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This page contains philatelic information on the Proton-series satellites. 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.
The Proton name was later used as well for a series of Russian launch vehicles. Postal items featuring Proton launch vehicles are not covered in this checklist.
| 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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| Proton (Russia/USSR) | Proton (Russia/USSR) | Proton (Russia/USSR) |
| Proton (on other than Proton launch covers) |
Below is a list of Proton-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Altai Republic | Local | Poland 1469 overprinted on 4x Russia 57231 (Mi5894), from strip of 5 | 1996? | "Proton-1" |
| Altai Republic | Local | Poland 1469 overprinted on 4x Russia 6069 (Mi253), from strip of 5 | ||
| Cambodia | 779 (Mi857) | 1987 | Proton-4 | |
| Djibouti | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2014 | "Proton" |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Russia 4594 overprinted on 4x Russia 45191 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Proton-4 |
| East Siberia | Local | Russia 4594 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Russia 4594 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| East Siberia | Local | Russia 4594 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Germany (East) | 1266 (Mi1640) | One of MS8 (1269a (1262-1269)) (Mi1636-1643) | 1971 | "Proton-1" |
| Germany (East) | 1269a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 1244 (Mi1286) | 1974 | "Proton-1" | |
| Mongolia | 440 (Mi453) | 1966 | "Proton-1" (also launch date in text) | |
| Nicaragua | 1656 (Mi2818) | 1987 | "Proton"-4 | |
| Nicaragua | 1655-1656+1658-1659 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1469 (Mi1733) | 1966 | "Proton-1" | |
| Poland | 1469-1471 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1802 (Mi2465) | 1965 | "Proton-1" | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3297 (Mi3320) | 1967 | Proton-1/2/3 type | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3844 (BL69) | In (left) margin of MS4 (3844 (a-d)) | 1971 | Proton-1/2/3 type |
| Russia (USSR) | 3844 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card, also (blue and gold and dark-green and magenta printed) cachet from (greeting card) envelope | 1974 | Proton-1/2/3 type |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1977 | Proton-4 |
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 (Mi4651) | 1977 | Proton-4 (the largest of three satellites depicted); (also "Proton 4" in text on fdc1 back) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc1 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Franklin Philatelic Society cachet) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Franklin Philatelic Society cachet, slightly different), also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 maxi2 | Maxicard (different cancel) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5058 fdc (Mi5189 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on FDC, also detail | 1982 | Proton-4 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Printed stamp on postal card | 1982 | Proton-4 |
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of Proton-series 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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| Proton (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1965-07-16: Proton-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1965-11-02: Proton-2 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-11-03 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover (AA no.83)1 | Proton-2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-11-03 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover (AA no.83)1 | Proton-2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-11-03 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover (AA no.83)1 | Proton-2 launch |
| 1966-07-06: Proton-3 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-07-07 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover (AA no.117)1 | Proton-3 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-07-07 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.117)1 | Proton-3 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1966-07-07 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (Multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover (AA no.117)1 | Proton-3 launch |
| 1968-11-16: Proton-4 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-11-17 | Tartu | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (AA no.212)1 | Proton-4 launch |
| Proton (on other than Proton launch covers) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1965-11-16 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Red and purple printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachets on Venera-3 launch (known fake2) cover | Proton-1/2/3 type (at right) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1978-10-30 | Kosmodrome Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Prognoz-7 launch cover | Proton-4 |
1AA no.: Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number. See Jim Reichman's Philatelic Study Report on Tartu Space Club Covers, 1962-1978, 2011. (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).
2Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
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