SOHO

SOHO
satellite


This page contains philatelic information on the SOHO (SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory) 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 solar-observing satellites page)
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers
(farther below)
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.)
(immediately below)
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Below is a list of SOHO satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
SOHO
Antigua and Barbuda2361b (Mi?)One of MS6 (2361 (a-f))2000
Gambia2269c (Mi3706)One of MS6 (2269 (a-f))2000
Gambia2269c essayOne of MS6 (2269 imperforate essay (a-f))2000
Guinea RepublicBL1110
iBL1110
In (upper-left) margin of MS22006
Guinea RepublicUnknown ss (BL1390)SS12007
Guinea RepublicUnknown ms3 (Mi5067-5069)On one of MS3
Guyana3503a (Mi?)One of MS6 (3503 (a-f))2000
Malagasy Republic1046 (Mi1346)One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050))1992
Malagasy Republic1046B (BL177)SS1 (1046)
Maldive Islands2424f (Mi3399)One of MS6 (2424 (a-f))2000
Niger970 (BL103)In (left-center) margin of SS11997(next to stamp)

*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 SOHO satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
SOHO
United States1995-12-02Kennedy Space Center FL(Printed) cachet on coverSOHO launch


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