Ulysses

Ulysses
satellite


This page contains philatelic information on the Ulysses 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 Ulysses satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
Ulysses
Antigua and Barbuda2243fOne of MS6 (2243 (a-f))1999
Central Africa RepublicC278 (Mi866A)
iC278 (Mi866B)
1982
Central Africa RepublicC278a (BL207)SS1 (C278) 
ChadUnknown (new issue)
Unknown (imperf.)
2005
ChadUnknown fdc1 (new issue)Stamp and cachet on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc2 (new issue)Cachet (different) on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc3 (new issue)Imperforate stamp and cachet on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc4 (new issue)Cachet (different) on FDC
ChadUnknown (new issue)
Unknown (imperf.)
One of MS4
ChadUnknown fdc1 (new issue)MS4 and cachet (containing image and Hungary 3286) on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc2 (new issue)Imperforate MS4 and cachet (containing image and Hungary 3286) on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc3 (new issue)MS4 and cachet (containing image and Cyprus 779) on FDCWith booster attached
ChadUnknown fdc4 (new issue)Imperforate MS4 and cachet (containing image and Cyprus 779) on FDC
ChadUnknown (new issue)
Unknown (imperf.)
One of MS8
ChadUnknown fdc1 (new issue)MS8 and cachet on FDC
ChadUnknown fdc2 (new issue)Imperforate MS8 and cachet on FDC
Congo924 (Mi1279)One of MS3 (924b (922-924))1991
Congo924a (BL75A)SS1 (924)
Cyprus7791991With booster attached
Djibouti589a (BL109)In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (588-589)1984
Guinea RepublicMi45432006
Guinea RepublicBL1110
iBL1110
On one of MS2
Guinea RepublicUnknown ss (BL1391)In (lower-left) margin of SS12007
GuyanaUnknown h (new issue)One of MS9 (a-i)Unknown
Hungary32861991
Hungary3286-3287 fdcOne of two stamps on FDC
MaliUnknown a (new issue)
Unknown a (imperf.)
One of MS2 (a-b), also imperforate MS22006
MozambiqueUnknown fdc (new issue)Cachet (including Hungary 3286) on FDC2005
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown (new issue)
Unknown (imperf.)
In (upper-right) margin of SS1: stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 32862006
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown (new issue)
Unknown (imperf.)
SS1 on FDC: stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 3286
St. Vincent1563a (Mi1883)One of MS8 (1563 (a-h))1991
St. Vincent2791cOne of MS6 (2791 (a-f))2000
San Marino1308 (Mi1575)1994Ulysses and trajectory
San Marino1309 (Mi1576)
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus298bOne of MS2 (298 (a-b + label))1991
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1993
United StatesNoneCancel2000With Space Shuttle (10th anniv. STS/Discovery-launch)

*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 Ulysses launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.


CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
Ulysses
Netherlands1990-10-06?(ESA) cachet on cover(STS-41/Discovery) launch
Spain1990-10-06Madrid(ESA?) cachet on cover(STS-41/Discovery) launch
United States1990-10-06Houston TX(Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover(STS-41/Discovery) launch
United States1990-10-06Kennedy Space Center FL(Lollini) cachet on cover(STS-41/Discovery) launch
United States1990-10-06Pasadena CA(JPL rubber-stamp) cachet on cover(STS-41/Discovery) launch


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