It was the late 1950s and the Space Race was on. At the time, there were two big players in the game, the USA and the USSR. While the U.S. won the race to the Moon, the Soviets accomplished numerous space firsts, with renowned programs such as Sputnik, Vostok, Soyuz, Mir, and many others. Perhaps you're a NASA devotee with numerous astronauts packed into your collection. Well here's a golden opportunity to branch out to their Soviet counterparts with this collection of (29) Cosmonaut signed flats. Printed in Russian language when applicable, these nicely preserved photos, postcards, and first day covers report in handsome condition throughout, and signature quality is precise, ranging ("8" to "10") in potency.



Featured are:



Pavel Popovich and Vitaly Sevastyanov dual-signed FDC;



Pavel Popovich and Vladimir Kovalenok dual-signed FDC;



Yuri Romanenko and Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez dual-signed 8-1/2" x 6-3/4" photo;



Anatoly Soloyev, Vikto Savinykh, and Aleksander Panayotov Aleksandrov multi-signed Soyuz TM-5 photo brochure;



Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Aleksandr Serebov, and Aleksandr Viktorenko multi-signed 4-3/4" x 7" Soyuz Mission photo;



Valery Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova dual-signed 4" x 6" photo;



Valery Bykovsky and Carl Swanson dual-signed FDC;



Single-signed 8x10 photos (2): Pavel Popovich, and Alexei Leonov;



Single-signed smaller photos (6): Vladislav Volkov, Boris Volynov, Konstantin Feoktistov, Anatoly Filipchenko, Alexei Leonov, and Pavel Popovich;



Single-signed first day covers (14): Nikolai Rukavishnikov, Gennady Sarafanov, Georgy Shonin, Viktor Savinykh, Leonid Popov, Pavel Popovich, Yuri Glaskpv, Vikto Gorbatko, Leon Dyomin, Vladimir Aksyonov, Vladimir Lyahkpv, Vladimir Kovalyonok, Pyotr Klimuk, and Sigmund Jahn.



Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. Opening Bid $200.