{"title":"MIR - ISS Space Station - FLOWN covers + letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the worldclass collection\/estate of famous astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful selection of rare and unusual spacemail covering the entire MIR and ISS program.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soyus-tm-15-seychelles-flown-cover","title":"Soyus TM-15 „Seychelles“ - \"South Africa FLOWN MIR cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eStunning FLOWN cover from Soyus TM-15 that was sent from Star City to the Space Station MIR, postmarked onboard (backside) and hand signed by the entire crew : Solovjov, Avdeyev, Kaleri and French cosmonaut Tognini!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt returned to earth via the Seychelles, United Arab Emirates and South Africa ! 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