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This page contains philatelic information on the Elektron-series 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.
| 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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| Elektron (Russia/USSR) | Elektron (Russia/USSR) | Elektron (Russia/USSR) |
| Elektron (on other than Elektron launch covers) |
Below is a list of Elektron-series 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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| Elektron (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | SS1 [known illegal issue] Imperforate SS1 | 2016 | "Elektron"-2/4 type2 |
| Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 45173 (Mi4494), from strip of 5 | 1995 | Elektron-1 (as in the text of Cuba 2693) |
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 45203 (Mi4497), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 57323 (Mi5903), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 57333 (Mi5904), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 5987 (Mi6180), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066 (Mi232), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2693 overprinted on 4x Russia 6110 (Mi314), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 45173 (Mi4494), from strip of 5 | 1995 | Elektron-2 (as in the text of Cuba 2694) |
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 45203 (Mi4497), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 57323 (Mi5903), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 57333 (Mi5904), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 5987 (Mi6180), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066 (Mi232), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 6110 (Mi314), from strip of 5 | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc1 | Cuba 2693 and Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 5732 and 4x Russia 4520 on local post FDC | 1995 | (As above for stamps) |
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc2 | Cuba 2693 and Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 and 4x Russia 6110 on local post FDC | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local fdc3 | Cuba 2693 and Cuba 2694 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A and 4x Russia 5733 on local post FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 781 (Mi859) | 1987 | Elektron-2/4 type2 | |
| Chad | Unknown (Mi none) | In (lower-left and right) margins of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2011 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Cuba | 1287 (Mi1356) | 1967 | "Elektron-1", "Elektron-2" | |
| Cuba | 1282-1283+1287-1288 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 1289a (BL30) | One of simulated-perforation MS8 (1282-1289) | ||
| Cuba | 1289a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 2135 (Mi2211) | On stamp, not stamp-on-stamp: Poland 822 (Mi1062) | 1977 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Cuba | 2693 (Mi2844) | 1984 | "Electron-1" (Elektron-1) | |
| Cuba | 2694 (Mi2845) | "Electron-2" (Elektron-2) | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Elektron"-2/4 type2 |
| Korea (North) | 1243 (Mi1285) | 1974 | "Elektron-1", "Elektron-2" | |
| Korea (North) | 1446 (Mi1492A) i1446 (Mi1492B) | Imperforate | 1976 | Elektron-1/3 type1 |
| Korea (North) | 4868 label2 (BL728 label2) | Label2 from MS2 (4868 (a-b + 2 labels)) | 2009 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Laos | 703 (Mi908) | 1986 | Elektron-2/4 type2 (or Luna-3 ?) | |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Elektron-1" (but Elektron-2/4 type2 depicted) |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | C33j (Mi738) | One of MS12 (C33 (a-l)) (Mi736-747) | 1972 | "Elektron-2" |
| Mongolia | 726 (BL32) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (726 (a-c)) | 1973 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Nicaragua | 1659 (Mi2821) | 1987 | "Electron"-2/4 type2 | |
| Nicaragua | 1655-1656+1658-1659 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1296 (Mi1558) | 1964 | "Elektron-2" | |
| Poland | None | (Grey printed) cachet on cover | 1971 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and purple printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1961 | "Elektron-2" |
| Russia (USSR) | 3274 fdc (Mi3296 fdc) | (Purple and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1966 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and gold and black printed) cachet from (un-stamped and un-canceled) envelope | 1971 | "Elektron-2" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and gold printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1972 | "Elektron-2" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card | 1974 | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
1Elektron-1 and Elektron-3 are basically identical.
2Elektron-2 and Elektron-4 are basically identical.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of Elektron-series 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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| 1964-01-30: Elektron-1 and Elektron-2 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Baku | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-1/2 launch (but propaganda depicted) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.14 brown printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Elektron-1/2 launch; also IQSY |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Archangelsk | (Green printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-1/2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Archangelsk | (Geeen printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-1/2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Archangelsk | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | Elektron-1/2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake3) cover | Elektron-1/2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-01-30 | Baku | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-1/2 launch |
| Elektron-1 and Elektron-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Romania | 1999-01-30 | Ploiesti | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 35th anniv. Elektron-1/2 launch |
| 1964-07-10: Elektron-3 and Elektron-4 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.29 blue printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 | Archangelsk | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 | Archangelsk | (Black printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 | Archangelsk | (Black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 | Archangelsk | (Green printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-07-11 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Purple and red printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on (known fake3) cover | Elektron-3/4 launch |
| Elektron (on other than Elektron launch covers) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1967-10-18 | Moscow | (Pupple and black printed) cachet on Venera-4 event cover | Elektron-2/4 type2 |
1AA no.: Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number. See Jim Reichman's Philatelic Study Report on Tartu Space Club Covers, 1962-1978, 2011. (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).
2Elektron-2 and Elektron-4 are basically identical.
3Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
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