The size is standard 6 ¼" x 4 ½", postally used. The obverse shows a canceled 1962 postal stamp commemorating the 5th anniversary of the flight of Sputnik-1 in October 1957, and a rectangular registered mail stamp. The rectangular ink stamp at the bottom was apparently applied to register receipt of the letter in Branch #6732 of the Savings Bank of the USSR. The postal cancel on the verso is dated 13 December 1962.

In excellent condition: all the stamps and the handwritten inscription on the obverse are clear, although the date and time of the cancel over the stamp is obscured by the dark background of the stamp.