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This page contains philatelic information on the Giotto spacecraft. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes 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.
Giotto was named after the early Italian Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone (1266/7–1337).
Many of the items in the list below were issued for Halley's Comet. Although a list of Halley's Comet items is not provided, a number of those items include images of Edmund Halley (1656 - 1742).
| 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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| Giotto (ESA) | Giotto (ESA) | Giotto (ESA) |
| Giotto (on other than Giotto launch covers) |
Below is a list of Giotto spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giotto (ESA) | ||||
| Aitutaki | 382 (Mi570) | One of pair (383a (382-383)) (Mi570-571) | 1985 | "Giotto" (preliminary-design)1 |
| Aitutaki | 384 (Mi572) | One of pair (385a (384-385)) (Mi572-573) | ||
| Aitutaki | 382+384 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Angola | Unknown (Mi?) | 2001 | ||
| Angola | Unknown ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Angola | Unknown ims (Mi?) | One of imperforate MS4 | ||
| Angola | Unknown ims (Mi?) | From imperforate MS4 (different) | ||
| Angola | Unknown fdc | One of four imperforate stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Angola | Unknown_ds fdc | One of four deluxe sheets and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Angola | Unknown ims fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2243c (Mi2924) i2243c | One of MS6 (2243 (a-f)) (Mi2922-2927) One of imperforate MS6 (i2243 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Giotto" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361d (Mi3190A) i2361d (Mi3190B) | One of MS6 (2361 (a-f)) (Mi3187-3192) One of imperforate MS6 (i2361 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Giotto" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361d essay | One of imperforate MS6 (2361 essay (a-f)) | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361 essay fdc | MS4 essay on FDC | ||
| Australia | 982 fdc1 (Mi966 fdc1) | (Benham) cachet on FDC | 1986 | "Giotto" (on fdc2 back) |
| Australia | 982 fdc2 (Mi966 fdc2) | (Australia Post) back of FDC, also front | ||
| Austria Great Britain | 1219 cover 1133-1136 fdc | One of four stamps and (text and pictorial) cancels and (Lollini) cachet on FDC/cover | 1986 | "Giotto"; Giotto (preliminary-design)1 (in pictorial cancel) |
| Barbuda | 1790c (Mi2384) | One of MS6 (1790 (a-f)) (Mi2382-2387), Antigua and Barbuda 2243c overprinted | 2000 | "Giotto" |
| Belarus | 377 (Mi394) | From MS8 (377a (8x 377)), also annotated | 2000 | Giotto (preliminary design) |
| Belize | 812c (Mi875) | One of strip of 3 (812 (a-c)) (Mi873-875), or three of MS9 (812d (3x (812 (a-c)))) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Belize | 812a-c+813a-c fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | 616 (Mi435) i616 | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Benin | 616 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | 809 (Mi644) | 616 overprinted | 1996 | |
| Bolivia | 690 (BL146) | In (middle of) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1985 | "Giotto" |
| British Antarctic Territory | 132 (Mi135) | 1986 | ||
| Bulgaria | 3153 (BL162) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3153 (a-d)) | 1986 | "Giotto" (preliminary-design)1 |
| Bulgaria | 3153 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Cabinda | Unknown ims (Mi?) | Angola imperforate MS4 overprinted | 2002 | |
| Cabinda | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 709 (Mi787) | 1986 | "Giotto" (preliminary-design)1 | |
| Central African Republic | C279_stamp (Mi867A) iC279_stamp (Mi867B) | Imperforate | 1982 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A, Mi867A) iC279 (BL201B, Mi867B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | 660 (Mi1039A) | 1984 | ||
| Central African Republic | 660a (BL287A) | On stamp of SS1 (660) | ||
| Central African Republic | i662b (Mi1036-1041) | On one of imperforate MS6 (i657-i662) | ||
| Central African Republic | 785 (BL357A) i785 (BL357B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1985 | "Giotto" |
| Central African Republic | C319 (Mi1204) | 1986 | ||
| Central African Republic | C319a (BL none) iC319a | On stamp of SS1 (319) Imperforate SS1 (i319) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi1247A Mi1247B | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Central African Republic | Mi1247A_ms4 Mi1247B_ms4 | MS4 (4x Mi1247A) Imperforate MS4 (4x Mi1247B) | ||
| Central African Republic | BL399A BL399B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1247A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1247B) | ||
| Central African Republic | BL400A BL400B | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1986 | |
| Central African Republic | 848 (Mi1273A) i848 (Mi1273B) | Imperforate | 1987 | "Giotto" |
| Central African Republic | 848a (BL412A) i848a (BL412B) | On stamp of SS1 (848) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i848) | ||
| Chad | i227F_stamp ds o/p (Mi313B ds o/p) | In (upper-left) margin of deluxe sheet of 227F_stamp, with black border around the stamp and black overprints in the margin | 1989 | "Giotto" |
| Chad | Unknown (Mi none) | Stamp from SS1 | 2009 | |
| Chad | Unknown fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Chuvashia | local_ms fdc | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2000 | |
| Comoro Islands | C158 (Mi772) iC158 | Imperforate | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Comoro Islands | C158a (BL none) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (iC158) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4f (Mi859A) iB4f (Mi859B) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) (Mi854A-861A) One of imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) (Mi854B-861B) | 1988 | Giotto (not Explorer-59 / ISEE-3 / "ICE", as in text) |
