Official Roskosmos Energia Space Cover Main Expedition 46  depicting 3 ISS patches: patch of Expedition 46, Patch of yearlong mission and Soyuz TMA-19M patch.

Cover signed by Soyuz TMA-19M  crew members NASA astronaut T. Kopra, ESA British astronaut T. Peake and S. Kelly and M. Kornienko

Some information:

The 46 icon in the foreground of the Expedition 46 patch represents the forty-sixth expeditionary mission to the International Space Station. The graphic portrays the limb of the home planet, Earth, with the black vastness of space in the background. Earth is depicted at the top with the flags of the countries of origin of the crew members: the United States of America, Russia and the United Kingdom. The flag of the U.K. is displayed in a position of prominence in recognition of the significance of the first British astronaut flown in space for the European Space Agency. The outer border is in the shape of a triangle with an unbroken border, symbolizing the infinite journey of discovery for past, present and future space explorers. The names of the six Expedition 46 astronauts and cosmonauts are shown in the border.

Patch for yearlong mission. American Scott Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko are slated to stay a year on the International Space Station. This will be the longest anyone has stayed on the ISS, the longest an American has been in space and the first time someone has been in space this long since 1990s. This mission will last during Expedition 43, 44, 45 and 46. This patch represents the historic one-year expedition to the International Space Station, spanning Increments 43 through 46. The ISS, an orbiting laboratory above the Earth, provides a unique environment in which to study the effects of long-duration spaceflight on the human body. This one-year mission will pave the way for future pursuits in space exploration of humankind on longer journeys to farther destinations. The large number 1 on the patch is emblazoned with U.S. and Russian Flags depicting the duration of the flight and the countries of its crew members. The last names of the one-year crew, ISS Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko, appear under the space station symbol above 13 stars, which represent the astronauts and cosmonauts who will be onboard and working together in harmony during this year-long mission. Earth and the sun are depicted with two orbital planes, symbolizing the ISS orbiting Earth while the Earth is orbiting the sun during the year-long mission.

In the center of the emblem’s composition there is a Soyuz spacecraft flying in orbit. The changing shades of the background (from light blue to dark blue) symbolize the planet Earth and the vast space. Three stars represent three crew members. On the border of the emblem are the names of the cosmonauts and the flags of the countries they represent - Russia, USA, Great Britain.   Soyuz TMA-19M was a 2015 Russian Soyuz  spaceflight to ISS. It was launched on December 15, 2015 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, transporting three members of Expedition 46 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-19M was the 128th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first in 1967. The crew consisted of a Russian commander accompanied by American and British astronauts. The flight returned to Earth on June 18, 2016.  Crew: Flight engineer 3 Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer 2 ESA astronaut Timothy Peake (UK), flight engineer 1 NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra.

The covers bears the stamp of Star City.

Size of the cover is 8.1/2” x 4.1/4”. Excellent Condition. Not flown.