This 12-kopek stamp commemorates the flight of the Apollo-Soyuz Test project in July 1975 that was the first international joint human spaceflight mission in history. One of the methods through which governments may attempt to popularize major programs is through the use of stamps. During the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth at the end of the Tsarist period, Russian stamps featured exploration projects and the personalities associated with them. In the twentieth century, stamps often featured major development projects and Russian and Soviet scientists and artists. At the dawn of the space age, it was no surprise that the Ministry of Communications (which included Telephone, Telegraph and the Post) chose stamps with themes that honored Soviet activities in space. The Military Attache to the Soviet Embassy in Washington gave this stamp to the Smithsonian in the late 1970s.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
USSR
Type
LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Philately
Astronaut
Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov
Donald K. Slayton
Thomas P. Stafford
Valerii Kubasov, 1935-2014
Vance D. Brand
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 6.7 × 3.3cm (2 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
Storage: 11.7 × 11.7 × 5.1cm (4 5/8 in. × 4 5/8 in. × 2 in.)
Materials
Paper
Ink
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19780354000
Credit Line
Gift of USSR Embassy
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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