HST

Hubble Space Telescope
(HST) satellite


This page contains philatelic information on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) satellite. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

Postal items with Edwin P. Hubble, for whom the Hubble Space Telecope was named, or postal items with images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are not include in this checklist unless Hubble/HST is specifically mentioned.

Launch information
(found elsewhere)
Launch covers
(including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers)

(farther below)
Other postal items
(stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.)

(immediately below)
Hubble / HST Hubble / HST Hubble / HST


Below is a list of HST satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Angola1108a (Mi1424)One of MS6 (1108 (a-f))1999
Antigua and Barbuda1313m (Mi1380)One of MS20 (1313 (a-t)) (Mi1368-1387)1990
Antigua and Barbuda2244c (Mi2930)One of MS6 (2244 (a-f))1999HST (not Chandra / CXO / "AXAF", as in text)
Antigua and Barbuda2362 (BL459A)
i2362 (BL459B)
SS1
Imperforate SS1
2000
Ascension945 (Mi1042)From MS8 (945a (8x 945))2008
Australia1908+1912 fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet on FDC2000Shown with Space Shuttle
Australia2741 (Mi?)From booklet pane of 2 (2741a (2x 2741)), or from prestige booklet of 17 (3x (2736-2740) + 2x 2741)2007
Australia2741 maxiMaxicard
Australia2741a fdcBooklet pane of 2 and cachet on FDC
Australia2740a+2741 fdcStrip of 5 (2736-2740) + 2741 on FDC
Australia2740a gutter-strip fdcGutter strip and cachet on FDC
Australia2740c fdcBooklet pane of 5 and cachet on FDC
Australia2742a (Mi?)One of MS6 (2742 (2736-2740+2742a))
Australia2742 fdc1MS6 and cachet on FDC
Australia2742 fdc2MS6 and cachet (different) on FDC (overprinted)
Australia2742 bookletPrestige booklet
AustraliaKM1264$1. (aluminum-bronze coin)2009
AustriaKM317425 euro (bi-metal coin), also obverse detail2009HST (on obverse)
AustriaNone (Mi?)Personalized stamp2009
Bahamas1258 (Mi?)2008
Barbuda1140m (Mi?)One of MS20 (1140 (a-t)), Antigua and Barbuda 1313m overprinted in silver1990
Barbuda1791c (Mi2390)One of MS6 (1791 (a-f)) (Mi2388-2393), Antigua 2244c overprinted2000HST (not Chandra / CXO / "AXAF", as in text)
Belize813b (Mi877)One of strip of 3 (813 (a-c)), or three of MS9 (813d (3x (813 (a-c))))1986Shown with Space Shuttle
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslim Govt.)642 (Mi?)From MS8 (642b (8x 642 + label))2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslim Govt.)642a (BL?)MS2 (641-642 + 2 labels))
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.)126f (Mi190)One of booklet pane of 7 (126 (a-g + 2 labels))2000
Bulgaria3624 (Mi3913)1991Shown with Space Shuttle Discovery
Burkina Faso1172 (BL201)SS12000
Cayman Islands1047 (Mi?)From MS6 (1047a (6x 1047))2009
Central African RepublicC268B (BL181A)
iC268B (BL181B)

Imperforate
1982Shown with Space Shuttle
Central African RepublicC277 (Mi865A)
iC277 (Mi865B)

