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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)
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This page contains philatelic information on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) and Dawn (and other asteroid-exploration 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.
NEAR / Shoemaker is also known as Discovery-2, one of the NASA Discovery-series satellites.
Dawn is also known as Discovery-9, one of the NASA Discovery-series satellites.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| NEAR / Shoemaker | NEAR / Shoemaker | NEAR / Shoemaker |
| Dawn | Dawn | Dawn |
| Marco Polo [canceled] | Marco Polo [canceled] | Marco Polo [canceled] |
| PROCYON | PROCYON | PROCYON |
| OSIRIS-REx | OSIRIS-REx | OSIRIS-REx |
Below is a list of NEAR / Shoemaker and Dawn (and other asteroid-exploration 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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| Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) / Shoemaker | ||||
| Burundi | 758g (Mi1854) | One of MS12 (758 (a-l)) (Mi1848-1859) | 2000 | NEAR |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1970 | "NEAR" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1970 | "NEAR" |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205c (Mi3193) | One of MS6 (2205 (a-f)) (Mi3191-3196) | 2000 | "NEAR" (in text, but Vega depicted) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206c (Mi3199) | One of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) (Mi3197-3202) | "NEAR" | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206c essay | One of MS6 (2206 essay (a-f)) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2231 (Mi4050) i2231 | Imperforate | 2003 | "NEAR" |
| Guinea Republic | 2231a (BL814A) i2231a (BL814B) | SS1 (2231) Imperforate SS1 (i2231) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2231a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2231b (Mi4050) i2231b | MS4 (4x 2231) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2231) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2231b fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7644A | One of MS6 (MS6 (Mi7641A-7646A)) | 2010 | NEAR |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7647A fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641A-7646A_ms6 fdc Mi7641B-7646B_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC Imperforate MS6 on FDC | ||
| Mordovia | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | NEAR |
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | MS6 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Dawn | ||||
| Bequia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "Dawn spacecraft, September 2007" (in lower-left margin), and "Vesta-Ceres asteroid belt study" (in lower-right margin) |
| Bequia | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | "Dawn launch September 27, 2007" (on stamp), and "Vesta-Ceres asteroid belt study" (in upper-left margin) | |
| Central African Republic | Mi3802-3805_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3802-3805) | 2012 | |
| Central African Republic | Mi3807-3810_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3807-3810) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3812-3815_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3812-3815) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3817-3820_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3817-3820) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3817-3120_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3827-3830_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3827-3830) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3832-3835_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3832-3835) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3837-3840_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3837-3840) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3842-3845_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3842-3845) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3847-3850_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3847-3850) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3852-3855_ms4 | In (upper-center) margin of MS4 (Mi3852-3855) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi3852-3155_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Dawn" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Guinea Republic | B41a (BL330, Mi1252) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (B41) | 1989 | (early-design) Dawn (which went to both "Vesta" and Ceres) |
| Guinea Republic | 2227 (Mi4053) | 2003 | "sonde Ceres-Vesta" (which were the destination asteroids for Dawn) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2227a (BL817) i2227a | On stamp of SS1 (2227) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i2227) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2227a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2227b (Mi4053) i2227b | MS4 (4x 2227) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2227) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2227b fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 4370g (Mi5806) | One of MS8 (4370 (a-h)) (Mi5800-5807), also UV-light image | 2015 | |
| Hungary | 4370 fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 1846d (Mi3267) | One of MS6 (1846 (a-f)) (Mi3264-3269) | 2009 | Dawn (new and old configurations) |
| Mozambique | 1846 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of MS10 (a-j) | 2010 | |
| Uruguay | 2593 (BL135) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (2593 (a-c)) | 2017 | "Dawn" (in text only) |
| Uruguay | 2593 fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Marco Polo [canceled] | ||||
| Benin | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One stamp and in (left) margin of MS4 (a-d) One stamp and in (left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Marco Polo" and logo |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown c proof Unknown ic proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof and cachet on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown (Mi?) | 2010 | "Marco Polo" | |