| Comoro Islands | B4f_ds (BL268A) iB4f_ds (BL268B) | Deluxe sheet (B4f) Imperforate deluxe sheet (iB4f) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 816Qw (Mi1130) | One of pair (816Q (v-w)) (Mi1126+1130), B4f overprinted with a silver bar to remove the surtax | 1996 | Giotto (not Explorer-59 / ISEE-3 / "ICE", as in text) |
| Congo (People's Republic) | C352 (Mi1027) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Giotto" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp-on-stamp (Germany (West) 1456) in (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Giotto" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2019 | Giotto and logo |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Giotto logo | |
| Cyprus | 780 (Mi772) | From MS20 (780a (20x 780)) | 1991 | "Giotto" |
| Cyprus | 780 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Cyprus | 780 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc1 | One of two stamps and (blue and red and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc2 | One of two stamps and (blue and purple and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc3 | One of two stamps on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdoi | (Cyprus Post) FDOI card | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 folder | Folder, also back | ||
| Djibouti | C208a (BL105A) iC208a (BL105B) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (C207-C208) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC207-iC208) | 1984 | "Giotto" |
| Djibouti | 610a (BL120A) i610a (BL120B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (610), also annotated In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i610) | 1986 | |
| Djibouti | 611 (Mi460) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Djibouti | 611a (BL121A) i611a (BL121B) | On stamp and in (upper-right) margin of SS1 (611) On stamp and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i611) | ||
| Djibouti | 610-611 fdc | One of two stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like both stamps) on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "Giotto" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS9 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 on FDC Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On one stamp and one label and in (left) margin of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "Giotto" and logo |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss (BL none) | Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Dominica | 2580 (Mi3742-3745) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (2580 (a-d)) | 2006 | "20th anniv. Giotto Comet Probe" |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1414A o/p1 | One of MS8 (Mi1411A-1418A) overprinted in red for Halley's Comet | 1978 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1414B o/p2 | One of imperforate MS8 (Mi1411B-1418B) overprinted in black for Halley's Comet | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1414B o/p3 | One of imperforate MS8 (Mi1411B-1418B) double overprinted in black for Halley's Comet | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1411A-1418A_ms8 o/p1 fdc | MS8 overprinted in black on FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1411B-1418B_ms8 o/p2 fdc | Imperforate MS8 overprinted in red on FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL_B309 o/p1 | Imperforate SS1, BL_B309 overprinted | 1979 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL_B309 o/p2 | Imperforate SS1, BL_B309 double overprint | ||
| Eritrea | Unknown (Mi?) | One of MS16, overprinted | 1989 | "Giotto" |
| Eritrea | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | On stamp of SS1, overprinted Imperforate SS1, overprinted | ||
| Eritrea | Unknown ds | Deluxe sheet, overprinted | ||
| Eritrea | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1, overprinted | 1992 | "Giotto" |
| Eritrea | Unknown ss inv | On stamp of SS1, inverted overprint | ||
| Fiji | 553 (Mi547) | 1986 | ||
| France | None | In (upper-right) margin of cinderella MS9 (3x (a-c)) | 1988 | |
| French Guiana | None | (CPK red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1986 | "Giotto - Halley encounter" (in French text) |
| Gambia | 2174c (Mi3283) i2174c | One of MS6 (2174 (a-f)) One of imperforate MS6 (i2174 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Giotto" |
| Gambia | 3047 (Mi5709-5712) | MS4 (3047 (a-d)) | 2007 | (20th anniv.) "Giotto Comet Probe" (in 2006) |
| Germany (West) | 1456 (Mi1273) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (and USA FDOI cancel) on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (MBB-ERNO Philatelie) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Ernst Jünger) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (ESOC) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc7 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (ESA mission patch) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 sc | Souvenir card (1456), also back | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 card | Blackprint card (1456) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 maxi1 | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 maxi2 | Maxicard (but Houston TX cancel) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 cover1 (Mi1273 cover1) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1986 | "Giotto" (on stamp); "ESA's Giotto spaceprobe" (in cancel) |
| Germany (West) | 1456 cover2 (Mi1273 cover2) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Ernst Jünger) cachet on cover | 1986 | "Giotto" (on stamp); "ESA's Giotto spaceprobe" (in cancel) |
| Germany (West) | None | (?) cachet on cover | 1986 | "Giotto mission" |
| Ghana | 2570 (Mi3904-3909) | MS6 (2570 (a-f)) | 2007 | "20th anniv. Giotto Comet Probe" (in 2006) |
