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This page contains philatelic information on the Stardust, Rosetta, Deep Impact, and Deep Space (and other cometary-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.
Stardust is also known as Discovery-4, one of the NASA Discovery-series satellites. In July 2007 the extended mission called NExT (New Exploration of Tempel 1) was approved. The mission will reuse the Stardust spacecraft to revisit Comet 9P/Tempel 1.
Deep Impact is also known as Discovery-7, one of the NASA Discovery-series satellites.
Contour is also known as Discovery-6, one of the NASA Discovery-series satellites, which failed upon launch.
| 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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| Deep Space1 (USA) | Deep Space1 (USA) | Deep Space1 (USA) |
| Stardust / NExT (USA) | Stardust / NExT (USA) | Stardust / NExT (USA) |
| Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | Rosetta and Philae (ESA) |
| Deep Impact / EPOXI (USA) | Deep Impact / EPOXI (USA) | Deep Impact / EPOXI (USA) |
| Contour (USA) | Contour (USA) | Other cometary-exploration satellites |
Below is a list of Stardust, Rosetta, Deep Impact, and Deep Space (and other cometary-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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| Deep Space1 (USA) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | 2227a (BL817) i2227a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (2227) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i2227) | 2003 | "Deep Space-4" / "Champollion" (original concept) [canceled] |
| Guinea Republic | 2227a fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2228 (Mi4051) i2228 | Imperforate | "Deep Space"-1 | |
| Guinea Republic | 2228a (BL815) i2228a | On stamp of SS1 (2228) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i2228) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2228a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2228b (Mi4051) i2228b | MS4 (4x 2228) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2228) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2228b fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A BL1487B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A fdc BL1487B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi9440-9442_ms | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi9440-9442) | 2012 | "Deep Space-1" |
| St. Vincent | 2793e (Mi4938) i2793e | One of MS6 (2793 (a-f)) (Mi4934-4939) One of imperforate MS6 (i2793 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Deep Space-4" / "Champollion" (original concept) [canceled] |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1998 | "Deep Space-1" |
| Stardust / NExT (USA) | ||||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 2006 | "Stardust" |
| Grenada | 3604 (BL755) i3604 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Stardust" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi3996 | 2002 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL768 | SS1 (Mi3996) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2225 (Mi4055) | 2003 | "Stardust" | |
| Guinea Republic | 2225a (BL819) i2225a | On stamp of SS1 (2225) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i2225) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2225a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2225b (Mi4055) i2225b | MS4 (4x 2225) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2225) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2225b fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A BL1488B | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A fdc BL1488B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 3502d (Mi6961) i3502d | One of MS6 (3502 (a-f)) (Mi6958-6963) One of imperforate MS6 (i3502 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Stardust" |
| Guyana | 3502 artwork | On one of imperforate artwork MS6 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 2899 (BL599) i2899 (BL?) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Stardust" |
| Micronesia | 701 (BL162) | SS1 | 2006 | "Stardust" |
| Niue | 813 (Mi1071-1076) | MS6 (813 (a-f)) | 2007 | "Stardust" |
| Niue | 813 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2794 (BL514) | SS1 | 2000 | "Stardust" |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1999 | "Stardust" |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2011 | "Stardust-NExT" |
| Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | ||||
| Ascension | Unknown1 (Mi?) | 2014 | "Rosetta" launch | |
| Ascension | Unknown2 (Mi?) | "Rosetta" | ||
| Ascension | Unknown3 (Mi?) | Rosetta, "Philae" | ||
| Ascension | Unknown4 (Mi?) | "Philae" | ||
| Ascension | Unknown fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ascension | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | "Rosetta", Philae | |
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Rosetta launch (launch date on stamp) |
| Benin | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Philae" |
| Burundi | Mi3480A Mi3480B | One stamp and in (lower-left and lower-right) margins of MS2 (BL498A (Mi3480A-3481A)), or one of MS2 (BL499A (Mi3480A-3481A)) One stamp and in (lower-left and lower-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (BL498B (Mi3480B-3481B)), or one of imperforate MS2 (BL499B (Mi3480B-3481B)) | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Burundi | BL499A BL499B | One of MS2 (Mi3480A-3481A) One of imperforate MS2 (Mi3480B-3481B) | ||
