GAGARIN YURI: (1934-1968) Soviet cosmonaut, the first human to journey into outer space, travelling on Vostok 1, 12th April 1961 & TITOV GHERMAN (1935-2000) Russian cosmonaut, the second human to orbit the earth (and fourth person in space), travelling on Vostok 2, 6th August 1961. A pair of ink signatures by both Gagarin and Titov individually to the recto of a small oblong 12mo identity card issued to Octavio Bonoldi of Brazil, a delegate at the World Congress for General Disarmament and Peace held in Moscow from 9th - 14th July 1962. Some creasing and age wear, about G

Gagarin and Titov´s presence at the World Congress for General Disarmament and Peace in Moscow was a significant part of the opening events and the broader Soviet effort to link space exploration with peaceful global cooperation. On 9th July 1962, the two cosmonauts were photographed at the opening ceremony in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, where they were seen greeting international delegates.