| Great Britain | 1133 fdc (Mi1060 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Great Britain | 1134 (Mi1061) | |||
| Great Britain | 1133-1134 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 1134 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1135 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc1 | One of four stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc2 | One of four stamps and (Benham) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc3 | One of four stamps on FDC (Benham cachet, different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc4 | One of four stamps and (British Interplanetary Society) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc5 | One of four stamps and (text) cancel and (CoverCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc6 | One of four stamps and (text) cancel and (CoverCraft) cachet (and signature) on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc7 | One of four stamps and (Mercury) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc8 | One of four stamps on FDC (Islington Archeology and History Society/Hawkwood Covers cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc9 | One of four stamps and (Royal Mail/British Interplanetary Society) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc10 | One of four stamps on FDC (RAF? cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc11 | One of four stamps and (Cotswold and Stuart) cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc12 | One of four stamps on FDC (The London Planetarium cachet) | ||
| Great Britain Austria | 1133-1136 fdc 1219 cover | One of four stamps and (text and pictorial) cancels and (Lollini) cachet on FDC/cover | 1986 | "Giotto"; Giotto (preliminary-design)1 (in pictorial cancel) |
| Great Britain | 1134 cover (Mi1061 cover) | (Text) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Grenada | 2824d (Mi3837) | One of MS6 (2824 (a-f)) (Mi3834-3839) | 1999 | "Giotto" |
| Grenada | 3603 (Mi5767-5772) i3603 | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (3603 (a-f)) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (i3603 (a-f)) | 2006 | "20th anniv. Giotto Comet Probe" |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205b (Mi3192) | From MS6 (2205 (a-f)) (Mi3191-3196) | 2000 | Giotto (not Apollo P&FS "sub-satellite", as in text) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205f (Mi3196) | "Giotto" (but Pioneer-13 depicted) | ||
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205b essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | "Giotto" (correctly labeled) | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206f (Mi3202) | One of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) (Mi3197-3202) | "Giotto" | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206f essay | One of MS6 (2206 essay (a-f)) | ||
| Guernsey (Great Britain) | 449-452 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC, also insert and insert back | 1991 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989 (Mi1111A) i989 (Mi1111B) | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989a (BL218A) i989a (BL218B) | On stamp of SS1 (989) Imperforate SS1 (i989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989b (Mi1106A-1111A) | On one of MS6 (984-989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 990 (BL212A) i990 (BL212B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi1113A Mi1113B | From MS4 (4x Mi1113A) From imperforate MS4 (4x Mi1113B) | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL219A BL219B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1113A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1113B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL220A BL220B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | B38a (BL327A, Mi1249A) | In (left) margin of SS1 (B38) | 1989 | Giotto (far-left) |
| Guinea Republic | B44 (BL326A, Mi1255A) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | "Giotto" | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4707A-4709A ms Mi4707B-4709B ms | On one of MS3 (Mi4707A-4709A) On one of imperforate MS3 (Mi4707B-4709B) | 2007 | (20th anniv. Giotto, in 2006) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4707 ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi4707), one of strip of 3 (Mi4707-4709) | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4707B_ms | Imperforate MS10 (10x Mi4707B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1221 | SS1 (Mi4767) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1486A BL1486B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | (20th anniv.) "Giotto" (in 2006) |
| Guinea Republic | BL1486A fdc BL1486B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7606-7611_ms6 | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi7606-7611) | 2010 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7606-7611_ms6 fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1838 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Bd (BL176A) i413Bd (BL176B) | In (upper-center) margin of SS1 (413B) In (upper-center) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413B) | 1981 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bd fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 689 (BL268) | On stamp of SS1 | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Guyana | 2874e (Mi4924) i2874e | One of MS9 (2874 (a-i)) (Mi4920-4928) One of imperforate MS9 (i2874 (a-i)) | 1994 | "Giotto" |
| Guyana | 3503f (Mi6905) i3503f | One of MS6 (3503 (a-f)) (Mi6900-6905) One of imperforate MS6 (i3503 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Giotto" |
| Hong Kong | 461-464 fdc (Mi478-481 fdc) | (GPO Hong Kong) cachet on FDC | 1986 | |
| Hong Kong | 464a fdc (BL6 fdc) | (GPO Hong Kong) cachet on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 2975 (Mi3808A) i2975 (Mi3808B) | Imperforate | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Hungary | 2975 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Ireland | 832 (Mi759) | From MS10 (832a (10x 832)) | 1991 | |