Imperforate
1982
Central African RepublicC277 fdcStamp on FDC
Central African RepublicC277a (BL206)SS1 (C277)
Central African Republic663 (BL283A)
i663 (BL283B)
In (right) margin of SS1
In (right) margin of imperforate SS1
1984Shown with Space Shuttle
Central African Republic779a (BL359)In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (779)1985
Central African Republic1370 (Mi2600-2602)
i1370
In (upper) margin of MS3 (1370 (a-c))
In (upper) margin of imperforate MS3 (i1370 (a-c))
2000Shown with Space Shuttle Columbia
ChadUnknown ms (BL?)In (upper-right) margin of MS9 (a-i)2009
ChadUnknown ms fdcMS9 on FDC
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card back, also front2002
Comoro Islands737 (Mi941)1990Shown with Space Shuttle
Comoro Islands737 dsDeluxe sheet (737)
Comoro Islands737a (BL326A)
i737a (BL326B)
SS1 (737)
Imperforate SS1 (i737)
Comoro Islands741b (Mi941+945)On one (737) of MS2 (737+741)
Comoro Islands939 (Mi1732-1734)
i939
In (upper) margin of strip of 3 (939 (a-c))
In (upper) margin of imperforate strip of 3 (i939 (a-c))
1999
Comoro IslandsUnknown c (Mi2011)One of MS6 (a-f) (Mi2009-2014)2009
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown iss (BL?)Imperforate SS12006
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown iss fdcImperforate SS1 on FDC
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown iss (BL?)Imperforate SS1 (different)Shown with Space Shuttle
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown ss fdc
Unknown iss fdc
SS1 on FDC
Imperforate SS1 on FDC
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown ss (BL?)SS12006
Congo (Democratic Republic)Unknown ss fdcSS1 on FDC
Czech RepublilcNoneCachet on postal card2009
DjiboutiC149a (BL46)In (left) margin of SS1 (C149)1981Shown with Space Shuttle Columbia
DjiboutiC151a (BL?)In (left) margin of SS1 (C151), C149a overprinted
Djibouti825c (Mi782)One of MS6 (825 (a-f))2000
DjiboutiNone ms (Mi none)
None ims
MS8 + label
Imperforate MS8 + label
2007
DjiboutiNone ms fdc
None ims fdc
MS8 on FDC
Imperforate MS8 on FDC
DjiboutiUnknown ms (Mi?)On one and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b)2013
Discovery Collectibles (USA)NoneReverse of 10-item collectible "coin" set2007
French Polynesia790 (Mi?)2000
French Polynesia790 fdcStamp and cachet (like stamp) on FDC
Gabon938h (Mi1453)One of MS12 (938 (a-l)) (Mi1446-1457)1999
Gabon939d (Mi1461)One of MS4 (939 (a-d)) (Mi1458-1461)
GabonUnknown ss (BL?)In (upper-left) margin of SS12009
GabonUnknown ss fdcSS1 on FDC
GabonUnknown ss o/p (BL? o/p)In (upper-left) margin of SS1 overprinted in gold
Gambia802 (Mi822)1988
GermanyNoneCancel2009
Great BritainNoneCachet on cover1997Shown with Space Shuttles Discovery and Endeavour1, "HST" (in text only)
Great Britain1870 (Mi?)1999"Hubble Telescope" (in text)
Great Britain1870a (BL?)MS4 (4x 1870)
Great BritainNoneCancel1999
Great BritainNoneCancel2002
Grenada3700b (Mi6116)One of MS6 (3700 (a-f)) (Mi6115-6118)2009HST service mission; also IHY and IPY
Great BritainNoneCachet on cover2003Shown with Space Shuttle Discovery
Grenada Carriacou2126f (Mi2973)One of MS6 (2126 (a-f))1999
Guinea Republic1863l (Mi?)One of MS12 (1863 (a-l))2000
Guinea RepublicMi4287One of MS3 (Mi4287-4289)2006
Guinea RepublicMi4287 dsDeluxe sheet (Mi4287)
Guinea RepublicBL990SS1Shown with Space Shuttle (in left margin)
Guinea RepublicMi5067-5069_ms3In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (Mi5067-5069)2007
Guinea RepublicMi5067-5069_ms3 fdcMS3 on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL1392In (lower-left) margin of SS1
Guinea RepublicBL1392 fdcSS1 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi5845-5850 ms6In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi5845-5850)2008
Guinea RepublicMi5845-5850_ms6 fdcMS6 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi7613-7618_ms6In (lower) margin (text) of MS6 (Mi7613-7618)2010Shown with Space Shuttle (in right margin)
Guinea RepublicMi7613-7618_ms6 fdcMS6 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi7619-7624_ms6In (lower) margin (text) of MS6 (Mi7619-7624)
Guinea RepublicMi7619-7624_ms6 fdcMS6 and cachet on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL1839On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1
Guinea RepublicBL1839 fdcSS1 and cachet on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL1840In (right) margin of SS1
Guinea RepublicBL1840 fdcSS1 and cachet on FDC
Guinea-Bissau413Cd (BL177A)
i413Cd (BL177B)
In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (413C)
In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413C)
1981Shown with Space Shuttle
Ireland833 (Mi760)From MS10 (833a (10x 833))1991Shown with Space Shuttle
Israel1643 (BL73)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1643 (a-f)), perforated2006
Israel1644 (BL?)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1644 (a-f)), serpentine cut
Israel1770+tab (Mi2047+tab)Stamp and tab2009
Ivory CoastC101 (Mi890)
iC101

