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This page contains philatelic information on the Luna-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.
Luna was occasionally called Lunik or Lunnik by western media.
Lunokhod-1 and 2 lunar rovers were carried by Luna-17 and 21, respectively.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (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) |
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| Luna (Russia/USSR) | Luna (Russia/USSR) | Luna (Russia/USSR) | Luna (Russia/USSR) |
| Luna (on other than Luna launch covers) |
Below is a list of Luna-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Luna (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Abkhazia | Unknown i Latin (Mi?) | One of MS9 (a-i) with Latin text | 2008 | "Luna-15" |
| Abkhazia | Unknown i Cyrillic (Mi?) | One of MS9 (a-i) with Cyrillic text | ||
| Abkhazia | Unknown ii Latin (Mi?) | One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) with Latin text | ||
| Abkhazia | Unknown ii Cyrillic (Mi?) | One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) with Cyrillic text | ||
| Afghanistan | 1068 (Mi1334) | 1984 | "Luna-1" | |
| Afghanistan | 1069 (Mi1335) | "Luna-2" | ||
| Afghanistan | 1070 (Mi1336) | "Luna-3" | ||
| Ajman | Mi261A Mi261B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Luna-9" |
| Ajman | Mi263A Mi263B | Imperforate | "Lunik 3" (Luna-3) | |
| Ajman | Mi265A Mi265B | Imperforate | (smoothed) "Luna-10" | |
| Ajman | Mi260A+Mi263A-266A fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Ajman | Mi1216A Mi1216B | Imperforate | 1971 | "Luna-16" |
| Ajman | Mi1216 ss | SS1 (Mi1216) | ||
| Ajman | Mi1217A Mi1217B | Imperforate | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Ajman | Mi1217 ss | SS1 (Mi1217) | ||
| Ajman | Mi1218A Mi1218B | Imperforate | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 | |
| Ajman | Mi1218 ss | SS1 (Mi1218) | ||
| Ajman | Mi1219A Mi1219B | Imperforate | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Ajman | Mi1219 ss | SS1 (Mi1219) | ||
| Ajman | Mi1217_ss+Mi1219-1220_ss fdc | Two of three SS1 on FDC | (As above) | |
| Ajman | BL328A BL328B | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi1221A) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi1221B) | "Luna-16" | |
| Albania | 623 (Mi663) i623 | Imperforate with changed color | 1962 | Luna-1 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); see also Hungary C236 |
| Albania | 624 (Mi664) i624 | Imperforate with changed color | Luna-3 viewing the far side of the Moon on 7 October 1959 (date printed in text) | |
| Albania | 621-624 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Albania | 624a (BL9) 624b (BL10) | In (upper and center-right) margins of SS1 In (upper and center-right) margin of imperforate SS1 with changed colors | Luna-1 (fantasy image of launch rocket, in upper margin), Luna-3 (in center-right margin) | |
| Albania | C68 (Mi779) | 1963 | Luna-1 (launch date in text) | |
| Albania | C69 (Mi780) | Luna-2 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket) | ||
| Albania | C70 (Mi781) | Luna-3 photographing far side of Moon (launch date is 1959-10-04, not 1959-11-04 as in text) | ||
| Albania | C68-C72 fdc | Three of five stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Albania | C73 (Mi857) | C68 overprinted | 1964 | Luna-1 (launch date in text) |
| Albania | 941 (Mi1067) | 1966 | Luna-10 (landing date in text) | |
| Albania | 942 (Mi1068) | |||
| Albania | 943 (Mi1069) | |||
| Albania | 944 (Mi1070) | |||
| Altai Republic | Local1 | Overprint on 4x Russia 57231 (Mi5894), from strip of 5 | 1996? | "Luna-1" |
| Altai Republic | Local2 | "Luna-12" | ||
| Altai Republic | Local1 | Overprint on 4x Russia 6069 (Mi253), from strip of 5 | "Luna-1" | |
| Altai Republic | Local2 | "Luna-12" | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1313t (Mi1387) | One of MS20 (1313 (a-t)) (Mi1368-1387) | 1990 | "Lunokhod"-1/2 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2243a (Mi2922) i2243a | One of MS6 (2243 (a-f)) (Mi2922-2927) One of imperforate MS6 (i2243 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Luna-2" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2244b (Mi2929) i2244b | One of MS6 (2244 (a-f)) (Mi2928-2933) One of imperforate MS6 (i2244 (a-f)) | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2360d (Mi3184) | One of MS6 (2360 (a-f)) (Mi3181-3186) | 2000 | "Luna-1" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2923 (Mi4390-4393) | MS4 (2923 (a-d)) | 2000 | "Luna-9" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "Luna-3" |
| Austria | None | Cinderella on card | 1979 | Luna-3 |
| Barbuda | 1140t (Mi1256) | One of MS20 (1140 (a-t)) (Mi1237-1256), Antigua and Barbuda 1313t overprinted in silver | 1990 | "Lunokhod"-1/2 |
| Barbuda | 1790a (Mi2382) | One of MS6 (1790 (a-f)) (Mi2382-2387), Antigua and Barbuda 2243a overprinted | 2000 | "Luna-2" |
| Barbuda | 1791b (Mi2399) | One of MS6 (1791 (a-f)) (Mi2388-2393), Antigua and Barbuda 2244b overprinted | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) | |
| Benin | 468 (Mi223) | 1980 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Benin | C290 (Mi224) | |||
| Benin | C305 (Mi312) | C290 overprinted and surcharged | 1983 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" |
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | One of MS3 (a-c) One of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2016 | "Luna-3" |
| Benin | Unknown fdc | MS3 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Bequia | 395 (Mi511-516) | MS6 (395 (a-f)) | 2006 | 40th anniv. "Luna-9" (various configurations, also lunar landing date in text) |
| Bhutan | 127 (Mi436) | 1971 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Bhutan | 127B (Mi438) | |||
| Bhutan | 127Cd (BL46) | MS4 (127-127C) (Mi436-439) | ||
| Bhutan | 127-127A fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Bhutan | 1290 (Mi2119-2124) | One stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS6 (1290 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Luna-3" (on stamp 'a'), "Luna-9" (in lower-left margin) |
| Bulgaria | C77 (Mi1100) iC77 | Imperforate | 1959 | Luna-1 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); see also Hungary C237 |
| Bulgaria | C77 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet (design similar to stamp) on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | C77 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 1093 (Mi1152) i1093 | Imperforate | 1960 | Luna-3 trajectory (launch date in text) |
| Bulgaria | 1093 fdc | Stamp and cachet (design similar to stamp) on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 1093+i1093 fdc | Perforate and imperforate stamps and cachet (same, design similar to stamp) on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | C79 (Mi1163) | 1960 | Luna-2 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket), also pennant segment2 (in FDC cachet) | |
| Bulgaria | C79 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 1278 (Mi1388) | 1963 | "Luna-4" (and by launch dates in text); also Luna-1 (ball), Luna-2, Luna-3, and propaganda satellite (on last stamp) | |
| Bulgaria | 1279 (Mi1389) | |||
| Bulgaria | 1280 (Mi1390) | |||
| Bulgaria | 1278-1280 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 1501 (BL17) | Imperforate SS1 | 1966 | "Luna-9" (soft landing on Moon) |
| Bulgaria | 1634 (Mi1762) | 1967 | "Luna-13" (also landing date in text) | |
| Bulgaria | 1632-1634 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | B38 (BL32) | Imperforate SS1 | 1971 | Luna-3, Luna-10 (cruise configuration), Luna-16 |
| Bulgaria | C120_op green (BL40 (Mi2240)) | Imperforate SS1 C120 (BL25 (Mi1912) from 1969) overprinted in green | 1973 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Bulgaria | C120_op grey (BL41 (Mi2241)) | Imperforate SS1 C120 (BL25 (Mi1912) from 1969) overprinted in grey | ||
| Bulgaria | 1911 (BL29) | Imperforate SS1 | 1974 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" (also landing date in text) |
| Bulgaria | 1912 (BL28) | Imperforate SS1 | "Luna-16" (also launch and landing dates in text) | |
| Bulgaria | C159 (BL147) | On stamp and in (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1984 | "Luna-1", "Luna-2" pennant sphere2, "Luna-3", Lunokhod (in upper-right margin) |
| Bulgaria | 3295 (BL174) | In (right) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) | 1987 | "Luna-16" |
| Bulgaria | 3295 purple | In (right) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple margins | ||
| Bulgaria | 3295 purple fdc | MS2 with purple margins on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2016 | "Luna-2" (in Cyrillic text and depicted, also launch date in text) |
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc | Cachet (same design as Czechoslovakia 1876) on FDC | 1995 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1995 | Luna-16 |
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc1 | Overprint on 4x Russia 4519 and 4x Russia 5984 on FDC | 1995 | (As above for stamps) |
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc2 | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A and 4x Russia 6067A on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Burundi | 128 (Mi169A) i128 (Mi169B) | Imperforate | 1965 | Luna-3 |
| Burundi | 126+128-129+133 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Burundi | i128-i130+i132 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Burundi | 133a (BL7A) i133a (BL7B) | In (left) margin of MS2 (131+133) In (left) margin of imperforate MS2 (i131+i133) | ||
| Burundi | 381 (Mi834A) i381 (Mi834B) | Imperforate | 1972 | Luna-1 |
| Burundi | 384ae (MiC857A) i384ae (MiC857B) | One of MS6 (384a (c-h)) overprinted (BL_A60A) One of imperforate MS6 (i384a (c-h)) overprinted (BL_A60B) | ||
| Burundi | C156c (Mi840A) iC156c (Mi840B) | One of MS6 (C156 (a-f)) (BL58A) One of imperforate MS6 (iC156 (a-f)) (BL58B) | ||
| Burundi | 1078d (Mi2429) | One of MS4 (1078 (a-d)) (Mi2426-2429) | 2012 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" |
| Cambodia | 480 (Mi560) | 1984 | "Luna-1" | |
| Cambodia | 481 (Mi561) | "Luna-2" | ||
| Cambodia | 482 (Mi562) | "Luna-3" | ||
| Cambodia | 487 (BL136) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) | |
| Cambodia | 580 (Mi660) | 1985 | Lunokhod-1/2 | |
| Cambodia | 670 (Mi748) | 1986 | Luna-16 | |
| Cambodia | 671 (Mi749) | Luna-3 | ||
| Cambodia | 671+676 fdc (Mi749+754 fdc) | One of two stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Cambodia | 783 (Mi861) | 1987 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Cambodia | 1102 (Mi1180) | 1990 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Cambodia | 1148 (Mi1226) | 1102 overprinted | 1991 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) |
| Cameroun | C86 (Mi504) iC86 | Imperforate | 1967 | "Luna-9" |
| Cameroun | C87 (Mi502) iC87 | Imperforate | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Cameroun | C87 proof | Signed proof (black) | ||
| Central African Republic | C37 (Mi116) iC37 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Luna-9" |
| Central African Republic | C37 fdc | Stamp and cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | C38a (Mi116-118) | On one of MS3 (C36-C38) | ||
