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This page contains philatelic information on the Sputnik-1 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.
Sputnik-1 was launched by the USSR on 4 October 1957. It was the first artificial Earth-orbiting satellite; its launch marks the beginning of the modern space era. The importance of Sputnik-1 was therefore primarily geopolitical: the USA replied with the launch of Explorer-1 on 31 January 1958. The "Space Race" which began with these two satellites would in the following years result in many scientific and technological advances. Although Sputnik-1 was not a scientific satellite per se (it carried no measurement instruments or scientific experiments or remote sensing observing equipment), it was of course built on scientific foundations that included rocketry, communications, materials science and engineering. The behavior of the radio signals emitted by Sputnik-1 provided some information about the ionosphere. As it revolved in its elliptical orbit around the Earth, initially at levels from 228 km to 945 km, its orbit degraded gradually due to the drag induced by the very thin atmosphere. Sputnik-1 remained in orbit for only about three months and burned up in the lower atmosphere on 4 January 1958. The observed rate of orbital degradation was used to make estimates of the density of the upper atmosphere.
Items showing a combination of Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 depictions are highlighted in yellow on all three pages.
Items showing an incorrectly-depicted Sputnik-1 with radial antennas are highlighted in green.
Unlike most of our web pages, no attempt is made to be complete in this page!
Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below or elsewhere) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below or elsewhere) |
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Sputnik (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-1 (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-1 (Russia/USSR) |
Sputnik-1 (on other than Sputnik-1 launch covers) | ||
Sputnik-2 (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-2 (Russia/USSR) | |
Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | |
Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) |
Below is a list of Sputnik-1 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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Sputnik-1 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
Abkhazia | Mi226A+label Mi226B+label | Stamp and label Stamp and label, from imperforate MS8 (8x Mi226B + 8 labels) | 1997 | |
Abkhazia | Mi226B_ms16 | On stamps of imperforate MS16 (16x Mi116B) | ||
Abkhazia | BL17 | On stamps of imperforate MS4 (4x (Mi228B, with different value)) | ||
Abkhazia | Mi229 | 1997 | ||
Abkhazia | BL18 | On stamps of imperforate MS4 (4x Mi229) | ||
Abkhazia | Mi239 | From MS14 (14x Mi239 + 2 labels) | 1998 | |
Abkhazia | Mi338 | One of MS8 (Mi338-345 + label) | 1999 | |
Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 (s-o-s: East Germany 370) overprinted on 4x Russia 57231 (Mi5894) | 199? | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-12 (and launch date; but like Vanguard-2) |
Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 (s-o-s: East Germany 370) overprinted on 4x Russia 60601 (Mi231) | ||
Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 (s-o-s: East Germany 370) overprinted on 4x Russia 60681 (Mi233) | ||
Afghanistan | 1262 (Mi1555) | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
Albania | 621 (Mi663) i621 (Mi668) | Imperforate with changed color | 1962 | "Sputniku-1" (Sputnik-1) (launch date incorrectly given as "11 Oct 1957", whereas the correct day was the 4th) |
Albania | 621-624 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Albania | 624a (BL9) 624b (BL10) | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 with changed colors | ||
Altai | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1999 | |
Amsterdam City Post | None | (Amsterdam City Post) local post | 1971 | "Spoetnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Angola | 938 (Mi1000) | One of MS2 (939a (938-939)) (Mi1000-1001) | 1995 | "Sputnik-1" |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1313l (Mi1379) | One of MS20 (1313 (a-t)) (Mi1368-1387) | 1990 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 2360a (Mi3181) | From MS6 (2360 (a-f)) (Mi3181-3182) | 2000 | "Sputnik-1" |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3339c (Mi5406) | One of MS4 (3339 (a-d)) (Mi5404-5407) | 2016 | "Sputnik-1" |
Australia | 2736 (Mi2885) | From booklet pane of 2 (2736a (2x 2736)), or from booklet pane of 5 (2740c (2736-2740)), or from booklet of 17 (3x (2736-2740) + 2x 2741) (MH296), or one of MS6 (2742 (2736-2740+2742a)) (BL72); also two of gutter-strip of 10 (2x (2736-2740)) | 2007 | "50 years in space" (50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1) |
Australia | 2736+2738 fdc | One of two stamps and (medallion) cachet on FDC | ||
Australia | 2736b | SS1 from stamp and coin folder | ||
Australia | 2740a strip fdc | Gutter strip and (WCS/Wesley) cachet on FDC | ||
Australia | 2740c fdc | Booklet pane of 5 and (WCS/Wesley) cachet on FDC | ||
Australia | 2742 fdc1 | MS6 and (WCS/Wesley) cachet on FDC | ||
Australia | 2742 fdc2 | MS6 on FDC (overprinted) | ||
Australia | 2740a+2741 fdc | Strip of 5 (2736-2740) + 2741 on FDC | ||
Australia | 2743 (Mi2892) | Self-adhesive, one of coil strip of 5 (2747a (2743-2747)), or two of booklet pane of 10 (2747b (2x (2743-2747))), with booklet front; also from collector pack | ||
Australia | 2743 maxi | Self-adhesive, maxicard | ||
Azerbaijan | 870 (BL79) | SS1 | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Azerbaijan | 897b (Mi759) | In (upper-left) margin of MS10 (10x 897), also annotated | 2009 | |
Barbuda | 319a (Mi356) | One of block of 4 (319 (a-d)) (Mi356-359), or one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS20 (322e (318-322 (a-d) + 4 labels)) (BL129, Mi352-371) | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Barbuda | 1140l (Mi1248) | One of MS20 (1140 (a-t)) (Mi1237-1256), Antigua and Barbuda 1313l overprinted in silver | 1990 | |
Batumi | Local_f Local_if | One of local post MS6 (a-f) One of imperforate local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Batumi | Local_f o/p1 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in gold | 1998 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Batumi | Local_f o/p2 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in silver | ||
Belarus | 377 (Mi394) | From MS8 (377a (8x 377)), also annotated | 2000 | |
Belarus | 454 (BL30) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2002 | 45th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Belgium | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1972 | |
Belgium | None | (Pictorial) cancel on card | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1; (see also Belgium (pictorial) cancel 1987) |
Belgium | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1; (see also Belgium card 1987) |
Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "50 ans Spoutnik"-1 (was true in 2007) |
Benin | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) (different) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Spoutnik"-1 (Sputnik-1) |
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | 50th anniv. Sputnik-1 logo |
Benin | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | 55th (not "50th") anniv. launch "Spoutnik"-1 |
Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | |
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2016 | |
Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | One stamp and in (surrounding) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | "60th anniv. launch of Sputnik[-1], 1957 - 2017" (in French text) |
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | SS1 [known illegal issue] Imperforate SS1 | "60th anniv. launch of Sputnik[-1], 1957 - 2017" (in French text); Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (in upper-left margin) | |
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. Sputnik-1 logo |
Benin | Unknown fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and black and purple printed and black and red printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. Sputnik-1 logo |
Benin | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and black and red printed and black and purple printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and black and red printed and black and purple printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown fdc | (Black and purple printed and black and red printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-middle) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | |
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, blue background [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, blue background | 2018 | |
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, brown background [known illegal issue] | ||
Benin | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1, brown background, on FDC Imperforate SS1, brown background, on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2018 | |
Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | |
Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | |
Benin | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | |
Bolivia | 651 (BL130) | In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 313 (Mi409) | From MS8 (313a (8x 313 + label) | 2007 | "Sputnik-1" (in Cyrillic) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 313 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Poste Srpske) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Brazil | 3378a (Mi4540) | One of pair (3378 (a-b)), or 9 of MS18 (3378c (9x 3378)) | 2018 | |
Bulgaria | B38 (BL32) | Imperforate SS1 | 1971 | |
