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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)
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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] |
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 | Cancel on cover | 1970 | "NEAR" |
| Germany | None | Cancel (same) 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 | Mi7644 | One of MS6 (MS6 (Mi7641-7646)) | 2010 | NEAR |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7641-7646_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Mordovia | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | NEAR |
| Mordovia | Local_ms fdc | One of 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2017 | "Dawn" (in text only) |
| Uruguay | Unknown fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Marco Polo [canceled] | ||||
| 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 | ||
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) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NEAR launch |
| United States | 1996-02-17 | Laurel MD | (Space Voyage) 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 (different) on cover | "arrival at Ceres" |
| United States | 2015-03-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (FM) cachet (different) 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" |
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