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This page contains philatelic information on the Ranger-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.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (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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| Ranger (on other than Ranger launch covers) |
Below is a list of Ranger-series 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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| Ranger | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2360e (Mi3185) | One of MS6 (2360 (a-f)) (Mi3181-3186) | 2000 | "Ranger-7" |
| Benin | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | Ranger-3/4/5 type4 |
| Bhutan | 1290b (Mi2120) | One of MS6 (1290 (a-f)) (Mi2119-2124) | 2000 | "Ranger-9" |
| Cameroun | C85 (Mi503) iC85 | Imperforate | 1967 | "Ranger-6" |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local | Set A-06 (blue) | 1964 | "Ranger-7" |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local | Set B-02 (green) | 1964 | "Ranger-4"4 |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set A-06 (blue) overprinted new value in gold | 1965 | "Ranger-7" |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set B-02 (green) overprinted new value in gold | 1965 | "Ranger-4"4 |
| Central African Republic | BL574A BL574B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1995 | "Ranger-5"4 |
| Congo Republic | C54 (Mi135) | 1967 | "Ranger-6" (and "Luna-2") | |
| Congo Republic | C54 fdc | Stamp and (Congo Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | C54-C55 fdc | One of two stamps and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "Ranger-8" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | "Ranger-5"4 | |
| Dubai | iC28 o/p and inverted o/p (Mi71B o/p and inverted o/p) | iC28 overprint and inverted overprint | 1964 | "Ranger-7" (in overprinted text; overprinted image is not Ranger) |
| Dubai | iC29 o/p and inverted o/p (Mi72B o/p andinverted o/p) | iC29 overprint and inverted overprint | ||
| Dubai | iC30 inverted o/p (Mi73B inverted o/p) | iC30 inverted overprint | ||
| Dubai | iC30 double o/p (Mi73B double o/p) | iC30 double overprint | ||
| Dubai | iC31 inverted o/p (Mi74B inverted o/p) | iC31 inverted overprint | ||
| Dubai | iC32 o/p (Mi75B o/p) | iC32 overprinted | ||
| Dubai | Mi153A Mi153B | C33 (Mi76A) overprinted iC33 (Mi76B) overprinted | ||
| Dubai | Mi153A double o/p | C33 (Mi76) double overprint | ||
| Dubai | Mi154A Mi154B | C34 (Mi77A) overprinted iC34 (Mi77B) overprinted | ||
| Dubai | Mi154A double o/p | C34 (Mi77) double overprint | ||
| Dubai | Mi155A Mi155B | C35 (Mi78A) overprinted iC35 (Mi78B) overprinted | ||
| Dubai | BL29 | C35a (BL14) overprinted | ||
| Ecuador | 758D (Mi1305) | 1966 | "Ranger-7" | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Ranger-7" |
| Fujeira | Mi75A Mi75B | Imperforate | 1966 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type (large antenna appears to be hidden behind spacecraft) |
| Fujeira | Mi70A-77A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi154A Mi154B | Mi75A overprinted new currency Mi75B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type (large antenna appears to be hidden behind spacecraft) |
| Fujeira | Mi342A Mi342B | Mi75A overprinted "Apollo-8" Mi75B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1969 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type (large antenna appears to be hidden behind spacecraft) |
| Fujeira | Mi341A-348A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 935 (Mi1432) i935 | Imperforate | 1999 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| Gabon | 938f (Mi1451) | One of MS12 (938 (a-l)) (Mi1446-1457) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2010 | "Première tentative Ranger" ("first Ranger attempt" in text, Ranger-11 implied) |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (red printed) cachet on cover | 1964 | Ranger-3/4/5 type4 (in cancel); "Ranger VII" landing site (in cachet) |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft) cachet on cover | 1964 | Ranger-3/4/5 type4 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Ranger-4"4 |
| Germany (West) | None | "Ranger-7" | ||
| Grenada | 2956f (Mi4197) i2956f proof | One of MS6 (2956 (a-f)) (Mi4192-4197) One of imperforate MS6 (i2956 proof (a-f)) | 2000 | "Ranger-7" |
| Grenada | 3725d (Mi6148) | One of MS6 (3725 (a-f)) (Mi6145-6150) | 2009 | "Ranger-7" |
| Grenada | 4215 (Mi7414-7417) | MS4 (4215 (a-d)) | 2017 | 50th anniv. "Ranger-7" (in 2014), also "Ranger-3" |
| Grenada | 4215 proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Grenada | 4215 fdc | MS4 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 4215a-d fdc | Four stamps and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 4216 (Mi7418-7421) | MS4 (4216 (a-d)) | ||
| Grenada | 4216 proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Grenada | 4216 fdc | MS4 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Grenada | 4216a-d fdc | Four stamps and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 402 (Mi325) i402 | Imperforate | 1965 | "Ranger-7" and trajectory |