| Central African Republic | C58 (Mi163) | C37 overprinted | 1968 | "Luna-9" |
| Central African Republic | C58+C61 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 152 (Mi253) | 1971 | "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Central African Republic | Mi3853 | One of MS4 (Mi3852-3855) | 2012 | "Luna-1" |
| Central African Republic | Mi3852-3155_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | BL985 | On stamp (Mi3856) of SS1 | "Luna-3" | |
| Central African Republic | BL985 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Chad | C140 (Mi598) | 1972 | "Luna-16" | |
| Chad | C141 (Mi599) | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 | ||
| Chad | C221 (Mi801) | 1977 | "Luna-21" / Lunokhod-2 | |
| Chad | 709c (Mi1513A) i709c (Mi1513B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (709 (a-f)) (Mi1511A-1516A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i709 (a-f)) (Mi1511B-1516B) | 1997 | "Luna-20" (in selvedge text) |
| Chad | 855d (Mi1984) i855d | One of MS6 (855 (a-f)) (Mi1981-1986) One of imperforate MS6 (i855 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Luna-1" |
| China (People's Republic) | 425 (Mi453) | 1959 | Luna-1 (but no indication from text on stamp, fantasy image of launch rocket) | |
| China (People's Republic) | 502 (Mi530) | 1960 | Luna-1/2 pennant segment2 and trajectory | |
| China (People's Republic) | 503 (Mi531) | Luna-3 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 502-503 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC, also back | (As above for stamps) | |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (lower-center) margin of SS1 In (lower-center) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Lunar Rover" (Lunokhod-1/2) |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 580 (Mi805) | 1981 | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 580 ds | Deluxe sheet (580) | ||
| Congo Republic | C54 (Mi135) | 1967 | "Luna-2" (and "Ranger-6") | |
| Congo Republic | C54-C55 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type |
| Congo Republic | Unknown fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2011 | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2016 | "Lunokhod-1" |
| Cook Islands | 748 (BL136) | On stamp of SS1 | 1976 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Cuba | C214 (Mi678) | 1960 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Cuba | 866 (Mi925) | One of block of 5 (867a (863-867 + label)) (Mi923-927); or four of MS20 (867b (4x (863-867))) (Mi923-927) | 1964 | Luna-1/2 type; see also Cuba 2137 |
| Cuba | 868 (Mi932) | One of block of 5 (872a (868-872 + label)) (Mi928-932); or four of MS20 (872b (4x (868-872))) (Mi928-932) | Luna-3 | |
| Cuba | 963 (Mi1025) | 1965 | Luna-3, Sputnik-1, and Sputnik-2 | |
| Cuba | 961-963 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 963a (BL26) | Imperforate SS1 (963) | ||
| Cuba | 963a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 963b (BL27) | Imperforate SS1, 963a with changed colors and text | ||
| Cuba | 963b cover (Mi1025 cover) | SS1 and cancel on cover | 1965 | Luna-3 (on stamp), Luna-1/2 type (in cancel) |
| Cuba | 965 (Mi1027) | 1965 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Cuba | 964-968 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 1221 (Mi1291) | 1967 | Luna-10 (at upper-right) | |
| Cuba | 1283 (Mi1352) | 1967 | "Lunik-III" (Luna-3) | |
| Cuba | 1288 (Mi1357) | "Luna-9" | ||
| Cuba | 1282-1283+1287-1288 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Cuba | 1289 (Mi1358) | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | ||
| Cuba | 1284-1286+1289 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Cuba | 1289a (BL30) | One of simulated-perforation MS8 (1282-1289) | ||
| Cuba | 1289a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 1178 (Mi1248) | 1966 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Cuba | 1178a (BL29) | On one of imperforate MS3 (1176-1178) | ||
| Cuba | 1514 (Mi1586) | 1970 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) | |
| Cuba | 1690 (Mi1764) | 1972 | "Lunojod vehiculo automotor lunar" (Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1, by landing date in text) | |
| Cuba | 1687+1691 fdc | Cachet on FDC | Luna-16 | |
| Cuba | 1790 (Mi1865) | 1973 | "Luna-1" | |
| Cuba | 1791 (Mi1866) | "Luna-16" | ||
| Cuba | 2133 (Mi2209) | Stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 1216 (Mi1575) | 1977 | Luna-16 (on stamp), Luna-1 (launch date in text on stamp-on-stamp) |
| Cuba | 2137 (Mi2213) | Stamp-on-stamp: Cuba 866 (Mi925) | Luna-1/2 type (on stamp-on-stamp) | |
| Cuba | 2184 (Mi2287) | 1978 | "Luna-24" | |
| Cuba | C279 (Mi2291) | "Lunajod-2" (Luna-21 / Lunokhod-2) | ||
| Cuba | 2183-2184+C279 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Cuba | 2325 (Mi2474) | 1980 | Luna-1/2 type, Luna-10 | |
| Cuba | 2504 (Mi2653) | 1982 | Lunokhod-1/2 | |
| Cuba | 2699 (BL81) | On stamp of SS1 | 1984 | "Luna-1" (also launch date in text) |
| Cuba | 2785 (Mi2939) | 1985 | "Lunajod-1" (Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 938 (Mi1152) | 1959 | Luna-2 (lunar impact date in text on stamp and cachet) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 938 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1034 (Mi1255) | 1961 | Luna-1 (launch date in text) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1035 (Mi1256) | Luna-3 (also launch date in text) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1035 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423 (Mi1652) | 1966 | Fantasy drawing of a Soviet satellite. The stamp text, "far side of the Moon (1959-1965)", likely refers to Luna-3 (which photographed the far side of the Moon in 1959) and Zond-3 (which took photos of the far side of the Moon in 1965) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1425 (Mi1654) | Luna-9/13 type | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1424-1425 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1458 (Mi1692) | 1967 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration, in lower left) (also Lunar Orbiter, in upper middle) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1876 (Mi2134) | 1973 | Lunokhod-1/2 (on stamp); Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type (on cancel) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1874-1876 card | FDC card (1874-1876) | ||
| Djibouti | C155 (Mi327) iC155 | Imperforate | 1982 | 15th anniv. "Luna-9" (cruise configuration, on stamp); Lunokhod-1/2 (in lower-left margin of SS1); Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type (in upper-right margin of SS1) |
| Djibouti | C155-C157 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | C155a (BL56A) iC155a (BL56B) | On stamp and in (upper-right and lower-left) margins of SS1 (C155) On stamp and in (upper-right and lower-left) margins of imperforate SS1 (iC155) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS9 (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "Lunik-II" (Luna-2) |
| Djibouti | Unknown c proof Unknown ic proof | One of MS9 proof (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 proof (a-i) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS9 proof on FDC Imperforate MS9 proof on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi?) | On one of MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Dominica | 2237b (Mi2903) | From MS6 (2237 (a-f)) (Mi2902-2907) | 2000 | "Luna-16" |
| Dominica | 2237e (Mi2906) | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | ||
| Dominica | 2237 fdc | MS6 on FDC | (As above) | |
| Dominica | 2579 (Mi3738-3741) | MS4 (2579 (a-d)) | 2006 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration and lander) |
| Ecuador | 748C (Mi1993) | 1966 | "Lunik-III" (Luna-3) | |
| Ecuador | 748Eg (BL14) i748Eg (BL15) | On one of MS3 (748A+748C+748E) (Mi1991+1993+1995) On one of imperforate MS3 (i748A+i748C+i748E), with changed background color | ||
| Ecuador | 758A (Mi1302 | 1966 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Ecuador | 758B (Mi1303) | "Luna-9" (also launch and landing dates in text) | ||
| Ecuador | 758Ef (BL33) i758Ef (BL34) | On one of MS3 (758-758A+758E) Imperforate On one of imperforate MS3 (i758-i758A+i758E) with changed background color | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration); "April 4 1966, in lunar orbit" | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi226 | One of MS2 (BL70 (Mi225-226) | 1973 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL279 | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate SS1 | 1978 | Luna-9/13 type (in upper-left margin), Luna-3 (in upper-right margin) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1274A Mi1274B | Imperforate | 1978 | "Luna-9" |
| Estonia | 786 (Mi823) | Stamp and selvedge from MS10 (786a (10x 786)) | 2015 | Lunokhod toy (on selvedge) |
| France | None | Matchbox cover | 1960s | "Luna-9" |
| France | None | Cancel on cover | 1971 | Luna-1/2 type |
| France | None | Cancel on cover | 1972 | Luna-1/2 type |
| France | None | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | 1973 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) (left-center); Luna-3 (right-center) |
| Fujeira | Mi73A Mi73B | Imperforate | 1966 | Luna-3 |
| Fujeira | Mi70A-77A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi152A Mi152B | Mi73A overprinted new currency Mi73B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Luna-3 |
| Fujeira | Mi345A Mi345B | Mi73A overprinted "Apollo-8" Mi73B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1969 | Luna-3 |
| Fujeira | Mi345A inv o/p Mi345B inv o/p | Mi73A inverted overprint "Apollo-8" Mi73B inverted overprint "Apollo-8" | ||
| Fujeira | Mi341A-348A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi623A Mi623B | Imperforate | 1971 | (smoothed) "Luna-10" |
| Fujeira | Mi743A Mi743B | Mi623A overprinted in red Mi623B overprinted in red | 1971 | (smoothed) "Luna-10" |
| Fujeira | Mi742A-744A fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi962A Mi962B | One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A) Imperforate | 1972 | Luna-3 |
| Gabon | 937g (Mi1440) i937g | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) | 1999 | "Luna-16" |
| Gabon | 937 fdc | MS12 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2007 | Lunokhod |
| Gabon | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (lower) margin of SS1 In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2009 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Gabon | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss o/p (BL? o/p) Unknown iss o/p | In (lower) margin of SS1 overprinted in gold In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss o/p fdc Unknown iss o/p fdc | SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC Imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 45171 (Mi4494), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996? | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) |
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 45201 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 57261 (Mi5897), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 57271 (Mi5898), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 57321 (Mi5903), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 57331 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 6061 (Mi225), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gambia | 2174d (Mi3284) | One of MS6 (2174 (a-f)) (Mi3281-3286) | 1999 | "Luna-9" |
