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.
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
Yuri Gagarin
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.)
Materials
Paper
Ink
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19780357000
Credit Line
Gift of USSR Embassy
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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