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1959 Original Laika Dog Soviet USSR Matchbox Cover Space Cosmonaut Vintage Rare!
$ 10.55
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1959 Original Laika Dog Soviet USSR Matchbox Cover Space Cosmonaut Vintage Rare! Original very nice age related condition. Please look carefully at the photos, as they are part of the description. Measures about 3.3 cm by 4.5 cm or 1.25 inches by 1.75 inches.This is not a copy, but a vintage original matchbox cover from 1959. Extremely rare.....
Laika the Space Dog, became the first living Earth-born creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. She was a stray mongrel dog from the streets of Moscow.
The American media dubbed her "Muttnik", making a play-on-words for the canine follow-on to the first orbital mission, Sputnik.