Bulgaria | 3295 purple (BL174_IA) | In (upper) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple margins | 1987 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Bulgaria | 3295 purple fdc | MS2 with purple margins on FDC | ||
Bulgaria | 3295 (BL174_IIA) | In (upper) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple-black margins and corrected text | ||
Bulgaria | 3569 (Mi3870) | 1990 | "Sputnik"-1 | |
Bulgaria | 4426 (BL291) | SS1 | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Bulgaria | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 2007 | "50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1" |
Bulgaria | 4761 (BL416) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2016 | "Sputnik-1" (in Cyrillic text and depicted, also launch date in text) |
Bulgaria | i4761 (BL417) | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1, overprinted | ||
Bulgaria | 4822 (BL438) | On stamp of SS1 | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Buriatia Republic | Local1 | Overprints on strip of 10 of Russia 45201 (Mi4497), also overprint template (for 1000 value) | 1995 | |
Buriatia Republic | Local2 | Overprints on strip of 10 of Russia 57331 (Mi5904), also overprint template (for 1000 value) | ||
Buriatia Republic | Local3 | Overprints on strip of 10 of Russia 5984 (Mi6177), also overprint template (for 1000 value) | ||
Buriatia Republic | Local fdc1 | Overprinted strip of 10 of Russia 5984 (Mi6177) and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on local post FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Buriatia Republic | Local fdc2 | Two overprinted strips of 10 of Russia 45201 (Mi4497) and Russia 5733 (Mi5904) and (pictorial) cancel on local post FDC | ||
Buriatia Republic | Unknown f (Mi?) | One of strip of 6 (a-f) | 1996 | |
Burkina Faso | 1168b (Mi1730) | One of MS6 (1168 (a-f)) (Mi1729-1734) | 2000 | "Sputnik-1" |
Burkina Faso | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2019 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Burkina Faso | Unknown fdc | MS4 and (text in multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Burundi | 1079 (BL218) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2012 | "Sputnik-1" |
Cambodia | 487 (BL136) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 1984 | |
Cambodia | 487 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Cambodia | 575 (Mi655) | 1985 | ||
Cambodia | 777 (Mi855) | 1987 | ||
Cambodia | 871 (Mi949) | 1988 | ||
Central African Republic | 1176c (Mi1889A) i1176c (Mi1889B) | One of MS4 (1176 (a-d)) (Mi1887A-1890A) One of imperforate MS4 (i1176 (a-d)) (Mi1887B-1890B) | 1997 | |
Central African Republic | 1367c (Mi2593) i1367c | One of MS3 (1367 (a-c)) (Mi2591-2593) One of imperforate MS3 (i1367 (a-c)) | 2000 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Central African Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | |
Central African Republic | Mi3854 | One of MS4 (Mi3852-3855) | 2012 | "Sputnik-1" |
Central African Republic | Mi3852-3155_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Central African Republic | BL985 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (Mi3856) | "Sputnik-1" | |
Central African Republic | BL985 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Central African Republic | Mi5135-5138_ms4 | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (Mi5135-5138) | 2014 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Central African Republic | Mi7045-7048_ms4 | MS4 (Mi7045-7048) | 2017 | "60th anniv. launch of Spoutnik-1" (in French text) |
Central African Republic | Mi7045-7048_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Central African Republic | BL1630 | SS1 | ||
Central African Republic | BL1630 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Central African Republic | Mi7415A Mi7415B | One of MS4 (Mi7415A-7418A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi7415B-7418B) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1); (also Sputnik-2 and Sputnik-3) |
Central African Republic | Mi12724-12727_ms4 | MS4 (Mi12724-12727) | 2022 | 65th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" |
Central African Republic | BL2616 | SS1 (Mi12728) | ||
Central African Republic | Mi13918 | One of MS6 (Mi13916-13921) | 2023 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Chad | 710e (Mi1521A) i710e (Mi1521B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (710 (a-f)) (Mi1517A-1522A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i710 (a-f)) (Mi1517B-1522B) | 1997 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Chad | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | "50th anniv." launch of "Spoutnik"-1 |
Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown proof1 | Imperforate MS4 proof (black) | ||
Chad | Unknown proof2 | Imperforate MS4 proof (cyan) | ||
Chad | Unknown proof3 | Imperforate MS4 proof (magenta) | ||
Chad | Unknown ds1 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (stamp 'a') | ||
Chad | Unknown ds2 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (stamp 'b') | ||
Chad | Unknown ds3 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (stamp 'c') | ||
Chad | Unknown ds4 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (stamp 'd') | ||
Chad | Unknown ds1 fdc | Two imperforate deluxe sheets (stamps 'a' and 'b') and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown ds2 fdc | Two imperforate deluxe sheets (stamps 'c' and 'd') and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | On label1 of MS3 (a-c + 3 labels) On label1 of imperforate MS3 (a-c + 3 labels) | 2010 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Chad | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Chad | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | |||
Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) [overprints of Chad 2011 set] |
Chad | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | |||
Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Mi3181A-3184A_ms4 Mi3181B-3184B_ms4 | MS4 (Mi3181A-3184A) Imperforate MS4 (Mi3181B-3184B) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Chad | Mi3181A-3184A_ms4 fdc Mi3181B-3184B_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | BL736A BL736B | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
Chad | BL736A fdc BL736B fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Chad | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper) margin of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Sputnik-1 depiction (but the associated text "Module Spoutnik-2 (Laika)" refers to Sputnik-2) |
China (People's Republic) | 379 (Mi407) | 1958 | ||
China (People's Republic) | 381 (Mi409) | (symbolic) Sputnik-1 (round), Sputnik-2 (smaller pointed cylinder), and Sputnik-3 (larger pointed cylinder) in orbit | ||
China (People's Republic) | 379-381 fdc | Two of three stamps and (blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
China (People's Republic) | 1375 (Mi1385) | 1978 | ||
Comoro Islands | 945 (Mi1749-1751) i945 | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (945 (a-c)) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (i945 (a-c)) | 1999 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Comoro Islands | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS5 (a-e) | 2005 | (small) Sputnik-1 (at upper-right); (see also Russia postcard 1958 and Russia postcard 1959) |
Comoro Islands | Unknown_a-c fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
Comoro Islands | Unknown_ms5 fdc | MS5 on FDC | (As above for the MS5) | |
Congo Republic | C53 (Mi134) iC53 | Imperforate | 1967 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Congo Republic | C53 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Congo Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | C54 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | C54-C55 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
Congo Republic | C55 maxi | (Pictorial) cancel on maxicard | ||
Congo Republic | C55 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | C56 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | C102 (Mi267) | 1969 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) | |
Congo (People's Republic) | C102 fdc | Stamp and (brown printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | C156 (Mi365) | 1973 | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | C156 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | C376 (Mi1074) | 1987 | "30th anniv. first artificial satellite" (in French text, referring to Sputnik-1) | |
Congo (People's Republic) | C376 fdc | Stamp and (EDILA) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Congo (People's Republic) | C377 (Mi1075) | |||
Congo Republic | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2010 | |
Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | |
Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) (different) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue] | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ms fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | |
Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic, Kinshasa) | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 | 2006 | |
Congo (Democratic Republic, Kinshasa) | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Croatia | 1075 (Mi1324) | From MS9 (1075a (9x 1075 + label) | 2018 | |
Cuba | 865 (Mi924) | One of block of 5 (867a (863-867 + label)) (Mi923-927), or four of MS20 (867b (4x (863-867))) (Mi923-927) | 1964 | |
Cuba | 887 (Mi948) | 1964 | ||
Cuba | 945 (Mi1007) | 1965 | ||
Cuba | 963 (Mi1025) | 1965 | Sputnik-1, Sputnik-2, and Luna-3 | |
Cuba | 961-963 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Cuba | 963a (BL26) | Imperforate SS1 (963) | ||
Cuba | 963a fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Cuba | 963b (BL27) | Imperforate SS1, 963a with changed colors and text | ||