| Ireland | 832-833 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Italy | 1679 fdc1 (Mi1978 fdc1) | (Filagrano) cachet on FDC (Roma cancel) | 1986 | |
| Italy | 1679 fdc2 (Mi1978 fdc2) | (Filagrano) cachet on FDC (Torino cancel) | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 394+selvedge (Mi375+selvedge) | Stamp and selvedge | 1986 | "Giotto" (artist name in selvedge text, for whom the Giotto satellite was named) |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 395 (Mi376) | |||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 395+selvedge | Stamp and selvedge | "Giotto probe" (in selvedge text) | |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 393-395 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Republic) | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | |
| Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Republic) | Local_ms fdc | Local post MS6 and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172d (Mi4504) | One of MS4 (4172 (a-d)) (BL505, Mi4501-4504), or two of booklet pane of 5 (4172e (4172 (a-c+2x d))) with booklet outside (front and back) | 2001 | |
| Korea (North) | 4172d maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172d art | Artwork | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172d proof | Deluxe proof of 2 (2x 4172d) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172a-d proof | One of deluxe proof of 4 (4172a-d) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4350c (Mi4729-4730) | In (lower-right) margin of booklet pane of 2 (4350 (a-b)), also booklet front and booklet front (4350d), 4350c booklet front overprinted for Hong Kong 2004 Exposition | 2004 | |
| Laos | 732b (Mi942) | One of pair (732 (a-b)) | 1986 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Liberia | 3162c (Mi7022) | One of MS4 (3162 (a-d)) (Mi7020-7023) | 2016 | "Giotto" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 792 (Mi1058A) i792 (Mi1058B) | Imperforate | 1987 | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 792a (BL43A) i792a (BL43B) | On stamp of SS1 (792) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i792) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 798 (BL42A) i798 (BL42B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 1048b (BL179A) i1048b (BL179B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (1048) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1048) | 1992 | "Giotto" |
| Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d + label), Madagascar Unknown ms 2006 overprinted in black, also overprint template (elements) | 2022 | 35th anniv. Giotto launch |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1, Madagascar Unknown ss 2006 overprinted in black, also overprint template (elements) | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different), Madagascar Unknown ss (different) 2006 overprinted in black, also overprint template (elements) | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malawi | 478 (Mi461) | 1986 | Giotto trajectory | |
| Malawi | 481 (Mi464) | "Giotto" | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1152 (Mi1165) i1152 | Imperforate | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Maldive Islands | 1211 (Mi1224) i1211 | 1152 overprinted in silver i1153 overprinted in silver | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Maldive Islands | 2896 (Mi4544-4547) i2896 | On two of four stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) On two of four stamps and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2006 | "20th anniv. Giotto Comet Probe" |
| Maldive Islands | 2898 (BL601, Mi4550) i2898 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Mali | 1035d (Mi2262) i1035d | One of MS4 (1035 (a-d)) (Mi2259-2262) One of imperforate MS4 (i1035 (a-d)) | 1999 | "Giotto" |
| Mali | Unknown fdc (Mi none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] | 2010 | |
| Marshall Islands | 88+label (Mi64+label) | One of strip of 5 (90a (86-90) + 5 labels) (Mi62-66), or three of MS15 (90b (3x (86-90)) + 5 labels) | 1985 | "Giotto" (preliminary-design)1 |
| Marshall Islands | 90a fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 620 (Mi890A) i620 (Mi890B) | Imperforate | 1986 | Giotto launch |
| Mauritania | 620a (BL none) i620a | On stamp of SS1 (620) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i620) | ||
| Mauritania | 621 (Mi891A) i621 (Mi891B) | Imperforate | (small) Giotto (in background) | |
| Mauritania | 621a (BL none) i621a | On stamp of SS1 (621) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i621) | ||
| Mauritania | 622b (Mi889-892) i622b | Two of MS4 (619-622) Two of imperforate MS4 (i619-i622) | (As above for stamps) | |
| Mauritania | 623 (BL66A) i623 (BL66B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | "Giotto" | |
| Mauritius | 628 (Mi624) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Monaco | 1601 fdc (Mi1837 fdc) | (Lollini) cachet on FDC, also detail | 1987 | |
| Montserrat | 610 (Mi627A) i610 (Mi627B) | Imperforate | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Montserrat | 614b (Mi635) i614b | One of MS4 (614 (a-d)) (BL36, Mi634-637) One of imperforate MS4 (i614 (a-d)) | ||
| Montserrat | 657b (Mi680) i657b | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red and black (BL45, Mi679-682) One of imperforate MS4 (i657 (a-d)), i614 (a-d) overprinted in red and black | 1987 | "Giotto" |
| Montserrat | 657b var1 | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, black missing | ||
| Montserrat | 657b var2 | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red inverted, black missing | ||
| Montserrat | 657b o/p | One of MS4 (657 o/p (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, double overprinted in black | ||
