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This page contains philatelic information on the SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) 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) |
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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| SOHO (ESA/NASA) | SOHO (ESA/NASA) | SOHO (ESA/NASA) |
| SOHO (on other than SOHO launch covers) |
Below is a list of SOHO 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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| SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) (ESA/NASA) | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361b (Mi3188A) i2361b (Mi3188B) | One of MS6 (2361 (a-f)) (Mi3187-3192) One of imperforate MS6 (i2361 (a-f)) | 2000 | "SOHO" |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361b essay | One of imperforate MS6 (2361 essay (a-f)) | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361 essay fdc | MS4 essay on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "SOHO" |
| Benin | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown d proof | Proof of stamp 'a' | ||
| Benin | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 848a (BL412) i848a | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (848) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i848) | 1987 | SOHO (early-design) |
| Chad | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "SOHO" |
| Chad | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) (different) | 2013 | "SOHO" |
| Chad | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "SOHO" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS9 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 on FDC Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Gambia | 2269c (Mi3706) i2269c | One of MS6 (2269 (a-f)) (Mi3704-3709) One of imperforate MS6 (i22692 (a-f)) | 2000 | "SOHO" |
| Gambia | 2269c essay | One of MS6 (2269 imperforate essay (a-f)) | ||
| Gambia | i2269 fdc2 | Imperforate MS6 on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 3113 (Mi3366) | From presentation pack (3113-3118) (Mi3366-3371) | 2012 | "SOHO" (in text and presentation pack front) |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc1 | One of six stamps and (Tallents House, Edinburgh) cancel and (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC, also annotated cancel and annotated cachet | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc2 | One of six stamps and (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Star Gaerwen, Gwynedd cancel), also annotated cachet | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc3 | One of six stamps and (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Sunbeam Way, Birmingham cancel), also annotated cachet | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc4 | One of six stamps and (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Picadilly, London cancel), also annotated cachet | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc5 | One of six stamps on FDC (Macclesfield, Cheshire cancel, Cotswold Covers/BPCPA cachet) | ||
| Grenada | 3698a (Mi6105) | One of MS6 (3698 (a-f)) (Mi6105-6110) | 2009 | (supposed) SOHO image of Sun; also IHY and IPY |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4541A-4544A fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2006 | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1118A BL1118B | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (Mi4543-4544) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 | "SOHO" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1117A-1118A fdc BL1117B-1118B fdc | On one of two MS2 on FDC On one of two imperforate MS2 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5067 | One of MS3 (Mi5067-5069) | 2007 | "SOHO" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5067-5069_ms3 fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1390 | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1390 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi5733-5738_ms6 | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (Mi5733-5738) | 2008 | "SOHO" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5733-5738_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1565 | In (upper) margin of SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1565 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi7636 | One of MS6 (Mi7634-7639) | 2010 | "SOHO" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7634-7639_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 3503a (Mi6900) i3503a | From MS6 (3503 (a-f)) (Mi6900-6905) From imperforate MS6 (i3503 (a-f)) | 2000 | SOHO (not "Apollo-11", as in text)1 |
| Guyana | 3503c (Mi6902) i3503c | "SOHO" (but Apollo-11 depicted)1 | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 1046 (Mi1346A) i1046 (Mi1346B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | 1992 | "SOHO" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1046b (BL177A) i1046b (BL177B) | On stamp of SS1 (1046) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1046) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 2424f (Mi3399) | One of MS6 (2424 (a-f)) (Mi3393-3399) | 2000 | "Solar and Heliospheric Observatory" |
| Mali | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "SOHO" (and launch date) |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Niger | 970 (BL103) i970 | In (left-center) margin of SS1 In (left-center) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | "SOHO" |
| Niger | 970a (BL104) i970a | In (center) margin of MS2 (969-970) In (center) margin of imperforate MS2 (i969-i970) | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Djibouti MS9) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "SOHO" (on stamp 'a' in cachet) |
| United States | 4203 fdc (Mi4315 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 2007 | "SOHO" |
1The captions on Guyana 3503a (Mi6900) and 3503c (Mi6902) are transposed: SOHO and Apollo-11.
2The Gambia imperforate i2269 (also seen in i2269 fdc) does not perfectly match the perforated version 2269, but rather is quite similar to the essay 2269 essay. The authors believe that the perforated version 2269 includes the final design of these sheets that was actually issued.
Below is a list of SOHO 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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| SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) (ESA/NASA) | ||||
| 1995-12-02: SOHO | ||||
| United States | 1995-12-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SOHO launch |
| SOHO (on other than SOHO launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2006-11-07 | Las Cruces, WSMR Branch | (Artopages) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Black Brant-9 rocket mission from the White Sands Missile Range to verify the calibration of the SEM (Solar Extreme UV Monitor) instrument aboard the SOHO spacecraft |
| United States | 2007-11-06 | WSMR, NM | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "SOHO" |
| French Guiana | 2012-11-10 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on Eutelsat-21B and StarOne-C3 launch cover | "Le soleil vu par SOHO" |
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