Cuba | 963b fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Cuba | 1282 (Mi1351) | 1967 | 10th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" (in cachet) | |
Cuba | 1282-1283+1287-1288 fdc | One of four stamps and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Cuba | 1289a (BL30) | One of simulated-perforation MS8 (1282-1289) | ||
Cuba | 1289a fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
Cuba | 1686 (Mi1760) | 1972 | "Sputnik"-1 | |
Cuba | 2132 (Mi2208) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 (Mi1603) | 1977 | "20th anniv. satellite artificial, 1957-1977"; also (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-12 (and launch date; but like Vanguard-2 depicted, in first stamp-on-stamp) |
Cuba | 2133 (Mi2209) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 1216 (Mi1575) | ||
Cuba | 2134 (Mi2210) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: North Korea 134 (Mi141) | ||
Cuba | 2135 (Mi2211) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: Poland 822 (Mi1062) | ||
Cuba | 2136 (Mi2212) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: Yugoslavia 870 (Mi1216) | ||
Cuba | 2137 (Mi2213) | In bottom text on stamp: also stamp-on-stamp: Cuba 866 (Mi926) | ||
Cuba | 2138 (BL50) | SS1; also stamp-on-stamp: Russia 2021 (Mi2026) | ||
Cuba | 2986 (Mi3141) | 1987 | ||
Cuba | 3017-3018+3023 fdc (Mi3173-3174+3179 fdc) | (Grey printed) cachet on FDC | 1988 | |
Cuba | 3019-3022 fdc (Mi3175-3178 fdc) | (Grey printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Cyprus | 489 (Mi478) | 1977 | ||
Cyprus | 489 sc | Souvenir card (489) | "A Sputnic in orbit" (Sputnik-1) | |
Czechoslovakia | 2139 (Mi2402) | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 (also launch date) | |
Czechoslovakia | 2550a (BL62, Mi2805) | In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (6x 2550) | 1977 | |
Djibouti | Unknown label (Mi none label) Unknown ilabel | Label from MS8 (a-h + label), or same label from MS8 (a-h + label) (different stamps) [known illegal issue] Label from Imperforate MS8 (a-h + label), or same label from imperforate MS8 (a-h + label) (different stamps) | 2007 | "50th anniv." launch Sputnik-1 |
Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS8 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS8 on FDC | ||
Djibouti | Unknown label (Mi none label) Unknown ilabel | Label from MS8 (a-h + label) [known illegal issue] Label from imperforate MS8 (a-h + label) | 2007 | "50th anniv." launch Sputnik-1 |
Djibouti | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2009 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right and lower) margins of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right and lower) margins of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "50th anniv. Spoutnik-1" |
Djibouti | Unknown proof | Signed-proof imperforate MS9 | ||
Djibouti | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One stamp and in (left and lower) margins of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "Sputnik-1", "50th anniv. Spoutnik-1" |
Djibouti | Unknown d proof Unknown id proof | One stamp and in (left and lower) margins of MS9 proof (a-i) One of imperforate MS9 proof (a-i) | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS9 proof on FDC Imperforate MS9 proof on FDC | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right and lower) margins of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right and lower) margins of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "50th anniv. Spoutnik-1" |
Djibouti | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS9 | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 on FDC Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] Imperforate MS2 (a-i) | 2013 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS2 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2014 | |
Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left and lower) margins of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left and lower) margins of imperforate SS1 | ||
Djibouti | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Djibouti | 1093 (BL462, Mi1372) | On stamp of SS1 | 2016 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Djibouti | 1242a (Mi1821) i1242a | One of MS4 (1242 (a-d)) (Mi1821-1824) One of imperforate MS4 (i1242 (a-d)) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Djibouti | 1301 (BL1007, Mi1940) | On stamp of SS1 | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Djibouti | 2551a (Mi4650) | One of MS3 (2551 (a-c)) (BL1592, Mi4650-4652) | 2021 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Dominica | 2428a (Mi3457) | One of MS4 (2428 (a-d)) (Mi3457-3460) | 2003 | "Sputnik-1" |
Ecuador | 650 (Mi992) | 1958 | ||
Ecuador | 650 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Asociación Filatélica Ecuatoriana) cachet on FDC | ||
Ecuador | 650 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Ecuador Post cachet) | ||
Ecuador | 718 (Mi1134) | 650 overprinted in red | 1964 | |
Ecuador | C422 (Mi1135) | 650 overprinted in gold | ||
Ecuador | C422a (Mi?) | 650 overprinted in gold/red | ||
Ecuador | 1682 (BL176) | Imperforate SS1, stamp-on-stamp: 650 (cutout) | 2003 | |
Equatorial Guinea | Mi1269A Mi1269B | Imperforate | 1978 | "Sputnik-1" |
France | 1048 cover (Mi1414 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel (with reproduction of unknown or invented Russian stamp) on cover | 1962-12-15/16 | |
France | 3358 (Mi4323) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
France | 3358 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
France | 3358 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
France | 3358 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (La Philatélie artistique / Les Éditions CEF cachet) | ||
France | 3358 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Numismatique française cachet) | ||
France | 3358 fdc5 | Stamp and (2 rectangular images) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 3358 maxi | Maxicard | ||
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C73 (Mi177) | One of strip of 3 (C75a (C73-C75)) (Mi177-179), or five of MS15 (C75b (5x (C73-C75))) | 1983 | |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C73 ds | Deluxe sheet (C73) | ||
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C75a fdc | Strip of 3 on FDC | ||
Fujeira | Mi957A Mi957B | One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A) Imperforate | 1972 | |
Gabon | 938a (Mi1446) i938a | One of MS12 (938 (a-l)) (Mi1446-1457) One of imperforate MS12 (i938 (a-l)) | 1999 | "Sputnick" (Sputnik-1) |
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of MS2 (a-b) In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2007 | "50th anniv. launch of Sputnik-1" (in French text) |
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of MS2 (a-b) In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of MS2 (a-b) In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | ||
Gabon | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2009 | |
Gabon | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ss o/p (BL none o/p) Unknown iss o/p | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 overprinted in gold [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold | ||
Gabon | Unknown ss o/p fdc Unknown iss o/p fdc | SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC Imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left and lower) margins of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left and lower) margins of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1), and 60th anniv. Sputnik logo; (despite the text "Spoutnik-1" in the three FDC printed cachets, they do not depict Sputnik-1) |
Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left and lower) margins of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left and lower) margins of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1), and 60th anniv. Sputnik logo; (despite the text "Spoutnik-1" in the three FDC printed cachets, they do not depict Sputnik-1) |
Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left and lower) margins of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ims fdc | (Multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on (imperforate MS4) FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on (4-stamp) FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | MS4 (a-d) {known illegal issue] Imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Gabon | Unknown proof1 | MS4 proof | ||
Gabon | Unknown proof2 | MS4 proof (different) | ||
Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown a (Mi?) | From MS3 (a-c) | 2019 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Gabon | Unknown b (Mi?) | |||
Gabon | Unknown_a-c+stamp fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown_ss fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Sputnik-1 (in logo) | |
Gabon | Unknown a (Mi?) | One stamp and in (upper) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2020 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2020 | |
Gabon | Unknown (BL?) | Stamp from SS1 | 2021 | "Sputnik-1" |
Gambia | 3593 (BL904, Mi7007) | SS1 | 2014 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany (East) | 370 (Mi603) | 1957 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-12 (and launch date; but like Vanguard-2 depicted) | |
Germany (East) | 370 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Germany (East) | None | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella | 1958 | |
Germany (East) | 634c (Mi928) | One of MS8 (634 (a-h)) (Mi926-933) | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet (including reproduction of East Germany 370) on cover | 1962 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-12 (and launch date; but like Vanguard-2 depicted) |
Germany (East) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1962 | 5th anniv. launch Sputnik-1; (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) |