| Mozambique | 975 (Mi1046) | 1986 | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2853A-2864A_ms12 Mi2853B-2864B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (Mi2853A-2864A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (Mi2853B-2864B) | 20062 | |
| Mozambique | Mi2853A-2864A_ms12 fdc | MS12 and (multi-color printed) cachet (including Cyprus 780) on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2853B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2853B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2854B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2854B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2855B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2855B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2856B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2856B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2857B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2857B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2858B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2858B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2859B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2859B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2860B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2860B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2861B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2861B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2862B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2862B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2863B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2863B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2864B_ss1 | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi2864B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2853B+2857B+2861B_ss1 fdc | Three imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2853A_ms12 Mi2853B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2853A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2853B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2854A_ms12 Mi2854B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2854A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2854B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2855A_ms12 Mi2855B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2855A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2855B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2856A_ms12 Mi2856B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2856A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2856B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2857A_ms12 Mi2857B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2857A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2857B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2858A_ms12 Mi2858B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2858A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2858B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2859A_ms12 Mi2857B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2859A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2859B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2860A_ms12 Mi2860B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2860A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2860B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2861A_ms12 Mi2861B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2861A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2861B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2862A_ms12 Mi2862B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2862A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2862B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2863A_ms12 Mi2863B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2863A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2863B) | ||
| Mozambique | Mi2864A_ms12 Mi2864B_ms12 | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (12x Mi2864A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi2864B) | ||
| Mozambique | BL201 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2853-2854) | ||
| Mozambique | BL202 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2855-2856) | ||
| Mozambique | BL203 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2857-2858) | ||
| Mozambique | BL204 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2859-2860) | ||
| Mozambique | BL205 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2861-2862) | ||
| Mozambique | BL206 | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi2863-2864) | ||
| Mozambique | BL201-203 fdc | Three MS2 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | BL204-206 fdc | Three MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet (including Ireland 832) on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | None | (Black pictorial) meter | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Netherlands (City Post) | None | (CityPost) local post stamp | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Netherlands (City Post) | None | One of three (CityPost) local post stamps on FDC | ||
| Nicaragua | 1985e (Mi3296) | One of MS16 (1985 (a-p)) (Mi3292-3307) | 1994 | |
| Niger | C363 (Mi979A) iC363 (Mi979B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Giotto" |
| Niger | C363 ds | Deluxe sheet (C363) | ||
| Niger | 968c (Mi1335A) i968c (Mi1335B) | One of MS8 (968 (a-h + label)) (Mi1333-1340) One of imperforate MS8 (i968) | 1997 | |
| Niger | 1078h (Mi1933A) i1078h (Mi1933B) | One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) (Mi1926A-1934A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1078 (a-i)) | 2001 | "sonde Giotto" |
| Niger | 1078 fdc | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 365a (Mi653) | From block of 4 (365 (a-d)) (Mi653-656), or from MS16 (365e (4x (a-d))) | 2017 | "The director of a probe's mission to Halley's comet" (the "probe" was the Giotto spacecraft, and the mission director was David Dale) |
