# fc241 Soyuz TM-18 covers 438 days flown on MIR with

Covers from personal flight archives of cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov flown with him on board MIR station during 438 days longest ever space flight. First cover cancelled by Polyakov with 3 on board handstamps on front side and large round on board handstamp of MIR-15 expedition on reverse (dated 08.03.94).Front side handstamps he used in day of 60 years birthday anniversary of First cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.Original cover was issued for this event to be taken with Polyakov on board.He also hand notared cover `Board of MIR, day of 60- years birthday of Y.Gagarin 09.03.94` and signed.Cover also was previously signed by him on board with pencil (on reverse side) and blue ink on front side. Second cover also cancelled with 4 on board MIR handstamps, signed by Polyakov on reverse in pencil next to large round handstamp.On front signed on board with blue ink and signed plus notared `Board of station MIR 12.04.94`- Cosmonautics Day celebration on board of station.