CRYOsphere SATellite
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CryoSat | CryoSat-2 (patch) |
This page contains philatelic information on the CRYOsphere SATellite (CryoSat) series. 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.
The CryoSat-2 satellite is also known as Earth Explorer-3, one of the ESA Earth Explorer-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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CryoSat (ESA) | CryoSat (ESA) | CryoSat (ESA) |
Below is a list of CryoSat series 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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Chad | Unknown (Mi?) | 2010 | "CryoSat" | |
Chad | Unknown fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
Chad | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
Chad | BL531A BL531B | In (left) margin of SS1 (Mi2663A) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2663B) | 2013 | "CryoSat-2 - measuring ice thickness" |
Gabon | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "CryoSat-2" |
Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | BL116A BL116B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2005 | "CryoSat" |
Ivory Coast | BL116A fdc BL116B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "CryoSat" |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms proof Unknown ims proof | In (lower-left) margin of proof MS4 (a-d) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown proof fdc Unknown imp proof fdc | MS4 proof and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "CryoSat" |
Mali | Unknown fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
Mali | Unknown fdc | MS4 on FDC |
Below is a list of CryoSat series 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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2005-10-08: CryoSat-1 [failed] | ||||
Russia | 2005-10-08 | Korolev 1, Moscow Oblast | (Lollini) cachet on cover | CryoSat-1 launch [failed] |
2010-04-08: CryoSat-2 | ||||
Russia | 2010-04-09 | Korolev 9, Moscow Oblast | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | CryoSat-2 launch |
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