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 365b (Mi654) | "A dust collector used for Halley's Comet" (the Particle Impact Analyzer or PIA was carried by Giotto) | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 365c (Mi655) | "HMC image 3461" (the Halley Multi-color Camera or "HMC" was carried by Giotto) | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 365d (Mi656) | Halley's Comet image from Giotto (on the screen in the background); also "good luck charm from [the Giotto] mission to Halley's Comet" | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 366 (BL75) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Niue | 508 (Mi653) i508 | Also detail Imperforate | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Niue | 509d (Mi657) i509d | One of MS4 (509 (a-d)) (BL99, Mi654-657), also detail One of imperforate MS4 (i509 (a-d)) | ||
| Norfolk Island | 381a (Mi381) | One of pair (381 (a-b)) (Mi381-382) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Norfolk Island | 381 fdc | Pair on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted | Deluxe sheet, overprinted | 1979 | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 |
| Oman State | Unlisted fdc | Overprinted deluxe sheet on FDC | ||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown (Mi?) Unknown imperf | From MS12 (12x single + 4 labels) Imperforate | 2001? | "Giotto" |
| Paraguay | C642 label (Mi3974 label) | One label and in (upper-left) margin of MS9 (C642a (5x C642 + 4 labels)) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Paraguay | C643 (Mi3975) | Giotto (preliminary-design)1 | ||
| Paraguay | C643 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | C644 (BL429, Mi3976) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Paraguay | C654 (BL435, Mi4011) | On stamp of SS1 | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Paraguay | C654 muestra | On stamp of SS1, overprinted "Muestra" | ||
| Penrhyn | 335 (Mi439) | One of pair (335a (334-335)) (Mi439-440), also booklet front | 1986 | Return of Halley's Comet: "Giotto probe" |
| Peru | 923 (Mi1364) | 1987 | "Giotto" | |
| Peru | 923 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Poland | 2715 (Mi3015) | One of pair (2715a (2714-2715)) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Portugal | 1677_stamp maxi (Mi1695 maxi) | Image on maxicard | 1987 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 (BL187) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1986 | "Giotto" (in upper-left margin text), Giotto with antenna but without tripod or axial rod (in FDC cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown fdc (Mi none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] | 2009 | |
| St. Kitts | 666 (Mi935-940) | MS6 (666 (a-f)) | 2006 | (20th anniv.) "Giotto Comet Probe" |
| St. Lucia | 824 (BL46) | MS2, overprinted | 1987 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 789c (Mi952) | One of MS4 (789 (a-c + 5 labels)) (Mi950-953) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1819 (BL638) | SS1 | 2008 | (tiny) Giotto (in lower-right) margin of SS1 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1819 fdc (BL638 fdc) | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 922A (BL32) | MS2, overprinted | 1987 | |
| St. Vincent | 922A o/p (BL32 o/p) | MS2, overprinted | 1988 | |
| St. Vincent | 922A o/p specimen | MS2 specimen, overprinted | ||
| Samoa | 669 (Mi589) | 1986 | ||
| San Marino | 1105 (Mi1337) | 1986 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 2870c (Mi4961) | One of MS6 (2870 (a-f)) (Mi4959-4964) | 2006 | (20th anniv.) "Giotto Comet Probe" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Djibouti MS9) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Giotto" (on stamp 'c' in cachet) |
| Switzerland | 891 (Mi1445) | 1991 | "Giotto"; also its trajectory to intercept Halley's Comet | |
| Switzerland | 891 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc1 | One of two stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (design matches the trajectory part of the stamp) on FDC | ||
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc2 | One of two stamps on FDC card (Swiss PTT cachet) | ||
| Switzerland | 890-891 fdc3 | (Swiss PTT) FDC postcard back (but front is missing and therefore existence of stamps and a cancel is questionable) | ||
| Togo | 1364 (Mi1947) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Togo | 1408 (Mi1993) | 1364 overprinted in silver | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Tonga | 616e (Mi936) | One of strip of 5 (616 (a-e)) (Mi932-936) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Tonga | 617e (Mi941) | One of strip of 5 (617 (a-e)) (Mi937-941) | ||
| Tonga | 617e proof | Color proof | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 190 (Mi191) | 1986 | ||
| Udmurtia | Unknown i (Mi?) | One of MS9 (a-i) | 2001 | "Giotto" |
| Udmurtia | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS9 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Hughes and TRW/SEA Stamp Club cachet) | 1980 | "The '80s, the new decade in space": "Halley's Comet" foreshadows Giotto |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | ||
| United States | None | (Orange and blue printed) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | 1986 | "Giotto" (on cachet and insert front) |
| United States | 2116 cover (Mi1739C cover) | (Parforex-26) cachet on cover (Parforex Station cancel) | 1986 | "Giotto" |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C146 (Mi499) | 1986 | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C146 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Zambia | 355 (Mi365) | 1986 | "Giotto" | |
| Zambia | 354-357 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Zambia | 409 (Mi416) | 355 overprinted in gold | 1986 | "Giotto" |
1A preliminary-design Giotto has a larger base and a single axial rod through the antenna, unlike the cylindrical final design with a tripod over the antenna.