| Guinea Republic | C78 (Mi328) iC78 | Imperforate | "Ranger-7" | |
| Guinea Republic | C79 (Mi329) iC79 | Imperforate | "Ranger-7" launch | |
| Guinea Republic | C112 (Mi527) | C79 overprinted and surcharged in red iC79 overprinted and surcharged in red | 1969 | "Ranger-7" launch |
| Guinea Republic | C112A (Mi529A) iC112A (Mi529B) | C78 overprinted in red iC78 overprinted in red | "Ranger-7" | |
| Guinea Republic | C112B (Mi531A) iC112B (Mi531B) | C79 overprinted in red iC79 overprinted in red | "Ranger-7" launch | |
| Guinea Republic | C112'C' (Mi526) | C79 overprinted and surcharged in orange iC79 overprinted and surcharged in orange | 1969 | "Ranger-7" launch |
| Guinea Republic | C112'D' (Mi528A) iC112'D' (Mi528B) | C78 overprinted in black iC78 overprinted in black | "Ranger-7" | |
| Guinea Republic | C112'E' (Mi530A) iC112'E' (Mi530B) | C79 overprinted in orange iC79 overprinted in orange | "Ranger-7" launch | |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Be (Mi1443A) i1257Be (Mi1443B) | One of MS16 (1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442A-1457A) One of imperforate MS16 (i1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442B-1457B) | 1993 | "Ranger-7" |
| Hungary | C290 (Mi2550) | 1969 | "Ranger-7" | |
| Hungary | 2499-2500+2503 fdc (Mi3215-3216+3219 fdc) | (Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1976 | (more than one) Ranger (and/or Mariner) |
| Hungary | C375 fdc (BL125 fdc) | (Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | C121 (Mi704) | 1974 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type | |
| Malagasy Republic | C121 fdc | Stamp and (blue and cyan and brown and red printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1538a (Mi2485) | One of MS6 (1538 (a-f)) (Mi2485-2490) | 2000 | "Ranger-1"1 |
| Manama | BL105A BL105B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi513) On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1971 | "Ranger-7" |
| Micronesia | 991 (Mi2373-2376) | MS4 (991 (a-d)) | 2012 | 50th anniv. Ranger Moon program: "Ranger-2"1 (mis-identification, in left margin, should be Ranger-3/4/5 type4), and "Ranger-3"4 (on stamps 'c' and 'd'); also landing sites of ranger 6, 7, 8, and 9 (on stamp 'b') |
| Micronesia | 992 (Mi2369-2372) | MS4 (992 (a-d)) | 50th anniv. Ranger Moon program: "Ranger-1"1 (in left margin), "Ranger-3"4 (on stamp a), "Ranger-4"4 (on stamp d), Ranger-3/4/5 type4 probe (on stamp c) and "Ranger-7" (on stamp b) | |
| Mordovia | Local_c | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1996 | |
| Panama | 459F (Mi802) i459F (Mi810) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Ranger-7" (also launch date in text) |
| Panama | 459G (Mi803) i459G (Mi811) | Imperforate with changed colors | "Ranger-7" image of Moon | |
| Panama | 459Gh (BL32) i459Gh (BL33) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1, changed colors | ||
| Panama | 473B (Mi940) | 1966 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type (in upper-right) | |
| Panama | 473Bc (BL61) i473Bc (BL62) | MS2 (473A-473B) Imperforate MS2 (i473A-i473B), changed colors | ||
| Panama | 491A (Mi1103a) i491A (Mi1104a) | 459G overprinted in black i459G overprinted in black, changed colors | 1968 | "Ranger-VII" (Ranger-7) image of Moon |
| Panama | 491A var (Mi1103b) i491A var (Mi1104b) | 459G overprinted in gold i459G overprinted in gold, changed colors | ||
| Panama | 491Ab (BL97a) i491Ab (BL98a) | On stamp of SS1, 459Gh overprinted in black On stamp of imperforate SS1, i459Gh overprinted in black, changed colors | ||
| Panama | i491Ab fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC (Panama Dirección General Correos y Telecomunicaciones cachet) | ||
| Panama | i491Ab var (BL98b) | On stamp of imperforate SS1, i459Gh overprinted in gold, changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 817 (Mi1314) i817 (Mi1322) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1964 | "Ranger-6" (but Ranger-1/2 type1) (also date of impact on stamp) |
| Paraguay | 818 (Mi1315) i818 (Mi1323) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 836 (Mi1349) i836 (Mi1357) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1964 | "Ranger-7" (also dates of launch and impact on stamp) |
| Paraguay | 839 (Mi1352) i839 (Mi1360) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 836-840 fdc1 | Two of five stamps and (blue pictorial) cancel and (Centro Filatélico del Paraguay) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 836-840 fdc2 | Two of five stamps and (purple pictorial) cancel and (Centro Filatélico del Paraguay) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 836-840 fdc3 | Two of five stamps and (purple pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 836-840 fdc4 | Two of five stamps and (purple pictorial) cancel on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 841a fdc (BL60 fdc) i841a fdc (BL61 fdc) | (Black pictorial) cancel on FDC (Black pictorial) cancel on imperforate-stamped FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 895 (Mi1471) i895 (Mi1479) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1965 | "Ranger-7" |