| Burundi | BL500A BL500B | On stamp and in (lower-left and right) margins of SS1 (Mi3480A) On stamp and in (lower-left and right) margins of imperforate SS1 (Mi3480B) | "Rosetta" and "Philae"; also launch of "Rosetta" | |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | "Rosetta" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi?) | On one stamp and one label of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) | 2014 | "Rosetta" |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with private post | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| France | None2+label2 | On label (different) from private post (different) | ||
| France | None3+label3 | On label (different) from private post (different) | ||
| France | None4+label4 | On label (different) from private post (different) | ||
| France | None5+label5 | On label (different) from private post (different) | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 2004 | "Rosetta" |
| Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Great Britain | 3116 (Mi3369) | From presentation pack | 2012 | "Rosetta" (in text and presentation pack front) |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc1 | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc2 | One of six stamps on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | None | Cancel | 2014 | "first ever landing on a comet" |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205d essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | 2000 | "Rosetta" (in text, but Mars Express depicted) |
| Guinea Republic | 2226a fdc (BL820 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2003 | Rosetta, Philae |
| Guinea Republic | 2230 (Mi4049) i2230 | Imperforate | 2003 | "Rosetta" |
| Guinea Republic | 2230a (BL813) i2230a | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (2230) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i2230) | "Rosetta" (on stamp); "Atterrisseur Rosetta" (i.e. Rosetta lander, in text in lower-left margin; this refers to the Philae lander, depicted in the lower-right margin and FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2230a fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2230b (Mi4049) i2230b | MS4 (4x 2230) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2230) | "Rosetta", Philae (in FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2230b fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1108A BL1108B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi4522A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi4522B) | 2006 | "Rosetta", Philae |
| Guinea Republic | BL1108B fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A fdc | Cachet on FDC | 2007 | Rosetta patch and Philae lander |
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A BL1488B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A fdc BL1488B fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 2008 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Hungary | Unknown g (Mi?) | One of MS8 (a-h), also UV-light image | 2015 | (possible) Rosetta |
| Hungary | Unknown fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Israel | None | On label and in (left) margin of private post MS12 + 12 labels | 2015 | "Philae" |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown a (Mi?) | Stamps from and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Rosetta" (orbiter), same design as Mali unknown a (2012); Philae (Rosetta lander); Rosetta logo (in lower-right margin) |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown b (Mi?) | |||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown c (Mi?) | |||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown a-d fdc | Four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown a proof | Stamps from and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown b proof | |||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown c proof | |||
| Maldive Islands | BL767 | SS1 | 2015 | |
| Maldive Islands | BL767 fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | Rosetta (on SS1); Philae (in cachet) | |
| Mali | Unknown a (Mi?) | Stamp from and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Rosetta" (orbiter), same design as Malagasy Republic unknown a (2011); Rosetta logo (in lower-right margin) |
| Nevis | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | |
| Nevis | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown1 (Mi?) | From MS10 | 2009 | |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown ms fdc | MS10 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | On two of MS3 (a-c) | 2004 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS3 and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown proof | Signed proof | ||
| Uruguay | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-center) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2017 | "Rosetta" (in text only) |
| Uruguay | Unknown fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Deep Impact / EPOXI (USA) | ||||
| Grenada | 3605 (BL754) i3605 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Deep Impact" |
| Guinea Republic | 2225a (BL819) i2225a | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Spacecraft Tempel Comet" (Deep Impact) |
| Guinea Republic | 2225a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A BL1487B | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | Deep Impact and Impactor |