| Chad | Unknown fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Chad | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS9 (a-i) | 2004 | "Marco Polo" logo (different satellite and logo design from others in this section) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 and cachet on FDC | ||
| PROCYON | ||||
| Tuvalu | Unknown ss (BL?) | Stamp from SS1 | 2017 | PROCYON (launch date on stamp) |
| OSIRIS-REx | ||||
| Burundi | BL500A BL500B | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3482A) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi3482B) | 2014 | "OSIRIS-REx" |
| Djibouti | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2018 | "OSIRIS-REx" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Madagascar Republic | Unknown ims fdc | Cachet on imperforate MS4 FDC | 2018 | "OSIRIS-REx" logo and depiction |
| Madagascar Republic | Unknown ss fdc1 Unknown iss fdc1 | Cachet on SS1 FDC Cachet on imperforate SS1 FDC | "OSIRIS-REx" | |
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "OSIRIS-REx" |
Below is a list of NEAR / Shoemaker and Dawn (and other asteroid-exploration satellite) launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| 1996-02-17: NEAR / Shoemaker | ||||
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Laurel MD | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Laurel MD | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| NEAR (events) | ||||
| United States | 1997-07-03 | Laurel MD | (?) cachet on cover | deep space maneuver |
| United States | 2000-02-14 | Pasadena CA | (Orange and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | entry into orbit around Eros |
| 2007-09-27: Dawn | ||||
| French Guiana | 2007-09-27 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Dawn launch |
| United States | 2007-09-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Dawn launch |
| United States | 2007-09-27 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Dawn launch |
| United States | 2007-09-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | Dawn launch |
| Dawn (events) | ||||
| United States | 2011-07-15 | Pasadena CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | orbit at Vesta |
| United States | 2011-07-16 | Pasadena CA | (RES&C) cachet on cover | orbit at Vesta |
| United States | 2015-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Thrifty) cachet on cover | "entered into orbit around Ceres" |
| United States | 2015-03-06 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "arrival at Ceres" |
| United States | 2015-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (FM) cachet on cover | arrival at Ceres |
| United States | 2015-04-23 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "first science orbit" |
| United States | 2015-05-09 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "first Ceres science phase" |
| United States | 2015-06-06 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "start survey mapping mission" |
| United States | 2015-06-06 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | "start survey mapping mission" |
| United States | 2015-08-18 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "began ... high-altitude mapping orbit" |
| United States | 2015-08-18 | Huntsville AL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "began ... high-altitude mapping orbit" |
| United States | 2015-08-18 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "HAMO mapping orbit" |
| United States | 2015-12-15 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "reached ... low altitude mapping orbit" |
| United States | 2015-12-15 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "reached ... low altitude mapping orbit" |
| 2014-12-03: PROCYON (and Hayabusa-2 and OSCAR-81) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2016-09-08: OSIRIS-REx | ||||
| United States | 2016-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | OSIRIS-REx launch |
| United States | 2016-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | OSIRIS-REx launch |
| United States | 2016-09-08 | Greenbelt MD | (Lollini) cachet on cover | OSIRIS-REx launch |
| OSIRIS-REx (events) | ||||
| United States | 2017-09-22 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Earth gravity assist flyby |
| United States | 2017-09-22 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Earth gravity assist flyby |
| United States | 2018-10-01 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | AAM-1 (first Asteroid Approach Maneuvre) |
| United States | 2018-10-01 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | AAM-1 (first Asteroid Approach Maneuvre) |
| United States | 2018-10-29 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | AAM-3 (third Asteroid Approach Maneuvre) |
| United States | 2020-02-05 | Pasadena CA | (Mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx executes R2P1 maneuver" |
| United States | 2020-02-11 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "side view of Osprey boulder" |
| United States | 2020-02-21 | Pasadena CA | (Mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx begins Reconnaissance-C misson phase" |
| United States | 2020-03-03 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "edge of building-sized boulder" |
| United States | 2020-03-10 | Pasadena CA | (Mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx performs Reconnaissance-C orbital trim manuevers [sic]" |
| United States | 2020-03-26 | Pasadena CA | (Mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx performs Reconnaissance-C SMM bake-out activity" |
| United States | 2020-06-20 | Pasadena CA | (Mission patch and black printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx executes pre-orbit maneuver" |
| United States | 2020-08-11 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Bennu 'matchpoint' rehearsal" |
| United States | 2020-10-20 | Washington DC | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "touchdown sequence complete" |
| United States | 2020-10-20 | Washington DC | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Tag! You're it" |
| United States | 2020-10-28 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Bennu sample stowage" |