| Paraguay | 895 muestra i895 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" Imperforate overprinted "muestra", changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 899 (Mi1475) i899 (Mi1483) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 899 muestra i899 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" Imperforate overprinted "muestra", changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc1 | Two of five stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc2 | Two of five stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| Paraguay | 901 selvedge (Mi1477 selvedge) | Selvedge on 901 | ||
| Paraguay | 900-902 fdc | On selvedge and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 900a (BL73) i900a (BL74) | On one of MS2 (899-900) On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 900a muestra i900a muestra | On one of MS2 (899-900) overprinted "muestra" On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900) overprinted "muestra", changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 922 (Mi1522) i922 (Mi1530) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | Ranger-1/2 type1 |
| Paraguay | 919-923 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 926 (Mi1526) i926 (Mi1534) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 926a (BL79) i926a (BL80) | On stamp of SS1 (926) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i926), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 926a fdc i926a fdc | SS1 and (orange and black printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (orange and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 1047 (Mi1763) | 1967 | Ranger launch; also "Ranger Lunar Photography Program" (in Spanish text) | |
| Paraguay | 1049a (BL106) | On one of imperforate MS3 (1047-1049) | ||
| Paraguay | 1049a muestra | On one of imperforate MS3 (1047-1049), overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Poland | 2248a (Mi2539) | On (lower-left) selvedge of MS6 (2248a (6x 2248 + 2 labels)), also annotated | 1977 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| Poland | 2367 (Mi2661) | 1979 | "Ranger-7" (and "Luna-2") | |
| Poland | 2367 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Poland | 2369a (BL80) | On one of MS5 (2365-2369 + label) | ||
| Romania | None None imperf | Exile cinderella5 and English label Imperforate | 1964 | "Ranger-7" |
| Romania | None None imperf | Exile cinderella5 and French label Imperforate | ||
| Romania | None fdc | Exile cinderella5 and English label on FDC | ||
| Romania | None iss | Exile cinderella5 SS1 in English | ||
| Romania | None iss | Exile cinderella5 SS1 in French | ||
| Romania | 1713 (Mi2371) | 1965 | "Ranger-7" (with folded solar panels and antenna) | |
| Romania | 1714 (Mi2372) | "Ranger-7" | ||
| Romania | 1711-1714 fdc | Two of four stamps and (cyan and brown printed) cachet on FDC | "Ranger-7" (with folded solar panels on one stamp) | |
| Romania | 1737 (Mi2395) | 1714 (Mi2372) overprinted | 1965 | "Ranger-7", "Ranger-9" (in overprinted text on stamp and in FDC cachet) |
| Romania | 1737 fdc | Stamp and (blue and brown printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Ranger-1"1 (in lower margin), "Ranger-3"4 (on stamps a, b, and c), "Ranger-7" (on stamp d); "50th anniv. Ranger-1"1 (in text) |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | 1965? | "Ranger"-6/7/8/9 type | |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "Ranger" (in text only) |
| Surinam | B101 (Mi443) | 1964 | Atlas-Agena-B launch rocket used first for Ranger, but also Mariner and Lunar Orbiter launches | |
| Surinam | B103 (Mi445) | |||
| Surinam | B99-B103 fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 45192 (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 2x Russia 45192 (Mi4496) and 2x Russia 4519 var3, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tatarstan | Local | Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi82A Mi82B | Imperforate | 1966 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi78A-82A+BL5B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi93A Mi93B | Mi82A overprinted new currency Mi82B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| United States | None | Exhibit card | 1962 | Ranger-44 launch |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Ranger" |
| United States | C69 fdc (Mi866 fdc) | (IB) cachet on FDC | 1964 | "Ranger-7" |
| United States | 1759 fdc 1710 cover | (Aeropex 1977) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1978 1977 | "Ranger"-6/7/8/9 type [#3 in annotated cachet image] |
| United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | [#7] Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| United States | 1916-1917 fdc (Mi1485-1486 fdc) | (Postmasters of America) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "Ranger-7" |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1991 | "Ranger" (in text only) |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2014 | "Ranger"-6/7/8/9 type |
| Vatican City | C35 cover (Mi317 cover) | (KimCover) cachet on cover | 1964 | "Ranger-7" |
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi801-804_ms4 Mi805-808_ms4 | In (left) margin of MS4 (Mi801-804) In (left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi805-808) inscribed in red | 1969 | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | BL167A BL167B | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
