Posts:
From:
Registered:

Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 08-09-2008 04:34 PM               

---

Green one is Kovalyonok and the one below is Savinykh - both Soyuz T-4/Salyut 6 - 1981. Not sure about the one bottom left, which doesn't look Cyrillic.

As for whether it was flown, I'm not sure. It has the Salyut 6 frank-stamp on it (with the names of the cosmonauts) but that could mean anything. It is also twice franked from Baikonur.

Posts: 1499
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000

posted 08-10-2008 12:11 AM               

---

It is my understanding that this is a souvenir spacemail cover which means the cover is NOT flown but was cancelled with the bordpostmarker from Salyut.
Unfortunately these bordpostmarkers were often brought back after the flight (in the Salyut days) and used for souvenir cancellations back on earth.

I wouldn't consider any cover a flown cover unless it's specifically certified by a cosmonaut as such or checked carefully by an expert such as Walter Hopferwieser.

Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003

posted 08-12-2008 01:30 PM               

---

Florian, I fully agree with you that it is a souvenir cover which was not flown to Salyut-6.

There are also covers around which have some or all on-board cancellation made by copiers.

Posts: 37
From: Romania
Registered: Apr 2008