with every detail; a white frame, a cream frame, color vs black and white, franked with postmarks from each stamp club or mission flown; dozens of sets; 33 all different folders (1981) with facsimile signatures; dozens of Komarov with different postmarks, youthful vs serious, photoshoped with rocket; pencil sketch series; many are postal cards; Tereshkova in playful looks, stern matriarch, Soviet comrade; groups of cosmonauts sharing a Russian joke, cosmonauts sharing a good joke; registered postcards mailed to New York with great commemorative cancels; tons of Gagarin with printed signature; postcards sets; 1978 series in spacesuits franked with commemorative cancels 119 present; sketch portrait on cream photo finish with franked stamp and bio on back (premium cards), 123 of these alone; dozens of vintage Soviet space stamp images on postcards; 1975 B/W photocard with appropriate stamp and fancy cancel (beginning with 4 of Gagarin), 75 in all; at least 50 mint Carde Postle Philatelique featuring both Russian and American subjects, some crisp and stunning and others amateurish; the definitive cosmonaut postcard holding for the specialist or dealer; several hundred cards in all; condition is superb. Shipping charges apply - weight 16 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 350.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:43:09 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6822
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., ultimate space event stock, 1957-1991, the premier Soviet astrophilately in the US satified clientele from this stock since the 1960s; 8 drawers packed with event covers dating back to the 1950s; much of the information captured in the Reichman series of reference books came from studying the varied cachets, postmarks, and club insignia; duplication is light while variation is encyclopedic; may be too much for the specialist (is this ever really true?) but just right for the dealer looking for super clean, organized and comprehensive; lots of Balkonur launch covers noted; 3000+ in 8 drawers. Shipping charges apply - weight 83 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:43:46 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6823
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., postally used local overprints and better commemorative cancels, 1958-1996, earliest space cancels with varieties; 1958 perfin postal stationery envelopes (4); at least two dozen scarce cancels from 1958 alone, extensive through the early 1960s including great Gagarin; mint stationary arranged topically, Military related, Hydrofoils, Cosmonauts, Math & Physics; a few hundred Russian locals on cover; considerable Kazakhstan on cover with light duplication; well over 2000 better covers (many registered); very useful. Shipping charges apply - weight 26.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:44:25 EST
Sold For 550
Worldwide A-Z Russia
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6824
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U.S.S.R., Photographs, signatures, banners, medals and more, 20 unsigned photos; includes 8x10 interior of Saylut 1, 1985 ASE Congress in France, military class photo at Gagarin Training Center; 38 autographs on photos, personalized 4x6 signed by Tereshkova in 1964 with her cosmonaut husband and infant baby, Koromov crew signed phot, several crew signed photos, some singles; bronze, silver and gold Volkov Prize (acrobatic competition) medals produced for the 40th anniversary of the facility for construction of rocket engines; 6x9 autographed red flag with yellow star (may have been flown but there is no station mark); a dozen fabric pennants from the early 1990's. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:45:44 EST
Sold For 850
Postal History Soviet and Russian Space Flights Misc. Soviet Space Flights and Groups
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6825
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U.S.S.R., 1966, Gagarin and Tereshkova send greetings, postal card honoring Springfest (Woman's Day); typed (but not mailed) greetings in Russian which says, "To Marija Nikitichna Leonidova, We congratulate you with Springfest of March 8th. We wish you happiness, health, successes on work and well being on family. With regards, Gagarin and Tereshkova"; his autograph is in green and hers appears in red. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:46:21 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6826
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U.S.S.R., Gagarin and Tereshkova autographs on postcard, a 4x7" photograpgh of Gagarin in military uniform and Tereshkova in warm coat; each is carrying flowers and part of a large public gathering; with it is a postcard with the stylized image of a small child holding branches; on the reverse are autographs of Gagarin in green and Tereshkova in red; the first man and woman to fly in space signed on the same postcard. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:47:03 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6827
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U.S.S.R., Some of the most beautiful are the Soviet Club covers, sometimes produced in small numbers, club cachets put the best of Russian space art on full display; this 2.5" tall stack of curated exemplars is for the discerning collector who has been in the field for some time and seeks an old stash of envelopes, both postally used and others pristine and mint. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:47:39 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6828
