BepiColombo

BepiColombo
satellite

BepiColombo (patch)
BepiColomboBepiColombo (patch)

This page contains philatelic information on the BepiColombo 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 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)
BepiColombo
(ESA-JAXA)
BepiColombo
(ESA-JAXA)
BepiColombo
(ESA-JAXA)


Below is a list of BepiColombo satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
BepiColombo (ESA-JAXA)
BeninUnknown d (Mi none)
Unknown id
One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]
One of imperforate MS4 (a-d)
2014"BepiColombo"
BeninUnknown a-d fdcOne of four stamps on FDC
BeninUnknown d proof
Unknown id proof
One of MS4 proof (a-d)
One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d)
BeninUnknown ms proofSigned-proof MS4 (a-d)
BeninUnknown ms proof fdc
Unknown ims proof fdc
MS4 proof on FDC
Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC
BeninUnknown ss (BL none)
Unknown iss
SS1 [known illegal issue]
Imperforate SS1
2018"BepiColombo"
BeninUnknown fdcSS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
BurundiBL498A
BL498B
In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of MS2 (Mi3480A-3481A)
In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (Mi3480B-3481B)
2014
BurundiBL501A
BL501B
In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3481A)
In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi3481B)
"sonde Beppi-Colombo" [note two 'p's]
DjiboutiUnknown ms (Mi none)On (left) stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue]2014"BepiColombo" and logo
DjiboutiUnknown fdcMS2 on FDC
DjiboutiUnknown iss (BL none)Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue]
FranceNone(Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single)2018"Bepi Colombo"
FranceNone(Lettre-verte) personalized postage (different), from booklet of 10 (10x single)
GabonUnknown c (Mi none)
Unknown ic
From MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]
From imperforate MS4 (a-d)
2015"Bepi Colombo"
GabonUnknown d (Mi none)
Unknown id
GabonUnknown essayMS4 (a-d) essay
GabonUnknown ms fdc
Unknown ims fdc
MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
GabonUnknown a-d fdcTwo of four stamps on FDC
GabonUnknown a (Mi none)One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2017"BepiColombo"
GabonUnknown ms (Mi none)MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2018"BepiColombo"
GabonUnknown ss (BL none)SS1 [known illegal issue]"BepiColombo" and logo
MadagascarUnknown ms (Mi none)MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2018"BepiColombo" and logo
MadagascarUnknown ss (BL none)SS1 [known illegal issue]


Below is a list of BepiColombo satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
2018-10-20: BepiColombo (ESA-JAXA)
United States2018-10-19Greenbelt MD(Red Eagle) cachet on coverBepiColombo launch
France2018-10-20Paris(Lollini) cachet on coverBepiColombo launch
BepiColombo (events)
United States2020-04-10Pasadena CA(Red Eagle) cachet on cover"BepiColombo Mercury spacecraft Earth flyby"


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