{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-14-flown-cover","title":"Soyuz TM-14 FLOWN MIR cover - crewsigned + certified","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 \/ MIR ’92 Flown Cover – Signed by Five Spacefarers – Two Special German Onboard Postmarks – Hand-Certified by Alexander Volkov – From the Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly desirable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown Soyuz TM-14 \/ Mir cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bearing both special German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMIR ’92 onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and hand-signed by five astronauts and cosmonauts associated with this historic German-Russian mission: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Viktorenko, Alexander Kaleri, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Alexander Volkov, and Sergei Krikalev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 launched from Baikonur on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 17, 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying Viktorenko, Kaleri, and German astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the Mir space station. Flade’s flight was historically important as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst German mission aboard a Russian spacecraft following German reunification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, undertaken as part of the MIR ’92 scientific program. He returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-13 with Mir veterans Alexander Volkov and Sergei Krikalev.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover is especially notable for carrying \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboth special German onboard cancellations associated with MIR ’92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with the five crew signatures. Further strengthening its provenance, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Volkov personally inscribed and certified the cover as flown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, providing an unusually direct contemporary confirmation of its spaceflight status.\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, adding distinguished collector provenance to an already exceptional piece of German-Russian spaceflight postal history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMission:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Soyuz TM-14 \/ MIR ’92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alexander Viktorenko, Alexander Kaleri, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial feature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Two German MIR ’92 onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hand-certified as flown by Alexander Volkov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatus:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Flown aboard Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Personal collection of Jacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce and historically significant artifact from the early post-Soviet era of Mir operations, combining German-Russian spaceflight history, multiple onboard postal markings, five important signatures, direct cosmonaut flight certification, and prestigious Jacques Bracke provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048937226504,"sku":"10930","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10930.jpg?v=1791544526","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-14-flown-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}