Watch List notes:

[Space Flight; Soviet History]: Yuri Gagarin and Leonid Brezhnev. Gagarin, Yuri Alekseyevich (1934-1968). Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human being to journey into outer space; awarded Hero of the Soviet Union; Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich (1906-1982). General Secretary of the Communist Party, 1964-1982; Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, 1960-1964, 1977-1982. Photo Signed by both men. B&W, 12 x 11" image of Brezhnev awarding the Hero of the Soviet Union to Gagarin. Brezhnev signs "L.Brezhnev" in red above his image, Gagarin signs "Y Gagarin" in blue to the lower right of his image. Very Fine. Accompanied by a CoA (Dec. 18, 2000) by expert V.A. Gorelov of the International Charitable Foundation for Support of Russian Cosmonauts - in Russian with an English translation. Ex Regency Stamps Auction, January 2003, lot 2900..

Estimate: $500 - $600