2The 50th anniversary of Europa was in 2006 and the Michel catalogue and most other information sources give 2006 as the year of issue of these stamps. The exception is Lollini, with a year of issue of 2005 in his catalogue and FDCs, but that appears to be an error. The authors list this set with the year 2006.
Below is a list of Giotto spacecraft launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-07-02: Giotto (ESA) | ||||
| France | 1985-07-02 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (CPK black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (CPK red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana France | 1985-07-02 1985-09-08 | Kourou Strasbourg | (Conseil de l'Europe) cachet on cover | Giotto launch Council of Europe meeting |
| Giotto (events) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1986-03-13 | Darmstadt | (Pictorial) cancel (different) and (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Germany (West) | 1986-03-13 | Darmstadt | (Pictorial) cancel and (Lollini) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Germany (West) | 1986-03-13 | Darmstadt | (Pictorial) cancel and (ESOC) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Germany (West) | 1986-03-13 | Darmstadt | (Pictorial) cancel and (ESA mission patch) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-13 | Pasadena CA | (DSN Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-13 | Atlanta GA | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-13 | Washington DC | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Australia | 1986-03-14 | Parkes NSW | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Halley's Comet flyby |
| Australia | 1986-03-14 | Parkes NSW | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Halley's Comet flyby |
| Germany | 1992-07-10 | Darmstadt | (Space Voyage green and cyan) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to comet Grigg-Skjellerup |
| Germany | 1992-07-10 | Wessling, Oberbay | (Space Voyage brown and cyan) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to comet Grigg-Skjellerup |
| Spain | 1992-07-10 | Madrid | (Space Voyage magenta and cyan) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to comet Grigg-Skjellerup |
| Giotto (on other than Giotto launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1985-07-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-51F launch and PDP deployment cover | "next year's [i.e. 1986] probe of Halley's Comet" (refers to the Giotto probe, which was originally a joint ESA/NASA mission called the Tempel-2 Rendezvous - Halley Intercept mission, until NASA pulled out due to budget cuts) |
| Austria | 1986-03-06 | Graz | (Purple printed) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | "Giotto" |
| Australia | 1986-03-06 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage black and grey and red) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | "Pathfinder for ESA Giotto". |
| Spain | 1986-03-06 | Madrid | (Space Voyage blue and grey and red) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | |
| United States | 1986-03-06 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage brown and grey and red) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | |
| United States | 1986-03-06 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage green and grey and red) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | |
| Spain | 1986-03-08 | Madrid | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on Vega-2 event cover | "Pathfinder for ESA Giotto" |
| United States | 1986-03-08 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on Vega-2 event cover | |
| United States | 1986-03-09 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on Vega-2 event cover | "Pathfinder for ESA Giotto" |
| United States | 1986-03-09 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage blue and red) cachet on Vega-2 event cover | |
| Australia | 1986-03-10 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on Vega-2 event cover | "Pathfinder for ESA Giotto" |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on SPOT-2 and OSCAR-14/19 launch cover | "Giotto" |
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (ESA / KPS ?) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | Giotto |
| French Guiana | 1993-10-22 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Intelsat-701 launch cover | "Sonde Giotto" |
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