From 1957 up to now, MANNED SPACE FLIGHT of the USA and USSR. Interesting and comprehensive collection containing about 553 space covers (launch covers, flown covers, landing/recovery covers), many of them signed by astronauts and cosmonauts. And some signed photos of astronauts inclusive. There are many of high-grade items such as: APOLLO-15-Orbit-Cover taken to the moon orbit (signed and certificated by Scott, Worden and Irwin), APOLLO-8-Orbit-Cover signed by F. Bormann (including handwritten data for launch, moon orbit and splashdown), signed Portrait of Michael Collins, Recovery cover »USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39)« for the first U.S. manned space flight May 5 1961 (certificated by Swanson), Launch cover MA-5 signed by all MERCURY astronauts (incl. Slayton) and many other early MERCURY covers, Launch cover First Space Shuttle mission Apr 12 1981, many high-class flown covers from the USSR space stations SALYUT and MIR and from the SOY (Image)

2000, USSR/USA, STS-97 on the way back letter sent from the ISS and delivered to Earth by the American Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-97). The letter was written by cosmonaut YURI GIDZENKO and addressed to his mother-in-law; handwritten message included. Aboard the station the cover and the text of the letter were marked with the "ISS" octagonal board souvenir seal and the "Expedition 1" round board souvenir seal. Only 18 letters were delivered to Earth from the ISS by the American Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-97). Included are the certificate of authenticity signed by cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko and the A.I.E.P. certificate of authenticity. It was the last Space Mail sent from Space to Earth in the 20th Century as well as in the 2nd Millennium! (Image)