SPACE ARCHIVES 1961-2011-2061

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

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Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 6:21pm

"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:

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 6:23pm

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

Thank you Mission Control!

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 7:51pm

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

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 7:54pm

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

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 7:59pm

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

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 8:08pm

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

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 8:12pm

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!

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 8:21pm

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

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

Permalink Reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 12, 2011 at 8:25pm

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!

Permalink Reply by David Stafford on April 13, 2011 at 12:53am

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

Permalink Reply by David Stafford on April 14, 2011 at 2:01pm

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