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The Soviet International Geophysical Year Stamp: 1958
Soviet International Geophysical Year stamp, Scott Catalog No. 22003, Issued in 1958
At the top of the stamp, which is to the left, the text translates to 3rd Soviet Earth satelite.
Attached to this early Soviet space stamp is a label which, when translated, reads: 15 May 1958: in accordance with the program of the International Geophysical Year, the Soviet Union launched the third artificial earth satellite, weighing 1327 KG, to a height of 1880 kilometers.