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This page contains philatelic information on the (Earlier) Planet-series (cometary) 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.
While MS-T5 / Sakigake items are found on this page, MS-T1 — MS-T4 items are found on the Tansei page.
Many of the items in the list below were issued for Halley's Comet. Although a list of Halley's Comet items is not provided, a number of those items include images of Edmund Halley (1656 - 1742).
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below or elsewhere) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below or elsewhere) |
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| (Earlier) Planet (Japanese cometary) | (Earlier) Planet (Japanese cometary) | (Earlier) Planet (Japanese cometary) |
| Planet (on other than Planet launch covers) | ||
| (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) | (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) | (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) |
Below is a list of (Earlier) Planet-series (cometary) 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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| (Earlier) Planet (Japanese cometary) | ||||
| Aitutaki | 383 (Mi571) | One of pair (383a (382-383)) | 1985 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Aitutaki | 385 (Mi573) | One of pair (385a (384-385)) | ||
| Belize | 812a (Mi873) | One of strip of 3 (812 (a-c)) (Mi873-875), or three of MS9 (812d (3x (812 (a-c)))) | 1986 | (poorly-depicted) "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Belize | 812a-c+813a-c fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | MS-T5 / "Sakigake" (in upper-right margin); Planet-A / Suisei (in both stamps, not "Sakigake" as in the stamps' text) |
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | MS-T5 / "Sakigake" (in the stamp and margin) | |
| Bulgaria | 3153 (BL162) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3153 (a-d)) | 1986 | "Planet-1" (Planet-A / Suisei depicted) |
| Bulgaria | 3153 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 708 (Mi786) | 1986 | "Planet"-A / Suisei | |
| Central African Republic | C279_stamp (Mi867A) iC279_stamp (Mi867B) | Imperforate | 1982 | Planet-A / Suisei |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A, Mi867A) iC279 (BL201B, Mi867B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | 660 (Mi1039A) | 1984 | Planet-A / Suisei | |
| Central African Republic | 660a (BL287A) | On stamp of SS1 (660) | ||
| Comoro Islands | C162 (Mi776) iC162 | Imperforate | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | C162a (BL none) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 (iC162) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4e (Mi858A) iB4e (Mi858B) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) (Mi854A-861A) One of imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) (Mi854B-861B) | 1988 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | B4e ds (BL267A) iB4e ds (BL267B) | Deluxe sheet (B4e) Imperforate deluxe sheet (iB4e) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4g (Mi860A) iB4g (Mi860B) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) (Mi854A-861A) One of imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) (Mi854B-861B) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4g ds (BL269A) iB4g ds (BL269B) | Deluxe sheet (B4g) Imperforate deluxe sheet (iB4g) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 796S (Mi1093) | C162 overprinted new value | 1992-1995 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | 804H (Mi1108) | C162 overprinted new value (different) | 1992-1995 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | 816Pu (Mi1129) | One of pair (816P (t-u)) (Mi1125+1129), B4e overprinted with a silver bar to remove the surtax | 1996 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | 816Ry (Mi1131) | One of pair (816R (x-y)) (Mi1127+1131), B4g overprinted with a silver bar to remove the surtax | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | Planet-A / "Suisei" |
| Djibouti | 610a (BL120A) i610a (BL120B) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (610), also annotated In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i610) | 1986 | Two depictions of Planet-A / Suisei; (the design was probably meant to show Planet-A/Suisei in one and MS-T5/Sakigake in the other) |
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc (Mi1273 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also front | 1986 | Planet-A / "Suisei" |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205a (Mi3191) | One of MS6 (2205 (a-f)) (Mi3191-3196) | 2000 | Planet-A / Suisei (not "Foton", as in text) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205a essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | Planet-A / Suisei (not MS-T5/"Sakigake") | |
| Guinea Republic | B38a (BL327A, Mi1249A) | In (left and lower) margin of SS1 (B38) | 1989 | Two depictions of Planet-A / Suisei; (the design was probably meant to show Planet-A/Suisei in one and MS-T5/Sakigake in the other) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 689 (BL268) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1986 | Planet-A / "Suisei" |
| Hungary | 2974 (Mi3807A) i2974 (Mi3807B) | Imperforate | 1986 | Planet-A / "Szuiszei" (Suisei) |
| Hungary | 2974 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Hungary | 2974 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Ivory Coast | C102 (Mi891) iC102 | Imperforate | 1986 | Planet-A / Suisei (not "MS-T5" / Sakigake) |
