# fc040 ASTP three covers flown on International Spac

Covers from archives of Alexei Leonov (ASTP) taken on board of Soyuz TMA-1 and flown on TMA-1/ISS/TM-34 in November, 2002.Commander of Soyuz TMA-1/ISS/Soyuz TM-34 mission Sergei Zalyotin cancelled covers on board of station with two handstamps.One of them is small round handstamp used only in this mission.On this round handstamp reads `Russia-Belgium/Soyuz TMA-Soyuz TM-34/ MKS-ISS`.On board of station Sergei Zalyotin signed also these covers with blue ink and hand notared them 30.10.02-10.11.02 (dates flown on board of station). These covers are special by the reason that they are autographed by Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov-Valeriy Kubasov and American astronauts Stafford-Slayton-Brand during their vistit in Star City after First International space flight Soyuz-Apollo in 1975.Covers were specialy issued for visit of American astronauts and not distributed to public (only to participants of flight preparation).