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This page contains philatelic information on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 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.
JWST is also known as the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST).
JWST was named in honor of NASA's second administrator James E. Webb (1906 - 1992).
| 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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| JWST (on other than JWST launch covers) |
Below is a list of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 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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| James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) | ||||
| Burundi | BL495A BL495B | In (lower) margin of MS2 (Mi3478A-3479A) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi3478B-3479B) | 2014 | "James-Webb (télescope spatial)" |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Mi2193A Mi2193B | One of MS3 (Mi2191A-2193A) vertical, or one of MS3 (Mi2191A-2193A) horizontal One of imperforate MS3 (Mi2191B-2193B) vertical, or one of imperforate MS3 (Mi2191B-2193B) horizontal | 2013 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Télescope spatial James Webb" (JWST) |
| Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "James E. Webb" (after whom the JWST was named) |
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage | 2021 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2016 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | (Biberpost) private post | 2021 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| Guinea Republic | 2229 (Mi4052A) i2229 (Mi4052B) | Imperforate | 2003 | "NGST" (JWST) |
| Guinea Republic | 2229a (BL816A) i2229a (BL816B) | On stamp of SS1 (2229) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i2229) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2229a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2229b (BL none) i2229b | MS4 (4x 2228) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2228) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2229b fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Unknown1 (Mi none) | [known illegal issue] | 2007 | "James Webb Space Telecsope" |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown2 (Mi none) | [known illegal issue] | ||
| Guinea Republic | Unknown3 (Mi none) | [known illegal issue] | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7620 | One of MS6 (Mi7619-7624) | 2010 | "James E. Webb" (after whom the JWST was named) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7619-7624_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "James-Webb télescope spatial" |
| Moldova | None | Personalized postage | 2014 | "Telescopul Spaţial James Webb" (JWST) |
| Sierra Leone | 4224 (Mi8356-8359) | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (4224 (a-d)) | 2017 | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| United States | Unknown (Mi?) | 2022 | (James) "Webb Space Telescope" | |
Below is a list of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 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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| James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) (pre-launch) | ||||
| United States | 2020-12-21 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "James Webb Space Telescope sunshield test" |
| 2021-12-25: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) | ||||
| Australia | 2021-12-25 | Haymarket NSW | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also back | JWST launch |
| Australia | 2021-12-25 | Haymarket NSW | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover, also back | JWST launch |
| French Guiana | 2021-12-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| French Guiana | 2021-12-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (slightly different) on cover | JWST launch |
| French Guiana | 2021-12-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| French Guiana | 2021-12-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| French Guiana | 2021-12-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| Gabon | 2021-12-25 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| Germany | 2021-12-25 | ? | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Washington DC | (Sticker) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Washington DC | (Sticker) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Washington DC | (Sticker) cachet (different) on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover, also back | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Ft. Irwin CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| United States | 2021-12-25 | Dora MO | (JVC) cachet on cover | JWST launch |
| James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) (events) | ||||
| Germany | 2022-01-08 | "Webb Space Telecscope" | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | JWST "sunshield and mirror system fully deployed" (in German text) |
| United States | 2022-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover, also back | "Webb [JWST] reaches [the] L2 Lagrange Point" |
| Germany | 2022-01-25 | "Webb Space Telecscope" | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | JWST "enters orbit at Earth-Sun Lagrange point L2" (in German Text) |
| United States | 2022-02-11 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "Webb Space Telescope sees first star: 18 times" |
| JWST (on other than JWST launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2009-12-14 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) back of Explorer-92 launch cover, also front | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
| United States | 2013-12-13 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on HST anniversary cover | "James Webb Space Telescope" |
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