| Gambia | 3051 (BL705) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | "Luna-9" (also landing date in right margin text) |
| Gambia | 3718 (Mi?) | MS4 (3718 (a-d)) | 2016 | Luna-10 (on stamp 'a'), Luna-1/2 type (on stamp 'b', not "Luna-10" as in text), Luna-9 orbiter (on stamp 'c'), Luna-3 (on stamp 'd'), Luna-9 lander (in left margin) |
| Gambia | 3718 proof | Signed-proof MS4 | "Luna-2" (correctly identified on stamp 'b') | |
| Gambia | 3718 fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Gambia | 3719 | SS1 | "Luna-9" | |
| Gambia | 3718a-d+3719 fdc | Four stamps and SS1 and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Germany (East) | 454 (Mi721) | 1959 | Luna-2 (lunar impact date/time (Germany time) in text) | |
| Germany (East) | 454 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | 634e (Mi930) | From MS8 (634 (a-h)) (Mi926-933) | 1962 | "Lunik-I" (Luna-1, also launch date in text), "Lunik-II" (Luna-2, also launch date and lunar impact date/time (German time) in text) |
| Germany (East) | 634h (Mi933) | "Lunik-III" (Luna-3, also launch date in text) | ||
| Germany (East) | 694 (Mi1021) | 1964 | Luna-1, Luna-2 (around/near the Moon) | |
| Germany (East) | 819 (Mi1168) | 1966 | "Luna-9" (also Moon landing date in text) | |
| Germany (East) | 819 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | 819 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (different) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | 1264 (Mi1638) | One of MS8 (1269a (1262-1269)) (Mi1636-1643) | 1971 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration), "Luna-16" (also the date its re-entry capsule with a lunar soil sample touched down back on Earth) |
| Germany (East) | 1285 (Mi1659) | 1971 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Germany (East) | 1285 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | Local1 | ~1975 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Germany (East) | Local2 | Luna-3 | ||
| Germany (East) | Local3 | Luna-9/13 type | ||
| Germany (East) | Local4 | Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet (including reproduction of Russia 2728) on cover | 1963 | Luna-4 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); also pennant segment2 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1964 | Luna-3 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1964 | (probable) Luna-1/2 type, Luna-3 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1965 | (probable) Luna-1/2 type, Luna-3 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1) |
| Germany (West) | None | "Lunik-3" (Luna-3) | ||
| Germany (West) | None | In (upper) margin of imperforate cinderella | 1977 | Luna-15/16 or -18 or -20 type |
| Germany | None | Meter | 2003 | "Luna-16" |
| Ghana | 305 (Mi310) i305 | From MS12 (305b (12x 305)) Imperforate | 1967 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) |
| Ghana | 305-307 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 307a (BL26) | On one stamp and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (305-307) | ||
| Ghana | 2568 (Mi3910-3913) | MS4 (2568 (a-d)) | 2007 | "Luna-9" (also landing date in left margin) |
| Grenada | 2956a (Mi4192) i2956a proof | From MS6 (2956 (a-f)) (Mi4192-4197) From imperforate MS6 (i2956 proof (a-f)) | 2000 | "Lunik-IV" (Luna-4) |
| Grenada | 2956c (Mi4194) i2956c proof | "Luna-12" | ||
| Grenada | 2956d (Mi4195) i2956d proof | "Luna-16" | ||
| Grenada Carriacou | 2634 (BL609) | SS1 | 2006 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration, also landing date in lower margin) |
| Guinea Republic | 401 (Mi324) | 1965 | Luna-2 (lunar impact date (Moscow time) in text); Luna-3 (also date of "first photographs of the far side of the Moon" which were taken by Luna-3) | |
| Guinea Republic | 926 (Mi1027A) i926 (Mi1027B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1) |
| Guinea Republic | 926a (BL137A) i926a (BL137B) | SS1 (926) Imperforate SS1 (i926) | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1) (on stamp); "Lunik 9 - first manmade object to make a controlled landing on the Moon, 1966" (in French text in lower margin) | |
| Guinea Republic | 927 (Mi1028A) i927 (Mi1028B) | Imperforate | "Lunik-2" (Luna-2) | |
| Guinea Republic | 927a (BL138A) i927a (BL138B) | SS1 (927) Imperforate SS1 (i927) | "Lunik-2" (Luna-2) (on stamp); "Remotely-controlled lunar vehicle Lunokhod 2 (Lunik 21), 1973" (in French text in lower margin) | |
| Guinea Republic | 928 (Mi1029A) i928 (Mi1029B) | Imperforate | "Lunik-3" (Luna-3) | |
| Guinea Republic | 928a (BL139A) i928a (BL139B) | SS1 (928) Imperforate SS1 (i928) | "Lunik-3" (Luna-3) (on stamp); "Lunik 16 (USSR) - first un-manned spacecraft to return lunar soil samples to Earth (1970)" (in French text in lower margin) | |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bd (Mi1442A) i1257Bd (Mi1442B) | From MS16 (1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442A-1457A) From imperforate MS16 (i1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442B-1457B) | 1993 | "Luna-3" (also launch date in text) |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bf (Mi1444A) i1257Bf (Mi1444B) | "Luna-9" (date in text, "31.4.66", is incorrect for the "soft landing on the Moon" (took place 3 Feb 1966) and for the launch (31 Jan 1966)) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bn (Mi1452A) i1257Bn (Mi1452B) | "Luna-16" (also launch date in text) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bo (Mi1453A) i1257Bo (Mi1453B) | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod" (Lunokhod-1, also launch date in text) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1863k (Mi3570) | One of MS12 (1863 (a-l)) (Mi3560-3571) | 2000 | Lunkhod-1 (by the 1970 year in the text) |
| Guinea Republic | BL1111 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1111 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7637 | One of MS6 (Mi7634-7639) | 2010 | "Luna-3" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL683 | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2009 | "Luna-1", "Luna-3" |
| Guyana | 2106i (Mi2635 gold) | From MS25 (2106 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in gold | 1989 | "Luna-3" (and launch date in overprinted text) |
| Guyana | 2106t (Mi2646 gold) | "Lunokhod-1" (also the date on which Lunokhod-1 began its second lunar day experimental programme on the Moon) | ||
| Guyana | 2106i_specimen | From MS25 (2106_specimen (a-y)), 280 with both gold and specimen overprints ("specimen" overprint on MS25 does not touch 2106i) | "Luna-3" (and launch date in overprinted text) | |
| Guyana | 2106t_specimen | "Lunokhod-1" (also the date on which Lunokhod-1 began its second lunar day experimental programme on the Moon) | ||
| Guyana | 2107i (Mi2635) | From MS25 (2107 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in silver (Mi2627-2651) | "Luna-3" (and launch date in overprinted text) | |
| Guyana | 2107t (Mi2646) | "Lunokhod-1" (also the date on which Lunokhod-1 began its second lunar day experimental programme on the Moon) | ||
| Guyana | 2107i specimen | From MS25 (2107 specimen (a-y)), 280 with both silver and specimen overprints | "Luna-3" (and launch date in overprinted text) | |
| Guyana | 2107t specimen | "Lunokhod-1" (also the date on which Lunokhod-1 began its second lunar day experimental programme on the Moon) | ||
| Guyana | 2873f (Mi4916) | From MS9 (2873 (a-i)) (Mi4911-4919) | 1994 | "Luna-16" |
| Guyana | 2873g (Mi4917) | "Lunokhod-1" | ||
| Guyana | 3925 (Mi7839-7844) | MS6 (3925 (a-f)) | 2006 | "Luna-9" |
| Haiti | m1316 (Mi unlisted) im1316 | Imperforate | 1973 | Luna-9/13 type |
| Haiti | m1316 proof | Proof | ||
| Haiti | m1317 (Mi unlisted) im1317 | Imperforate | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) | |
| Haiti | m1317 proof | Proof | ||
| Haiti | m1312+m1316-m1317 proof | Two of three proofs | (As above) | |
| Haiti | m1320 (Mi unlisted) im1320 | Imperforate | Lunokhod-1/2 | |
| Haiti | m1318-m1320 proof | One of three proofs | ||
| Haiti | m1375 (Mi unlisted) im1375 | m1316 overprinted im1316 overprinted | 1974 | Luna-9/13 type |
| Haiti | m1376 (Mi unlisted) im1376 | m1317 overprinted im1317 overprinted | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) | |
| Haiti | m1379 (Mi unlisted) im1379 | m1320 overprinted im1320 overprinted | Lunokhod-1/2 | |
| Haiti | m1368-m1379 fdc | Two of 12 stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Hungary | 1216 (Mi1575) | 1959 | Luna-1 (launch date in text); see also Cuba 2133 | |
| Hungary | 1212+1216-1217 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 1262 (Mi1626A) i1262 (Mi1626B) | like 1216, overprinted in red Imperforate | 1959 | Luna-2 (lunar impact date and time (Hungary time) in text) |
| Hungary | 1262 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 1262 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Hungary | 1262 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Hungary | 1262 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Hungary | 1262 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Hungary | 1262 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Hungary | 1262a (Mi?) | 1262 without red overprint | ||
| Hungary | C236 (Mi1907A) iC236 (Mi1907B) | Stamp-on-stamp: Albania 623 Imperforate | 1963 | Luna-1 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket) |
| Hungary | C237 (Mi1908A) iC237 (Mi1908B) | Stamp-on-stamp: Bulgaria C77 Imperforate | Luna-1 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket) | |
| Hungary | C243 (Mi1914A) iC243 (Mi1914B) | Stamp-on-stamp: Mongolia 189 Imperforate | "Lunik 1959" (could be any of Luna-1, Luna-2, or Luna-3; fantasy image of launch rocket) | |
| Hungary | 1562 (Mi1991A) i1562 (Mi1991B) | Imperforate | 1964 | Luna-3 |
| Hungary | 1562+1565+1567-1568 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 1562+1565+1567-1568 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Hungary | C258 (Mi2199A) iC258 (Mi2199B) | Imperforate | 1965 | Luna-3 depicted (but "Zond-3" and launch date in text) |
| Hungary | 1738 (Mi2218A) i1738 (Mi2218B) | Imperforate | 1966 | "Luna-9" (descent configuration, also landing date in text), see also Sharjah Mi994A and related items |
| Hungary | 1739 (Mi2219A) i1739 (Mi2219B) | Imperforate | Luna-9 (also landing date in text) | |
| Hungary | 1738-1739 fdc | One of two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Hungary | CB30 (Mi2354) iCB30 | One of strip of 4 (CB30a (CB27-CB30)) One of imperforate strip of 4 (iCB30a (iCB27-iCB30)) | 1967 | "Luna-12" |
| Hungary | CB30b (BL59) iCB30b | One of MS4 (CB27-CB30) One of imperforate MS4 (iCB27-iCB30) | ||
| Hungary | C289 (Mi2549) iC289 | Imperforate | 1969 | "Luna-1" |
| Hungary | C291 (Mi2551) iC291 | Imperforate | "Luna-9" | |
| Hungary | C310 (Mi2642-2645) iC310 | MS4 (310 (a-d)) Imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 1971 | "Luna-16" (also mission dates in text (from launch through return to Earth)) |
| Hungary | C310 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Hungary | C311 (Mi2654-2657) iC311 | MS4 (311 (a-d)) Imperforate MS4 (i311 (a-d)) | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" (also launch and landing dates in text) | |
