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media:NASM-A19780366000_DSH01

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Object details:

Object Name: Stamp, Pavel Popovich, 4 Kopeks
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19780366000

	Object Name
	Stamp, Pavel Popovich, 4 Kopeks

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ee75621e-7e9a-4dea-ab50-ae88fc529dfc

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Astronaut
	Pavel Popovich

	Materials
	Paper

	Materials
	Ink

	Materials
	Adhesive

	Dimensions
	2-D - Unframed (H x W): 4.1 × 2.9cm (1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

	Dimensions
	Storage: 9.2 × 7.9 × 5.1cm (3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 in.)

	Summary
	This 4-kopek stamp celebrated the flight of Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. On 11 August 1962, Andrian Nikolayev became the seventh man in space and the fifth to orbit the Earth on board the spacecraft Vostok 3. While Vostok 3 was in orbit, Vostok 4 carrying cosmonaut Pavel Popovich came within 402 kilometers as the orbits of the two spacecraft crossed. This marked the first dual spaceflight mission.

	Summary
	The Soviet military attaché donated this item to the museum.

	Country of Origin
	USSR

	Credit Line
	Gift of USSR Embassy

	Inventory Number
	A19780366000

	Type
	LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Philately

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