1The "tower" on Ranger-1/2 type spacecraft is open, like the "tower" on similar Mariner-1/2 type spacecraft.
2See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
3Note the slight color variation between the two 4519 (Mi4496) in the top row, versus the two Russia 4519 var in the bottom row.
4Ranger-3, 4, and 5 had spherical probes on top that were launched to the surface of the Moon to send back seismographic information.
5For information on Romanian exile cinderellas see http://www.romaniastamps.com/cind/spain/cinderellas.html.
Below is a list of Ranger-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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| Ranger | ||||
| 1961-08-23: Ranger-1 | ||||
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft, no logo) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson green and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso sticker) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| United States | 1961-08-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Ranger-1 launch |
| 1961-11-18: Ranger-2 | ||||
| United States | 1961-11-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Ranger-2 launch |
| United States | 1961-11-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Ranger-2 launch |
| 1962-01-26: Ranger-3 | ||||
| Bahamas | 1962-01-25 | Freeport | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Black typed) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-01-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-3 launch |
| 1962-04-23: Ranger-4 | ||||
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft Type-B general-purpose) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank, based on a Boudwin rubber-stamp design) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank, based on a Boudwin rubber-stamp design) cachet (slightly different) on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank, based on a Boudwin rubber-stamp design) cachet (slightly different) on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Yellow and cyan and black sticker) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| Ranger-4 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on (airmail) cover | Ranger-4 impact on Moon |
| 1962-10-18: Ranger-5 | ||||
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin magenta) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft Type-A general-purpose) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on card | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silver and purple and black, including a Boudwin-design rocket) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silver and purple, including a Boudwin-design rocket) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silver and purple and brown, including a Boudwin-design rocket) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank cyan and red) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Hand-colored Swanson rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jarrett? blue and pink and grey and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso sticker) cachet on cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| 1964-01-30: Ranger-6 | ||||
| United Nations | 1964-01-30 | New York NY | (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank brown and silver) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky magenta, and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-30 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch Ranger-7 launch |
| Austria | 1964-01-31 | Krieglach | (Black and red typed) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 launch |
| Ranger-6 (events) | ||||
| Germany (Berlin) | 1964-02-01 | Berlin | (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft, black) cachet on cover | "Ranger-6" impact on Moon (but Ranger-1/2 type1 depicted) (on 2 Feb as in cachet; the cancel is dated 1 Feb) |
| Germany (Berlin) | 1964-02-01 | Berlin | (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft, purple) cachet on cover | "Ranger-6" impact on Moon (but Ranger-1/2 type1 depicted) (on 2 Feb as in cachet; the cancel is dated 1 Feb) |
| Germany (West) | 1964-02-02 | Berlin | (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft, red) cachet on cover | "Ranger-6" impact on Moon (but Ranger-1/2 type1 depicted) |
| United States | 1964-02-02 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-6 impact on Moon |
| 1964-07-28: Ranger-7 | ||||
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch (on cancel date), Ranger-7 impact on Moon (on cachet only) |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | Ranger-7 launch (on cancel date), Ranger-7 impact on Moon (on cachet only) |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and black rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet (different design) on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Hilda Pfirman Cover Service, blank) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial, with sticker) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 1964-07-28 1964-01-30 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 launch Ranger-6 launch |