Germany (East) | 694 (Mi1021) | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (around the Earth) | |
Germany (East) | None a | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1975 | |
Germany (East) | None a | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1981 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany (East) | None | (Baustein no.7) cachet on cover | 1981 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany (East) | None | (Baustein no.2) cachet on cover | 1983 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany (West) | 919 cover (Mi468 cover) | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | 1968 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Germany (West) | None | In (upper) margin of imperforate cinderella | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcal card | 1997 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcal card (different) | 1997 | "Sputnik-1" |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2002 | |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | ||
Germany | None | (Purple pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | ||
Germany | None | (Green pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover (different) | ||
Germany | None | On stamp 'a' and in (upper-left) margin of (Nordkurier) private post MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik"-1 |
Germany | None | (Citykurier) private post | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Ghana | 164 (Mi170A) i164 (Mi170B) | Imperforate | 1964 | |
Ghana | 165 (Mi171A) i165 (Mi171B) | Imperforate | ||
Ghana | 166 (Mi172A) i166 (Mi172B) | Imperforate | ||
Ghana | 164-166 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
Ghana | 166a (BL9) | On all four stamps of imperforate MS4 (4x 166) | ||
Ghana | 166a fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ghana | 186 (Mi185A) i186 (Mi185B) | From MS12 (186a (12x 186)) From imperforate MS12 (i186a (12x i186)) | 1964 | |
Ghana | 187 (Mi186A) i187 (Mi186B) | From MS12 (187a (12x 187)) From imperforate MS12 (i187a (12x i187)) | ||
Ghana | 188 (Mi187A) i188 (Mi187B) | From MS12 (188a (12x 188)) From imperforate MS12 (i188a (12x i188)) | ||
Great Britain | 1000-1001 fdc (Mi927-928 fdc) | (Benham) cachet on FDC, also back | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1; "Sputnik-1" (in text on back) |
Great Britain | 1001 fdc (Mi928 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Colorano silk cachet) | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also front (Benham cachet, and second cancel for 30th anniv. Gagarin's flight) | 1991 | "Sputnik-1" |
Great Britain | 2317_ms10 folder (Mi2341_ms10 folder) | Folder front with MS10 (2317_ms10 (10x 2317 + 10 labels)), also back | 2009 | "Sputnik-1" |
Greece | 1715 (Mi1777A) | One of pair (1716a (1715-1716)) (Mi1777A-1778A) | 1991 | |
Greece | 1716a fdc | One of pair of stamps on FDC | ||
Greece | 1716Bd (Mi1777C-1778C) | Booklet pane of 4 (1715A+1716B), also booklet outside | ||
Grenada | 3601 (Mi5773-5776) | MS4 (3601 (a-d)) | 2006 | "Sputnik-1" |
Grenada Carriacou | 2126a (Mi2968) | One of MS6 (2126 (a-f)) (Mi2968-2973) | 1999 | |
Grenada Grenadines | 745 (Mi754) | 1986 | ||
Grenada Grenadines | 788 (Mi798) | 745 overprinted in silver | 1986 | |
Grenada Grenadines | 1303 (Mi1424) | 1991 | "Sputnik"-1 | |
Guernsey (Great Britain) | 450 (Mi519) | 1991 | "Sputnik"-1; (also in insert text "Sputnik-1" ... "carried temperature and pressure meters, a magnetometer to measure the magnetic field, and a radiation counter") | |
Guernsey (Great Britain) | 449-452 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC, also insert and insert back | ||
Guinea Republic | 391 (Mi311A) i391 (Mi311B) | One of block of 6 (388-393), or one of MS15 (393a (4x (388-389) + 390-392 + 4x 393)) (BL10A) One of imperforate MS15 (i393a (4x (i388-i389) + i390-i392 + 4x i393)) (BL10B) | 1965 | Sputnik-1 (also launch date) |
Guinea Republic | 391 o/p (Mi?) i391 o/p | One of MS15 (393a o/p English text at top) (BL16A English), or one of MS15 (i393a o/p French text at top) (BL16A French) One of imperforate MS15 (i393a o/p English text at top) (BL16B English), or one of imperforate MS15 (i393a o/p French text at top) (BL16B French) | 1965 | Sputnik-1 (also launch date) |
Guinea Republic | 1863e (Mi3564) | One of MS12 (1863 (a-l)) (Mi3560-3571) | 2000 | "Sputnik-1" (also launch date) |
Guinea Republic | Mi4525A Mi4525B | One of MS4 (Mi4525A-4528A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi4525B-4528B) | 2006 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Guinea Republic | Mi4525 ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (like Mi4525) | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1111A BL1111B | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1111A fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | Mi5039 | One of MS3 (Mi5037-5039) | 2007 | (50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1): "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1)) |
Guinea Republic | BL1377A BL1377B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi5042) On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1713 | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2009 | "Spoutnik"-1 (Sputnik-1) |
Guinea Republic | Mi10444 | One of MS4 (Mi10442-10445) | 2014 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Guinea Republic | Mi10442-10445_ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | Mi12376-12379_ms4 | MS4 (Mi12376-12379) | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Guinea Republic | BL2771 | SS1 | ||
Guinea Republic | Mi16081-16084_ms4 label | Label2 from MS4 (Mi16081-16084 + 4 labels) | 2022 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Guinea Republic | BL3586 | In (upper) margin of SS1 (Mi16085) + label | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 544 (BL254) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | "Sputnik"-1 (also Syncom-1/2 type) |
Guinea-Bissau | BL556 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | |
Guinea-Bissau | BL556 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea-Bissau | BL623A BL623B | On stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3682A) On stamp and in (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (Mi3682B) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Guinea-Bissau | BL623A fdc BL623B fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Mi3994 | One of MS6 (Mi3993-3998) | 2008 | "Sputnik-1" |
Guinea-Bissau | Mi4139 | One of MS4 (Mi4139-4142) | 2009 | "Sputnik-1" |
Guinea-Bissau | Mi4139-4142 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Guyana | 2106a (Mi2627 gold) | One of MS25 (2106 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in gold | 1989 | "Sputnik-1" (in overprinted text) |
Guyana | 2106a_specimen | One of MS25 (2106_specimen (a-y)), 280 with both gold and specimen overprints | ||
Guyana | 2107a (Mi2627) | One of MS25 (2107 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in silver (Mi2627-2651) | ||
Guyana | 2107a specimen | One of MS25 (2107 specimen (a-y)), 280 with both silver and specimen overprints | ||
Guyana | 3418a (Mi6601) | One of MS6 (3418 (a-f)) (Mi6601-6606) | 1999 | |
Honduras | C1262 (BL92) | MS3 (1262 (a-c)) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik"-1 |
Honduras | C1263 (BL93) | MS3 (1263 (a-c)) | ||
Hungary | CB30b (BL59A, Mi2351IIA-2354IIA) iCB30b (BL59B, Mi2351IIB-2354IIB) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (CB27-CB30) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (iCB27-iCB30) | 1967 | |
Hungary | C361 (BL111A) iC361 (BL111B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1975 | "Szputnyik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Hungary | 2492 (Mi3208) | Stamp and label, stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-12 (and launch date; but like Vanguard-2) |
Hungary | 2492a | MS3 (3x 2492 + 3 labels) | ||
Hungary | 2498 (Mi3214) | 1977 | "Szputnyik-1" (Sputnik-1) | |
Hungary | 2748 (Mi3562) | 1982 | "Szputnyik-1" (Sputnik-1) | |
Hungary | 2746-2748 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Hungary | 4009 (Mi5137) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Szputnyik-1" (Sputnik-1) | |
Hungary | 4009 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Hungary Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Italy | 1189 fdc (Mi1492 fdc) | (Filagrano Gold cachet) back of FDC, also front | 1975 | "Sputnik-1 was launched into orbit by the USSR on 5 October 1957" (in Italian text) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | 50th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1), and logo |
Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | |||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 logo |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown a (Mi none) Umknown ia | One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | 50th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1), and logo |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-colored printed) cachet (same design as stamp 'a') on FDC | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (Sputnik-3 is mis-identified as "Spoutnik-2") |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1 (Sputnik-1) Conquête de l'Espace 60ème anniversaire" |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | ||
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. Sputnik logo |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. Sputnik logo |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 60th anniv. Sputnik logo | |
Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Sputnik-1 (and Sputnik-2) |
Kalmoukia | None c | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | 40th anniv. launch "first artificial satellite" (in Cyrillic text, referring to Sputnik-1); also an exploded view of Sputnik-1 is depicted |
