First day cover commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. Autographed by Yuri Gagarin (1962)
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
“Collect stamps of people’s democracy countries” - postcard from 1956.
Postmarks: “International Philatelic Exhibition” 1957
First Day Cover / Premier Jour envelopes. Historical Landmarks.
Tallin × 2 (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Trakai (Lithuania)
December 29, 1973