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U.S.S.R., Soviet Union, mint and postally used entires and postal cards, 1970-1991, premier lifelong space dealer holding of postal stationary; approximately 2/3 mint and 1/3 postally used; mild to moderate duplication in sleeves and all fresh; predominantly space related but also has tabs for, polar bears, sports, composers, bicycles, authors, poets, Red Cross, mushrooms, etc; 2500+ covers in four large boxes. Shipping charges apply - weight 53.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 350.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:48:10 EST
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Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6829
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U.S.S.R., 100 commemorative covers cosmonaut signed, great dealer lot all in pristine condition; each envelope has been signed by a flown cosmonaut. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
U.S.S.R., air letters, postcards, booklets and entires in 10 binders, Air letters 1957-67, unused entires with very colorful propaganda; Air letters; much more modern (1970s); Air letters (2), 1980s was pretty boring; Air letters (3), more boring 1980s; 1968-73, late 1960's had style but by the early 1970 the designers are falling asleep; 1964-84, iconic and scary (in a good way), excellent 1934, 1935, and 1938 stratospheric balloon mint sets, postal cards, an absolute delight, at least 90 and gorgeous; postcards, the best (well worth the price of admission); postcards (2), mostly holiday cards (wonderful) with some modern photograph cards (nothing special); Booklets, postcard series, numerous honoring Gagarin, stylized space art; 10 binders for your enjoyment. Shipping charges apply - weight 46.8 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:49:10 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6831
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., Massive Soviet postcard collection in 12 Lindner binders in slipcases, Propaganda, surprisingly only about 15 here; Paintings & Art, at least 100 beautiful images often by cosmonauts; Portraits, looks complete both for the 40 WSS (or occassional suit or uniform) in color, the 39 cream colored pencil drawing series, and the 33 color uniform series; Early Sci Fi, about a dozen here; Photos & history booklets, numerous science projects, village drawings, a few dozen Gagarin (many with beaming Soviet youth); Space art, at least 100 vibrant pieces of art, many realistic and instructive and others fanciful; Astronomy & Balloons, the balloon card series is a delight; Portraits (early), 16 just of Gagarin, some photgraphic, some linen, excellent volume; Foreign booklets, much Romanian with stamps cancelled to face, some ASTP photo postcards; Interkosmos, covers/stamps/medals on cards (about a dozen), art of Leonov and Sokolov (stunning), and Gagarin mythical iconography (sumptuous); Early history, gorgeous propaganda cards mostly 1957-1960 (well worth the price of admission); Portraits (large format), first 42 or so with bio on left and photo on right - autographed (Gagarin and Komarov not signed) on 39, teddy bear-loveable GQ informal and smiling military pilots. Shipping charges apply - weight 35.4 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot View PDF #3 of images for this lot View PDF #4 of images for this lot View PDF #5 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:49:45 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6832
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., Buran space shuttle collection, wonderful grouping of 9 covers and a souvenir sheet; an envelope honoring Sputnik has a striking signature of Rimintas Stankyavechus who was slated to pilot the first manned mission in 1992 but lost his life doing aerobatics in an Su-27 fighter at an Italian airshow (article included); unique souvenir sheet (inscribed on the back to a pilot's widow) and autographed by Buran shuttle pilots Tolboyev, Tresvyatsky, Prikmodko and Sheffer; the makings of a great exhibit. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:50:07 EST
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Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6833
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U.S.S.R., Russian cancels on cover in 10 binders, 1958-64, wonderful binder with seldom encountered postmarks from the early space program; 1962-63, Vostok flights, Sputnik anniversary; 1964-65, Voskhod 1 & 2; 1966-71, Gagarin anniversary; 1958-62, numerous attractive pieces; 1962-63, planetary probes, Vostok series; 1972-77, modern, clean, attractive; 1975-ASTP, every postmark conceivable, Star City overprint cachets present, cosmonaut envelopes; 1962-83, superb volume, Cosmic series (27 of 50 present); 1983-87, lacks primative propaganda charm but clean and extensive. Shipping charges apply - weight 49.8 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot View PDF #3 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:50:39 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6834
