{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-13-14-flown-cover","title":"Soyuz TM-13+14 FLOWN MIR cover - Austria + Germany","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-13 \/ TM-14 Flown MIR Cover – Signed by Eight Spacefarers – Two German MIR ’92 Onboard Postmarks – Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally rare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown Mir space station cover associated with both Soyuz TM-13 and Soyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hand-signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeight astronauts and cosmonauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e connected with these historically intertwined missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover documents a fascinating transitional period aboard Mir. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, launched in October 1991, carried Volkov, Aubakirov and Austrian cosmonaut Franz Viehböck to the station, while Volkov subsequently joined Sergei Krikalev for Mir’s 10th principal expedition. In March 1992, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e arrived carrying Viktorenko, Kaleri and German astronaut Klaus-Dietrich Flade. Flade returned aboard TM-13 with Volkov and Krikalev, while TM-14 later returned Viktorenko and Kaleri together with French astronaut Michel Tognini.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular importance are the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo special German MIR ’92 onboard postmarks, one applied to the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, commemorating Flade’s historic German-Russian mission. Comparable Mir postal records confirm the use of both round and rectangular German MIR ’92 board cancellations aboard the station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the personal collection of renowned astrophilatelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eactual Mir flight carriage, eight international crew signatures, two consecutive Soyuz missions, and scarce German onboard postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this is an outstanding artifact from the formative post-Soviet era of international human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048937193736,"sku":"10929","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10929.jpg?v=1791544525","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-13-14-flown-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}