Kazakhstan | 188a (Mi163) | One of strip of 3 (188 (a-c)) (Mi163-165), or two stamps and in (upper-right and lower-left) margins of MS10 (188d (2x 188a + 4x (188b-c)) | 1997 | |
Kazakhstan | 563 (Mi595) | From MS6 (563a (6x 563)) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Kazakhstan | 563 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Kazakhstan | Unknown pair (Mi?) | Pair from MS8 (4x pair) | 2022 | 65th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Kazakhstan | Unknown fdc | Pair and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (North) | 134 (Mi141) | 1958 | ||
Korea (North) | 135 (Mi142) | |||
Korea (North) | 136 (Mi143) | |||
Korea (North) | 137 (Mi144) | |||
Korea (North) | 134-137 proofs | Signed proofs | ||
Korea (North) | 1923 (Mi1973) | Stamp-on-stamp: North Korea 134 (Mi141) | 1980 | |
Korea (North) | 1924a (Mi1973-1974) | MS2 (1923-1924), stamp-on-stamp: North Korea 134 (Mi141) | ||
Korea (North) | 2657 (Mi2843) | One of pair (2858a (2857-3858)) or five of MS10 (2858b (5x (2857-3858))) (Mi2843-2844) | 1987 | "30th anniversary of the first satellite - Sputnik-1" |
Korea (North) | 3221a (Mi3429-3430) | In (right) margin of MS2 (3221-3222), also annotated | 1993 | Sputnik-1 (lowest of three) |
Korea (North) | 4172 (BL505, Mi4501-4504) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (4172 (a-d)) | 2001 | |
Korea (North) | 4793a (BL697) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (2x 4793) (Mi5372) | 2008 | "Sputnik-1" |
Korea (South) | 1456 (Mi1447) | One of pair (1457a (1456-1457)) (Mi1447-1448), or ten of MS20 (1457b (10x (1456-1457))) | 1986 | |
Korea (South) | 1457a fdc1 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with black pictorial cancel only) | ||
Korea (South) | 1457a fdc2 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with black pictorial cancel and extra text-only cancel), also back | ||
Korea (South) | 1457a fdc3 | One of pair on FDC (KPC cachet, with blue pictorial cancel and extra text-only cancel (different)) | ||
Korea (South) | 1457a folder | Folder outside (front and back) | ||
Laos | C104 (Mi361) iC104 | From imperforate MS4 (4x iC104) | 1973 | |
Laos | C104 proof | Signed artist proof (C104) | ||
Laos | 781 (Mi988) i781 | Imperforate | 1987 | "Sputnik-1" |
Liberia | 3636d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (3636 (a-d)) | 2021 | "Sputnik-1" |
Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 733 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 733) | 200? | |
Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 791 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 791) | ||
Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 792 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 792) | ||
Liberia-LURD | Local | Liberia 793 overprinted in red, one of strip of 2 (2x 793) | ||
Libya | 297 (Mi210) | 1966 | ||
Libya | 298 (Mi211) | |||
Libya | 299 (Mi212) | |||
Macedonia | 422 (Mi443) | From MS9 (422a (9x 422)) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Macedonia | 422 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Malagasy (DR) | 636 (Mi895) i636 | Imperforate | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Madagascar | 1463 (Mi2388-2390) | In (upper) margin of MS3 (1463 (a-c)) | 1999 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2011 | 50th anniv. Sputnik-1 logo |
Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2013 | |
Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2015 | |
Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Sputnik-1" |
Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Madagascar | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2017 | 50th anniv. Sputnik-1 logo |
Madagascar | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
Maldive Islands | 2020b (Mi2260) i2020b | One of MS12 (2020 (a-l)) (Mi2259-2270) One of imperforate MS12 (i2020 (a-l)) | 1994 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Maldive Islands | 2175a (Mi2646) i2175a | One of MS6 (2175 (a-f)) (Mi2646-2651) One of imperforate MS6 (i2175 (a-f)) | 1996 | "Sputnik-1" |
Maldive Islands | 2894 (Mi4534-4539) i2894 | MS6 (2894 (a-f)) Imperforate MS6 (i2894 (a-f)) | 2006 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Maldive Islands | 2958 (Mi4683-4686) | MS4 (2958 (a-d)) | 2008 | "Sputnik-1" |
Maldive Islands | 3981 (Mi7163-7166) | MS4 (3981 (a-d)) | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Maldive Islands | 3981 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Maldive Islands | 3990 (BL1098) | SS1 | ||
Maldive Islands | 3990 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Mali | C257 (Mi490) iC257 | Imperforate | 1975 | |
Mali | C257 fdc | Stamp and (magenta and green and black printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Mali | C358 (Mi682) | C257 overprinted in black | 1979 | |
Mali | 452 (Mi912) i452 | Imperforate | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Mali | 452 ds | Deluxe sheet (452) | ||
Mali | 1038a (Mi2271) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1038 (a-d)) (Mi2271-2274) | 1999 | |
Mali | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2009 | |
Mali | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2013 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On two of three stamps and in (upper) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | "60th anniversary of launch" of "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On two of three stamps of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
Mali | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
Mali | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) (also the whole MS4 with 60th anniv. logo) |
Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS4 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Mali | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of and in (upper-left and lower) margins of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1, with 60th anniv. logo) |
Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and (multicolor printed and two small round) cachets on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed and two small round) cachets on FDC | ||
Marshall Islands | 345b (Mi251) | One of MS25 (345 (a-y)) (Mi250-274) | 1989 | |
Marshall Islands | KM24 | $50. (silver coin) | 1989 | "first man-made satellite - 1957" |
Mauritius | 1047-1050 fdc (Mi1045-1048 fdc) | (Mauritius Post) cachet on FDC | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Micronesia | 334a (Mi701) | One of MS20 (334 (a-t)) (Mi701-720) | 1999 | "Sputnik-1" |
Moldova | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS12 (12x single) | 2015 | |
Mongolia | C91 (BL49) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 1977 | "Sputnik-1" |
Mongolia | C155 (Mi1513) | 1982 | "Sputnik-1" | |
Mongolia | 2504j (Mi3389) | One of MS20 (2504 (a-t)) (Mi3389-3399) | 2001 | |
Montserrat | 848 pair (Mi905 pair) | On label/gutter of gutter-pair (2x 848), 727 overprinted in red | 1994 | "Launch of Sputnik-1 - October 4, 1957 - (first Soviet satellite)" |
Mozambique | 834a (Mi900-905) | MS6 (334a (329-334)) | 1982 | "25th anniv. launch of the artificial satellite Sputnik-1" (in Portuguese text) |
Mozambique | 1845a (Mi3258) i1845a | One of MS6 (1845 (a-f)) (Mi3258-3263) One of imperforate MS6 (i1845 (a-f)) | 2009 | "Sputnik-1" |
Mozambique | 1845 fdc i1845 fdc | MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS6 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Nauru | 153 (Mi150) | 1977 | "First artificial satellite 1957" (Sputnik-1) | |
Nauru | 155 (Mi152) | |||
Nauru | 598 (Mi699) | 2011 | "Sputnik"-1 | |
Nicaragua | 1654 (Mi2816) | 1987 | "Sputnik"-1 (on stamp); Sputnik-1 (end-on depiction, in cancel) | |
Nicaragua | 1654+1657+1660 fdc | One of three stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Nicaragua | 1655-1656+1658-1659 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Niger | 962 (BL100) i962 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | "Spoutnik"-1 (Sputnik) |
Niger | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2011 | |
Niger | Mi5082-5085_ms4 | MS4 (Mi5082-5085) | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Niger | BL719 | SS1 | ||
Niger | Mi5142-5145_ms4 | Stamp 'd' and in (upper-left) margin of MS4 (Mi5142-5145) | 2017 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Niger | BL731 | On stamp of SS1 | ||
Niger | Mi5448-5451_ms4 | MS4 (Mi5448-5451) | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Niger | BL791 | SS1 | ||
Niger | Mi8024 | One of MS4 (Mi8021-8024) | 2021 | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
Niger | BL1299 | SS1 | ||
Oman | 607a (BL95) | In (upper) margin of MS5 (5x 607) | 2018 | |
Palau | 863 (BL210, Mi2603) | SS1 | 2006 | "Sputnik-1" |
Palau | 943 (Mi2785-2788) | MS4 (943 (a-d)) | 2008 | "Sputnik-1" |
Palau | 943 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Panama | C334a (BL36) iC334a (BL37) | In (lower) margin of MS2 (C333-C334) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC333-iC334), changed colors | 1965 | |
Panama | C336a (BL38) iC336a (BL39) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (C335-C336) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC335-iC336), changed colors | ||
Poland | 875-877 fdc (Mi1127A-1129A fdc) i875-i877 fdc (Mi1127B-1129B fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on imperforate-stamped FDC | 1959 | |
Poland | 1179 (Mi1438) | 1963 | "Sputnik-1" | |
Poland | 1179+1187 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Poland | None | (Green and black printed) cachet on cover | 1968 | |
Poland | 2235 (Mi2524A) | MS3 (2235a (3x 2235) + 3 labels) (BL68, Mi2524C) | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Poland | None | Printed stamp on postal card | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Poland | 2248a label (Mi2539) | On one label of MS6 (2248a (6x 2248 + 2 labels)) | 1977 | "Sputnik-1" |
