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This page contains philatelic information on the New Horizons 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.
New Horizons is also known as New Frontiers-1, one of the NASA New Frontiers-series spacecraft, and is a replacement for the canceled Kuiper Express.
| 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 New Horizons spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3314 (Mi5306-5309) | MS4 (3314 (a-d)) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3315 (BL749) i3315 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3315 fdc i3315 fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Austria | None | Personalized postage and selvedge | 2015 | "New Horizons" (in mission patch as well as in selvedge) |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | |
| Burundi | BL494A BL494B | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of MS2 (Mi3478A-3479A) In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (Mi3478B-3479B) | 2014 | |
| Burundi | BL496A BL496B | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3478A) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi3478B) | "New Horizons" | |
| Central African Republic | Mi7362 | One of MS4 (Mi7360-7363) | 2017 | "New Horizons" |
| Chad | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "New Horizon" (no "s"); design like Madagascar unknown a 2011 |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 (different) and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 2878 (Mi4654-4657) | MS4 (2878 (a-d)) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Ghana | 2879 (BL577) | SS1 | ||
| Grenada | 4187 (Mi7340-7343) | MS4 (4187 (a-d)) | 2016 | 10th anniv. "New Horizons" launch |
| Grenada | 4187 fdc | MS4 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 4187a-d+4188 fdc | Four stamps and SS1 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 4188 (BL925) | SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1262a (Mi1482A) i1262a (Mi1482B) | One of strip of 3 (1262 (a-c)) (Mi1482-1484) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i1262 (a-c)) | 1994 | "Sonde Pluto Fast 'Flyby'"1 |
| Guinea Republic | BL968A BL968B | In (right) margin of MS2 (Mi4251A-4252A) In (right) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi4251B-4252B) | 2006 | "Pluto Horizons" |
| Guinea Republic | BL968A fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi5852A-5857A_ms6 Mi5852B-5857B_ms6 | MS6 (Mi5852A-5857A) Imperforate MS6 (Mi5852B-5857B) | 2008 | "New Horizons" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5852A-5857A_ms fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1582 | SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1837 | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2010 | "New Horizons" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi14292-14295_ms4 | MS4 (Mi14292-14295) | 2020 | "New Horizons" |
| Guinea Republic | BL3219 | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Hungary | 4370b (Mi5601) | One of MS9 (4370 (a-h)) (Mi5800-5807), also UV-light image | 2015 | "New Horizons" (in UV-light image of MS8) |
| Hungary | 4370 fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Iran | 2946 (Mi3088) | 2008 | (possible) New Horizons | |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | MS2 (a-b) Imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2016 | "New Horizons" |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | Design like Chad unknown a 2011 |
| Madagascar | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3425 (Mi5845-5848) | MS4 (3425 (a-d)) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Maldive Islands | 3425 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3435 (BL831) | SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3435 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3813 (BL1008) | On stamp of SS1 | 2016 | "First spacecraft to explore Pluto" (New Horizons) |
| Maldive Islands | Mi8294-8297_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8294-8297) | 2019 | "New Horizons" |
| Maldive Islands | BL1324 | SS1 (Mi8298) | ||
| Mali | 688 (Mi1338) i688 | Imperforate | 1995 | "sonde 'Pluto'" |
| Mali | 688a (BL_B68A) i688a (BL_B68B) | On stamp of SS1 (688) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i688) | ||
| Mali | 690b (Mi1337A-1338A+1340A) i690b (Mi1337B-1338B+1340B) | On one of MS3 (687-688+690) On one of imperforate MS3 (i687-i688+i690) | ||
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2019 | "New Horizons" |
| Mali | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Micronesia | 1181 (Mi2886-2889) i1181 | MS4 (1181 (a-d)) Imperforate MS4 (1181 (a-d)) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Micronesia | 1181 fdc i1181 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Micronesia | 1181 proof | MS4 proof; see 1181a proof, 1181b proof, 1181c proof, and 1181d proof | ||
| Micronesia | 1181 proof fdc | MS4 proof and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Micronesia | 1181a-d proof fdc | Four proof stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Micronesia | 1182 (BL297, Mi2890) i1182 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Micronesia | 1182 fdc i1182 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Mi8084-8087_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8084-8087) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Mozambique | BL1057 | SS1 | ||
