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Lot# 1301 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 1301 Soviet Union

    1982 (Nov. 2): Printed envelope addressed to Anatolij Berezovoy on board of Soyuz T-7 together with entire letter written by his son Sergheij on which his father reply inbetween the written lines, envelope with pentagonal Star City handstamp in blue with Certificate of authenticity issued by Anatolij Nikolaievich Berezovoy, the 51. Pilot Cosmonaut, stating this letter is one of in total 23 letters which had been carried on board to Orbital Station Saljut 7, signed by Berezovoy and dated Star City April 10th 1999, rare Earth - Space - Earth correspondence, as family correspondence not listed in Hopferwieser, signed Bolaffi (2004). Berezovoy was selected 1970 as cosmonaut and in 1982 he flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5 on the first mission to the Salyut 7 space station, returning to Earth on the Soyuz T-7 after 211 days 9 hours. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to age. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President of Russian Space Federation.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF