Carte Maximum Postcard XX Years of Space Era, artist identified on verso, 1977.
The size is continental 6" x 4", published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation 50,000 copies. The artist's name, P. Strelnikov, is printed in the lower left-hand corner on the verso. The vertical line of text dividing the verso reads "For Carte Maximum." The carte maximum postal stamp repeats the artwork on the obverse and is canceled by a special First Day cancel stamp in red ink, dated 4 October 1977, the 20th anniversary of the orbital flight of the first Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik. The artwork is subtitled Orbital space stations are the way
The size is continental 6" x 4", published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation 50,000 copies. The artist's name, P. Strelnikov, is printed in the lower left-hand corner on the verso. The vertical line of text dividing the verso reads "For Carte Maximum." The carte maximum postal stamp repeats the artwork on the obverse and is canceled by a special First Day cancel stamp in red ink, dated 4 October 1977, the 20th anniversary of the orbital flight of the first Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik. The artwork is subtitled Orbital space stations are the way to conquer Cosmos.
In excellent condition, showing only minimal storage wear to the verso.
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