| Niger | Mi3937-3940_ms4 | MS4 (Mi3937-3940) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Niger | BL492 | SS1 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 3357 (Mi6279-6282) | MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Sierra Leone | 3357 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Sierra Leone | 3377 (BL790) | SS1 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 3377 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Mi8110-8113_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8110-8113) | 2019 | "New Horizons" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Mi8110-8113_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | BL1471 | SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | BL1471 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2792b (Mi4941) i2792b | From MS6 (2792 (a-f)) (Mi4940-4945) From imperforate MS6 (i2792 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Pluto Project"1 |
| St. Vincent | 2792e (Mi4944) i2792e | "Pluto Kuiper Express"1 | ||
| St. Vincent | i2792b proof | From imperforate proof MS6 (i2792 proof (a-f)) | "Pluto Project"1 | |
| St. Vincent | i2792e proof | "Pluto Kuiper Express"1 | ||
| St. Vincent | i2792 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| St. Vincent | 2795 (BL513, Mi4946) i2795 | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of Imperforate SS1 | "Pluto Project"1 | |
| St. Vincent | i2795 proof | Imperforate proof SS1 | ||
| St. Vincent | i2795 proof fdc | Imperforate proof SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as SS1) on FDC | ||
| Togo | Mi6967-6970_ms4 | MS4 (Mi6967-6970) | 2015 | "New Horizons" |
| Togo | BL1210 | SS1 | ||
| United States | 2577 (Mi2192) | One of booklet pane of 10 (2577a (2568-2577)) (Mi2183-2192) | 1991 | "Not yet explored": No spacecraft had been dispatched to Pluto at the time this stamp was issued. The New Horizons design was unknown so the Colorano silk cachet includes an artist's design. The New Horizons spacecraft was launched in 2006; one of the 2577 stamps is aboard - see http://phys.org/news/2015-01-secret-items-hidden-pluto-craft.html; (see also sets of 2568-2577 FDCs / maxicards and 2577a items) |
| United States | 2577 fdc1 | Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| United States | 2577 fdc2 | Stamp and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2577 fdc3 | Stamp and (J Scott) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2577 fdc4 | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2577 fdc5 | Stamp on cover (Wild Horse Cachets cachet), also back (also STS-31R and HST launch cover) | ||
| United States | 2577 maxi | (Unicover) maxicard, also back | ||
| United States | 2568+2572+2577 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (P.A. Roman cachet) | ||
| United States | 2570-2571+2575-2577 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC (Paslay Classic Cachets cachet) | ||
| United States | 2571-2572+2576-2577 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Tom Dunne cachet) | ||
| United States | 2572+2576-2577 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (F.M. Geerlings cachet) | ||
| United States | 2576 fdc 2577 cover | (see Voyager) Stamp on cover | 1991 1991 | "Not yet explored" (as explained with 2577 set) |
| United States | 2577 fdc 2576 cover | Stamp on FDC (see Voyager) | 1991 1991 | "Not yet explored" (as explained with 2577 set) |
| United States | None | Concept art for proposed stamp, (design similar to USA 4528) | suggested for 2015 | "New Horizons"; (see http://www.boulder.swri.edu/pkb/stamp/stamp/New_Horizons_USPS_Stamp_Petition.html) |
| United States | None | Concept art for proposed stamp (different) | suggested for 2015 | "New Horizons"; (see http://phys.org/news/2015-01-secret-items-hidden-pluto-craft.html (scroll down from top of page)) |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2015 | |
| United States | None | Postcard (with reproduction of USA 2577) | 2015 | |
| United States | None | (Intel ISEF Station) cancel and (Mission patch) cachet on cover | 2015 | "New Horizons" (mis-spelled "New Horizens" in cancel text) |
| United States | 5078 (Mi5252) | Two of MS4 (5078a (2x (5077-5078)) (BL67, Mi5251-5252) | 2016 | "New Horizons" |
| United States | 5076 fdc | (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077 fdc1 | (Thrifty) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077 fdc2 | (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077 fdc3 | (Digital color) cancel and (HL) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 5077 fdc4 | (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077 fdc5 | (JVC'16) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc1 | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc2 | One of two stamps and (Panda Cachets) cachet on FDC (pictorial) | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc3 | One of two stamps and (Panda Cachets) cachet on FDC (text cancel) | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc4 | One of two stamps and (Bullfrog) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc5 | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 fdc6 | One of two stamps and (Webcraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5077-5078 card | Top card for pack of 100 panes | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc1 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc4 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc5 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc6 | Stamp and (HL) cancel on FDC (DCP cancel), also back | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc7 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078 fdc8 | Stamp and (Aquila Associates Cachets) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078a fdc1 | MS4 and (Panda Cachets) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 5078a fdc2 | MS4 and (Aquila Associates Covers) cachet on FDC (reproduction on "certificate of authenticity") | ||
