SOVIET FIRST DAY COVERS |
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Here is a 1959 first day cover celebrating the first three Sputniks. It features the matching cover, stamp and cancellation.
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Issued in August 1962 for the first anniversary of Titov's Vostok 2 flight, this is the cover paired with its matching stamp.
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This is a Soviet 1961-1971 commemorative miniature sheet first day cover marking the ten years of achievements from Vostok, Gagarin, Voskhod and the Soyuz 4 and 5 link up. The 1971 Cosmonautics day cachet features Gagarin and Sputnik 1.
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One of two more Soviet 1961-1971 commemorative first day covers. The 1971 Cosmonautics day cachet features Vostok R-7 launch vehicle and Vostok stamp.
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This is the other Soviet 1961-1971 commemorative cover with the 1971 Cosmonautics day cachet featuring the Vostok orbiter and Gagarin stamp.
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Shown here is a US 1974 cover commemorating the Soviet's Salyut and American's Skylab manned space stations. Cancelled 14-May-1974 for the release of the American Skylab stamp.
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Cosmonautics day 1963 first day cover and stamp set.
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Cosmonautics day 1968 first day cover and stamp set.
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Cosmonautics day 1969 first day cover with Soyuz 4 and 5 cancellation.
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Cosmonautics day 1973 first day cover and matching stamp.
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Cosmonautics day 1975 first day cover.
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Cosmonautics day 1976 Celebrating 15 years since Titov's flight in Vostok 2. This example has been autographed by Titov.
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Cosmonautics day 1976 postal stationary.
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Cosmonautics day 1977 featuring its own Gagarin & Sputnik stamp.
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Cosmonautics day 1977 postal stationary.
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1977 stationary celebrating 20 years of space exploration.
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1977 Here is a cover featuring Lunnik 16, Mars and Venera orbiters commemorating 20 years for space exploration.
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1977 first day cover celebrating 20 years of the Cosmic era and featuring Salyut 6.
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Cosmonautics day 1978 Intercosmos first day cover and matching stamp.
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A second 1978 cosmonautics day cover with matching stamp.
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1978 Intercosmos first day cover.
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Cosmonautics day 1979 Intercosmos first day cover.
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Another Cosmonautics day 1979 first day cover.
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1980 cover commemorating 15th anniversary of Leonov's Voskhod 2 space walk.
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Cosmonautics day 1981. It features either Salyut 6 or 7 and a Mars probe.
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Cosmonautics day 1982 first day cover.
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25 years of Space exploration 1982 postal stationary.
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Cosmonautics day 1984 cover.
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Rare Cosmonautics day 1984 maxicard featuring the matching stamp and cancellation, celebrating Soviet space achievements.
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1987 Cosmonautics day cover and matching stamp celebrating Sputnik. The following two covers are from the same stamp release and are also featured as propaganda cards bellow.
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1987 Cosmonautics day cover and matching stamp from the same series celebrating Vostok 3 and 4's first group flight.
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1987 Cosmonautics day cover and matching stamp also from the same series celebrating the Mars 1 space probe.
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1987 first day cover celebrating 30 years of the Cosmic era and featuring the Mir space station. Is postmarked for the 29-December landing of Soyuz-TM3.
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1979 first day cover and stamp celebrating the joint Soviet/Bulgarian mission to Salyut 6 on Soyuz 33.
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1980 first day cover and stamp celebrating the 18-September launch of the joint Soviet/Cuban mission to Salyut 6 on Soyuz 38.
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1981 first day cover and stamp celebrating the joint Soviet/Mongolian mission to Salyut 6 on Soyuz 39.
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1984 first day cover and stamp celebrating the 3-April launch of the joint Soviet/Indian Soyuz T11 mission to Salyut 7.
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1985 card celebrating 20 years since Leonov's Voskhod 2 space walk and featuring the 1979 deployment of the KRT-10 radio telescope on Salyut 6 that required an EVA, and the practical uses space walks have had since.
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1988 first day cover and stamp celebrating the joint Soviet/Bulgarian Soyuz TM5 mission to Salyut 7. The silver medal for this event is on the Soviet manned missions page.
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1977 Here we have a first day cover and stamp of Chief Designer Sergei Korolev, along with its matching postcard. Korolev was the head of the Soviet space program until his death in 1966. His identity was a state secret and was only referred to as the Chief Designer until his passing of cancer on 14-January-1966.
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1982 cancellation featuring his 1969 stamp, this first day cover is commemorating Chief Designer Sergei Korolev.
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1987 first day cover celebrating the life of Sergei Korolev the head of the early Soviet space program. His successes included all the records assosiated with the Sputnik, Vostok and Voskhod space programs.
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1991 cover featuring the miniature sheet celebrating 30 years since Yuri Gagarin's historic flight in Vostok 1.
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Here are a couple of random Soyuz postcards with space stamps.
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AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS |
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1985 cover commemorating the 16th anniversary of the moon landing.
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1989 stamp release and Colorano silks first day cover issued to celebrate 20 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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1989 card issued for the 20th anniversary of the moon landing.
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2009 Alan Bean autographed first day cover issued in the Isle of White to celebrate 40 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing was limited to just 750. It features the Isle of Man stamp release.
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