Expedition 15 ISS FLOWN Oleg Kotov private cover + letter Juri Detailed 1:32 scale Bell X-1

Detailed 1:32 scale Bell X-1 composite model by Danbury Mint

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A highly desirable official RKK Energia International Space Station–flown cover associated with the overlapping missions of Soyuz TMA-07M to Soyuz TMA-09M—two Soyuz flights that sustained continuous six-person operations aboard the ISS during Expeditions 34

Regular replacement cartridges available at any office store

We were glad to obtain a flown hollow bolt from the Vostok 1 capsule with provenance and certification by Oleg Ivanovsky (already in charge of the first Sputnik and Lunar flights - shown on the color photos along with Yuri Gagarin) who was made director of the first manned spaceflight by Sergey Korolev and became the last person to wish Gagarin a safe flight before he tightened one of these screws/bolts on the capsule's hatch

Expedition 15 ISS FLOWN Oleg Kotov private cover + letter Juri Detailed 1:32 scale Bell X-1From the celebrated astrophilatelic collection of Jacques Bracke A rare and deeply personal Expedition 15 International Space Stationflown cover and handwritten letter, sent directly from orbit by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov to noted astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke. Dated 21 April 2007, the cover was carried aboard the International Space Station during the opening weeks of Expedition 15 and is accompanied by an enclosed handwritten letter by Kotov,