Poland | 2248 cancel | (Pictorial) cancel from FDC, also front | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Poland | 2829 (BL105) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Poland | 2829 fdc | SS1 and (purple and orange printed, and annotated) cachet on FDC | ||
Portugal | 1266 (Mi1294) | 1975 | ||
Romania | C51a (Mi1678+1680) | Pair (C49+C51 + label) | 1957 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
Romania | C51a fdc | Pair on FDC | ||
Romania | C52a (Mi1677+1679) | Pair (C50+C52 + label) | ||
Romania | C52a fdc | Pair on FDC | ||
Romania | None | Printed stamp (like C49) on stamped envelope | 1957 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
Romania | C51a o/p1 (Mi1718+1720) | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted | 1958 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
Romania | C51a inverted o/p1 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint | ||
Romania | C52a o/p1 (Mi1717+1719) | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted | ||
Romania | C52a inverted o/p1 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint | ||
Romania | C51a o/p2 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted (different) | 1958 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
Romania | C51a inverted o/p2 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
Romania | C52a o/p2 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted (different) | ||
Romania | C52a inverted o/p2 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
Romania | C51a o/p3 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted (different) | 1958 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
Romania | C51a inverted o/p3 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
Romania | C52a o/p3 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted (different) | ||
Romania | C52a inverted o/p3 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
Romania | C119 (Mi2086) | Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | 1962 | (incorrectly-depicted) Sputnik-1 (like Vanguard-2) and Sputnik-2 (on Romania C49)) |
Romania | C119-C122 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Romania | C122a (BL53) | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C121)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110 | ||
Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Romania | 1698a (BL59) | Imperforate SS1, also detail | 1964 | |
Romania | 1894 (Mi2559) | 1967 | 10th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" | |
Romania | C257 (Mi3935) | 1983 | "Sputnik-1" | |
Romania | C261 (BL192, Mi3939) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | ||
Romania | 4385 (Mi5509) | 2000 | "first artificial satellite" (in Romanian text, and also illustrated in a this cutaway animation) | |
Romania | 4999 (Mi6244) | From MS8 (4999a (8x 4999 + label)), or from MS8 (4999b (8x 4999 + label (different))) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Romania | 4999 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Romania | 4999 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Romania | 5000 (BL411) | SS1 | ||
Romania | None | Illustrated address label and (blue rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 2008 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 (in 2007) |
Romania | None | Illustrated address label and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 2008 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 (in 2007) |
Russia (USSR) | 1992 (Mi2017) | 1957 | Sputnik-1 (and launch date) | |
Russia (USSR) | 1993 (Mi2036) | |||
Russia (USSR) | None | Matchbox cover | 1957 | |
Russia (USSR) | None | Matchbox cover (different) | 1957 | (probable) Sputnik-1 (but poor depiction) |
Russia (USSR) | None | Medallion | 1957 | |
Russia (USSR) | 2021 (Mi2026) | 1991 overprinted in black | 1957 | "4-X-57 - The world's first artificial Earth satellite" (Sputnik-1) (in overprinted Cyrillic text) |
Russia (USSR) | 1959 cover (Mi1992 cover) | (Multi-color printed) back of cover, also back without stamp and pictorial cancel, also front | 1958 | Sputnik-1 (depicted, and also the launch date "4 October 1957" and "first Sputnik" (in Cyrillic text)) |
Russia (USSR) | 1992-1993 cover (Mi2017+2036 cover) | Two stamps and (Kniga International black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1958 | Sputnik-1 (and launch date) |
Russia (USSR) | 2063 (Mi2082) | 1958 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2077 (Mi2096) | 1958 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination | |
Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back | 1958 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination; (see also Russia postcard 1959 and Comoro Islands Unknown c 2005) |
Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back, also front | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination; (see also Russia postcard 1958 and Comoro Islands Unknown c 2005) |
Russia (USSR) | 2160 (Mi2192) | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination | |
Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2160 cover1 (Mi2192 cover1) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2160 cover2 (Mi2192 cover2) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) and (blue printed) cachet on cover, also back | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Red pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | Matchbox cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | Cigarette pack | early-1960s? | |
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | early-1960s | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | 1960 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2464+label (Mi2474+label) | Stamp and label | 1961 | |
Russia (USSR) | None | QSL card back, also front | 1961 | "The Soviet Sputnik[-1] - the first in the world". That text is repeated in five other languages. |
Russia (USSR) | 2519 (Mi2520) | Stamp-on-stamp: 2160 | 1961 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2586 maxi (Mi2595 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2653 (Mi2661) | 1962 | 5th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
Russia (USSR) | 2653 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2653 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Rosglavkniga Philately) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2653 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) and (Rosglavkniga Philately) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2653 fdc3 | Stamp and 2 (pictorial) cancels and (Rosglavkniga Philately) cachet (different) on stamped-envelope FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2653 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Rosglavkniga Philately) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also front | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2732a (Mi2747) | From block of 6 (2732 (a-f)), or from MS30 (2732g (5x 2732)) | 1963 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2732d (Mi2750) | 2732a changed color ("10k" value in blue rather than white) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 2830 (Mi2852) | One of strip of 6 (2835a (2830-2835)) (Mi2852-2857) | 1963 | |
Russia (USSR) | 2830-2831 fdc (Mi2852-2853 fdc) | One of two stamps and (blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (in cachet) | |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1963 | |
Russia (USSR) | 2883 (Mi2895A) i2883 (Mi2895B) | Imperforate | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2930Ac (Mi2942x) | One of MS6 (2930A (c-h)) (BL34x, Mi2942x-2947x) | 1964 | |
Russia (USSR) | 2930Abc (Mi2942y) | One of MS6 (2930Ab (c-h)), glossy paper (BL34y, Mi2942y-2947y) | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 2628 cover (Mi2635 cover) | (Kniga International red and blue printed) cachet on cover | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 3011 (Mi3031) | 1965 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3020 (Mi3039) | 1965 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3055 (Mi3077) | 1965 | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope | ~1965 | |
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also annotated and front | 1966 | (8 artistic) Sputnik-1(s) |
Russia (USSR) | 3333 (BL46, Mi3354) | SS1 | 1967 | 10th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | 3333 fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (red and gold printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3396 (Mi3418) | 1967 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3396a (BL4, Mi3421-3422) | Imperforate MS2 (like 3388+3396) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3397 (BL49, Mi3423) | On stamp of SS1 | 1967 | Sputnik-1 (propaganda design with star and nearly-parallel antennas) |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and purple printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1967 | 10th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | Extra (Russia 2653) stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (red and green and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1967 | 10th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | 3578 (Mi3606) | 1969 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3577-3579 fdc | One of three stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3658 (Mi3685) | 1969 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3758 (Mi3786) | 1970 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3758 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Kniga International cachet) | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pink and blue printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope, also back | 1970 | |
Russia (USSR) | 3844 (BL69) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3844 (a-d)) | 1971 | |