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U.S.S.R., Very special Buran-related FLOWN covers, here are ten pairs of beautifully cancelled aerogrammes carried on TU-134 (used to transport Buran space shuttle) between Moscow and Baikonur, and the other from Baikonur and Moscow; each pair comes with explainatory documentation (in Russian); 2700 aerogrammes were carried; also included is a purported Registered cover and a SPECIMEN cachet (annotated on the reverse) with both "Moscow - Baikonur" and "Baikonur - Moscow" under the aircraft visage; wonderful lot for the collector (you want the specimen and registered ones) or the dealer looking for well documented FLOWN items that can be offered at a very reasonable price. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:51:09 EST
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Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6835
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U.S.S.R., Six binders of mostly Soyuz, volumes include; Voshkod & Gemini, Bulgarian and Vietnanese imperf sets, Czech photo proof of S/S, Yar imperfs, Mali and Niger imperfs, 14 deluxe proofs; Soyuz T-12, Tartu set of colored rubber stamps from T-9, T-12, T-13, TM-3 and Sirca; Progress, postally used recovery envelopes different from your usual space covers; T7-11, 93 Tartu covers; Intercosmos, 100 Tartu, lovely; France T-6, 93 Tartu; all you Tartu lovers, come and get it. Shipping charges apply - weight 28.8 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:51:35 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6836
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U.S.S.R., Soviet club cachets, 6 binders including; Tartu, 115 wonderful color printed cachet covers from 1962-66 in great condition; Intercosmos clubs, about 100 with half 1977-80 on old school cream covers and the 1980-82 on modern white; Unispace, UN deluxe FDCs, Thiland, Pakistan, China, Hungary imperfs with margin register marks, Mongolia sets an S/S, Central Africa; Luniks, at least a hundred 1962-66 club covers in beautiful condition, very collectable; ASTP club, registered covered mailed on launch, docking, landing dates, over 100 good looking Tartu and a few autographs; Anniversaries, another hundred or so more modern, all clean and comprehensive; the keen collector will recognize how tough it is to get this material and enter a bid. Shipping charges apply - weight 44.4 lbs. View PDF #1 of images for this lot View PDF #2 of images for this lot View PDF #3 of images for this lot Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:51:58 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6837
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., tracking and data relay ships, 1980-91, one of the least studied aspects of Soviet Astrophilately; since radio waves are line of sight, both Russian and American space programs, particularly before reliable satellitte relay networks, required these capabilities at sea; few collections have these scarcely encountered tracking ship covers; includes, Kosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, Akademik Sergei Korolev, Kosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Kosmonaut Viktor Patsaev, Kosmonaut Georgy Dobrovolsky, Kosmonaut Pavel Belyaev, Kosmonaut Vladislav Volkov, and perhaps others; a sizable number are addressed and have receiver marks on the reverse; at least a dozen are on shipping line stationery; the right specialist with seize this opportunity and armed with the reference by Reichman and Bartos, create a definitive collection; 188 envelopes in total. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:52:16 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6838
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., Soviet Union, earliest space related covers, 1957-1961, green Sputnik (1992) FDC, postmarked Nov 4 (Scott reports Nov 5th), blue Sputnik (1993), meteor (1995) with commemorative Vosagi 1958 cancel, IGY issues (2089-91) on first day of assembly of the Csagi in Moscow (beautiful covers), 2 sets of symbolic figure greeting Sputnik (2032-35) FDC, stunning 2000 orbit postmarks (1958) with symbolic figure and Sputnik stamps, two oversized registered covers with 7 stamps addressed to NY dealer dated Nov 1957, registered cover with no address (other than USA) with NY Jun 1958 receiving mark, IGY outer space observatory; bonus Soyuz TM-7 docking cover with strong onboard cancel (FLOWN?) but sans customary autographs; 28 very nice items. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:52:33 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6839
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
U.S.S.R., earliest space postmarks, 1957-61, very similar to previous lot; available stock divided so a second specialist can partake; this one includes, 40k meteor stamp with bold Oct 4, 1957 Moscow postmark (backdated), two examples of Tsiolkovsky stamp overprinted with Sputnik (2021), and the scarce red squared "C" Gagarin postmark on a portrait postcard; this lot has 30 items. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 11:52:48 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 754
Lot No: 6840
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U.S.S.R., philatelic club and commemorative cancels, 1980-91, two trays of every conceivable commemorative space postmark in every known color; this was part of the holdings used to create the Reichman reference books; superb condition and in plastic sleeves; ready for market; 600+ covers. Shipping charges apply - weight 21.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
