This stamp celebrates the flight on Yuri Gagarin on board the Vostok spacecraft on April 12, 1961. The image shows a red, stylized Vostok flying over the Moscow Kremlin. This is one of the first three stamps that the Soviet Union issued to commemorate Gagarin's flight.

The Soviet military attaché 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

A19780359000

Credit Line

Gift of USSR Embassy

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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