SIGNED PHOTO RUSSIAN-JEWISH COSMONAUGHT BORIS VOLNOV
Color photo hand-signed in red ink by Boris Valentinovich Volynov, a Soviet cosmonaut born on December 18, 1934. He flew two space missions as part of the Soyuz program: Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 21. He holds the distinction of being the first halakhic cosmonaut, with Jewish heritage through his mother. This item was acquired from a renowned auction in the USA, and its authenticity has been further confirmed; please refer to the screenshot for details.
CONDITION: The item is in very good, used condition. For additional information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Passed down through a Jewish emigree family in the USA, Tallahassee, Florida, April 21, 2014; 2. Autograph, Collectibles Etc., January 29, 2017, Worcester, MA, USA (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance. History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $50 - $500 (significantly lower than today's market price).
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, the same item was sold on Live Auctioneers for $2,600 (!!) - please refer to the screenshot for details.
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HISTORY: An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. Until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military or by civilian space agencies. with the suborbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.

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