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This page contains philatelic information on the Phobos (Fobos) series 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.
| 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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| Phobos (Russia/USSR) | Phobos (Russia/USSR) | Phobos (Russia/USSR) |
| Phobos (on other than Phobos launch covers) |
Below is a list of Phobos-series 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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| Phobos (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Comoro Islands | 787 (Mi993) i787 | Imperforate | 1992 | "Phobos"; also multiple 'hopper' landers released/dropped from Phobos |
| Comoro Islands | 787b (BL370) i787b | On stamp of SS1 (787) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i787) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 787a (Mi990+992-993) i787a | On one of MS3 (784+786-787) On one of imperforate MS3 (i784+i786-i787) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 800O (Mi1102) | 787 overprinted new value | 1992-1995 | Also mobile 'hopper' lander from Phobos |
| Comoro Islands | 804Q (Mi1113) | 787 overprinted new value (different) | 1992-1995 | Also mobile 'hopper' lander from Phobos |
| Congo Republic | Unlisted b (Mi unlisted) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | |
| Cuba | 3020 (Mi3176) | 1988 | "Sonda a Marte" (Mars sonde): Stationary platform lander from Phobos | |
| Cuba | 3021 (Mi3177) | |||
| Cuba | 3019-3022 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC (grey printed cachet) | (As above for stamps) | |
| Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and grey printed) cachet on cover | 1988 | "Phobos-2" |
| Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 1989 | "Phobos-2"; also mobile 'hopper' lander and stationary platform lander from Phobos (in cachet) |
| Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on card | 1989 | |
| Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on card | 1989 | "Phobos-2"; also mobile 'hopper' lander and stationary platform lander from Phobos (in cachet) |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1989 | Phobos-1/2 type |
| Grenada | 2003 (BL285) | SS1 | 1989 | |
| Guinea Republic | 1087 (BL298) | SS1 | 1988 | "Phobos" orbiter, also mobile 'hopper' lander and stationary platform lander (tiny, on horizon) |
| Guinea Republic | 1614f (Mi2691) | One of MS6 (1614 (a-f)) (Mi2686-2691) | 1999 | "Phobos" |
| Guinea Republic | BL1107A BL1107B | In (upper-center) margin of SS1 In (upper-center) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2006 | "Phobos-Grunt" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2010 | |
| Guyana | 4056a (Mi8142) | From MS4 (4056 (a-d)) (Mi8142-8145) | 2011 | "Phobos-Grunt", "Phobos-1" (in upper-left margin and Lollini cachet) |
| Guyana | 4056b (Mi8143) | |||
| Guyana | 4056d (Mi8145) | |||
| Guyana | 4056 proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Guyana | 4056 fdc | MS4 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guyana | i4056a proof | From imperforate trial-proof MS4 (i4056 (a-d)) | ||
| Guyana | i4056b proof | |||
| Guyana | i4056d proof | |||
| Malagasy (DR) | 933 (BL116) | SS1 (933 stamp) | 1989 | |
| Maldive Islands | 2418a (Mi3345) i2418a | One stamp and in (upper) margin of MS9 (2418 (a-i)) (Mi3345-3353) One stamp and in (upper) margin of imperforate MS9 (i2418 (a-i)) | 2000 | (futuristic) "Phobos-25" and "Phobos series" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Phobos-Grunt-2" |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | "Phobos-Grunt" | |
| Nakhichevan | Unknown_d (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (a-e) | 1997 | Phobos-1 |
| Nevis | 1212 (Mi1563-1568) i1212 | In (lower) margin of MS6 (1212 (a-f)) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS6 (i1212 (a-f)) | 2000 | "Phobos Russian probe" (Phobos-1) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5653a (Mi5814_ms8) | In (upper-right) margin of MS8 (8x 5653) | 1988 | Phobos-1/2 type |
| Russia (USSR) | 5686 (Mi5846) | 1988 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5686 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5686 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on stamped-envelope FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1988 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5768 (BL207) | SS1 | 1989 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5768 fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia | None | Medallion | ~1990 | "Phobos" |
| Tanzania | 1326 (BL275) | SS1 | 1994 | "Fobos"-1 |
Below is a list of Phobos-series 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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| Phobos (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1988-07-07: Phobos-1 | ||||
| Germany (East) | 1988-07-06 | Leipzig | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | Phobos-1 launch |
| Germany (East) | 1988-07-07 | Leipzig | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | Phobos-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1988-07-07 | Baikonur | (Orange and grey printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1988-07-07 | Star City | (Russia 5686) stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-1 launch |
| 1988-07-12: Phobos-2 | ||||
| Germany (East) | 1988-07-12 | Leipzig | (Pictorial) cancel on cover, also back | Phobos-2 launch |
| Germany (East) | 1988-07-12 | Leipzig | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and black printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-2 launch |
| Germany (East) | 1988-07-12 | Leipzig | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and black printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-2 launch (but "Phobos-1" in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1988-07-12 | Baikonur | (Red and purple printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-2 launch |
| 2011-11-09: Phobos-Grunt (and Yinghuo-1) [incomplete mission] | ||||
| Russia | 2011-11-09 | Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-Grunt launch |
| Phobos-Grunt (events) | ||||
| Russia | 2012-01-15 | Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Phobos-Grunt re-entry |
| Russia | 2012-01-15 | Korolev 141079 Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Phobos-Grunt re-entry |
| Phobos (on other than Phobos launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2020-07-23 | Ft. Irwin CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on Tianwen-1 launch cover | "Phobos-Grunt" |
| United States | 2020-07-23 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on Tianwen-1 launch cover | "Phobos-Grunt" |
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