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This page contains philatelic information on the Lunar Orbiter (LO) 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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| Lunar Orbiter | Lunar Orbiter | Lunar Orbiter |
| Lunar Orbiter (on other than Lunar Orbiter launch covers) |
Below is a list of Lunar Orbiter series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Orbiter (LO) | ||||
| Austria | None | Cinderella | ~1967 | "Lunar Orbiter-4" |
| Bhutan | 1290c (Mi2121) | One of MS6 (1290 (a-f)) (Mi2119-2124) | 2000 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| Burundi | 379 (Mi832A) i379 (Mi832B) | Imperforate | 1972 | |
| Burundi | 384ac (Mi_A857A) i384ac (Mi_A857B) | One of MS6 (384a (c-h)) overprinted (BL_A60A) One of imperforate MS6 (i384a (c-h)) overprinted (BL_A60B) | ||
| Burundi | C156a (Mi843A) iC156a (Mi843B) | One of MS6 (C156 (a-f)) (BL58A) One of imperforate MS6 (iC156 (a-f)) (BL58B) | ||
| Chad | 705c (Mi1489A) i705c (Mi1489B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (705 (a-f)) (Mi1487A-1492A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i705 (a-f)) (Mi1487B-1492B) | 1997 | "Lunar Orbiter" (in selvedge text) |
| Chuvashia | Local_e | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | |
| Chuvashia | Local_ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | "Lunar Orbiter-1"; also Earthrise image from this satellite |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc (Mi1652+1655 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1966 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1458 (Mi1692) | 1967 | Lunar Orbiter (in upper middle) (also Luna-10 (cruise configuration), in lower left) | |
| Djibouti | Unknown f (Mi none) Unknown if | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | (mis-spelled "Luna Orbiter" in text) |
| Djibouti | Unknown f proof Unknown if proof | One of MS9 proof (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 proof (a-i) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS9 proof on FDC Imperforate MS9 proof on FDC | ||
| Ecuador | 758E (Mi1306) | 1966 | "Lunar Orbiter-1" | |
| Ecuador | 758Ef (BL33) i758Ef (BL34) | On one of MS3 (758-758A+758E) Imperforate On one of imperforate MS3 (i758-i758A+i758E), changed background color | ||
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Lunar Orbiter-1" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on card, also back | 1966 | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on card, also back | 1966 | |
| Germany (West) | 920 cover (Mi469 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and black printed) cachet on cover | 1966 | "Lunar Orbiter-1" |
| Ghana | 306 (Mi311) i306 | From MS12 (306b (12x 306)) Imperforate | 1967 | "USA [Lunar] Orbiter-1" |
| Ghana | 305-307 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 307a (BL26) | On one of imperforate MS3 (305-307) | ||
| Great Britain | None | Card | ~late-1960s | |
| Great Britain | 2317_ms10 folder (Mi2341_ms10 folder) | Folder front with MS10 (2317_ms10 (10x 2317 + 10 labels)), also back | 2009 | "five [Lunar] Orbiter probes" |
| Grenada | 3725c (Mi6147) | One of MS6 (3725 (a-f)) (Mi6145-6150) | 2009 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bh (Mi1446A) i1257Bh (Mi1446B) | One of MS16 (1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442A-1457A) One of imperforate MS16 (i1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442B-1457B) | 1993 | "Lunar Orbiter-1" |
| Maldive Islands | 249 (Mi254) | 1968 | "[Lunar] Orbiter" (at center-left) | |
| Maldive Islands | 253 (Mi258) | |||
| Maldive Islands | 254a (BL8) | One of imperforate MS2 (253-254) | ||
| Manama | Mi320A Mi320B | Two of MS32 (2x (Mi306A-321A)) Two of imperforate MS32 (2x (Mi306B-321B)) | 1970 | Image of Copernicus crater from "Lunar Orbiter-11" (in text, likely meant to be Lunar Orbiter-2) |
| Manama | Mi320 ss | SS1 (Mi320) | ||
| Marshall Islands | 930g (Mi2354) | One of MS10 (930 (a-j)) (Mi2348-2357) | 2008 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| Sacha Republic | Local fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on local post FDC | 1996 | |
| St. Vincent | 3829c (Mi7083) i3829c | One of MS4 (3829 (a-d)) (Mi7081-7084) One of imperforate MS4 (i3829 (a-d)) | 2012 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| St. Vincent | 3829 signed | On one stamp of signed designer-proof MS4 | ||
| St. Vincent | 3829c designer | On one stamp of MS4 (3829 designer-proof (a-d)) | ||
| Serbia | Mi1247 (Sc?) | like Yugoslavia 872 | 2024 | Lunar Orbiter |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "Lunar Orbiter" (in text only) |
| Surinam | B101 (Mi443) | 1964 | Atlas-Agena-B launch rocket used for Lunar Orbiter, but also Ranger and Mariner launches | |
| Surinam | B103 (Mi445) | |||
| Surinam | B99-B103 fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Surinam | 588 (Mi967) | 1982 | Lunar Orbiter (right-center), apparently orbiting and scanning Earth | |
| Surinam | 588 pair | 588 gutter-pair | ||
| Surinam | 588-590 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | |
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 2x Russia 45191 (Mi4496) and 2x Russia 4519 var2, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Togo | 1125 (Mi1579) | 1981 | 15th anniv. "Lunar Orbiter-1" | |
| Togo | 1123-1127 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Udmurtia | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS9 (a-i) | 2001 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| Udmurtia | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| United States | 1208 cover (Mi? cover) | (Langley (VA) Research Center) cachet on cover | 1967 | |
| United States | 1332b cover (Mi930-931 cover) | (Nebpex-68/Orbit Covers/Conn. Philatelic Soc./Hardware City Stamp Collectors Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1968 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| United States | 1246+1371 cover (Mi?+981 cover) | (Nebpex-68/Orbit Covers/Conn. Philatelic Soc./Hardware City Stamp Collectors Club/Nebpex-69) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1969 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | [#3] Lunar Orbiter-1/5 type |
| United States | 1912 fdc (Mi1481 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "America's lunar orbiters" (in text only) |
| United States | 2570 fdc (Mi2185 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1991 | "Lunar Orbiter" (in text only) |
| United States | 2571 (Mi2186) | One of booklet pane of 10 (2577a (2568-2577)) (Mi2183-2192) | 1991 | "Lunar Orbiter"; (see also sets of 2568-2577 FDCs / maxicards and 2577a items) |
| United States | 2571 fdc1 | Stamp and (Steve Wilson Design) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc2 | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc3 | Stamp and (Collins) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc4 | Stamp and (Koslow/Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (Seven Seas cachet), also back | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc8 | Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet (with gold foil reproduction of USA 2571) on FDC, also insert and insert variation (different color text) | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (blue rubber-stamp cachet, with reproduction of USA 2574) | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (Pugh cachet), also insert (partial) | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc11 | Stamp and (J Scott) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571+2576 fdc | One of two stamps and (PCS) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571+2576 sc/fdc | (PCS) FDC on Souvenir Card | ||
