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Phoenix Mars Lander
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PML | PML (patch) |
This page contains philatelic information on the Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) 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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Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander1 | [canceled] | Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander1 (PML forerunner) |
PML | PML | PML |
PML (on other than PML launch covers) |
Below is a list of Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) 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 Surveyor 2001 Lander1 (PML forerunner) | ||||
Palau | 501f (Mi1461) | One of MS6 (501 (a-f)) (Mi1456-1461) | 1999 | "Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander" |
Palau | 505 (BL86) | SS1 | ||
Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) | ||||
Albania | 2883 (Mi3317) | From MS10 (2883a (10x 2883)), also annotated | 2009 | PML lander |
Albania | 2884 (BL174) | In (upper) margin of SS1 extending into stamp | PML (still in the backshell) descending toward Mars surface under a braking parachute | |
Albania | 2884a | On 2883 stamp and 2884 SS1 in booklet pane of 3 (2882-2884), also on booklet outside (front and back), also annotated | PML lander (in stamp and booklet back); also PML (still in the backshell) descending toward Mars surface under a braking parachute (in SS1) | |
Benin | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander); (same design as Ivory Coast Unknown c 2011 and Madagascar Unknown d 2011) |
Benin | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Comoro Islands | 1009e (Mi1950) | One of MS6 (1009 (a-f)) (Mi1946-1951) | 2008 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Congo Republic | Unlisted c (Mi unlisted) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | |
Guinea Republic | Mi5140 | One of MS3 (Mi5139-5141) | 2007 | "Mission Phoenix (NASA)" |
Guinea Republic | Mi5139-5141_ms3 fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | Mi5272 | From MS6 (Mi5271-5276) | 2007 | "Mission Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Guinea Republic | Mi5275 | |||
Guinea Republic | Mi5271-5276_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1471A BL1471B | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | "Mission Phoenix Mars Lander" | |
Guinea Republic | BL1471A fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | Mi5289-5294_ms6 | In (upper-left and lower-center) margins of MS6 (Mi5289-5294) | 2007 | PML patch (in upper-left margin), PML (shown in lower-center margin) |
Guinea Republic | Mi5289-5294_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1481 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | "Phoenix Mars [Lander] Mission" | |
Guinea Republic | Mi5747-5752_ms6 | MS6 (Mi5747-5752) | 2008 | "Mars landing of the Phoenix spacecraft" (in French text, in each stamp and in upper and lower margins); also Phoenix lander (depicted in each stamp and in the lower-right margin; in 5747 and 5750 the depiction is of an early-design Phoenix) |
Guinea Republic | Mi5747-5752_ms6 fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1567 | SS1 | "Mars landing of the Phoenix spacecraft" (in French text, in stamp and upper margin); also Phoenix lander (depicted in the stamp and in the lower-right margin) | |
Guinea Republic | BL1567 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Guyana | 4241c (Mi8608) | One of MS4 (4241 (a-d)) (Mi8606-8609) | 2013 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander); (same design as Benin Unknown d 2012 and Madagascar Unknown d 2011) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Madagascar | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2011 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander); (same design as Benin Unknown d 2012 and Ivory Coast Unknown c 2011) |
Mali | 936f (Mi1942) i936f | One of MS9 (936 (a-i)) (Mi1937-1945) One of imperforate MS9 (i936 (a-i)) | 1997 | |
Mozambique | 1846f (Mi3269) | One of MS6 (1846 (a-f)) (Mi3264-3269) | 2009 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Mozambique | 1846 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Mozambique | BL977 | On stamp of SS1 | 2014 | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
Niger | 1076e (Mi1912A) i1076e (Mi1912B) | One of MS9 (1076 (a-i)) (Mi1908A-1916A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1076 (a-i)) | 2001 | PML (on top) |
Niue | 814d (Mi1080) | One of MS4 (814 (a-d)) (Mi1077-1080) | 2007 | "Phoenix [Mars] Lander" |
Somalia | Unknown f (Mi?) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 2004 | PML (in center) |
United States | None | (Pasadena CA, Launch Station) cancel | 2007 | "Phoenix Mars [Lander] Mission" launch station |
United States | None | (Pasadena CA, Landing Station) cancel | 2008 | "Phoenix Mars [Lander] Mission" landing station |
1Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Surveyor_2001.
Below is a list of Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) 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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2007-08-04: Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) | ||||
United States | 2007-08-04 | Pasadena CA | (Launch Station) cancel and (Lollini) cachet on cover | PML launch |
United States | 2007-08-04 | Pasadena CA | (Launch Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | PML launch |
United States | 2007-08-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | PML launch |
PML (events) | ||||
United States | 2008-05-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PML landing |
United States | 2008-05-25 | Pasadena CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | PML landing |
United States | 2008-05-25 | Pasadena CA | (Landing Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | PML landing |
PML (on other than PML launch covers) | ||||
United States | 2012-08-05 | Pasadena CA | (Red-brown and black printed) cachet on MSL/Curiosity launch cover | "Phoenix" (Mars Lander) |
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