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Envelope commemorating the first man in space, 1961
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Object statement
Philatelic cover, man in space, paper, issued in Poland, 1961
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The envelope was issued in Poland, 1961.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space on 12 April, 1961.

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Description
White envelope with black and red design of diagonal stripes, a star and human figure on the left side. Underneath a title reads 'And a Man in Space' in Polish. In the upper right corner are two Polish stamps, one featuring Yuri Gagarin and other featuring a globe surrounded by a line and star. The postmark is from Warsaw and dated 27 April 1961 and commemorates the first human flight into space.
Made: Poland; 1961
Marks
Postmark stamped in black ink on front of envelope, 'PIERWSZY LOT / CZLOWIEKA W KOSMOS (The first flight of man into space) / 27-IV-1961 / WARSZAWA 1'.
Handwritten in pencil on back of envelope, '2/6'.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
85/18-18
Production date
1961
Height
115 mm
Width
160 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of E. A. & V. I. Crome Bequest, 1985
Subjects
+ Outer space
+ Space exploration-USSR/Russia
+ USSR/Russian Space Program
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/36213 |title=Envelope commemorating the first man in space |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=18 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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