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Mars Global Surveyor
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This page contains philatelic information on the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 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) |
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Below is a list of Mars Global Surveyor 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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| Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | ||||
| Burundi | 1174 (BL268A) i1174 (BL258B) | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2012 | "Mars Global Surveyor" (but MRO depicted) |
| Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS6 (a-f) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS6 (a-f) | 2010 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (2x single) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc1 | MS2 on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc2 | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1621 (BL622) | SS1 | 1999 | "Mars Global Surveyor" (in French text) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4100A-4102A_ms3 Mi4100B-4102B_ms3 | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (Mi4100A-4102A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (Mi4100B-4102B) | 2004 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL850A BL850B | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | "Mars Global Surveyor" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL850A fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7639 | One of MS6 (Mi7634-7639) | 2010 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi9440-9442_ms3 | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (Mi9440-9442) | 2012 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| Mali | 917 (Mi1929-1932) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (917 (a-d)) | 1997 | |
| Mali | 917E (Mi1933-1936) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (917E (917f-917i))) | ||
| Mali | 936a (Mi1937) i936a | From MS9 (936 (a-i)) (Mi1937-1945) From imperforate MS9 (i936 (a-i)) | 1997 | (early-design) MGS |
| Mali | 936c (Mi1939) i936c | |||
| Palau | 501a (Mi1456) | One of MS6 (501 (a-f)) (Mi1456-1461) | 1999 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| Palau | 502 (BL83) | SS1 | ||
| Sierra Leone | Mi10041 | One stamp and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (Mi10041-10044) | 2018 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| Sierra Leone | Mi10041-10044_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| United States | 3191 (BL51, Mi3288-3302) 3191 back | In text on pane of 15 (3191 (a-o)) | 2000 | "Mars Global Surveyor" |
| United States | 3191 fdc | MS15 on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
| United States | SP1259J | (USPS) souvenir page (3191), also back | ||
| United States | CP537J page1 | (USPS no.602) commemorative panel (3191), also page2 | ||
| United States | 3242 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | 1998 | "Mars [Global] Surveyor" (launched Nov 1996) was planned to orbit "the planet for one Martian year (687 days), mapping its surface and monitoring the weather" |
Below is a list of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 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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| 1996-11-07: MGS | ||||
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (horizontal date format) and (MGS mission patch) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (horizontal date format) on cover (blank/no cachet) | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (horizontal date format) and (JPL black printed) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (horizontal date format) and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (vertical date format) and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Pasadena CA | (Mission Operations Station) cancel (vertical date format) and (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Launch Station) cancel and (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Launch Station) cancel and (MGS mission patch) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Launch Station) cancel and (Ray Cartier) cachet on cover | MGS launch |
| United States | 1996-11-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Launch Station) cancel and (Ranski) cachet on cover | MGS launch (but Pioneer-12 depicted in cachet) |
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| United States | 1997-09-11 | Pasadena CA | (Orbit Insertion Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Mars orbit insertion |
| United States | 1997-09-11 | Pasadena CA | (Orbit Insertion Station) cancel and (brown printed) cachet on cover | Mars orbit insertion |
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