Astronaut:

Yuri Gagarin  Search this

Materials:

Paper

Ink

Adhesive

Dimensions:

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 4.3 × 3cm (1 11/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

Storage: 9.4 × 8.1 × 5.1cm (3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 2 in.)

Type:

LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Philately

Country of Origin:

USSR

Summary:

This 10-kopek stamp illustrates the Vostok launch vehicle and rocket that took Yuri Gagarin on the world's first human spaceflight on April 12, 1961. The image shows the rocket climbing over the walls of the Kremlin. This is one of the first three stamps that the Soviet Union issued to commemorate Gagarin's flight.

The military attaché to the Soviet Embassy donated this item to the museum.

Credit Line:

Gift of USSR Embassy

Inventory Number:

A19780357000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95599aaa3-7b49-48ec-952a-d84549df9119

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19780357000