First Lift-Off and First Landing! From Mission Commander, Val!

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"Having flown around the earth in a Sputnik ship,

I saw how beautiful our planet is.

Let's preserve and heighten this beauty, not destroy it" Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961.

from Valentine Mark Herman, Mission Control:

An array of postage stamps on the reverse side of Val;s Space mailing:

Thank you Mission Control!

Yuri Gagarin images from Carla cryptic, one of the earlier landings, and joyfully welcomed!


Turquoise planets and "Atomic Patrol" from Diane Keys, cosmic wonderings!

 

Yuri's Nightmare...not Lost-in-Space, but maybe Lost-on-arrival? Great painting from David Stafford, and a "KABOOM" take-off!

Canada's Space contributions and astronauts, from Louise Kiner in Ontario.

Today, April 12, 2011...50 years since man went first into Space...came the following mail art. first, from Nikki Soppelsa: "Man Enters space". Gold Star!

Project Mercury, planets and glittering stars...great space stamps! From?

No name, no address...Me thinks this came from SnookyDog and friend?

 

April 12, 1961.....2011, also today came a most unusual card from Marcia Cirillo:

Why Frankie? ;-)

Tis what he is singing....and now cannot get tune out of my head...great idea!

And on the envelope was Yuri!

Cool Card from Marcia Cirillo with story on backside...

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