Superb Hermes scarf in its original issue of 1987 with the Astronaut Rakesh Sharm, model Fantaisies Indiennes designed by Loic Dubigeon.
1987 ORIGINAL ISSUE SHOWING ASTRONAUT RAKESH SHARMA (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India). As a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force, Sharma was the first Indian and 138th person to travel in space. He retired from the Air force as Wing Commander. He joined the Indian Air Force and progressed rapidly through the ranks. Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the historic mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program between the Indian Space Research Organization and the Soviet Intercosmos space program and spent eight days in space aboard the Salyut 7 space station. Launched along with two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz T-11 on April 2, 1984, was 35-year-old Rakesh Sharma. During the flight, Squadron Leader Sharma conducted multi-spectral photography of northern India in anticipation of the construction of hydroelectric power stations in the Himalayas. In a famous conversation, he was asked by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India looked from space and he replied, Saare Jahan Se Achcha (better than the whole world).
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Brand : Hermès
Model : Fantaisies Indiennes
Artist : Loic Dibigeon
Issue : 1987 (first showing Rakesh Sharma)
Note :
Signature : Hermès - Paris, Hermes@
Composition : 100% twill silk, hand sewn and rolled edges
Care tag : Yes (double)
Palette : Red, Orange, Green, (palette looks ancient, not flashy colors)
Dimension : 35 inches square or 90 cm square approximately
Condition : mint, perfect, looks unworn.
Box : No
Country : France
