Bulgaria 1965 Voskhod 1 Space Mission, Imperforate Set

Bulgaria · 1965 · 1 st, 2 st, 3 st, 5 st, 13 st

This set of five imperforate stamps commemorates the Soviet Voskhod 1 space mission. The designs feature the spacecraft in orbit, the three-person crew (Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov), and a depiction of the Earth from space. The stamps celebrate the first multi-person spaceflight, a significant achievement in the Space Race.

Issued in 1965 during the Cold War, this set highlights the close political ties between Bulgaria and the Soviet Union, celebrating Soviet technological and ideological successes in the Space Race.