| Ranger-7 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1964-07-31 | Port Washington NY | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1964-07-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1964-07-31 | Moon Run PA | (Mostly black printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1964-07-31 | Port Washington NY | (Green printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-7 impact on Moon |
| Ranger-7 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1979-07-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (MoF no.77) cachet on cover, also insert | 15th anniv. Ranger-7 launch |
| Romania | 1989-07-28 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue and brown and black printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Ranger-7 launch |
| Romania | 1989-07-28 | Ploiesti | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on postal card | 25th anniv. Ranger-7 launch |
| Romania | 1989-07-28 | Ploiesti | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 25th anniv. Ranger-7 launch |
| United States | 2014-07-31 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. "Ranger-7" impact on Moon (however, incorrect year "1954" in text on right, but correct year overlaid on image of moon) |
| 1965-02-17: Ranger-8 | ||||
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 launch (but Unknown depicted) |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (different picture) on cover | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet (and signature) on cover | Ranger-8 launch |
| Ranger-8 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1965-02-20 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1965-02-20 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1965-02-20 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (different) on cover | Ranger-8 impact on Moon |
| United States | 1965-02-20 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-8 impact on Moon |
| Ranger-8 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1967-02-17 | Bochum | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2nd anniv. Ranger-8 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1967-02-18 | Bochum | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 2nd anniv. Ranger-8 launch |
| 1965-03-21: Ranger-9 | ||||
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch; also "Ranger-I" — "Ranger-IX" |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Satellite Beach FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Fitzpatrick purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover (with extra magenta rubber-stamp) | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Harry Gordon) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-9 launch; also "Ranger-7" and "Ranger-8" (in insert text) |
| United States | 1965-03-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Ranger-9 launch; also "Ranger-7" and "Ranger-8" (in insert text) |
| Ranger-9 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1965-03-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 telecasts scenes |
| United States | 1965-03-24 | Pasadena CA | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 telecasts scenes |
| Ranger-9 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Romania | 1990-03-24 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Ranger-9 launch |
| Romania | 2000-03-24 | Ploiesti | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 35th anniv. Ranger-9 launch |
| Ranger (on other than Ranger launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1962-10-03 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) insert2 from Mercury-MA-8 launch cover, also insert1 and front | "Ranger-5" (in two locations in the text) |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Surveyor-2 launch cover | |
| United States | 1967-12-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Pioneer-8 and TETR-1 launch cover | Ranger-3/4/5 type4 |
| United States | 1968-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on (sub-orbital) Apollo-Saturn AS-204 launch cover | "Ranger photo" |
| United States | 1968-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on (sub-orbital) Apollo-Saturn AS-204 launch cover | |
| United States | 1968-11-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Pioneer-9 and TETR-2 launch cover, also annotated | Ranger-6/7/8/9 type |
| United States | 1969-11-17 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and green and black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover, also back | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| United States | 1969-11-17 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and cyan and black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover, also back | |
| United States | 2007-08-17 | Cleveland OH | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Voyager-2 anniversary cover | "Ranger-IV" (Ranger-4) |
4Ranger-3, 4, and 5 had spherical probes mounted on top that were launched to the surface of the Moon to send back seismographic information.
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