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ERTS/Landsat series |
This page contains philatelic information on the ERTS (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) / Landsat (LAND SATellite) series satellites. 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.
| Launch information (found in the environmental-observing satellites page) |
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers (farther below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Landsat | Landsat | Landsat |
Below is a list of ERTS/Landsat-series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERTS / Landsat | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 702 (BL70) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 1983 | Landsat-4/5 |
| Barbuda | 577 (BL74) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1, Antigua 702 overprinted | 1983 | Landsat-4/5 |
| Brazil | 1292 (Mi1376) | 1973 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 84 (Mi86) | 1981 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 82-85 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 256 (Mi284) | 1998 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 | |
| Central Africa Republic | 1172b | One of MS4 (1172 (a-d)) | 1997 | Landsat-4 |
| Chad | 706a (Mi1493) | One of MS6 (706 (a-f)) | 1997 | Landsat-4 |
| Chad | 709d (Mi1514) | One of MS6 (709 (a-f)) | 1997 | Landsat-1 (Nimbus-type)1 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card, also back | 1999 | Landsat TM (Thematic Mapper) composite image |
| Ciskei | 194 (Mi218) | 1992 | Landsat-6 | |
| Congo | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 |
| Costa Rica | C780-C781 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1980 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 |
| Egypt | 1199 (Mi895) | 1982 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 560 (Mi540) | 1991 | Landsat-5 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL895 BL895B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2005 | Landsat-6 |
| Guinea Republic | BL899 | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 | 2005 | Landsat-5 |
| Maldive Islands | 1817 (BL272) | SS1 | 1992 | Landsat-4/5 |
| Marshall Islands | Unknown f (new issue) | One of MS10 (a-j) | 2008 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 |
| Mexico | 1284 (Mi1831) | 1982 | Landsat-4/5 | |
| Mordovia | Local_b | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | Landsat-6 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 349b (Mi436) | One of strip of 2 (349 (a-b)) | 2007 | Landsat-7 |
| Thailand | 1002 (Mi1016) | One of booklet pane of 4 (1002a (4x 1002)) | 1982 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 |
| United States | UC58 | Aerogramme | 1985 | Landsat-4/5 |
| United States | UC58 fdc1 | Aerogramme FDC | ||
| United States | UC58 fdc2 | Cachet on aerogramme FDC | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1, Landsat-4/5 | |
| United States | 2570 (Mi2185) | One of booklet pane of 10 (2577a (2568-2577)) | 1991 | Landsat (Nimbus-type)1 |
| United States | 2570 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1Landsat (Nimbus-type) includes Landsat-1 — Landsat-3.
Below is a list of Landsat-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| ERTS-1 / Landsat-1 | ||||
| Spain | 1972-07-23 | Madrid | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| Spain | 1972-07-23 | Madrid | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Cygnus no.27) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Solar no.42) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-07-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Fydo no.3) cachet on cover | Landsat-1 launch |
| ERTS-2 / Landsat-2 | ||||
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-01-22 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-2 launch |
| Landsat-3 | ||||
| United States | 1978-03-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-03-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-03-05 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-03-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-3 launch |
| United States | 1978-04-18 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Landsat-3 (post) launch |
| Landsat-4 | ||||
| United States | 1982-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Landsat-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-07-16 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (?) cachet on cover | Landsat-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Landsat-4 launch |
| Landsat-5 | ||||
| Spain | 1984-03-01 | Madrid | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (?) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | Lompoc CA, VAndenberg AFB | (?) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | White Sands Missile Range NM | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 launch |
| Landsat-7 | ||||
| United States | 1999-04-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | Landsat-7 launch |
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