Al-Amal / Hope

Al-Amal / Hope
satellite

Al-Amal / Hope (patch)
Al-Amal / HopeAl-Amal / Hope (patch)

This page contains philatelic information on the Al-Amal / Hope 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)
Hope
(UAE)
Hope
(UAE)
Hope
(UAE)


Below is a list of Al-Amal / Hope satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Al-Amal / Hope (UAE)
GermanyNone(Biberpost) private post2020(Early-design) Hope/Al Amal (similar to KhalifaSat)
United Arab Emirates1162 (Mi1214)2017(Early-design) Hope/Al Amal (similar to KhalifaSat)
United Arab Emirates1162 fdcStamp and (Emirates Post) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC, also back
United Arab Emirates1209 (BL106, Mi1290-1293)MS4 (1209 (a-d))2020"Hope"
United Arab Emirates1209 folder
United Arab Emirates1209a-d fdcFour stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Emirates Post?) cachet on FDC
United Arab EmiratesNonePostcard back2020"Hope"
United Arab Emirates1213c (Mi1302)One of MS6 (1213 (a-d + 2x e)) (BL109, Mi1299+2x1300+1301-1303), also annotated2020Hope
United Nations (Geneva)718a (Mi1171)On stamps and in (upper-left) margin of MS10 (718a (10x 718))2022Mars photographed by the Hope orbiter (in stamp); (possible) detail of part of Hope (in upper-left margin)
United Nations (Geneva)719a (Mi1172)On stamps and in (upper) margin of MS10 (719a (10x 719))Hope launch preparation (in stamp); Mars photographed by the Hope orbiter (in upper margin)
United Nations (Geneva)720 (BL67)SS1Hope spacecraft


Below is a list of Al-Amal / Hope satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
Al-Amal / Hope (pre-launch events)
Finland2020-07-14Kerava(SVP) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope launch "scrubbed"
2020-07-19: Al-Amal / Hope (UAE)
Finland2020-07-19Kerava(SVP) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope launch
Japan2020-07-19Tanegashima(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope launch
United States2020-07-19Boulder CO(Mission 57) cachet on cover, also backAl-Amal / Hope launch
United States2020-07-19Boulder CO(Lollini) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope launch
Finland2020-07-20Kerava(SVP) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope launch
Al-Amal / Hope (events)
United States2021-02-09Pasadena CA(Red Eagle) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope "enters Mars orbit"
United States2021-02-09Fort Irwin CA(Red Eagle) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope "enters Mars orbit"
United States2021-02-09Boulder CO(Lollini) cachet on coverAl-Amal / Hope "Mars Hope orbit insertion"


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