| Ivory Coast | C102 ds | Deluxe sheet (C102) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 795 (Mi1061A) i795 (Mi1061B) | Imperforate | 1987 | Planet-A / Suisei (not "Planet-A1", the original name of MS-T5 / Sakigake) |
| Malagasy (DR) | 795a (BL46A) i795a (BL46B) | On stamp of SS1 (795) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i795) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 796 (Mi1062A) i796 (Mi1062B) | Imperforate | Planet-A / Suisei (originally named "Planet-A2") | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 796a (BL47A) i796a (BL47B) | On stamp of SS1 (796) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i796) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1153 (Mi1166) i1153 | Imperforate | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Maldive Islands | 1212 (Mi1225) i1212 | 1153 overprinted with silver symbol i1153 overprinted with silver symbol | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Marshall Islands | 87+label (Mi63+label) | One of strip of 5 (90a (86-90) + 5 labels) (Mi62-66), or three of MS15 (90b (3x (86-90)) + 5 labels) | 1985 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Marshall Islands | 87 fdc | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
| Marshall Islands | 90a fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 622 (Mi892A) i622 (Mi892B) | Imperforate | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Mauritania | 622a (BL none) i622a | On stamp of SS1 (622) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i622) | ||
| Mauritania | 622b (Mi889-892) i622b | One of MS4 (619-622) One of imperforate MS4 (i619-i622) | ||
| Niger | C365 (Mi981A) iC365 (Mi981B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Niger | C365 ds | Deluxe sheet (C365) | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 366 (BL75) | On stamp of SS1 | 2017 | MS-T5 / Sakigake |
| Niue | 507 (Mi652) i507 | Also detail Imperforate | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Niue | 509c (Mi656) i509c | One of MS4 (509 (a-d)) (BL99, Mi654-657), also detail One of imperforate MS4 (i509 (a-d)) | ||
| Paraguay | C642 label (Mi3974 label) | One label and in (lower-left) margin of MS9 (C642a (5x C642 + 4 labels)) | 1986 | Planet-A / Suisei |
| Poland | 2715 (Mi3015) | One of pair (2715a (2714-2715)) | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 (BL187) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1986 | "Planet-A" (in lower margin text) / Suisei |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 789 label (Mi950-953 label) | Label from MS4 (789 (a-d + 5 labels)) (Mi950-953) | 1986 | Planet-A / "Suisei" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | In (right) margin of SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2851 (Mi6065-6068) | MS4 (2851 (a-d)) | 2015 | 30th anniv. MS-T5 / "Sakigake" (and also of Planet-A / Suisei); "Sakigake MS-T5" launch (in stamp 'a' and depicted in stamp 'c'); Planet-A / Suisei (in stamps 'b' and 'd', not "Sakigake MS-T5" as in their text) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2869 (BL1068) | SS1 | 30th anniv. MS-T5 / "Sakigake" (and also of Planet-A / Suisei); MS-T5 / "Sakigake" (in margin); Planet-A / Suisei (in stamp, not "Sakigake MS-T5" as in the text) | |
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2002 | Planet-A / Suisei (not MS-T5 / "Sakigake") |
| Somalia | Unknown ims (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x 'b') | ||
| Togo | 1361 (Mi1944) | 1986 | Planet-A / "Suisei" | |
| Togo | 1405 (Mi1990) | 1361 overprinted in silver | 1986 | Planet-A / "Suisei" |
| United States | None | Insert back from cover, also insert front and cover front | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
| United States | 2116 cover (Mi1739C cover) | (Parforex-26) cachet on cover (Parforex Station cancel) | 1986 | "Planet-A" / Suisei |
Below is a list of (Earlier) Planet-series (cometary) 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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| (Earlier) Planet (Japaese cometary) | ||||
| 1985-01-08: MS-T5 / Sakigake | ||||
| Australia | 1985-01-04 1985-01-08 | Canberra ACT Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch |
| United States | 1985-01-07 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage black and red) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Usuda | (Space Voyage green and orange) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Usuda | (Space Voyage green and orange) cachet (different) on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch (but Planet-A / Suisei depicted) |
| Spain | 1985-01-08 | Madrid | (Space Voyage blue and red) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) launch |
| MS-T5 / Sakigake (events) | ||||
| Japan | 1986-03-11 | Usuda | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Japan | 1986-03-11 | Usuda | (Space Voyage purple and tan and orange) cachet on cover | MS-T5 (Sakigake) closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| 1985-08-18: Planet-A / Suisei | ||||
| Japan | 1985-08-19 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage green and orange) cachet on cover | Planet-A (Suisei) launch |
| Japan | 1985-08-19 | Uchinoura | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Planet-A (Suisei) launch |
| Planet-A / Suisei (events) | ||||
| Japan | 1986-03-08 | Usuda | (Space Voyage black and red) cachet on cover | Planet-A (Suisei) flyby of Halley's Comet |
| Planet (on other than Planet launch covers) | ||||
| Austria | 1986-03-06 | Graz | (Purple printed) cachet on Vega-1 event cover | "Planet-A" / Suisei; MS-T5 / Sakigake (but "MS-15" in text) |
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