Please read the profile. ● This is a set of 4 stamps issued by Equatorial Guinea, featuring the first humans in space. ● ❶ Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin, the first human in space. On April 12, 1961 (61 years ago, Showa 36), he was the first human, a Russian cosmonaut. He was the sole passenger on Vostok 1 / 3KA-2, and his first words from space, "The Earth is blue," were instantly transmitted around the world. Colonel Gagarin passed away at the young age of 34 on March 27, 1968, seven years after achieving this great feat, leaving his name in world history. ❷ Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. On June 16, 1963 (59 years ago, Showa 38), she boarded Vostok 6 and successfully completed the first spaceflight by a woman. She was the only Russian woman to fly solo in space. Her first words from space were, "I am a seagull." She visited Japan with her husband in September 1965. She passed away at the age of 84, with the rank of Major General. ❸ ❹ Soyuz 11 was a Soviet manned spacecraft and the world's first space station. On June 7, 1971 (51 years ago, Showa 46), the docking with Salyut 1 was the first successful docking in the world. The rest is omitted. ◉ Shipping will be via "Yu-Packet Post mini". #ForeignStamps #OverseasStamps #SpaceStamps #GuineaStamps #Gagarin #Tereshkova #Vostok #Soyuz #Russia #RussianStamps #SovietUnion #SovietStamps