| United States | 5078a pack | (USPS) MS4 presentation pack | ||
| United States | SP2016 | (USPS) souvenir page (5077-5078) | ||
| United States | CP967 p1 | (USPS no.967) commemorative panel (5077-5078), also p2 | ||
| United States | 5077 cover (Mi5251 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | 2016 | "New Horizons" |
| Uruguay | 2593 (BL135) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (2593 (a-c)) | 2017 | "New Horizons" (in text only) |
| Uruguay | 2593 fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
1The indicated missions (including Kuiper Express) were planning precursors to New Horizons.
Below is a list of New Horizons 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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| 2006-01-19: New Horizons | ||||
| United States | 2006-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (James Lee Roth) cachet on cover | New Horizons launch |
| United States | 2006-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (James Lee Roth) cachet (different) on cover | New Horizons launch |
| United States | 2006-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | New Horizons launch |
| United States | 2006-01-19 | Pasadena CA | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | New Horizons launch |
| United States | 2006-01-19 2015-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL Laurel MD | (Vukovitch) cachet on cover | New Horizons launch Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
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| United States | 2007-02-27 | Pasadena CA | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Jupiter closest approach |
| United States | 2007-02-28 | Laurel MD | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Jupiter closest approach |
| United States | 2007-02-28 | Laurel MD | (Mission 57) cachet on cover | Jupiter closest approach |
| United States | 2015-06-23 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Begin "final approach Phase 3" |
| United States | 2015-06-30 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "final course-correction maneuvre" |
| United States | 2015-06-30 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | "final course-correction maneuvre" |
| Spain | 2015-07-14 | Robledo de Chavela | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Corsicana TX | (Danny Lee) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Flagstaff AZ | (Jim Reichman) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Flagstaff AZ | (Jim Reichman) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Laurel MD | (Jim Reichman) cachet (different, and signature) on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Baltimore MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Redstone Arsenal AL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Huntsville AL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Laurel MD | (Sarmiento) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Pasadena CA | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Thrifty) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby |
| United States | 2015-07-14 2006-01-19 | Laurel MD Cape Canaveral FL | (Vukovitch) cachet on cover | Pluto nearest approach and flyby New Horizons launch |
| United States | 2015-07-15 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "first close-up images of Pluto" received |
| United States | 2015-07-15 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (same) on cover | "first close-up images of Pluto" received |
| United States | 2018-06-04 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Mission to 2014 MU69" ("Ultima Thule") |
| United States | 2018-11-25 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Begins hazard search" (near Ultima Thule) |
| United States | 2019-01-01 | Huntsville AL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "Ultima Thule flyby" |
| United States | 2019-01-01 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "Ultima Thule flyby" |
| United States | 2019-01-01 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "Ultima Thule flyby" |
| United States | 2020-11-05 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "New Horizons continues to return data" |
| United States | 2021-04-17 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | "reached 50 AU" |
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| United States | 2016-07-14 | Boulder CO | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Pluto flyby |
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