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This page contains philatelic information on the Ranger-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) |
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 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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| 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-IX" (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) | 1965 | "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 and inverted 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 | "Atlas Moon Explorer" (Ranger-6/7/8/9 type) |
| Gabon | 938f (Mi1451) i938f | One of MS12 (938 (a-l)) (Mi1446-1457) One of imperforate MS12 (i938 (a-l)) | ||
| 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 | 385 (Mi305A) i385 (Mi305B) | One of strip of 3 (384-386) (Mi304A-306A) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i384-i386) (Mi304B-306B) | 1965 | "La lune photographiée par le Ranger-9" |
| Guinea Republic | 387a (BL9A) i387a (BL9B) | MS15 (382-387) Imperforate MS15 (i382-i387) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 385 op English (Mi335A) i385 op English (Mi335B) | One of strip of 3 (384-386 op Fr-En-Fr) (Mi334A-336A) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i384-i386 op Fr-En-Fr) (Mi334B-336B) | 1965 | "La lune photographiée par le Ranger-9" |
| Guinea Republic | 385 op French (Mi340A) i385 op French (Mi340B) | One of strip of 3 (384-386 op En-Fr-En) (Mi339A-341A) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i384-i386 op En-Fr-En) (Mi339B-341B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 387a op Fr-En-Fr (BL11A) i387a op Fr-En-Fr (BL11B) | MS15 (382_op-387_op Fr-En-Fr) Imperforate MS15 (i382_op-i387_op Fr-En-Fr) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 387a op En-Fr-En (BL12A) i387a op En-Fr-En (BL12B) | MS15 (382_op-387_op En-Fr-En) Imperforate MS15 (i382_op-i387_op En-Fr-En) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 402 (Mi325) i402 | Imperforate | 1965 | "Ranger-VII" (Ranger-7) and trajectory |
| Guinea Republic | C78 (Mi328) iC78 | Imperforate | "Ranger-VII" (Ranger-7) | |
| Guinea Republic | C79 (Mi329) iC79 | Imperforate | "Ranger-VII" (Ranger-7) launch | |
| Guinea Republic | 401-404+C78-C79 fdc | Three of six stamps and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); "Ranger-VII" (Ranger-7) (in cachet) | |
| 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 | ||
| Madagascar | 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-VII" (Ranger-7, also launch date in text) |
| Panama | 459G (Mi803) i459G (Mi811) | Imperforate with changed colors | "Ranger-VII" (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-Vii" (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-VII" (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 | i895-i902 selvedge | Selvedge on imperforate set (i895-i902) | ||
| 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 Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC | 1962 | "Ranger" |
| United States | None | Exhibit card | 1962 | Ranger-44 launch |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Ranger" |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | 1963 | "Ranger" |
| United States | C69 fdc (Mi866 fdc) | (IB) cachet on FDC | 1964 | "Ranger-7" |
| United States | 1759 fdc 1710 cover | (Aeropex'77) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1978 1977 | "Ranger"-6/7/8/9 type [#3 in annotated cachet] |
| 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, commemorative issue no.11) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "Ranger-7" |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also insert variation (different color text) and 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/Pontificate of H.H. Paul VI no.40/Historic Philatelic Documents of the Vatican City no.82) 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 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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| 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 and purple rubber-stamp) 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 and purple rubber-stamp) 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 (airmail) cover | Ranger-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-10-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) 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 | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | Ranger-9 launch |
| 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 | 1969-11-07 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol cyan and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 psa-launch cover | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Colorado Springs CO (machine cancel) | (R.E. Nichol cyan and magenta and black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 launch cover | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Colorado Springs CO (hand cancel) | (R.E. Nichol cyan and magenta and black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 launch (airmail) cover | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and green and black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event (translunar-inject) cover | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| 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 (lunar orbit injection) 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 (lunar orbit injection) cover, also back | |
| United States | 1969-11-20 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and green and black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event (rendezvous) cover | "Visit Ranger-3" in text, but Surveyor-3 intended) |
| 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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