Imperforate
1991
Ivory CoastC101a (BL?)
iC101a
SS1
Imperforate SS1
Ivory CoastUnknown ss (BL?)On stamp of SS12012
Korea (North)3585 (Mi3881-3885)In (upper-right) margin of MS5 (3585 (a-e))1996(poorly-depicted) HST (without solar panels)
Korea (North)3585 fdcMS5 on FDC
Laos1485 (Mi1739)2001
Malagasy Republic1045 (Mi1345)
i1045
One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050))1992HST repair, shown with Space Shuttle
Malagasy Republic1045b (BL176)
i1045b
On stamp of SS1 (1045)
On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1045)
MalawiUnknown ss (BL?)In (upper) margin of SS12009
MalawiUnknown ss fdcSS1 and cachet on FDC
Maldive Islands1151 (Mi1164)1986
Maldive Islands1210 (Mi1223)1151 overprinted1986
Maldive Islands2020f (Mi2264)One of MS12 (2020 (a-l))1994
Maldive Islands2417b (Mi?)On one and in (upper) margin of MS9 (2417 (a-i))2000"Improved" HST (in text)
Mali1034a (Mi2255)
i1034a
On one of MS4 (1034 (a-d))
On one of imperforate MS4 (i1034 (a-d))
1999
MaliUnknown b (Mi?)
Unknown ib
On one of MS2 (a-b)
On one of imperforate MS2
2006
MaliUnknown ms fdc
Unknown ims fdc
MS2 and cachet on FDC
Imperforate MS2 and cachet on FDC
2006
Marshall Islands864b (Mi?)From strip of 5 (864 (a-e))2005Shown with Space Shuttle Discovery
Micronesia346 (BL?)On stamp and into (right) margin of SS11999Shown with Space Shuttle
Monaco2388 (Mi2757)From MS10 (2388a (10x 2388))2005
Montserrat611 (Mi628)
i611

