Posts: 109
From: Bogangar NSW Australia
Registered: May 2018

posted 11-21-2018 12:39 AM               

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I'm interested in a current eBay auction, on offer is a complete Kniga cover set with six accompanied COAs.

The covers look good but my question is about the COAs. They appear to come from Kniga but are written in English. Can anybody shed some light on the COAs?

Posts: 153
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012

posted 11-21-2018 06:05 AM               

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Interesting COAs. They are not the COAs that were issued with original covers. They are also dated 1988 well after the original release dates for the covers.

It looks to be a situation that Kniga was asked to verify that the covers were genuine because the original COA was lost. The original COAs were typed on thin paper and offered a minimal amount of information.

Posts: 109
From: Bogangar NSW Australia
Registered: May 2018

posted 11-21-2018 12:59 PM               

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Thanks Paul, yes.

I couldn't see the date, sorry. Your theory sounds good. The only COA for the Kniga cover set was a single page for the whole set written in Russian I think.

Posts: 109
From: Bogangar NSW Australia
Registered: May 2018

Posts: 436
From: Switzerland & France
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 11-27-2018 08:48 AM               

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Well, it's a no brainer to anyone looking for a authentic set of the first man in orbit, first man EVA, first woman etc. This piece of memorabilia is so famous that, for once, a COA, even the original Russian, is not mandatory in my opinion.

Like many collectors, I own one of these Kniga set of six. (I have no connection with the seller).