The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The obverse features a pre-printed government postal stamp of uncommon design and a special postal stamp commemorating the Soyuz TM-11 mission which launched on 2 December 1990, and carried the first Japanese person, journalist Toyohiro Akiyama who stayed for a week on the Soviet Mir space station, broadcasting live from space for TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System). Both stamps are canceled with the First Day stamp issued by Zvezdnyy Gorodok ("Star City"), t

The size is 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally unused, published by the Ministry of Communications of the USSR, circulation unknown. The obverse features a pre-printed government postal stamp of uncommon design and a special postal stamp commemorating the Soyuz TM-11 mission which launched on 2 December 1990, and carried the first Japanese person, journalist Toyohiro Akiyama who stayed for a week on the Soviet Mir space station, broadcasting live from space for TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System). Both stamps are canceled with the First Day stamp issued by Zvezdnyy Gorodok ("Star City"), the cosmonaut training center in Moscow suburbs. The cancel is dated 2 December 1990, the date of the launch. The artwork on the left panel commemorates the 30th anniversary of Star City, featuring the monument to Yuri Gagarin, erected there, against a space-themed background. The artist's name, V. Voronin, is printed on the bottom flap of the verso.

Excellent, near-mint condition.
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