Russia (USSR) | 3844 fdc | MS4 and (red and blue and gold printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3855 (Mi3884) | 1971 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 3951 (Mi3986) | 1972 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4007 (Mi4042) | 1972 | 15th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
Russia (USSR) | 4171 (Mi4207) | 1974 | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card, also (blue and gold and dark-green and magenta printed) cachet from (greeting card) envelope | 1974 | |
Russia (USSR) | 4539 (Mi4569) | 1977 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4562 (Mi4589) | 1977 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4562 fdc | Stamp and (grey-green and purple printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4562 fdc2 | Stamp and (International Society of Postmasters) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4589 (Mi4648) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) | |
Russia (USSR) | 4589 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4589 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4589+4591 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (PCS cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4590 (Mi4649) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) | |
Russia (USSR) | 4590 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4590 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4591 (Mi4650) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) | |
Russia (USSR) | 4591 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4591 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4591 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, slightly different) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4591 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4592 (Mi4653) | From MS30 (4592a (30x 4592)) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) |
Russia (USSR) | 4592 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4592 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4592 maxi1 | Maxicard (Moscow cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4592 maxi2 | Maxicard (? cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4593 (Mi4652) | From MS30 (4593a (30x 4593)) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) |
Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC, also (airmail) stamped envelope unused | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4593 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4593 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 (Mi4651) | From MS30 (4594a (30x 4594)) | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas) (in stamp and on back of the Franklin Philatelic Society FDCs) |
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc3 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Franklin Philatelic Society cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (Franklin Philatelic Society cachet, embossed) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Franklin Philatelic Society cachet, embossed, slightly different text) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 maxi1 | Maxicard (? red cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4594 maxi2 | Maxicard (Moscow black cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595 (BL122) | On stamp of SS1 | 1977 | Sputnik-1 (the stamp features a propaganda design with a red star and parallel antennas); "Sputnik-I" was a "tiny sphere, just 22 inches diameter and weighing 184 pounds" (in text on fdc back) |
Russia (USSR) | 4595 fdc1 | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595 fdc2 | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (and signatures) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4595_stamp fdc | Stamp from SS1 on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4611 (Mi4663) | 1977 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4611 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | Printed stamp on postal card | 1977 | (20th anniv.) launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and grey printed) cachet on postal card | 1977 | (20th anniv.) launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope, and back, also un-canceled (airmail) stamped envelope | 1977 | 20th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also back | 1977 | (20th anniv.) launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | 4744 (Mi4839) | Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 4562, from MS15 (4744a (15x 4744)) | 1979 | |
Russia (USSR) | 4744 maxi | (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) maxicard, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4744 fdc | Stamp and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | Y165 | 1 rouble (copper-nickel-zinc coin) | 1979 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5083 (BL157, Mi5214) | SS1 | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | 5083 fdc1 | SS1 and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC (black pictorial cancel) | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5083 fdc2 | SS1 and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC (blue pictorial cancel), also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5090 (Mi5221) | 1982 | (tiny) Sputnik-1 | |
Russia (USSR) | None | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1982 | 25th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 (in cancel) |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 1982 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5245 (Mi5375) | In (upper-right) corner of stamp | 1984 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5245 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications?) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5245 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications?) cachet on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5308 (Mi5450) | 1984 | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5308 fdc | Stamp and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5355a (Mi5496_ms8) | In (upper-left) margin of MS8 (8x 5355) | 1985 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5444 (Mi5593) | From MS7 (5444a (7x 5444 + label)) | 1986 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5545 (Mi5698) | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 | |
Russia (USSR) | 5545 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5545 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5547 fdc (Mi5700 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5547 maxi (Mi5700 maxi) | (Pictorial) cancel on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 5545 cover (Mi5698 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also back | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | 5642 (BL199, Mi5803) | On stamp of SS1, stamp-on-stamp; also detail | 1988 | (artistic) Sputnik-1 |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also annotated detail | 1991 | |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1991 | Allegory of Sputnik-1 |
Russia | 6082 (Mi243) | One of block of 4 (6083a (6080-6083)) (Mi241-244) | 1992 | "Sputnik"-1 (in cachet text) |
Russia | 6080 fdc (Mi241 fdc) | (First Rank/Space Voyage grey and red) cachet on cover | ||
Russia | 6081 fdc (Mi242 fdc) | (First Rank/Space Voyage cyan and red) cachet on cover | ||
Russia | 6082 fdc (Mi243 fdc) | Stamp and (First Rank/Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | ||
Russia | 6083 fdc (Mi244 fdc) | (First Rank/Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | ||
Russia | None | (Black pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover, also detail (black monochrome reproduction of Russia 1992 or 1993) | 1997 | "40th anniv. launch of the first artificial Earth satellite" (in Cyrillic text, referring to Sputnik-1); also allegory of Sputnik-1 (in the cancel and the cachet) |
Russia | None | (Red pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover, also detail (black monochrome reproduction of Russia 1992 or 1993) | ||
Russia | 6482 (Mi691) | 1998 | ||
Russia | 6608 selvedge (Mi863-874 selvedge) | On selvedge of MS12 (6608 (a-l)) | 2000 | |
Russia | Y708 | 3 rouble (silver coin) | 2000 | |
Russia | 7023a (Mi1405) | One of MS3 (7023 (a-c)) (BL100, Mi1405-1407) | 2007 | |
Russia | 7023a cover (Mi1405 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (two) cachets on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia | Y1087 | 3 rouble (silver coin) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia | 7254 (Mi1694) | From MS15 (7254a (15x 7254)) | 2011 | |
Russia | 7254 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
Russia | None | (Kniga International) cachet (with reproduction of Luna-1 anniversary cover) on cover | 2013 | Sputnik-1 (in black rubber-stamp cachet of reproduction) |
