Russian (USSR) Space Stamp Art

Russian Space Stamp Art (Русское искусство штамп пространстве) issued under the old USSR is featured on a super selction of gifts sure to satisfy the space and stamp art enthusiast on your list. On 4 October 1957 the Soviet Union (Russia) took the lead in what was to become the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1 into a low altitude elptical orbit. The West has often drided the the Soviet space program which had more then its share of tragedy, as did the US program. What has been over looked far too often in the West is the sheer heroism of the dedicated men and women who led the World into Space. Enjoy the beautiful Soviet Space stamp art that celebrated the USSR Space Exploration Program. Soon with the retirement of the Space Shuttle, if an American wants to get into space, it will have to be on a Russian rocket which can be traced back striaght to Sputnik and Gagarin.