| Hungary | C356 (Mi3048) | 1975 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Hungary | C361 (BL111A) iC361 (BL111B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1975 | "Luna-2" |
| Hungary | C373 (BL121A) iC373 (BL121B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1976 | "Lunohod" (Lunokhod-1/2) |
| Hungary | C373 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 2501 (Mi3217A) i2501 (Mi3217B) | Imperforate | 1977 | "Luna-24" |
| Hungary | 2499+2501-2502 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Kazakhstan | 442 (Mi451) | 2004 | "Luna-3" | |
| Kiribati | 973 (Mi1098) | 2009 | "Luna-16" | |
| Kiribati | 973 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Kiribati | 969-973 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 160 (Mi171) i160 | Imperforate | 1959 | Luna-1 |
| Korea (North) | 161 (Mi172) i161 | Imperforate | ||
| Korea (North) | 161 green i161 green | Green paper Imperforate on green paper | ||
| Korea (North) | 225 (Mi230) | 1960 | Luna-1/2 type (but Luna-3 launch date in text) | |
| Korea (North) | 226 (Mi231) | Luna-2 (date of lunar impact (Moscow time) in text) | ||
| Korea (North) | 704 (Mi709) i704 | Imperforate | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Korea (North) | 705 (Mi710) i705 | Imperforate | Luna-10 | |
| Korea (North) | 1305 (Mi1354) | 1975 | Lunokhod-1 (based on year [19]"71" in Korean text) | |
| Korea (North) | 1451 (Mi1497A) i1451 (Mi1497B) | Imperforate | 1976 | Luna-3 |
| Korea (North) | 1452 (BL24) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | Lunokhod-1/2 | |
| Korea (North) | 2432 (BL190) | On stamp of SS1 | 1984 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2016 | Luna-1 |
| Laos | 577 (Mi766) | 1984 | Luna-1 | |
| Laos | 578 (Mi767) | Luna-2 | ||
| Laos | 579 (Mi768) | Luna-3 | ||
| Laos | 580 (Mi769) | Luna-10 | ||
| Laos | 581 (Mi770) | Lunokhod-1/2 | ||
| Laos | 582 (Mi771) | Luna-9/13 type | ||
| Laos | 583 (Mi772) | Luna-16 | ||
| Laos | 577-579 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Laos | 580-583 fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
| Laos | 703 (Mi908) | 1986 | Luna-3 (or Elektron-2/4 type ?) | |
| Laos | 705 (Mi910) i705 | Imperforate | Luna-16 (same design as on Laos 787) | |
| Laos | 786 (Mi993) i786 | Imperforate | 1987 | Luna-1 |
| Laos | 787 (Mi994) i787 | Imperforate | Luna-16 (but "Luna-3" in text); (same design as on Laos 705) | |
| Liberia | 2631 (Mi5604-5609) | MS6 (2631 (a-f)) | 2009 | "Luna-9" |
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia C215 overprinted in gold | 2000 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) |
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia C215 overprinted in silver | ||
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia C215 overprinted in gold | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia C215 overprinted in silver | ||
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 733 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 733) | 200? | Luna-1 |
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 791 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 791) | ||
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 792 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 792) | ||
| Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 793 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 793) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (left) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | Luna-1 |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (left) margin of SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 189 (Mi189) i189 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Luna-9" (on Moon) |
| Maldive Islands | 191 (Mi191) i191 | Imperforate | ||
| Maldive Islands | 248 (Mi253) | 1968 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Maldive Islands | 251 (Mi256) | |||
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2014 | "Luna-1" |
| Mali | C108 (Mi245) | C97 overprinted | 1970 | "Luna-16" (in overprinted text) |
| Mali | C109 (Mi246) | C98 overprinted | ||
| Mali | C391 (Mi772) | 1980 | 10th anniv. Luna-17, "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Mali | C391 proof | Signed proof (red) | ||
| Mali | 1036c (Mi2265) i1036c | One of MS6 (1036 (a-d)) (Mi2263-2266) One of imperforate MS6 (i1036 (a-d)) | 1999 | "Luna-16", Luna-21 / "Lunokhod-2" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-2" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-24" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (left and lower-right) margins of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-3", "Luna-Glob" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-1" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Lunokhod-1" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Luna-10" |
| Mali | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Manama | Mi91A Mi91B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Luna-9" |
| Manama | Mi87A-89A+Mi91A-92A fdc Mi87B-89B+Mi91B-92B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC One of five imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Manama | Mi93A Mi93B | Imperforate | "Luna-3" | |
| Manama | Mi95A Mi95B | Imperforate | (smoothed) "Luna-10" | |
| Manama | Mi90A+Mi93A-96A fdc Mi90B+Mi93B-96B fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC Two of five imperforate stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Mari El | Local (800 value) | Overprint on Russia 45171 (Mi4494) | 1994 | Luna-1 |
| Mari El | Local (1000 value) | Luna-3 | ||
| Marshall Islands | 345j (Mi259) | One of MS25 (345 (a-y)) (Mi250-274) | 1989 | Luna-9 ("first soft landing on the Moon") |
| Marshall Islands | KM29 | $50. (silver coin) | 1989 | Luna-9 ("first soft landing on the Moon") |
| Mauritania | C124 (Mi443) | 1972 | "Luna-16" | |
| Mauritania | C125 (Mi444) | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 | ||
| Micronesia | 334c (Mi703) | Six stamps of MS20 (334 (a-t)) (Mi701-720) | 1999 | "Luna-1" |
| Micronesia | 334d (Mi704) | "Luna-3" | ||
| Micronesia | 334l (Mi712) | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | ||
| Micronesia | 334m (Mi713) | "Luna-9" | ||
| Micronesia | 334n (Mi714) | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (but "Luna-16" in text) | ||
| Micronesia | 334o (Mi715) | Luna-16 (but "Luna-17" in text) | ||
| Moldova | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS8 (2x unknown (a-b) + label) | 2015 | "45th anniv. lunar landing of Lunokhod-1" |
| Moldova | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS12 (12x unknown) | Luna-9 or Luna-13 | |
| Monaco | 608 (Mi801) | 1965 | "Lunik-III" (Luna-3) | |
| Monaco | 608 fdc | Stamp and ('FDC') cachet on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | 189 (Mi178) | 1959 | "Lunik 1959" (could be any of Luna-1, Luna-2, or Luna-3; fantasy image of launch rocket); see also Hungary C243 | |
| Mongolia | 190 (Mi179) | "Lunik 1959" (Luna-3 depicted) | ||
| Mongolia | 320 (Mi325) | 1963 | "Lunik-II" (Luna-2, also lunar impact date (UTC) in text) | |
| Mongolia | 318-322 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | 361 (Mi365) | 1964 | "Lunik" (Luna-3) | |
| Mongolia | 366 (Mi370) | "Luna-4" (in text, but propaganda-design satellite) | ||
| Mongolia | C12 (BL12) | Imperforate SS1 | 1966 | "Luna-10" (also date of entry into lunar orbit) |
| Mongolia | 444 (Mi457) | 1966 | "Luna-9" (also launch date in text) | |
| Mongolia | 445 (Mi458) | "Luna-12" (also launch date in text) | ||
| Mongolia | C13 (BL19) | SS1 | 1969 | "Lunik-2" (Luna-2) |
| Mongolia | 609 (Mi625) | 1971 | "Luna-16" (also launch and lunar landing dates in text) | |
| Mongolia | 615a (Mi631) | One of MS2 (615 (a-b)) (BL25) | 1971 | Lunokhod-1/2 |
| Mongolia | 615 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | C53 (Mi812) | 1973 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Mongolia | C91 (BL49) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 1977 | "Lunokhod" (Lunokhod-1/2) |
| Mongolia | C125 (Mi1267) | 1979 | "Luna-1", "Luna-2", "Luna-3" (also launch dates in text) | |
| Mongolia | C126 (Mi1268) | Luna-21 / "Lunokhod-2" (also launch date in text) | ||
| Mongolia | 1478 (Mi1734) | 1985 | "Luna-9" | |
| Mozambique | Unknown b (Mi7013) | One of MS4 (a-d) (Mi7012-7015) | 2013 | "Lunokhod-1" |
| Nevis | 661 (Mi593) | 1991 | "Luna-3" | |
| Nicaragua | 1347 (Mi2500) | 1984 | 25th anniv. "Luna-1" | |
| Nicaragua | 1348 (Mi2501) | 25th anniv. "Luna-2"; also Luna-2 pennant segment2 | ||
| Nicaragua | 1349 (Mi2502) | 25th anniv. "Luna-3" | ||
| Nicaragua | 1658 (Mi2820) | 1987 | "Luna"-10 | |
| Niger | C141 (Mi267) | C124 overprinted | 1970 | "Luna-16" |
| Niger | C142 (Mi268) | C126 overprinted | ||
| Niger | C221 (Mi409) | 1992 | Luna-1/2 type | |
| Niger | 967g (Mi1331A) i967g (Mi1331B) | One of MS8 (967 (a-h + label)) (Mi1325-1332) One of imperforate MS8 (i967) | 1997 | "Luna-9" |
| Niue | KM70 | $10. (silver coin) | 1992 | "Luna-9" (Moon landing) |
| Oman State | Unlisted c (Mi unlisted) Unlisted ic | From MS8 (a-h) From imperforate MS8 (a-h) | 1974 | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1, launch configuration?) |
| Oman State | Unlisted g (Mi unlisted) Unlisted ig | "Luna-1" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted fdc | MS8 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Oman State | Unlisted c o/p1 (Mi unlisted) | From MS8 overprinted in silver (a-h) | 1998 | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1, launch configuration?) |
| Oman State | Unlisted g o/p1 (Mi unlisted) | "Luna-1" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted c o/p1 inv (Mi unlisted) | From MS8 overprinted in silver inverted (a-h) | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1, launch configuration?) | |
| Oman State | Unlisted g o/p1 inv (Mi unlisted) | "Luna-1" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted c o/p2 (Mi unlisted) | From MS8 overprinted in gold (a-h) | "Lunik-1" (Luna-1, launch configuration?) | |
| Oman State | Unlisted g o/p2 (Mi unlisted) | "Luna-1" | ||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 45171 (Mi4494), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1994 | Luna-1/2, Luna-10 |
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 45211 (Mi4498), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 57241 (Mi5895), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 57321 (Mi5903), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (150 value) | Cuba 2325 overprinted on 4x Russia 57331 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Osetia | Local (550 value) | |||
| Osetia | Local (1000 value) | |||
| Poland | 876 (Mi1128) | 1959 | "Mechta" (Luna-1) | |
| Poland | 877 (Mi1129) | "Lunnik-II" (Luna-2) | ||
| Poland | 875-877 fdc i875-i877 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC Two of three imperforate stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Poland | 1181 (Mi1440) | 1963 | "Lunnik-2 Emblemat" (Luna-2 pennant2) | |
| Poland | 1178+1181+1185 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1182 (Mi1441) | "Lunnik-3" (Luna-3) | ||
| Poland | 1182-1184 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1294 (Mi1556) | 1964 | "Lunnik-III" (Luna-3) | |
