Lot 2337

Description

Russia, assorted covers and cards mostly 19th century, cover Moscow to London April 1871, fixed with 1858 20 Kopeck SG 22 (illustrated); another cover to Dresden January 1907 fixed with 3 and 7 kopeck stamps (SG 52, 55); pre stamped letter card cover to Vienna 23 Aug 1873 fixed with SG 18 and 19b (illustrated), other pre stamped covers (2) 1883, 1905; noted pre stamped card (3 kopeck) and with one kopeck stamp (SG 38A) Riga to Kiel (Germany) 23 Mar 1890; other stamped cards (4) Odessa to Gotha 1891; Moscow to London 1880; to Dresden 1892; response receipt card 1888; and a photo card of Cosmonaut Boris Yegorov. Mostly fine. (11)

Boris Borisovich Yegorov (Russian cosmonaut) born November 26, 1937 at Moscow and died September 12, 1994 at Moscow) was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut who became the first physician to make a space flight in Voskhod 1. Russian stamps have also been issued in his honour. The asteroid 8450 Yegorov is named in his honour.