Major General Valentina Tereshkova Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
MAJOR GENERAL VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
Born: March 6, 1937 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was born 6 March 1937, is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was only honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space. During her three-day mission, she performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
Before being recruited as a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile factory assembly worker and an amateur parachutist. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, she became a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union and is still revered as a heroine in post-Soviet Russia.
Before being recruited as a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile factory assembly worker and an amateur parachutist. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, she became a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union and is still revered as a heroine in post-Soviet Russia.
1991 Far from St. Petersburg (Editing), 1991 Far from St. Petersburg (in person), 2009 Cosmonaut (Other), 1972 Valentina Tereshkova (in person), 2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (Other), 1973 Wer die Erde liebt (in person), 1963 Geliebt von Millionen (in person), 1998 Cold War (Other)
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA 4½x7¼ black and white publicity photograph of the first woman in space Photograph signed: "V. Tereshkova" in Russian. B/w, 4½x7¼ overall, image 4½x5¾ (one surface). Valentina Tereshkova (b.1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA The first woman in space pens her name on this black and white photo postcard (4x5¾) Photograph signed: "V Tereshkova". B/w, 4x5¾. Valentina Tereshkova (b.1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA 4x6 colorized photo postcard of the first woman in space (1963) looking to the left Photograph signed: "V. Tereshkova" in Russian. Colorized, 4x6. Valentina Tereshkova (b.1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA Colorized picture postcard (4x6) of the first woman in space Photograph signed: "Tereshkova" in Russian. Colorized, 4x6. Printed caption in Russian on verso. Valentina Tereshkova (b.1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA Black and white photo of the cosmonaut wearing a space suit with her helmet open Photograph signed: "Tereshkova/ Vostok 6". B/w, 8x10. Valentina Tereshkova (b. 1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA The first woman in space signs this holiday card Holiday Card signed: "Tereshkova", 4x8 card folded, 8x8 unfolded. Holiday card with a picture of the Kremlin and a printed message in Cyrillic characters. Valentina Tereshkova (b. 1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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She signs this commemorative envelope honoring the June 18-24, 1983 flight of the Challenger STS-7 with the first American woman aboard, Sally Ride read more...
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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COSMONAUTS: VALENTINA TERESHKOVA, ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV, VLADIMIR SHATALOV, ALEXEI LEONOV and VALERY KUBASOV Five cosmonauts who flew in the 1960s sign this empty cigarette box Empty Cigarette Box signed: "V. read more...
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA 11¾x8½ black and white newspaper photo of the first woman in space practicing drinking from a squeeze cup Newspaper Photograph signed: "Tereshkova". B/w, 11¾x8½. Captioned in lower margin: "In orbit, liquids won't stay in a cup. read more...
Sale Price $270.00
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA Black and white newspaper photograph (5¼x8¼) of the cosmonaut talking on the phone Newspaper Photograph signed: "Tereshkova". B/w, 5¼x8¼. Valentina Tereshkova (b.1937) was the first woman in space. read more...
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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA 4¼x5¾ colorized photo postcard of the Russian cosmonaut Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "Tereshkova" in Russian. Color, 4¼x5¾ overall, image 3¾x4¾ (one surface). Printed Russian postcard post depicting the first woman in space. read more...
Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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SOVIET COSMONAUTS: VOSTOK PROGRAM Rare 7¼x4¾ photo signed by all six of the first Soviet cosmonauts in space Photograph signed: "Gagarin", read more...
Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
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COSMONAUTS (1st Six): YURI GAGARIN, ANDRIAN NIKOLAYEV, PAVEL R. POPOVICH and GHERMAN TITOV, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA and VALERY BYKOVSKY The first six Soviets to travel in space sign this typed read more...
Sale Price $1,700.00
$2,000.00
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COSMONAUTS Seventeen veterans of the first decade of the Soviet space program sign the half-title page of a Russian-language book, The Conquering of Space Book signed: "V. Tereshkova", "A. Leonov", "Nikolayev", "V. read more...
Sale Price $1,120.00
$1,400.00
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COSMONAUT PIONEERS Seven cosmonauts, including three of "the firsts" in space, pen their names on this commemorative cover Commemorative Cover signed: "Titov/12.4.76", "A. Leonov", "Popovich", "Bykovski", "V. Tereshkova", "B. read more...
Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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The first two Russian women and the first American woman in space sign this commemorative envelope honoring the Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 flights read more...
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00