Imperforate
1986
Montserrat614c (Mi?)One of MS4 (614 (a-d)) (BL36)
Montserrat657c (Mi?)One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red and black (BL45)1987
Montserrat657c var1One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, black missing
Montserrat657c var2One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprint in red inverted, black missing
Montserrat657c_black-op-doubleOne of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, double overprint in black
MordoviaLocal_aOne of MS6 (a-f)1998
Morocco735 (Mi1206)1992
Morocco1086 (Mi?)2009
MozambiqueUnknown ms fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet (including Ireland 833) on FDC2005
MozambiqueUnknown ss (BL?)In (upper-left) margin of SS12009
MozambiqueUnknown f (Mi?)One of MS6 (a-f)2011
MozambiqueUnknown fdcMS6 and cachet on FDC
Nicaragua1985o (Mi3306)One of MS16 (1985 (a-p))1994
Niger962 (BL100)On stamp of SS11997Shown with Space Shuttle
Niger970 (BL103)In (upper-left) margin of SS11997
Niger970a (BL104)
i970a
In (center) margin of MS2 (969-970)
In (center) margin of imperforate MS2 (i969-i970)
Norfolk Island731 (BL39)On three stamps of MS3 (731 (a-c + 3 labels))2001
Palau453b+e (Mi1268+1271)From MS6 (453 (a-f))1998(With folded solar panels, one end in Space Shuttle Endeavour cargo bay)
Palau453f (Mi1272)Shown next to Space Shuttle Endeavour
Palau454 (BL65?)SS1 (454 stamp)
Palau455 (BL66?)SS1 (455 stamp)
Palau456 (BL67?)SS1 (456 stamp)Shown with Space Shuttle Discovery
Palau524 (Mi?)MS6 (524 (a-f))1999HST images and HST (in text)
Palau525 (BL?)SS1
Palau526 (BL?)SS1
Palau527 (BL?)SS1
Palau528 (BL?)SS1
Romania4461 (Mi5607)2001
RwandaUnknown f (Mi?)One of MS8 (a-h + label)2009
RwandaUnknown b (Mi?)One of MS10 (a-j)2010
Sierra Leone1074i (Mi1265)One of MS9 (1074 (a-i))1989Shown with Space Shuttle
Sierra Leone1904b (Mi2622)One of MS6 (1904 (a-f))1996
Sierra Leone2931c (Mi?)One of MS6 (2931 (a-f))2009
South AfricaC63 (Mi1663)From MS10 (C63a (10x C63))2005
SpainNone (Mi?)Personalized stamp2009
Sri Lanka1445 (Mi1436)2003
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ms (BL?)MS6 (a-f)2010
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ms fdc (BL?)MS6 and cachet on FDC
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ss (BL?)SS1
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ss fdc (BL?)SS1 on FDC
St. Vincent1480 (Mi1732)1991
St. Vincent2701i (Mi?)One of MS9 (2701 (a-i))1999
St. Vincent Grenadines804 (BL?)SS11991Shown with Space Shuttle
St. Vincent Grenadines804 specimenSS1, overprinted "specimen"
Tanzania564 (BL?)In (upper-right) margin of SS11990Mis-spelled "Hubbel" (in text)
Tanzania1319 (Mi2017)1994
Tanzania2543 (BL?)On stamp of SS12009
TatarstanLocalOn more than one of MS6 (a-f)1998Shown with Space Shuttle
Uganda341 (BL33)In (upper) margin of SS11982Shown with Space Shuttle
Uganda1485h (Mi1870)One of MS8 (1485 (a-h))1997
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi459-464MS6 (a-f)2008/2009
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi465-468MS4 (a-d)
United KingdomNoneCinderella200515th anniv. HST launch
United Nations (Geneva)476a (Mi?)Details in (top and bottom) margin of MS6 (6x 476)2007HST sun shade (top margin) and solar panel (bottom margin); image behind stamps is identical to that in Geneva 477a
United Nations (Geneva)477 (BL?)Six stamps and in (upper-left) margin of MS6 (477a (6x 477))
United Nations (Vienna)411 (BL?)In (upper-left) margin of SS12007
United States1919 (Mi1488)One of block of 8 (1919a (1912-1919)) (Mi1481-1488)1981
United States1919 fdcStamp on FDC
United StatesSP555(USPS) souvenir page (1919a)
United StatesCP143(USPS) commemorative panel (1919a)
United StatesNoneCancel on 30th anniv. TIROS-1 launch cover1990
United StatesNoneCancel and cachet on cover1990
United StatesNoneCollectible "coin"1997Shown with Space Shuttle (on reverse)
United StatesNoneCollectible "coin"?Shown with Space Shuttle (on reverse)
United States3384-3385 fdc (Mi3280-3281 fdc)Two stamps and cachet on FDC200010th anniv. HST launch; HST images and HST (in text)
United States3384-3388 fdc1Five stamps and cachet on FDCHST images and HST (in cachet)
United States3384-3388 fdc2Five stamps and cachet on FDC (different)HST images and HST (in cachet)
United States3384-3388 fdc3Five stamps and cachet on FDC (different)HST images and HST (in cachet)
United States3385 fdc (Mi3281 fdc)Stamp and cachet on FDC2000HST image (on stamp) and HST (in cachet)
United States3388 fdc1 (Mi3284 fdc1)Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC2000HST image (on stamp) and HST (in cancel and cachet)
United States3388 fdc2 (Mi3284 fdc2)Stamp and cachet on FDC2000HST image (on stamp) and HST (on second stamp and in cachet)
United States3388c (Mi3280-3284)On all stamps (strip of 5 (3388a (3383-3388))), and in (left) margin of MS20 (5x (3383-3388)), also back2000HST images and HST (in text)
United States3386 cover (Mi3282 cover)Stamp and cancel and cachet on cover2000HST image (on stamp) and HST (in cancel and cachet)
United States3388 cover (Mi3284 cover)Stamp and cachet on cover2000HST image (on stamp) and HST (in cachet)
United States3409a (Mi?)One of MS6 (3409 (a-f)) (BL55)2000
United States3409a fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
United States3409a fdc2Stamp on FDC
United States3409a fdc3Stamp on FDC (different)
United StatesNoneCancel2000
United StatesNoneCancel (different)2000Shown with Space Shuttle
United StatesNoneCancel (different)200010th anniv. Discovery-deployment, shown with Space Shuttle
United StatesNoneCancel (different)200010th anniv. Discovery-deployment, shown with Space Shuttle
UnitedStatesNoneCancel200515th anniv. HST launch
United States4226 fdc (Mi? fdc)(Printed) cachet and reproduction of Nicaragua 1985o) on FDC2008Shown with Space Shuttle (in cachet)
United StatesNoneCachet on cover2008HST (in text)
Uruguay1637 (Mi2212)1996
Vietnam2361 (Mi2436A)
i2361 (Mi2426B)