| United States | 2571 maxi | (Unicover) maxicard, also back | ||
| United States | 2570-2571 fdc | One of two stamps and (F.M. Geerlings) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2570-2571+2575-2577 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC (Paslay Classic Cachets cachet) | ||
| United States | 2570-2571 fdc | One of four US stamps on FDC (also OAO-1 launch cover) | ||
| United States | 2571-2572+2576-2577 fdc | One of four stamps and (Tom Dunne) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc 2570 cover | Stamp on FDC (J Scott cachet) (see "Landsat" and "TOPEX-Poseidon") | 1991 1991 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| United States | 2571 cover (Mi2186 cover) | Stamp on cover | 1991 | "Lunar Orbiter" |
| Yugoslavia | 872 (Mi1218) | 1967 | "Lunar Orbiter" | |
| Yugoslavia | 870-875 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (green and black printed cachet) | ||
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
2Note the slight color variation between the two 4519 (Mi4496) in the top row, versus the two Russia 4519_var in the bottom row.
Below is a list of Lunar Orbiter 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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| Lunar Orbiter (LO) | ||||
| 1966-08-10: Lunar Orbiter-1 | ||||
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch (the cachet includes an Earthrise image from this satellite) |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch (mis-identified as "Lunar Orbiter II") |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (AW/Boerger and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM black) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky red) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet (different, and signatures) on (airmail) cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| Lunar Orbiter-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1966-08-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 orbits Moon1 |
| Lunar Orbiter-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1981-08-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (MoF no.98) cachet on cover, also insert (partial) | 15th anniv. Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 2021-08-23 | Monument Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. "first photo of Earth from Moon" |
| 1966-11-06: Lunar Orbiter-2 | ||||
| United States | 1966-11-06 | Port Washington NY | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky red, and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 launch |
| Lunar Orbiter-2 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1966-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 enters lunar orbit |
| United States | 1966-11-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 Moon photo |
| United States | 1966-11-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 Moon photo |
| United States | 1966-12-28 | Luner KY | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 unknown event; photo of Copernicus crater, taken 24 November 1966 (in cachet) |
| United States | 1967-01-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-2 unknown event; Moon photo (in cachet) |
| Lunar Orbiter-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2014-11-18 | Corsicana TX | (Danny Lee) cachet on cover | 48th anniv. LO-2 lunar photographic survey for Surveyor and Apollo landing sites |
| 1967-02-05: Lunar Orbiter-3 | ||||
| United States | 1967-02-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch (mis-spelled "Orbitor") |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet ("Lunar Orbitor" text in a slightly different font) on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch (mis-spelled "Orbitor") |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch; also "LO-I" (LO-1) and "LO-II" (LO-2) |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand and machine cancels) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch; also "LO-I" (LO-1) and "LO-II" (LO-2) |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover (different style and color address) | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-02-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 launch |
| Lunar Orbiter-3 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-02-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 orbits Moon |
| United States | 1967-02-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 orbits Moon |
| United States | 1967-02-08 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3 orbits Moon |
| United States | 1967-02-15 | Pasadena CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-3: "Apollo site first photos" |
| 1967-05-04: Lunar Orbiter-4 | ||||
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/Boudwin? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Capt. Phil Iden) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet (different) on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 launch |
| Lunar Orbiter-4 (events) | ||||
| Austria | 1967-05-08 | Krieglach | (Black and red typed and cinderella) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 orbit insertion |
| United States | 1967-05-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 orbit insertion |
| United States | 1967-05-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers red and blue) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 orbit insertion |
| United States | 1967-05-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers red and green) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-4 orbit insertion |
| 1967-08-01: Lunar Orbiter-5 | ||||
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different) and insert2 | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch; also "Lunar Orbiter-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different) and insert2 | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch; also "Lunar Orbiter-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau?) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover (different style and color address) | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney red and blue) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky orange) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Capt. Phil Iden) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet (different) on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch; also "LO-1", "LO-2", "LO-3", and "LO-4" |
| United States | 1967-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-08-02 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet (different) on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 launch; also "LO-1", "LO-2", "LO-3", and "LO-4" |
| Lunar Orbiter-5 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-08-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 orbit insertion |
| United States | 1967-08-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-5 orbit insertion |
| Lunar Orbiter (on other than Lunar Orbiter launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Surveyor-SD4 launch cover | |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Surveyor-SD4 launch cover | |
1An image of the Earth from Lunar Orbiter-1 is available here.
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