| Poland | 1473 (Mi1737) | 1966 | "Luna-9" | |
| Poland | 1534 (Mi1795) | 1967 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration, for smaller satellite in background) | |
| Poland | 1771 (Mi2040) | From MS8 (1771a (8x 1771 + 2 labels)) | 1970 | "Luna-16" |
| Poland | 1729 (Mi1997) | 1970 | "Luna-13" | |
| Poland | 1729 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1729a (BL42) | MS4 (4x 1729) | ||
| Poland | 1851 (Mi2122) | From MS6 (1851a (6x 1851 + 2 labels)) (BL47) | 1971 | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1", also Luna-17 lander (on one label) |
| Poland | 2367 (Mi2661) | 1979 | "Lunnik-2" (Luna-2, and "Ranger-7") | |
| Poland | 2367 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Poland | 2369a (BL80) | On one of MS5 (2365-2369 + label) | ||
| Qu'aiti State (South Arabia) | Mi80A Mi88B | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | Luna-3 |
| Qu'aiti State (South Arabia) | Mi83A Mi91B | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Qu'aiti State (South Arabia) | Mi85A Mi93B | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Qu'aiti State (South Arabia) | Mi87A Mi95B | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Qu'aiti State (South Arabia) | BL3A BL3B | MS2 (Mi80A+88A) Imperforate MS2 (Mi88B+96B) with changed colors | ||
| Romania | C58 (Mi1764) | 1959 | Luna-1 launch | |
| Romania | C70 (Mi1794) | C58 overprinted in red | 1959 | (possible) Luna-2 launch (lunar impact date in overprinted text) |
| Romania | C74 (Mi1825) | 1959 | Luna-3 photo of far side of Moon (date of photo in text) | |
| Romania | C75 (Mi1826) | "Luna-3 trajectory" (in text, also launch date in text) | ||
| Romania | C120 (Mi2087) | Stamp-on-stamp: C73, C74, C75 | 1962 | (As above for Romania C74 and C75) |
| Romania | C121 (Mi2088) | Stamp-on-stamp: 1200 or 1201, C58, C88 | Luna-1 launch (on Romania C58) | |
| Romania | C119-C122 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Romania | C122a (BL53) | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C122)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110 | ||
| Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Romania | C135 (Mi2143) | 1963 | "Luna-4" (in text, but propaganda-design satellite, launch date in text) | |
| Romania | C136 (Mi2144) | Imperforate | ||
| Romania | C135-C136 fdc (Mi2133-2134 fdc) | Two stamps (perforated and imperforate) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1847 (Mi2511) | 1966 | "Luna-9" lander (with arms open as if landed, but not yet on Moon) | |
| Romania | C181 (Mi2914) | From pair (C182a (C181-C182)) (Mi2914-2915) | 1971 | "Luna-16" |
| Romania | C182 (Mi2915) | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" | ||
| Romania | C182b (BL82) | MS4 (2x (C181-C812) + 4 labels) (Mi2914-2915) | "Luna-16", "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Romania | None | Cachet on cover | 1983 | Luna-3 |
| Romania | 5111 maxi (Mi6365 maxi) | Annotated cachet on maxicard | 2009 | Landing sites for "Luna-16", "Luna-18", and "Luna-21 (Lunokhod-2)" |
| Russia (USSR) | 2187 (Mi2219) | 1959 | Luna-1 (launch date in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2188 (Mi2220) | Luna-1 (launch date and other mission dates in text) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 2259 (Mi2273) | 1959 | Luna-3 (launch date in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2266 (Mi2284) | 1959 | Luna-2 (date (Moscow time) of lunar impact) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2267 (Mi2285) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cinderella | 1959 | (January launch of) Luna-1 (fantasy image of launch rocket) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda postcard back | 1959 | Luna-2 lunar impact (by design of card and printed month and year); also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Card (with Russia 2266-2267 stamps) | 1959 | Luna-2 lunar impact; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Medallion | 1959 | Luna-1; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2309 (Mi2336) | 1960 | Luna-3 (date of far-side photos in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2310 (Mi2337) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda postcard back | ~1960 | Luna-3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda postcard back (different) | ~1960 | Luna-3; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1960 | Luna-1 upper-stage |
| Russia (USSR) | None | QSL card back (same as below), also front | 1961 | Luna-3 (and a photo of the far side of the Moon taken by Luna-3 on 7 October 1959) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back (same as above), also front | 1961 | Luna-3 (and a photo of the far side of the Moon taken by Luna-3 on 7 October 1959) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Card (with Russia 2309-2310 stamps) | 1962 | Luna-3 (and a photo of the far side of the Moon taken by Luna-3 on 7 October 1959) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2728 (Mi2743A) i2728 (Mi2743B) | Imperforate | 1963 | Luna-4 (launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2732b (Mi2748) | From block of 6 (2732 (a-f)), or from MS30 (2732g (5x 2732)) | 1963 | (small) Luna-3 (on path around Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2732e (Mi2751) | 2732b changed colors ("10k" value in pink rather than white) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 2831 (Mi2853) | From strip of 6 (2835a (2830-2835)) (Mi2852-2857) | 1963 | Luna-2 trajectory; also pennant segment2 (in background), "1st pennant on the Moon" (in text) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2832 (Mi2854) | Luna-3; "1st picture of the back side of the Moon" (in text) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 2830-2831 fdc | One of two stamps and (blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for one stamp); Luna-1 and Luna-2 (satellites and trajectories, in cachet); pennant segment2 (in cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2832-2833 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2930Ac (Mi2943) | From MS6 (2930A (b-g)) (BL35, Mi2942-2947) | 1964 | Luna-2 pennant segment2 (also lunar impact date (Moscow time) in text) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2930Ad (Mi2944) | Luna-3 (date of entry into lunar orbit, but text indicates date of first picture of far side of Moon) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3053 (Mi3076) | 1965 | Luna-1/2 type (and Echo-2) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 type1 (Mi3180 type1) | 2728 overprinted in silver, type 14 | 1966 | Luna-4 (fantasy image of launch rocket), and pennant segment2, "Luna-9" (and lunar landing date in overprinted text); (stamp details same as noted several lines above); a schematic pennant segment and the lunar landing date (in the FDC cancel) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 type2 (Mi3180 type2) | 2728 overprinted in silver, type 24 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 type3 (Mi3180 type3) | 2728 overprinted in silver, type 34 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 type4 (Mi3180 type4) | 2728 overprinted in silver, type 44 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3160 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3192 (Mi3204) | Imperforate | 1966 | "Luna-10" |
| Russia (USSR) | 3192 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on stamped envelope | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3193 (Mi3205) | 1966 | (Probably) Luna-10 (due to design very similar to Russia 3192) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3194 (Mi3206) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 3225 (Mi3240) | 1966 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration, and date of entry into lunar orbit) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3225 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3258 (Mi3280) | like 3471, but lithographed1 | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | 3274 (Mi3296) | From strip of 3 (3276a (3274-3276)) (Mi3296-3298) | 1966 | Luna-9 (launch date and lunar landing date in text) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3275 (Mi3297) | "Luna-9" pennant segment2 (also Moon landing date in text) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3276 (Mi3298) | "Luna-9" lander (also date of the first Luna-9 image transmission back to Earth) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3274 fdc | Stamp on FDC | (As above) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3275-3276 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3289 (Mi3311) | 1966 | "Luna-11" (on stamp, also date of entry into lunar orbit); Luna-10 and Luna-13 (in cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3289 fdc | Stamp and (printed) cachet on FDC (green rubber-stamp cachet is like those found on known fake5 covers) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3288-3289 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1966 | Luna-9 lander (with arms open as if landed, but not yet on Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back (same), with two extra (Russia 3258) stamps and canceled in 1973 | 1966 | Luna-9 lander (with arms open as if landed, but not yet on Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1966 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Extra (Russia 3258) stamp(s) and cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (different), also (airmail) stamped envelope unused | 1966 | "Luna-9" lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Extra (Russia 3276) stamp and cachet (same) on (airmail) stamped envelope, also (airmail) stamped envelope unused | 1966 | "Luna-9" lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Extra (Russia 3276) stamp and cachet (same) on (airmail) stamped envelope, also (airmail) stamped envelope unused | 1966 | "Luna-9" lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Extra (Russia 3276) stamp and cachet on stamped envelope (different), also stamped envelope unused | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Sevastopol club) cachet on cover | 1966 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | 3318 (Mi3338) | 1967 | Luna-10 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3382 (Mi3403) | 1967 | Luna-10 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1967 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1967 | Luna-9 lander (fantasy image with a cosmonaut on the Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2830 cover (Mi2852 cover) | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1968 | Space exhibition "To the Stars": Luna-10 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 2832 cover (Mi2854 cover) | Cancel (same) and cachet (slightly different) on cover | 1968 | Space exhibition "To the Stars": Luna-10 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 3456+label (Mi3480+label) | One of block of 3 (3458a (3456-3458 + 3 labels)) (Mi3480-3482) | 1968 | Luna-9 pennant segment2, and "3 II 66" date of Luna-9 soft landing on Moon (in text on label) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3471 (Mi3496) | like 3258, but engraved1 | 1968 | Luna-9 lander |
| Russia (USSR) | None | 1967 postcard with extra canceled Russia 3258 | 1968 | Luna-9 lander (fantasy image with a cosmonaut on the Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1969 | "Luna-10" |
