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This page contains philatelic information on the Mars Express 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.
The Mars Express mission also included the Beagle-2 lander which was due to land on Mars on 25 December 2003. The spacecraft was successfully ejected from Mars Express on 19 December 2003, but nothing was ever heard from Beagle 2 and the mission was presumed lost.
| 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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| Mars Express (ESA) | Mars Express (ESA) | Mars Express (ESA) |
Below is a list of Mars Express spacecraft 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 Express (ESA) | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2360c (Mi3183) | One of MS6 (2360 (a-f)) (Mi3181-3186) | 2000 | "Mars Express" (with lander (Beagle-2) attached; also solar panels appear short, so may be early design); design same as Nevis 1213f |
| Burundi | BL501A BL501B | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3481A) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi3481B) | 2014 | "Mars Express" |
| Chad | BL403 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1, silver foil | 2003 | |
| Chad | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Mars Express"; design like Madagascar unknown c (2011) |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL228A BL228B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | "Mars Express" |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL228B fdc | Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL232A BL232B | In (upper) margin of MS2 (a-b) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | ||
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL232A fdc BL232B fdc | MS2 on FDC Imperforate MS2 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 | "Mars Express" and logo |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss (BL none) | Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6406-6409_ms4 | MS4 (Mi6406-6409) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" (in French text) |
| Djibouti | Mi6406_ms4 | MS4 (4x Mi6406) | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6407_ms6 | MS6 (6x Mi6407) | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6408_ms4 | MS4 (4x Mi6408) | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6409_ms3 | MS3 (3x Mi6409) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2088 | SS1 (Mi6410) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2089 | SS1 (Mi6411) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Mars Express" |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Mars Express" (and launch date) |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Mars Express" tracking |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Mars Expres" (spelled incorrectly, missing one "s") tracking |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2003 | "Mars Express" |
| Great Britain | 3115 (Mi3368) | From presentation pack (3113-3118) (Mi3366-3371) | 2012 | "Mars Express" (in text and presentation pack front) |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc1 | One of six stamps and (Tallents House, Edinburgh) cancel on FDC (Royal Mail cachet), also annotated cancel | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc2 | One of six stamps on FDC (Star Gaerwen, Gwynedd cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc3 | One of six stamps on FDC (Sunbeam Way, Birmingham cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc4 | One of six stamps on FDC (Picadilly, London cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc5 | One of six stamps on FDC (Macclesfield, Cheshire cancel, Cotswold Covers/BPCPA cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2012 | (possible) Mars Express |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205d (Mi3194) | One of MS6 (2205 (a-f)) (Mi3191-3196) | 2000 | Mars Express (not "Explorer-16", as in text) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205d essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | Mars Express (not "Rosetta", as in text) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2224b fdc (BL none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2003 | "Mars Express" (with lander (Beagle-2) attached and solar panels folded); design same as Rwanda unknown a (2012) |
| Guinea Republic | 2242 (BL821A) i2242 (BL821B) | In (lower) margin of SS1 In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Mars Express", "Mars Express lander" (Beagle-2) |
| Guinea Republic | 2242 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4102A Mi4102B | One of MS3 (Mi4100A-4102A) One of imperforate MS3 (Mi4100B-4102B) | 2004 | "Mars Express", "Beagle-2"; also portions of Beagle-2 (in lower margin of the MS3) |
| Guinea Republic | BL852A BL852B | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL852A fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi5289-5294_ms6 | In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi5289-5294) | 2007 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5289-5294_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1482 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | "Mars Express" | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3998 | One of MS6 (Mi3993-3998) | 2008 | Mars Express, "Beagle-2"; stamp is same design as cachet detail on Guinea-Bissau Mi3930A-3935A_ms6 fdc |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL680 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | "Beagle-2" | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi3930A-3935A_ms6 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail | 2008 | Mars Express and Beagle-2; (cachet detail is same design as Guinea-Bissau Mi3998) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" (in French text); "Beagle-2" (on 1st SS1) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Mars Express" |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "Mars Express" (but Venus Express depicted) |
| Liberia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" |
| Liberia | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Liberia | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | Design like Chad unknown c (2011) |
| Madagascar | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2011 | "Mars Express" |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right and lower-right) margins of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Mars Express and Beagle-2 |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Mars Express" (on both stamps) and "Beagle-2" (in lower-left margin) |
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 with stamp [known illegal issue] | Also the "MARSIS1" instrument (in the stamp) carried by Mars Express | |
| Mongolia | 2401D (Mi3039-3047) | In (upper-left) margin of MS9 (2401D (a-i)) | 1999 | (possible) Mars Express |
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | "Mars Express" (upper-right margin); "Beagle-2" lander in its heat shield after release from Mars Express (upper-left margin); Beagle-2 lander and parachute (left margin); various drawings of the Beagle-2 lander on Mars surface (lower-left, lower and lower-right margins) |
| Mozambique | Unknown iss plus | Imperforate SS1 (same) and 4 progressive proofs | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss plus | Imperforate SS1 (same) and 4 progressive proofs | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown iss (BL?) | In (surrounding) margins of imperforate SS1 (different) | ||
| Nevis | 1213e (Mi1573) i1213e | From MS6 (1213 (a-f)) (Mi1569-1574) From imperforate MS6 (i1213 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Mars Express Lander" (Beagle-2) |
| Nevis | 1213f (Mi1574) i1213f | "Mars Express" (with lander (Beagle-2) attached; also solar panels appear short, so may be early design); design same as Antigua and Barbuda 2360c | ||
| Niger | Mi11327-11332_ms6 | MS6 (Mi11327-11332) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" (in French text); also "Beagle-2" |
| Niger | BL1960 | SS1 (Mi11333) | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Mars Express" (with lander (Beagle-2) attached and solar panels folded); design same as cachet on Guinea Republic 2224b fdc |
| Sierra Leone | 3356b (Mi6275) | One of MS4 (3356 (a-d)) (Mi6274-6277) | 2015 | "Mars Express" |
| Sierra Leone | Mi15753-15757_ms5 | MS5 (Mi15753-15757 + 4 labels) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" (in French text) |
| Sierra Leone | BL2742 | SS1 (Mi15758) | ||
| Togo | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | "20th anniv. launch Mars Express" (in French text) |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
1"MARSIS" (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding) is an instrument carried by Mars Express. Its subsurface and ionospheric sounding functions are schematically depicted in the stamp contained in Mali Unknown ss (2018) [known illegal issue].
Below is a list of Mars Express spacecraft 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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| 2003-06-02: Mars Express (ESA) | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 2003-06-02 | Baikonur | (ESA) cachet on cover | Mars Express launch |
| Russia | 2003-06-02 | Baikonur | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Mars Express launch |
| Mars Express (events) | ||||
| Germany | 2003-12-25 | Darmstadt | (Multi-color printed and ESA logo) cachet on cover | Beagle-2 landing |
| French Guiana | 2004-01-19 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on cover | first image from Mars Express |
| French Guiana | 2005-06-23 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on cover | MARSIS, the Mars Express radar, ready to go to work |
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