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Topic: Space Cover 329: Vostok 2
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Apollo-Soyuz Member Posts: 1205 From: Shady Side, Md Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 08-09-2015 05:34 AM
Space Cover of the Week, Week 329, August 9, 2015 Space Cover 329: Vostok 2This week's Space Cover of the Week commemorates the Vostok 2 flight of Gherman Titov. This cover was cancelled on the 15th anniversary of the flight in 1976. Titov flew 17 orbits in 25 hours 18 minutes. Titov passed away on September 20, 2000 due to a cardiac arrest at age 65. ------------------ John Macco Space Unit #1457 |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-09-2015 06:09 PM
In the recent years Titov flight has been overshadowed by Gagarin flight and even Tereshkova-Bykovsky flight got more attention. Here are some interesting facts about German Stepanovich Titov: - Titov remains the youngest person to fly to space ever – only 25 years old. Just a month before his 26 birthday.
- Titov was the only soviet cosmonaut not being member of Communist Party. He was a candidate since 1957, but accepted on 7th Aug 1961, right after his return.
- Titov was the first to express symptoms of space illness.
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MarylandSpace Member Posts: 1336 From: Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-09-2015 09:30 PM
If I recall correctly, I "met" Titov outside the Washington Convention Center in November 1989 during a stamp show. He had been signing autographs for about two hours and stopped promptly at 2:00 p.m.I was "that close" to getting his autograph — maybe ten feet away. The only thing I had for him to sign was a NASA B&W litho of the Apollo Soyuz hookup. I was "that close." A few minutes later I saw Titov leaving through a side door heading for a limo with his two "security people." I burst out another side door, approached Titov with my John Belushi/Blues Brothers "please look" and he signed my litho. The security people had given me the "stop sign" before Titov and I connected. I thanked him and returned to the stamp show. That's the way it was, November 1989. |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-09-2015 10:04 PM
Here are some covers from my collection: FDC commemorating Vostok 2 flight with Moscow cancellation:![](http://i.imgur.com/MTizYeB.jpg) FDC for the 1st anniversary of Vostok-2 flight with Moscow cancellation: ![](http://i.imgur.com/D70w1RZ.jpg) Special cancellation for 50 years of Vostok-2 flight, Moscow cancellation: ![](http://i.imgur.com/2ZpwNTU.jpg) |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 08-09-2015 10:16 PM
Special cancellation for 50 years of landing, issued by Krasny Kut. Krasny Kut (ukr – Beautiful Corner) is a small town near Saratov in Southern Russia, was the place of Titov landing and now holding memorial and museum. Museum rubber cancellation is in blue.![](http://i.imgur.com/m8yyyR7.jpg) G&G (GeoGraf) publishing house issued a cover to commemorate 50 years of Titov flight, as part of Space Fleet Ships series, featuring Morzhoverz tracking ship. The controversy is that Morzhovets had nothing to do with Vostok-2 flight, as it was commissioned at 1967 - part of the 3rd batch of command-control-complex vessels (rus – KIK). ![](http://i.imgur.com/adZVrwf.jpg) Last but not the least is the ISS covers with Titov stamp for 25-26 expeditions. I don't know any dedicated Titov cancellation from ISS, but the fact the stamp is present on the cover is quite unusual, as mostly you can find Gagarin and Baykonur stamps on the board covers in 2011. ![](http://i.imgur.com/LBOBExR.jpg) |
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 08-10-2015 08:35 AM
Great covers on an often-overlooked flight and cosmonaut. Titov was the anti-Gagarin, more jovial and fond of wine, women and cars - which often got him into trouble.He became better known to the West after his account of his life and mission, 'I am Eagle!' (his flight call sign) came out in 1962 co-written by Martin Caidin. Ironically, despite being number two to Gagarin, it was he who proposed that April 12 should be made an annual celebration, Cosmonautics Day, which continues to this day in Russia. |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 02-14-2016 08:40 AM
Flights of first cosmonauts inspired a peak in Soviet "club" covers – issued by local philatelic societies and even young scout sections. Many were devoted to Vostok 2. Here are some examples issued in 1961. ![](http://i.imgur.com/dHV7Alw.jpg) ![](http://i.imgur.com/aqTlpq2.jpg)
Titov was originally from Barnaul – a small town in Altai region (Southern Siberia). An interesting official cancellation was issued to commemorate his arrival to the homeland ![](http://i.imgur.com/JDySrqf.jpg) 1962 brought another wave towards 1st anniversary of Vostok 2. Official issue was printed in enormous 50,000 pcs. ![](http://i.imgur.com/vC7023l.jpg) Interesting Barnaul – Titov hometown, "club" cachet for example. ![](http://i.imgur.com/7kJ33l7.jpg) |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 02-14-2016 08:41 AM
By 1963 – in Cosmonautics Day (established in 1962) issues cosmonauts were pictured all together and received fair credit. From 1963 on, there was only Yuri Gagarin. All others appeared from time to time.
![](http://i.imgur.com/hC8pFV4.jpg) ![](http://i.imgur.com/B2WeQpG.jpg)
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In modern Russian postal history Titov was commemorated several times – 40 and 50 years of flight, 75th birthday and 80th birthday. ![](http://i.imgur.com/01p9AcQ.jpg) ![](http://i.imgur.com/Sohj6St.jpg)
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