| Russia (USSR) | 3798 (Mi3838) | 1970 | "Luna-16" (also dates of launch and capsule re-entry in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3799 (Mi3839) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 3800 (Mi3840) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 3801 (BL66) | MS3 (3801 (a-c)) | "Luna-16" (also dates of launch and capsule re-entry in surrounding margin text); also pennant segment2 (on 3rd stamp) | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Russia 3800) stamp and cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1970 | "Luna-16"; the 12th is the launch date, the 24th is the capsule re-entry date (similar to the text in the stamp) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3834 (Mi3857) | 1971 | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3834 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3834 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3835 (Mi3858) | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3835 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3836 (Mi3859) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 3836 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3837 (Mi3860) | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1"; also pennant segment2 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3837 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3837 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp): "Luna-17" (in cancel); "Lunokhod-1" (in cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3837a (BL68) | MS4 (like 3834-3837, but smaller) (Mi3861-3864) | "Luna-17" / "Lunokhod-1" (also landing date in surrounding margin text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3837a fdc | MS4 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope, also back | 1971 | "Luna-9" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | 1971 | Luna-16 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1971 | Luna-9 (descending to Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1971 | Lunokhod-1 on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1971 | Luna-16 soil sample return capsule launch from Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1971 | Luna-16 replica at Kosmos Pavilion in Moscow |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet from un-stamped envelope | 1971 | "Luna-16" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet from un-stamped envelope | 1971 | "Luna-3" |
| Russia (USSR) | 4010 (Mi4046) | From MS6 (4010a (6x 4010)) | 1972 | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (based on maxicard illustration); also also pennant segment2 (in maxicard cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4010 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope, also same envelope unused | 1972 | "Luna-16" capsule returning to Earth (launch date and capsule return date in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1972 | "Luna-20"; also pennant segment2, same as on Upper Volta C249 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1972 | Luna-17 and Lunokhod-1 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | None | 1967 postcard with extra canceled Russia 3275 | 1972 | Luna-9 lander (fantasy image with a cosmonaut on the Moon) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4071 (Mi4107) | 1973 | Luna-21 / "Lunokhod-2" (lander and descent configuration) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4071 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4072 (BL85) | MS3 (4072 (a-c)) | "Luna-21" / "Lunokhod-2" (lander and descent configuration, also month of launch and lunar landing in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4072 fdc | MS3 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4073 (BL86) | MS3 (4073 (a-c)) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4073 fdc | MS3 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1973 | "Luna-21" / "Lunokhod-2" (lander and descent configuration, also the month and year of launch and lunar landing) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1975 | Lunokhod-2 on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 4531 (Mi4557) | 1976 | "Luna-24" (also month of mission in text), also pennant segment2 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4593 (Mi4653) | 1977 | Luna-16 (and Mars-2 and Venera-9/14 type); also "Luna-16" (in text on fdc2 back) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC, also stamped envelope unused | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc2 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4593 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc (Mi4651 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | Luna-16 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1977 | Luna-16 (and Mars-2 and Venera-4/8 type) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1982 | Luna-24 replica at Kosmos Pavilion in Moscow |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1982 | Lunokhod; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | 5296 (Mi5438) | 1984 | 25th anniv. "space TV" (implicitly: 25th anniv. "Luna-3") | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5296 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); Luna-3 (in cancel and cachet), Lunokhod-1/2 (and Mars and Venera-9/14 type), in cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5296 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC (different) | (As above for stamp); (possible) Luna (cruise configuration, in cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5355a (Mi5496) | In (upper) margin of MS8 (8x 5355) | 1985 | Luna-16; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | 4071 card (Mi4107 card) | Card | 1987 | Luna-21 / "Lunokhod-2" |
| Russia (USSR) | 5547a (Mi5700) | In (right) margin of MS8 (8x 5547) | 1987 | Luna-3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 5744 (Mi5918) | 1989 | 30th anniv. Luna-1 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5744 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5833 (Mi6020) | One of block of 4 (5836a (5833-5836)) (Mi6020-6023) | 1989 | Luna-16, (small) Lunokhod-1/2; also pennant segment2 |
| Russia (USSR) | 5837 (BL210) | On one of imperforate MS4 (5837 (a-d)) | ||
| Russia | None | Medallion | 1990 | 20th anniv. Luna-17 / "Lunokhod"-1 |
| Russia | 6597j (Mi834) | One of MS12 (6597 (a-l)) (Mi825-836) | 2000 | (three) "Luna-3"(s) |
| Russia | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2009 | 50th anniv. "Luna-2" |
| Russia | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2010 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Russia | None | Cachet on postal card | 2014 | 55th anniv. "Luna-2" |
| Russia | None | Cachet on postal card | 2016 | "50th anniv. Luna-9 Moon landing" (in Russian text) |
| Russia | None | Cancel and cachet on postal card | 2016 | "50th anniv. Luna-9 Moon landing" (in Russian text) |
| Russia | None | Cancel and cachet on postal card | 2016 | "50th anniv. Luna-10 Moon landing" (in Russian text) |
| Russia | None | Cancel and cachet (with reproduction of 3225) on cover | 2016 | "50th anniv. Luna-10" (in Russian text) |
| Russia | Unknown (Mi?) | From MS15 (15x unknown) | 2016 | Luna-17 and Lunokhod-1, descending to lunar surface |
| Russia | Unknown fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also "Luna-16" (in cachet) | |
| Russia | Unknown folder | MS15 folder with FDC | (As above for stamps and FDC); also "Luna-9", "Luna-10", "Luna-16", "Luna-17", and "Lunokhod-1" (in text) | |
| Russia | Unknown maxi1 | Maxicard, also back | (As above for stamp); "50th anniv. Luna-9 Moon landing" (in cancel); "Luna-9" lander (in cachet); "Luna-9" in cruise configuration and Moon landing date "3 February 1966" (in maxicard back) | |
| Russia | Unknown maxi2 | Maxicard (different), also back (same) | "50th anniv. Luna-9 Moon landing" (in cancel); "Luna-9" in cruise configuration and Moon landing date "3 February 1966" (in maxicard back) | |
| Rwanda | Unknown h (Mi?) | One of MS10 (a-j) | 2010 | "Luna-2" |
| St. Kitts | 667 (Mi941-944) | MS4 (667 (a-d)) | 2007 | "Luna-9" |
| St. Kitts | 667 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Mi4137 | One of MS4 (Mi4135-4138) | 2009 | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Mi4135-4138_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2700a (Mi4638) | One of MS9 (2700 (a-i)) (Mi4638-4646) | 1999 | Luna-3 (but "Luna-9" in text) |
| St. Vincent | 2702b (Mi4648) | One of MS9 (2702 (a-i)) (Mi4647-4655) | "1970 Lunokhod Explorer" (Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1) | |
| St. Vincent | 3526d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (3526 (a-d)) (Mi?-?) | 2006 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) |
| St. Vincent | 3644 (Mi6589-6592) i3644 | MS4 (3644 (a-d)) Imperforate MS4 (i3644 (a-d)) | 2008 | Luna-2 and pennant sphere2 |
| St. Vincent | 3828a (Mi7077) i3828a | On three stamps and in (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3828 (a-d)) (Mi7077-7080) On three stamps and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i3828 (a-d)) | 2012 | "Lunik-3" (Luna-3); "Luna-9" lander (in lower-left margin) |
| St. Vincent | 3828b (Mi7078) i3828b | "Luna-10"; "Luna-9" lander (in lower-left margin) | ||
| St. Vincent | 3828c (Mi7079) i3828c | "Lunik-2" (Luna-2); "Luna-9" lander (in lower-left margin) | ||
| St. Vincent | 3828 fdc i3828 fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | (As above for stamps); Luna-9 lander (in cachet) | |
| St. Vincent | 3828a-d fdc | Four stamps and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); Luna-3 (in cachet) | |
| St. Vincent | 3829a (Mi7081) i3829a | On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3829 (a-d)) (Mi7081-7084) On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i3829 (a-d)) | "Lunik-9" (Luna-9); "Luna-9" lander (in lower-left margin) | |
| St. Vincent | 3829 signed | On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of signed designer-proof MS4 | ||
| St. Vincent | 3829a designer | On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3829 designer-proof (a-d)) | Luna-9 (but "Lunik-3" in text of stamp); Luna-9 lander (in lower-left margin) | |
| Sharjah | BL113A BL113B | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi993) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1972 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Sharjah | Mi994A Mi994B | Imperforate | 1972 | "Luna-9" (descent configuration), see also Hungary 1738 |
| Sharjah | Mi995A Mi995B | Imperforate | "Luna-9" (in text only) | |
| Sharjah | Mi996A Mi996B | Imperforate | ||
| Sharjah | Mi997A Mi997B | Imperforate | ||
| Sharjah | Mi998A Mi998B | Imperforate | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1; "Luna-9" (in text) | |
| Sharjah | Mi994B_ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi994B) | "Luna-9" (descent configuration), see also Hungary 1738 | |
| Sharjah | Mi995B_ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi995B) | "Luna-9" (in text only) | |
| Sharjah | Mi996B_ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi996B) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi997B_ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi997B) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi998B_ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi998B) | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1; "Luna-9" (in text) | |
