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Inscribed to a Pre-Pioneer Soviet Child
GAGARIN, Yuri (1934-1968). The first person to enter space as a space traveler. Cosmonaut Gagarin flew into space on April 12, 1961, at a speed of 17,000 mph. His voyage lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes in his Vostok Space Craft. This hero of the Soviet Union was killed in a plane accident during a training mission. He was only 34 years old. Original, one of a kind photograph, 3.5”x4.5” in uniform, shortly after his flight, riding in a car surrounded by pre-pioneer Soviet children of seven years old and upward preparing for entry into the Pioneer Soviet Cosmonaut Organization. Inscribed in the clear area of the sky: “To Kolya, Gagarin.” A wonderful photograph. $895.00
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