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Scarce color Portrait dated 40 days after his Flight
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. Color portrait, 4”x6”, head and shoulders pose in uniform. Fine bold inscription on the light area of the sky. “To Andrew, Gagarin, May 23, 1961.” Some very light creases otherwise a very good example. Nice oversize portrait with an uncommon inscription and uncommon date. $1,295.00
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