| Sharjah | Mi994B_ss | Imperforate SS1 (Mi994B) | "Luna-9" (descent configuration, on stamp); Luna-9 (various configurations, in surrounding margins); see also Hungary 1738 | |
| Sharjah | Mi995B_ss | Imperforate SS1 (Mi995B) | "Luna-9" (various configurations, in surrounding margins) | |
| Sharjah | Mi996B_ss | Imperforate SS1 (Mi996B) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi997B_ss | Imperforate SS1 (Mi997B) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi998B_ss | Imperforate SS1 (Mi998B) | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (on stamp); "Luna-9" (in text on stamp); Luna-9 (various configurations, in surrounding margins) | |
| Sharjah | BL114A BL114B | On stamp (Mi999A) of SS1 On stamp (Mi999B) of imperforate SS1 | Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (on stamp); "Luna-9" (in text on stamp) | |
| Sierra Leone | 1073h (Mi1246) | One of MS9 (1073 (a-i)) (Mi1239-1247) | 1989 | "Luna-17" / Lunokhod-1 |
| Sierra Leone | 1073h specimen | One of MS9 (1073 specimen (a-i)) overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Sierra Leone | 2870d (Mi4962) | One of MS6 (2870 (a-f)) (Mi4959-4964) | 2006 | "Luna-9" (cruise configuration) |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "50th anniversary" of "Luna-10" |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | MS4 (a-d) | "50th anniversary" of "Luna-10" (cruise configuration) | |
| Spain | None | (Red) cachet on cover | 1962 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Spain | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2013 | (future mission) "Luna-25" |
| Spain | None | Cachet (different) on stamped envelope (same) | 2013 | (future mission) "Luna-26" |
| Spain | None | Cachet (different) on stamped envelope (same) | 2013 | (future mission) "Luna-27" |
| Spain | None | Cachet (different) on stamped envelope (same) | 2013 | (future mission) "Luna-28" |
| Spain | None | Cachet (different) on stamped envelope (same) | 2013 | (future missions) "Luna-25", "Luna-26", "Luna-27", "Luna-28", "Luna-29" |
| Tanzania | 498 (Mi584) i498 | Imperforate | 1989 | Luna-1/2 type (but "Luna-3" in text) |
| Tanzania | 499-500+502+505 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Luna-3 |
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 2x Russia 45191 (Mi4496) and 2x Russia 4519 var2, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Luna-9 |
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 2x Russia 45191 (Mi4496) and 2x Russia 4519 var2, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Togo | 565_1st3 (Mi515Aa) i565_1st3 (Mi515Ba) | One of strip of 2 (566a_1st (565-566)) (Mi515Aa-516Aa), or six of MS12 (566b_1st (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_1st (i565-i566)) (Mi515Ba-516Ba), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_1st (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted in red | 1966 | "Luna-9" (in overprinted text) |
| Togo | 565_2nd3 (Mi515Ab) i565_2nd3 (Mi515Bb) | One of strip of 2 (566a_2nd (565-566)) (Mi515Ab-516Ab), or six of MS12 (566b_2nd (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted (differently) in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_2nd (i565-i566)) (Mi515Bb-516Bb), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_2nd (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted (differently) in red | ||
| Togo | 2031 (Mi3312) i2031 | Imperforate | 2006 | "Luna-9" |
| Transnistira | Local | 2015 | 45th anniv. Lunokhod-1 | |
| Transnistira | Local fdc | Local stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Transnistira | Local ms | MS2 (a-b) | 45th anniv. "Luna-17" and "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 45205 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1997 | Luna-10 (cruise configuration) |
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 57335 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1102 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local fdc1 | On strip of 5 on FDC | ||
| Udmurtia | Local fdc2 | On two strips of 5 on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1071A Mi1071B | One of MS16 (Mi1066A-1081A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1066B-1081B) | 1972 | Luna-3 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1071 ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi1071) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1087A Mi1087B | One of MS16 (Mi1082A-1097A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1082B-1097B) | ||
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | 309 (BL16) | SS1 | 2006 | "Luna-9" (also lunar landing date in text) |
| United Nations | 256 fdc (Mi279 fdc) | (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | 1975 | Luna-3 (date of far-side photos in text) and Luna-10 (in reproductions of Russia 2309 and 3318, respectively) |
| United States | 1912 fdc (Mi1481 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "The first man-made object ever to reach the Moon was launched in 1959" (refers either to Luna-1, launched 2 January 1959 and passed within 5995 km of the Moon's surface on 4 January; or to Luna-2, launched 12 September 1959 and crashed into the Moon on 14 September) |
| United States | 4143e cover (Mi? cover) | (Printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | "Lunik-II" (Luna-2) and "Ranger-4" (both in text) |
| United States | 5058 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Bullfrog) cachet on FDC | 2016 | "The Soviet Union's Luna program was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned spacecraft in 1959" (this refers to Luna-1, which was meant to hit the Moon but instead flew by on 4 January 1959 at a distance of 5,995 km, and Luna-2, which became the first man-made object to touch another celestial body when it hit the Moon on 13 September 1959) |
| Upper Volta | C136 (Mi428) | 1973 | "Lunokhod" (Lunokhod-1/2) | |
| Upper Volta | C249 (Mi723) | 1978 | "Luna-20"; also pennant segment2, same as on cachet of Russia stamped envelope (1972) | |
| Uruguay | 1364d (Mi?) | One of block of 4 (1364 (a-d)) | 1991 | Luna-3 |
| Vietnam (North) | 429 (Mi448) i429 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Luna-9" (in Vietnamese text) cruise configuration |
| Vietnam (North) | 430 (Mi449) i430 | Imperforate | "Luna-9" (in Vietnamese text) lander | |
| Vietnam (North) | 639 (Mi669A-670A) i639 (Mi669B-670B) | Se-tenant pair (639 (a-b)) Imperforate se-tenant pair (i639 (a-b)) | 1971 | "Luna-16" (in Vietnamese text), also Luna-16 capsule returning to Earth (on 639a) |
| Vietnam (North) | 640 (Mi671A) i640 (Mi671B) | Imperforate | ||
| Vietnam (North) | 641 (Mi672A) i641 (Mi672B) | Imperforate | 1971 | "Luna-17" |
| Vietnam (North) | 642 (Mi673A) i642 (Mi673B) | Imperforate | "Luna-17" | |
| Vietnam (North) | 643 (Mi674A) i643 (Mi673B) | Imperforate | Luna-17 / "Lunokhod-1" | |
| Xhakasia | Local fdc1 | Cancel (green) on FDC (strip of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984), also annotated | 1996 | Luna-9 (on Moon) |
| Xhakasia | Local fdc2 | Cancel (green) (same) on FDC (2 strips of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 and 5733), also annotated | ||
| Xhakasia | Local fdc3 | Cancel (purple) (otherwise same) on FDC (2 strips of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 and 6066A) | ||
| Xhakasia | Local fdc4 | Cancel (purple) (same) on FDC (2 strips of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A and 4521 olive-color variation) | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225 (Mi494A) i225 (Mi494B) | 217 overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | 1966 | "Luna-9" (on Moon) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225A (Mi495A) i225A (Mi495B) | 217A overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225B (Mi496A) i225B (Mi496B) | 217B overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225C (Mi497A) i225C (Mi497B) | 217C overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225D (Mi498A) i225D (Mi498B) | 217D overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225E (Mi499A) i225E (Mi499B) | 217E overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225F (Mi500A) i225F (Mi500B) | 217F overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225G (Mi501A) i225G (Mi501B) | 217G overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225-225G fdc | Eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 225H (BL49) | Imperforate SS1 (Mi502), 217H overprinted in black and red, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260B (Mi905A) i260B (Mi905B) 260i (Mi912) | From MS12 (12x 260B) From imperforate MS12 (12x i260B) From imperforate MS12 (12x 260i) with changed colors | 1969 | Luna-1/2 type |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260D (Mi907A) i260D (Mi907B) 260k (Mi914) | From MS12 (12x 260D) From imperforate MS12 (12x i260D) From imperforate MS12 (12x 260k) with changed colors | "Lunik-III" (Luna-3, also launch date for Luna-2 (not Luna-3) in text) | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260E (Mi908A) i260E (Mi908B) 260l (Mi915) | From MS12 (12x 260E) From imperforate MS12 (12x i260E) From imperforate MS12 (12x 260l) with changed colors | "Lunik-II" (Luna-2) pennant sphere2 (also launch date for Luna-2 in text) | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 261E (Mi926) 261l (Mi933) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1969 | "Luna-10" (cruise configuration, also launch date in text) |
| Yemen (PDR) | 170 (Mi184) | 1976 | Luna-16 | |
| Yemen (PDR) | 172 (Mi186) | Lunokhod-1/2 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 872 (Mi1218) | 1967 | "Luna-9" | |
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
2The word "pennant" usually refers to a tapering flag on a ship or, in North America, a flag identifying a sports championship or team. The word has, however, a particular meaning in the context of early Soviet lunar and planetary spacecraft, which carried small embossed and/or engraved highly durable titanium "plaques" with artwork (done in thermoresistant polysiloxane enamels) and information related to the Soviet Union (USSR) and to the mission. Those small plaques are referred to as "pennants". A few dozen of each type were minted, some of which were installed in the spacecraft, while others were given to VIPs and top scientists. The Luna-1 and Luna-2 pennants were unusual in that they were small spheres constructed of pentagonal pennant segments. Filled with liquid and an explosive charge, they were designed to explode on impact and scatter the pennant segments. Most of the Soviet Venera and Mars spacecraft also carried pennants. More information on Soviet spacecraft pennants can be found here.
3These stamps exist in two different printings. The second printing has brighter colors than the first. Also, in the second printing the red overprint text is shifted a little to the right compared with that of the first printing (a vertical shift may occur as well).
4There exist four versions of the overprint on this stamp, in which the position of the upper line varies slightly with respect to the lower line. The four versions are described here.
5Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
Below is a list of Luna-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1959-01-02: Luna-1 / Mechta | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-01-02/04/08 | Moscow | (Russia 2160) stamp and (three-date) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Luna-1 launch / closest approach to Moon / en route to heliocentric orbit |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-01-02/04/08 | Moscow | (Three-date) cancel on cover, also back | Luna-1 launch / closest approach to Moon / en route to heliocentric orbit |
| Luna-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-01-02 | Kalinin | (Russia 2188) stamp and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-01-02 | Moscow | (Russia 2187-2188) stamps and cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-1 launch; also pennant sphere3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-01-02 | Moscow | (Russia 2188) stamp and cancel (same) and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-1 launch; also pennant sphere3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-01-02 | Moscow | (Russia 2187) stamp and cancel (same) and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-01-02 | Moscow | Cancel (same) and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-01-02 | Vilnius | (Printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 2nd anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-01-02 | Baku | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 3rd anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Romania | 1989-01-02 | Ploesti | Cancel on postal card | 30th anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Austria | 2009-01-02 | Vienna | Cancel | 50th anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| Germany | 2009-01-02 | Munich | Meter | 50th anniv. Luna-1 launch |
| 1959-09-12: Luna-2 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Luna-2 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-14 | Baku | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | Luna-2 lunar impact |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-16 | Moscow | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Luna-2 lunar impact (1959-09-14) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-16? | Moscow | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (different) | Luna-2 lunar impact (1959-09-14) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-16? | Moscow | (Black) cancel (design like red cachets above) and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Luna-2 lunar impact (1959-09-14) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-16 | Moscow? | (Red and orange printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Luna-2 lunar impact (1959-09-14) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-30 | Moscow | (Russia 2310) stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | several months after Luna-2 lunar impact (1959-09-14) |
| Luna-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-09-14 | Leningrad Post Office | Cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-2 lunar impact; also Luna-2 pennant segment3 (in cancel and cachet) |
| 1959-10-04: Luna-3 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Luna-3 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-10-18 | Kiev | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | Luna-3 return to Earth orbit |
| Luna-3 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-04 | Leningrad? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Moscow | (Russia 2309) stamp and (black) cancel (same design as stamp) and (printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Moscow | (Russia 2310) stamp and (black) cancel (same) and (printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Moscow | (Russia 2309) stamp and (red) cancel (same design as stamp) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Leningrad Post Office | (Russia 2309) stamp and (black) cancel (same design as stamp) and (printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Leningrad Post Office | (Russia 2310) stamp and (black) cancel (same) and (printed) cachet (same) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Leningrad Post Office | (Black) cancel (same) and (printed) cachet (same) on cover (different stamp) | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-10-07 | Kaliningrad | (Russia 2309) stamp and (black) cancel (same design as stamp) on cover | 1st anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Liepaya? | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | 3rd anniv. Luna-3 launch |
| Romania | 1989-10-07 | Botosani | Cancel and (printed) cachet on postal card | 30th anniv. Luna-3 view far side of Moon |
| Austria | 2009-10-04 | Vienna | Cancel | 50th anniv. Luna-3 launch |
| 1963-04-02: Luna-4 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-04-02 | Chelyabinsk Perevodi | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Luna-4 launch (fantasy image of launch rocket); also pennant segment3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-04-02 | Perm | (Black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Luna-4 launch (fantasy image of launch rocket) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-04-02 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (known fake2) cover | Luna-4 launch |
| Luna-4 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-04-06 | Vinnitsa | (Russia 2728) stamp and (printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | End of mission (communication lost) |
| 1965-05-09: Luna-5 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-05-09 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped) cover (AA no.62)1 | Luna-5 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-05-09 | Archangelsk | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Luna-5 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-05-12 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on (un-stamped) cover (AA no.62)1 | Luna-5 lunar impact |
| 1965-06-08: Luna-6 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-06-08 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.64)1 | Luna-6 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-06-08 | Archangelsk | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Luna-6 launch |
| 1965-10-04: Luna-7 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-10-05 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.79)1 | Luna-7 launch |
| Luna-7 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-10-08 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.79)1 | Luna-7 crash landing on the Moon |
| 1965-12-03: Luna-8 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-12-03 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Red and blue printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on (known fake2) cover | Luna-8 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-12-04 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red-orange rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.90)1 | Luna-8 launch |
| Luna-8 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-12-07 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.90)1 | Luna-8 crash landing on the Moon |
| 1966-01-31: Luna-9 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-01-31 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.99)1 | Luna-9 launch |
| Luna-9 (events) | ||||
| Russia | 1966-02-03 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and Tartu club brown rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.99)1 | Luna-9 landing on Moon |
| Russia | 1966-02-03 | Silute | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Luna-9 landing on Moon |
| Russia | 1966-02-15 | Minsk | (Minsk club) cancel and (printed and printed) cachet on cover | 12 days after Luna-9 landing on Moon (1966-02-03) |
| Russia | 1966-02-15 | Minsk | Stamp (Russia 3160 type2) and (Minsk club) cancel on cover | 12 days after Luna-9 landing on Moon (1966-02-03) |
| Luna-9 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia | 1966-05-03 | Kaliningrad | (Kaliningrad club) cachet on cover | 3-month anniv. Luna-9 landing on Moon |
| Romania | 1991-02-03 | Botosani | Cancel and (printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | 25th anniv. Luna-9 landing on Moon |
| 1966-03-31: Luna-10 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-04-01 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.107)1 | Luna-10 launch |
| Luna-10 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-04-03 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.107)1 | Luna-10 lunar orbit insertion |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-04-08 | Moscow | Cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 5 days after Luna-10 entering into lunar orbit (1966-04-03) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-04-08 | Moscow | Cancel (same) and (printed) cachet on stamped envelope, with extra Russia 3192 stamp | 5 days after Luna-10 entering into lunar orbit (1966-04-03) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-04-09 | Kiev | Cancel and (printed) cachet on stamped envelope, with extra Russia 3192 stamp | 6 days after Luna-10 entering into lunar orbit (1966-04-03) |
| Luna-10 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Romania | 2001-04-03 | Ploesti | Cancel and (Clubul Filatelic Ploiesti) cachet on postal card | 35th anniv. Luna-10 entering into lunar orbit |
| 1966-08-24: Luna-11 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-08-24 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.123)1 | Luna-11 launch |
| Luna-11 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-08-28 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.123)1 | Luna-11 lunar orbit insertion |
| 1966-10-22: Luna-12 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-10-23 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.127)1, also back | Luna-12 launch |
| Luna-12 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-10-25 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.127)1 | Luna-12 lunar orbit insertion |
| 1966-12-21: Luna-13 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-12-21 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.134)1 | Luna-13 launch |
| Luna-13 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-12-24 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.134)1 | Luna-13 landing on Moon |
| 1968-04-07: Luna-14 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-04-08 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.204)1 | Luna-14 launch |
| Luna-14 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-04-10 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.204)1 | Luna-14 lunar orbit insertion |
| 1969-07-13: Luna-15 | ||||
| United States | 1969-07-13 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol) cachet on cover, also back | Luna-15 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1969-07-14 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.218)1 | Luna-15 launch |
| 1970-09-12: Luna-16 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-13 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.227)1 | Luna-16 launch |
| Luna-16 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-20 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.227)1 | Luna-16 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-20 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.227)1 | Luna-16 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-22 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.227)1 | soil-sample capsule takes off from Moon (on 21 September) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-24 | Moscow | (Black) cancel on cover | soil-sample capsule landing back on Earth |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-24 | Moscow | (Red) cancel (otherwise same) on stamped envelope | soil-sample capsule landing back on Earth |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-09-24 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.227)1 | soil-sample capsule landing back on Earth |
| 1970-11-10: Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-11-11 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.229)1 | Luna-17 launch; also pennant segment3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-11-11 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.229)1 | Luna-17 launch; also pennant segment3 |
| Luna-17 / Lunokhod-1 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-11-17 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.229)1 | Luna-17 landing and first pictures transmitted from the Moon; also pennant segment3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1971-10-04 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.229)1 | "Lunokhod"-1 "end of operations"; (distance traveled on Moon) "10,540 m" (in Estonian text); also pennant segment3 |
| 1971-09-02: Luna-18 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1971-09-03 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red-orange rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.239)1 | Luna-18 launch |
| Luna-18 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1971-09-12 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.239)1 | Luna-18 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1971-09-12 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.239)1 | Luna-18 landing on Moon |
| 1971-09-28: Luna-19 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1971-09-29 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.240)1 | Luna-19 launch |
| 1972-02-14: Luna-20 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-02-14 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on (known fake2) cover | Luna-20 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-02-14 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-20 launch |
| Luna-20 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-02-21 | Moscow International PO | (Swanson) cachet on cover | Luna-20 soft landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-02-22 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.243)1 | Luna-20 soft landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1972-02-26 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.243)1 | soil-sample capsule landing back on Earth |
| 1973-01-08: Luna-21 / Lunokhod-2 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-01-08 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-21 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-01-09 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.251)1 | Luna-21 launch; also pennant segment3 |
| Luna-21 / Lunokhod-2 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-01-16 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-21 landing on Moon |
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-01-16 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.255)1 | Luna-21/"Lunokhod-2" landing on Moon and "Lunokhod-2" begin operations; also pennant segment3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-23 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.255)1 | "Lunokhod-2 end of operations"; (distance traveled on Moon) "37,000 m" (in Estonian text); also pennant segment3 |
| 1974-05-29: Luna-22 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-05-29 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-22 launch |
| Luna-22 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-06-02 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-22 enter orbit Moon |
| 1974-10-28: Luna-23 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-10-28 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-23 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-10-29 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.269)1 | Luna-23 launch |
| Luna-23 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1974-11-06 | Moscow International PO | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Luna-23 landing on Moon |
| 1976-08-09: Luna-24 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1976-08-09 | Magadan | (Printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Luna-24 launch |
| Luna-24 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1976-08-18 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.283)1 | Luna-24 landing on Moon; also pennant segment3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1976-08-22 | Magadan | (Printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | recovery of soil-return capsule back on Earth |
| Luna (on other than Luna launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1962-07-22 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on Mariner-1 launch [failed] cover | Luna-1/2 type |
| United States | 2002-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color) cachet (with reproductions of Albania 623 and Bulgaria C77 and China (People's Republic) 425) on Telstar-1 anniversary cover | Luna-1 (by launch date in text on some stamps) |
| United States | 1985-03-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Magenta and black printed) cachet on Geosat-1 launch cover | Lunokhod-1/2 |
1AA no. = Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number. See Jim Reichman's Philatelic Study Report on Tartu Space Club Covers, 1962-1978, 2011. (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net). Also, no.62 is the correct number, even though it appears to be no.92!
2Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
3The word "pennant" usually refers to a tapering flag on a ship or, in North America, a flag identifying a sports championship or team. The word has, however, a particular meaning in the context of early Soviet lunar and planetary spacecraft, which carried small embossed and/or engraved highly durable titanium "plaques" with artwork (done in thermoresistant polysiloxane enamels) and information related to the Soviet Union (USSR) and to the mission. Those small plaques are referred to as "pennants". A few dozen of each type were minted, some of which were installed in the spacecraft, while others were given to VIPs and top scientists. The Luna-1 and Luna-2 pennants were unusual in that they were small spheres constructed of pentagonal pennant segments. Filled with liquid and an explosive charge, they were designed to explode on impact and scatter the pennant segments. Most of the Soviet Venera and Mars spacecraft also carried pennants. More information on Soviet spacecraft pennants can be found here.
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