SMART-1

Small Missions for
Advanced Research in Technology
(SMART) satellite

SMART (patch)
SMART-1SMART-1 (patch)

This page contains philatelic information on the Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) satellite. 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)
SMART
(ESA)
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Below is a list of Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) (ESA)
DjiboutiUnknown ms (Mi none)On one stamp and one label of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue]2014"SMART-1"
DjiboutiUnknown fdcMS2 on FDC
DjiboutiUnknown iss (BL none)Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue]
DjiboutiUnknown iss fdcOne of three imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
GermanyNone(Pictorial) cancel2005"SMART-1"
Guinea RepublicBL884B-885B fdc(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC2005SMART-1 (at left in cachet)
Guinea RepublicMi4252A
Mi4252B

Imperforate
2006"SMART-1"
Guinea RepublicMi4252A_ms4
Mi4252B_ms4
MS4 (4x Mi4252A)
Imperforate MS4 (4x Mi4252B)
Guinea RepublicMi4252B_ms4 fdcMS4 on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL967A
BL967B
SS1 (Mi4252A)
Imperforate SS1 (Mi4252B)
Guinea RepublicBL967A fdcSS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL968A
BL968B
One of MS2 (Mi4251A-4252A)
One of imperforate MS2 (Mi4251B-4252B)
Guinea RepublicBL968A fdcMS2 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi4522A
Mi4522B
One of MS4 (Mi4521A-4524A)
One of imperforate MS4 (Mi4521B-4524B)
2006"SMART-1"
Guinea RepublicMi4521A-4524A_ms4 fdcMS4 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi4522 dsImperforate deluxe sheet (like Mi4522)
Guinea RepublicBL1108A
BL1108B
On stamp of SS1 (Mi4522A)
On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi4522B)
Guinea RepublicBL1108B fdcImperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi6517A
Mi6517B
One stamp and in (lower-right) margin of MS6 (Mi6512A-6517A)
Imperforate
2009"SMART-1"
Guinea RepublicMi7632A
Mi7632B
One of MS6 (Mi7627A-7632A)
One of imperforate MS6 (Mi7627B-7632B)
2010"SMART-1"
Guinea RepublicMi7627A-7632A fdcMS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown i (Mi none)
Unknown ii
One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue]
One of imperforate MS9 (a-i))
2005SMART-1
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown iss (BL none)On stamp of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue]
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ims fdc1Imperforate MS9 on FDC (black cancel)
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ims fdc2Imperforate MS9 on FDC (red cancel)
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown g+h+i fdc
Unknown ig+ih+ii fdc
One of three stamps on FDC
One of three imperforate stamps on FDC
United Nations (Vienna)725b (Mi?)MS10 (5x (725a (724-725)))2024"SMART-1"


Below is a list of Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology (SMART) (ESA)
2003-09-27: SMART-1 (and Insat-3E and eBird-1)
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou (black cancel)(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou (red cancel)(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou(Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou(Arianespace) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
French Guiana2003-09-27Kourou(Lollini multi-color printed and black and blue and red rubber-stamp) cachets on coverSMART-1 launch
France2003-09-28Paris(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
France2003-09-28Nice(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
Gabon2003-09-28Libreville(Lollini) cachet on coverSMART-1 launch
SMART-1 (events)
Germany2005-02-28Darmstadt(Mostly-black printed) cachet on coverSMART-1 "reaching lunar orbit"
French Guiana2005-03-01Kourou(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverSMART-1 enters its operational lunar orbit
French Guiana2006-09-03Kourou(Multi-color printed) cachet on coverSMART-1 lunar impact


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