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Magellan
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This page contains philatelic information on the Magellan satellite. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found in the planetary and lunar satellites page) |
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers (farther below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Magellan | Magellan | Magellan |
Below is a list of Magellan 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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| Magellan | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2244d (Mi2931) | One of MS6 (2244 (a-f)) | 1999 | |
| Bulgaria | 3625 (Mi3914) | 1991 | With Space Shuttle Atlantis | |
| Comoro Islands | 794 (Mi1000) | One of MS6 (795b (790-795)) | 1992 | |
| Comoro Islands | 794A (BL377) | SS1 (794) | ||
| Congo | 923 (Mi1278) | One of MS3 (924b (922-924)) | 1991 | |
| Congo | 923a (BL?) | SS1 (923) | ||
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL178A BL178B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, also imperforate | 2003 | |
| Grenada | 2824f (Mi3939) | One of MS6 (2824 (a-f)) | 1999 | |
| Guyana | Unknown f (new issue) | One of MS9 | Unknown | |
| Malagasy Republic | 970 (Mi1249) | One of MS6 (972b (967-972)) | 1990 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 970a (BL136) | SS1 (970) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1304A (Mi1799Aa-1804Aa) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in silver | 1996 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 1304B (Mi1799Ab-1804Ab) | On one of MS6, 972b overprinted in gold | ||
| Mordovia | Local_b | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | |
| St. Vincent | 1476 (Mi1278) | 1991 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 1074f (Mi?) | One of MS9 (1074 (a-f)) | 1989 | |
| Tanzania | 564 (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1990 | |
| Tanzania | 1324 (Mi?) | 1994 | With booster attached | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
Below is a list of Magellan satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Magellan | ||||
| United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Magellan (STS-30R/Atlantis) launch |
| United States | 1989-05-04 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Magellan (STS-30R/Atlantis) launch |
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