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Here comes a very rare Steiff Laika the space dog with IDs; Steiff silver script button and yellow label (1317,0 price section cut) are present, as is the original red collar, the paper tag that would have hung from the collar is lost.

Steiff Laika is so rare to find not only because it was the first dog in space, but also because this model was produced in 1958 only, with a second edition in 1959 (the label number of that model would be 1317,00).
Luckily our sweet old Steiff dog here has its original label, so we know that it is from the very first edition.

Laika space dog here is the smaller of two sizes and measures 17 cm / 6 u00be inches from paw to head. It is 20 cm / 8 inches long from nose to butt.

Steiff space dog Laika is made of light grey long hair mohair which is 99% present (there is the tiniest bit of short mohair missing on the left side of the face), it has glass eyes, a stitched nose and mouth, and stitched claws, all original and all present.
Sadly, the squeaker in the old dogu2019s belly does not work anymore.

Apart from the missing chest tag and mute squeaker this 65 (and counting) years old Steiff dog is in excellent condition and would make for a centerpiece in your collection!

The actual story of Laika the space dog is a very sad one: u201cA stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of overheating hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.` (quoting google).
So, this brave dogu2019s soul who was forced by human beings to take this deadly spaceflight, and never had a chance by design, nor did she have a choice to decide whether to do this or not, is forever wandering among the stars, and hopefully she will never be forgotten!

*This listing is for the shown Steiff Laika dog only!

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*Please notice: This vintage Steiff animal belongs not into the hands of children; it may not fulfill the safety standards for toys in our time! So, it is not a childrenu2019s toy, though an adult collectoru2019s & vintage toy loveru2019s item for decoration & display only!

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