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A fdc BL1487B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi6513 | One of MS6 (Mi6512-6517) | 2009 | "Deep Impact" |
| Ivory Coast | Mi1416A Mi1416B | From MS6 From imperforate MS6 | 2005 | |
| Ivory Coast | BL113A | One of MS4 (Mi1414-1417) | ||
| Liberia | 2440 (BL540) | SS1 | 2006 | "Deep Impact" |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Deep Impact", same design as Mali unknown d (2012) |
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown a-d fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | Unknown d proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Mali | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Deep Impact", same design as Malagasy Republic unknown d (2011) |
| Sierra Leone | 2875 (BL626) i2875 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Deep Impact" |
| Sierra Leone | 2876 error (BL628 error) | SS1 with error | Incorrect additional text "Impactor with Deep Impact probe" (that text is correctly found in 2875; 2876 shows MRO only) | |
| Togo | 2035b (Mi3317) i2035b | One of MS6 (2035 (a-f)) (Mi3316-3321) One of imperforate MS6 (i2035 (a-f)) | 2006 | "Deep Impact" |
| Other cometary-exploration satellites | ||||
| Mauritania | 623 (BL66A) i623 (BL66B) | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1986 | "CRAF"2 [canceled] |
| St. Vincent | 1482 (Mi1734) | 1991 | "CRAF"2 [canceled] | |
| United States | None | (Saturn-Uranus Station, Redondo Beach CA) cancel on cover | 1991 | "Cassini (CRAF)" |
1Deep Space-1 had a secondary cometary mission, in addition to a primary asteroid mission. Deep Space-2 consists of a set of two probes launched with the Mars Polar Lander (MPL). Deep Space-4 was canceled and therefore never built or launched.
2CRAF = Comet Rendezvous and Asteroid Flyby
Below is a list of Stardust, Rosetta, Deep Impact, and Deep Space (and other cometary-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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| 1998-10-24: Deep Space-11 (USA) (and OSCAR-33) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Deep Space-11 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1999-07-28 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Asteroid KD1992 encounter" |
| United States | 2001-09-22 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Flys by Comet Borelly" |
| 1999-02-07: Stardust / NExT (ESA) | ||||
| United States | 1999-02-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Stardust launch |
| United States | 1999-02-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCP blank) cachet on cover | Stardust launch |
| Stardust (events) | ||||
| United States | 2004-01-02 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Stardust Wild 2 encounter" |
| United States | 2006-01-15 | Dugway UT | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Stardust capsule recovered (comet sample returned) |
| United States | 2006-01-15 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Stardust sample capsule recovery" |
| United States | 2011-02-14 | Pasadena CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Stardust-NExT encounter of Tempel 1 comet |
| United States | 2011-02-14 | Pasadena CA | (RES&C) cachet on cover | "Comet Tempel-1 fly-by" |
| 2002-07-03: Contour (USA) | ||||
| United States | 2002-07-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | Contour launch |
| 2004-03-02: Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2004-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Rosetta launch |
| Gabon | 2004-03-02 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Rosetta launch |
| Rosetta and Philae (events) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2007-11-13 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Rosetta Earth overflight |
| France | 2014-08-06 | Toulouse-Rangueil | (Printed) cachet on cover | Rosetta enters orbit around comet 67P/C-G (the first manmade object ever to orbit a comet) |
| France | 2014-11-12 | Toulouse-Rangueil | (Printed) cachet on cover | Philae lander on comet 67P/C-G |
| French Guiana | 2014-11-12 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Philae lander on comet 67P/C-G |
| United States | 2016-09-30 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Rosetta "End of Mission" |
| United States | 2016-09-30 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | Rosetta "End of Mission" |
| 2005-01-12: Deep Impact / EPOXI (USA) | ||||
| United States | 2005-01-12 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Deep Impact launch |
| Deep Impact / EPOXI (events) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2005-04-07 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | Deep Impact encounters Tempel 1 comet |
| United States | 2005-07-03 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | "Comet Tempel 1 impact/flyby" |
| United States | 2010-11-04 | Pasadena CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Deep Impact becomes EPOXI |
| United States | 2010-11-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (RES&C) cachet on cover | "Comet Hartley-2 fly-by mission" |
1Deep Space-1 had a secondary cometary mission, in addition to a primary asteroid mission. Deep Space-2 consists of a set of two probes launched with the Mars Polar Lander (MPL). Deep Space-4 was canceled and therefore never built or launched.
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