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This page contains philatelic information on the (Later) Planet series (planetary) 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 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) |
| (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) | (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) | (Later) Planet (Japanese planetary) |
Below is a list of (Later) Planet-series (planetary) 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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| Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | "Planet-C" / VCO / Akatsuki |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); Planet-B / Nozomi (in cachet) | |
| Gambia | 3646 (Mi7123-7126) | MS4 (3646 (a-d)) | 2015 | Planet-C / "Venus Climate Orbiter" / "Akatsuki" |
| Gambia | 3647 (BL926, Mi7127) | SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2225a (BL819A) i2225a (BL819B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Planet"-B / Nozomi |
| Guinea Republic | 2225a fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 | MS6 (Mi7634-7639) | 2010 | "Planet-C" / VCO / "Akatsuki" (also in text on all six stamps, all of which show other satellites) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1842 | On stamp and in (upper, lower, and right) margins of SS1 | Planet-C / VCO / "Akatsuki" (in text on stamp and in upper and lower margins), also H-2A launch rocket is depicted (in the right margin); but Venus Express depicted (in upper-right margin) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1842 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 4055 (Mi8146-8149) | In (left) margin of MS4 (a-d) (Mi8146-8149) | 2011 | "Planet-C" / VCO / Akatsuki |
| Guyana | 4055 proof | Signed proof (4055) | ||
| Guyana | 4055 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Planet-B" / Nozomi |
| Mozambique | 2134f (Mi4184) i2134f | One of MS6 (2134 (a-f)) (Mi4179-4184) One of imperforate MS6 (i2134 (a-f)) | 2010 | Planet-C / VCO / "Akatsuki" |
| Mozambique | 2134 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 2145 (BL389) i2145 | In (lower) margin of SS1 In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Mozambique | 2145 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Nevis | 1213d (Mi1572) i1213d | One of MS6 (1213 (a-f)) (Mi1569-1574) One of imperforate MS6 (i1213) | 2000 | "Planet-B" / Nozomi |
| Sierra Leone | 3719c (Mi7165) | One of MS4 (3719 (a-d)) (Mi7163-7166) | 2016 | "Planet-B" / "Nozomi" |
| Sierra Leone | 3719c cto | One of MS4 (3719 cto (a-d)) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1999 | Planet-B / Nozomi |
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS7 (MS6 and SS1 combination) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2002 | "Planet-B" / Nozomi |
| Somalia | Unknown ims (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x stamp 'b') | ||
Below is a list of (Later) Planet-series (planetary) 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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| 1998-07-03: Planet-B / Nozomi | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2010-05-20: Planet-C / VCO / Akatsuki (and IKAROS and others) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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