Imperforate
1992Shown with Space Shuttle
Zaire1140 (Mi847)1984

1As incorrectly noted on this item, the Endeavour Space Shuttle mission of 2000 had nothing to do with HST.


Below is a list of HST satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
1990-04-24: Hubble / HST launch (from STS-31R)
Netherlands1990-04-24Noordwijk(ESA) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States1990-04-24Greenbelt MD(GSFC) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States1990-04-24Kennedy Space Center FL(ESA) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States1990-04-24Kennedy Space Center FL(Red rubber-stamp and mission patch) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States1990-04-24 / 1990-05-07Kennedy Space Center FL / Kennedy Space Center FL(NASA sticker) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch and landing) / STS-31R shuttled back to KSC
United States1990-04-24 / 2000-04-10Kennedy Space Center FL / Houston TXCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch) / 10th anniv. HST launch
United States1990-04-25 / 2000-04-10Houston TX / Houston TXCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch) / 10th anniv. HST launch
United States1990-04-25 / 2000-04-24Houston TX / Houston TXCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on coverHST (STS-31R/Discovery launch) / 10th anniv. HST launch
1993-12-02: 1st Hubble / HST repair (by STS-61)
United States1993-12-02 / 1993-12-13Kennedy Space Center FL / Kennedy Space Center FL(NASA sticker) cachet on cover1st HST repair (STS-61/Endeavour) / STS-61 landing
1997-02-21: 2nd Hubble / HST repair (by STS-82)
United States1997-02-21Houston TX(NASA) cachet on cover2nd HST repair (STS-82/Discovery launch)
1999-12-19: 3rd Hubble / HST repair (by STS-103)
United States1999-12-19Kennedy Space Center FL(NASA) cachet on cover3rd HST repair (STS-103/Discovery launch)
United States1999-12-19Kennedy Space Center FL(NASA) cachet on cover (autographed)3rd HST repair (STS-103/Discovery launch)
2002-03-01: 4th Hubble / HST repair (by STS-109)
United States2002-03-01Kennedy Space Center FL(NASA) cachet on cover4th HST repair (STS-109/Columbia launch)
2009-05-11: 5th Hubble / HST repair (by STS-125)
United States2009-05-11Kennedy Space Center FL(Colorano silk) cachet on cover5th HST repair (STS-125/Atlantis launch)
United States2009-05-11Kennedy Space Center FL(Printed) cachet on cover5th HST repair (STS-125/Atlantis launch)
United States2009-05-11Kennedy Space Center FL(Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back5th HST repair (STS-125/Atlantis launch)
United States2009-05-14Kennedy Space Center FL(Colorano silk) cachet on cover5th HST repair (STS-125/Atlantis launch)
United States2009-05-14Houston TXCancel on cover5th HST repair (STS-125/Atlantis launch)
Hubble / HST (anniversary)
United States2000-04-10 / 1990-04-24Houston TX / Kennedy Space Center FLCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on cover10th anniv. HST launch / HST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States2000-04-10 / 1990-04-25Houston TX / Houston TXCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on cover10th anniv. HST launch / HST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States2000-04-24 / 1990-04-25Houston TX / Houston TXCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on cover10th anniv. HST launch / HST (STS-31R/Discovery launch)
United States2000-04-25Greenbelt MDCancel and (Space Voyage) cachet on cover10th anniv. HST launch


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