GAGARIN, Yuri.

Yuri Gagarin Signed Time Magazine Cover.

Rare Time Magazine cover signed by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

New York: Time, April 21, 1961.

$3,800.00

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Rare April 21, 1961 Time Magazine cover signed by the first human to journey into outer space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Signed by Gagarin on the front panel. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 14 inches. Rare and desirable.

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became an international celebrity when his Vostok spacecraft completed the first orbit of Earth on April 12th, 1961. A triumph for the Soviet space program, the flight sparked interest around the globe and mass demonstrations held in Moscow and other major cities throughout the reached a scale second only to the World War II victory parades.