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This page contains philatelic information on the Rosetta and Philae 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) |
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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| Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | Rosetta and Philae (ESA) |
Below is a list of Rosetta and Philae 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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| Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1128 (Mi1260) | 2014 | "Rosetta" launch | |
| Ascension Island | 1129 (Mi1261) | "Rosetta" | ||
| Ascension Island | 1130 (Mi1262) | Rosetta, "Philae" | ||
| Ascension Island | 1131 (Mi1263) | "Philae" | ||
| Ascension Island | 1128-1131 fdc | Four stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ascension Island | 1132 (BL76) | SS1 | "Rosetta", Philae | |
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Rosetta" launch (also launch date in text) |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown b proof Unknown ib proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof_fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | "Philae" |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown d proof Unknown id proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Burundi | Mi3480A Mi3480B | One stamp and in (lower-left and lower-right) margins of MS2 (BL498A (Mi3480A-3481A)), or one of MS2 (BL499A (Mi3480A-3481A)) One stamp and in (lower-left and lower-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (BL498B (Mi3480B-3481B)), or one of imperforate MS2 (BL499B (Mi3480B-3481B)) | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Burundi | BL499A BL499B | One of MS2 (Mi3480A-3481A) One of imperforate MS2 (Mi3480B-3481B) | ||
| Burundi | BL500A BL500B | On stamp and in (lower-left and right) margins of SS1 (Mi3480A) On stamp and in (lower-left and right) margins of imperforate SS1 (Mi3480B) | "Rosetta" and "Philae"; also launch of "Rosetta" | |
| Comoro Islands | 1010 (BL450) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | "Rosetta" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On one stamp and one label of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "Rosetta" |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss (BL none) | Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| France | None2+label2 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None3+label3 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None4+label4 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | None5+label5 | On label (different) with (Historiaphil) private post stamp (different) | ||
| France | 6100a (Mi8049) | In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated | 2021 | Philae lander [#12] |
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Rosetta" launched by "Ariane 5" flight "V.158" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2004 | "Rosetta" |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Germany | 3117 (Mi3476) | From MS10 (3117a (10x 3117)) | 2019 | "Rosetta" |
| Great Britain | 3116 (Mi3369) | From presentation pack (3113-3118) (Mi3366-3371) | 2012 | "Rosetta" (in text and presentation pack front) |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc1 | One of six stamps and (Tallents House, Edinburgh) cancel on FDC (Royal Mail cachet), also annotated cancel | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc2 | One of six stamps on FDC (Star Gaerwen, Gwynedd cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc3 | One of six stamps on FDC (Sunbeam Way, Birmingham cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc4 | One of six stamps on FDC (Picadilly, London cancel, Royal Mail cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc5 | One of six stamps on FDC (Macclesfield, Cheshire cancel, Cotswold Covers/BPCPA cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | None | (Text) cancel | 2014 | "first ever landing on a comet" (Philae) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205d essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | 2000 | "Rosetta" (but Mars Express depicted) |
| Guinea Republic | 2226a fdc (BL820A fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2003 | Rosetta, Philae |
| Guinea Republic | 2230 (Mi4049A) i2230 (Mi4049B) | Imperforate | 2003 | "Rosetta" |
| Guinea Republic | 2230a (BL813A) i2230a (BL813B) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (2230) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i2230) | "Rosetta" (on stamp); "Atterrisseur Rosetta" (i.e. Rosetta lander, in text in lower-left margin; this refers to the Philae lander, depicted in the lower-right margin and FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2230a fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 2230b (BL none) i2230b | MS4 (4x 2230) Imperforate MS4 (4x i2230) | "Rosetta", Philae (in FDC cachet) | |
| Guinea Republic | 2230b fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1108A BL1108B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi4522A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi4522B) | 2006 | "Rosetta", Philae |
| Guinea Republic | BL1108B fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1487A fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2007 | Rosetta patch and Philae lander |
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A BL1488B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | "Rosetta" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1488A fdc BL1488B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2008 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi7509-7512_ms4 | MS4 (Mi7509-7512) | 2014 | "Rosetta" and "Philae" |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi7509-7512_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Israel | None | On label and in (left) margin of private post MS12 + 12 labels | 2015 | "Philae" |
| Madagascar | Unknown a (Mi none) | Stamps from and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2011 | "Rosetta" (orbiter), same design as Mali Unknown a (2012) and St. Thomas Unknown (2004); Philae (Rosetta lander); Rosetta logo (in lower-right margin) |
| Madagascar | Unknown b (Mi?) | |||
| Madagascar | Unknown c (Mi?) | |||
| Madagascar | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown a-d fdc | Four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown a proof | Stamps from and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown b proof | |||
| Madagascar | Unknown c proof | |||
| Maldive Islands | 3299 (BL767) | SS1 | 2015 | |
| Maldive Islands | 3299 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Rosetta (on SS1); Philae (in cachet) | |
| Mali | Unknown a (Mi none) | One stamp and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Rosetta" (orbiter), same design as Madagascar Unknown a (2011) and St. Thomas Unknown (2004); Rosetta logo (in lower-right margin) |
| Nevis | 1857 (Mi3014-3017) | MS4 (1857 (a-d)) | 2015 | "Rosetta Mission" |
| Nevis | 1858 (BL365) | SS1 | ||
| Niger | BL1439 | On stamp of SS1 | 2022 | "Sonde Rosetta" |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown1 (Mi?) | From MS10 | 2009 | |
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown2 (Mi?) | |||
| Ossetia (South) | Unknown ms fdc | MS10 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2004 | Rosetta; same design as Madagascar Unknown a (2011) and Mali Unknown a (2012) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc | One of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown proof | Signed proof (3 stamps) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS9 (a-i), which contains three of the same stamps as MS3 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1834a_ss (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (1834a) (Mi3464) | 2008 | "Rosetta" |
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | Mi896-899_ms4 | MS4 (Mi896-899) | 2019 | "Rosetta-Philae" |
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | BL93 | SS1 (Mi900) | ||
| Uruguay | 2593 (BL135) | In (lower-center) margin of MS3 (2593 (a-c)) | 2017 | "Rosetta" (in text only) |
| Uruguay | 2593 fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
Below is a list of Rosetta and Philae 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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| 2004-03-02: Rosetta and Philae (ESA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2004-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Rosetta launch |
| French Guiana | 2004-03-02 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Rosetta launch |
| Gabon | 2004-03-02 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Rosetta launch |
| Rosetta and Philae (events) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2007-11-13 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet on cover | Rosetta Earth overflight |
| France | 2014-08-06 | Toulouse-Rangueil | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet on cover | Rosetta enters orbit around comet 67P/C-G (the first manmade object ever to orbit a comet) |
| France | 2014-11-12 | Toulouse-Rangueil | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet on cover | Philae lander on comet 67P/C-G |
| French Guiana | 2014-11-12 | Kourou | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | Philae lander on comet 67P/C-G |
| France | 2015-06-14 | Toulouse-Rangueil | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet on cover | "Philae wakes up, 13 June 2015, 2028 GMT" |
| Germany | 2016-09-30 | Darmstadt | (La Marianne/Astrophil) cachet on cover | "30 Sep 2016: Controlled impact of Rosetta with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko" |
| United States | 2016-09-30 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Rosetta "End of Mission" |
| United States | 2016-09-30 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Rosetta "End of Mission" |
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