Russia | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed and purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Russia | None | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 468b (B12A, Mi493A) i468b (B12B, Mi493B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (468) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i468) | 1977 | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 595b (B52A, Mi668A) i595b (B52B, Mi668B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (595), 468b overprinted in black In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i595), i468b overprinted in black | 1982 | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2004 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc1 Unknown iss fdc1 | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss fdc2 | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown e (Mi?) Unknown ie | One of MS3 (e-d-f) One of imperforate MS3 (ie-id-if), or one of imperforate MS6 (ia-if) | 2006 | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 and (Lollini) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ie ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (ie) | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown id+ie+ic ds | One of three imperforate deluxe sheets (id+ie+ic) and (Lollini) cachet (design like stamps) | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1684a (Mi2996) | From MS4 (1684 (a-d)) (Mi2996-2999) | 2007 | (50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 and 2): "Sputnik-1" |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1684b (Mi2997) | |||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1684 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination | |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2978 (BL1127, Mi6374) | On stamp of SS1 | 2015 | "Sputnik-1: world's first artificial satellite" (in Portuguese text) |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3276 (BL1269, Mi7102) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2017 | "Sputnik [-1] satellite" (in Portuguese text) |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3437 (BL1323) | On stamp of SS1 | 2017 | "Sputnik-1: launched on 4 October 1957" (in Portuguese text) |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3469 (M7478-7481) | MS4 (3469 (a-d)) | 2017 | "60th anniv. launch Sputnik-1" (in Portuguese text) |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3486 (BL1344) | SS1 | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | BL1465 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2018 | |
St. Vincent | 2700d (Mi4641) | One of MS9 (2700 (a-i)) (Mi4638-4646) | 1999 | "Sputnik-1" |
St. Vincent | 3526b (Mi6339) | One of MS4 (3526 (a-d)) (Mi6338-6341) | 2006 | "Sputnik-1" |
Serbia | 404 (Mi220) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" | |
Serbia | 404 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Serbia | 404 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Serbia | 824 (BL18, Mi804) | SS1 | 2018 | soccer ball as Sputnik-1 |
Serbia | Mi1249 (Sc?) | like Yugoslavia 870 | 2024 | |
Sierra Leone | 1069a (Mi1212) | One of MS9 (1069 (a-i)) (Mi1212-1220) | 1989 | "Sputnik"-1 |
Sierra Leone | 1069a specimen | One of MS9 (1069 specimen (a-i)) | ||
Sierra Leone | 3851c (Mi7460) | One of MS4 (3851 (a-d)) (Mi7458-7461) | 2016 | "Sputnik"[-1] "model" |
Sierra Leone | 4396 (Mi8715-8718) | MS4 (4396 (a-d)) | 2017 | "60th anniversary of Sputnik-1 launch to Earth orbit" |
Sierra Leone | 4396 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Sierra Leone | 4414 (BL1272) | SS1 | ||
Sierra Leone | 4414 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Sierra Leone | 4555c (Mi9082) | One of MS4 (4555 (a-d)) (Mi9080-9083) | 2017 | "Sputnik-1" |
Solomon Islands | 1207 (Mi1651-1654) | MS4 (1207 (a-d)) | 2013 | 55th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Solomon Islands | 1207a_ss (Mi1651_ss) | SS1 | ||
Solomon Islands | 1207b_ss (Mi1652_ss) | SS1 | ||
Solomon Islands | 1207c_ss (Mi1653_ss) | SS1 | ||
Solomon Islands | 1207d_ss (Mi1654_ss) | SS1 | ||
Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | |
Somalia | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Somalia | Unknown iss proof | Imperforate proof SS1 | ||
Somalia | Unknown iss proof fdc | Imperforate proof SS1 on FDC | ||
Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS7 (MS6 and SS1 combination) | ||
Somalia-Puntland | Local_ms | Local post MS2 (a-b) | 2010 | "Sputnik-1" |
Spain | 4154c (Mi5111) | One of MS4 (4154 (a-d)) (BL1287, Mi5109-5112)) | 2016 | |
Syria | 1620 (Mi2257-2258) | Pair (1620 (a-b)) | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
Tajikistan | 487b (Mi778A) | One of strip of 3 (487 (487 (a-c))) (Mi777A-779A), or two of MS6 (487d (3x (487 (a-c)))) | 2017 | 60th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 (launch date in text) |
Togo | 1953n (Mi3070A) i1953n (Mi3070B) | One stamp and in (left) margin of MS18 (1953 (a-p)) (Mi3057A-3074A) One of imperforate MS18 (i1953 (a-p)) (Mi3057B-3074B) | 2000 | "Soviets launch Sputniik, first space satellite" |
Togo | Mi3797 | One of MS4 (Mi3794-3797) | 2010 | "Sputnik-1" |
Togo | Mi3797_ss1 | On stamp of SS1 (Mi3797) | ||
Togo | BL569 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | ||
Togo | BL569 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Togo | BL1110 | On stamp of SS1 | 2014 | "Sputnik-1" |
Togo | BL1110 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Togo | BL1500 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi8496) | 2017 | "Sputnik-1" |
Transnistria/PMR (Moldova) | Unknown cover (Mi? cover) | (Red and blue and black printed) cachet on cover, also back | 1993 | |
Tuvalu | 1074 (Mi1464-1467) | MS4 (1074 (a-d)) | 2008 | "Sputnik-1" |
Udmurtia | Local strip1 | Strip of 20 Russia 4517 overprinted1 with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4, also overprint template | 1997 | |
Udmurtia | Local strip2 | Strip of 20 Russia 4520 overprinted1 with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4, also overprint template | ||
Udmurtia | Local strip3 | Strip of 20 Russia 4602A overprinted with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4, also overprint template | ||
Udmurtia | Local strip4 | Strip of 20 Russia 5984 overprinted with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4, also overprint template | ||
Udmurtia | Local strip5 | Strip of 20 Russia 6063 overprinted with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4, also overprint template | ||
Udmurtia | Local strip fdc1 | Strip of 20 Russia 4602A overprinted with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Udmurtia | Local strip fdc2 | Two strips of 20 Russia 6063 and 4517 overprinted with Sputnik-1 in blocks of 4 on FDC | ||
Uganda | 1485a (Mi1863) | One stamp and in (lower) margin of MS8 (1485 (a-h)) (Mi1863-1870) | 1997 | "Sputnik-1" |
Ukraine | 482 (Mi529) | From MS12 (482a (12x 482)) | 2002 | Sputnik-1 (sketch) |
Ukraine | 697 (BL62) | SS1 | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
Ukraine | 697 fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (Ukraine Post) cachet on FDC | ||
United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | 1962 | Sputnik-1 (and launch date) (in small reproduction of Russia 1992 or 1993) |
United Nations | 1088 (Mi1416) | 2014 | ||
United Nations (Geneva) | 611 (BL38) | On stamp of SS1 | 2015 | Sputnik-1 model |
United States | None | Medallion | ~1960 | "Sputnik-1" |
United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover, also annotated cachet | 1963 | Sputnik-1 (and launch date) (in small reproduction of Russia 1992 or 1993) |
United States | 1332b fdc (Mi930-931 fdc) | (Black and blue and red printed) cachet on FDC card, also back | 1967 | "Sputnik-1 launched the space age in 1957" |
United States | 1332b card1 (Mi930-931 card1) | In (lower-left) margin of Interpex MS2 card (brown reproduction) | 1968 | "Sputnik-1" |
United States | 1332b card2 (Mi930-931 card2) | In (lower-left) margin of Interpex MS2 card (dark-green) | ||
United States | 1332b card3 (Mi930-931 card3) | In (lower-left) margin of Interpex MS2 card (black-brown) | ||
United States | 1332b card3 fdc | Interpex MS2 card (black-brown) on FDC | ||
United States | None | (Western silk no.A20) cachet on cover | 1979 | "Sputnik-1" |
United States | None | (Colorano silk/ASDA) cachet (with reproduction of Russia 2160) on cover, also annotated cachet | 1983 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
United States | None | (Kenopex'87 Station) cancel and (Kenosha Stamp and Cover Club) cachet on cover | 1987 | 30th anniv. launch Sputnik-1 |
United States | 2633 (Mi2237) | One of block of 4 (2634a (2631-2634)) (Mi2235-2238) | 1992 | |
United States | 2633 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Ranto cachet, cinderellas), also back | ||
United States | 2633 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Ranto cachet, Stamp Poster), also back | ||
United States | 2633 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Ranto cachet, USA 1919a Stamp Poster no.81-18) | ||
United States | 2633 folder | Stamp and coin folder | ||
United States | 2634a fdc1 | Block of 4 on FDC (CW Ray hand-painted cachet) | ||
United States | 2634a fdc2 | Block of 4 on FDC (Collins cachet) | ||
United States | 2634a fdc3 | Block of 4+ on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
United States | 2634a fdc4 | Block of 4 and (Rochester Philatelic Association Inc./JKD Cachet) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 2634a card | (World Columbian Stamp Expo 1992/ASDA) card | ||
United States | 2631-2632 fdc | (Rochester Philatelic Association Inc./JKD Cachet) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | SP1010 | (USPS) souvenir page (2634a) | ||
United States | CP388 | (USPS no.384) commemorative panel (2634a) | ||
United States Russia | 2634a fdc 6083a fdc | Dual-cancel FDC | 1992 | |
United States Russia | 2634a fdoi 6083a fdoi | (USPS) FDOI ceremony program page2, also page0 (front), page 1, and page3 (back) | ||
United States | 2741 fdc (Mi2337 fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | 1993 | In 1957, the USSR "launched an artificial satellite [Sputnik-1] into orbit" |
United States | 2841a fdc (Mi2477 fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | 1994 | "Sputnik[-1], the first artificial Earth satellite" |
United States | 3187d fdc1 (Mi3126 fdc1) | (PCS golden-replica) back of FDC, also front | 1999 | "Sputnik"-1 |
United States | 3187d fdc2 (Mi326 fdc2) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | "Sputnik-1" | |
United States | 3187d fdc3 (Mi326 fdc3) | (Artmaster) back of FDC, also front | "Sputnik-1" | |
United States | None | (Ropex Station text) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik-1" |
United States | C76+2841a cover (Mi990+2477 cover) | (Philatelic Show Station) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. launch "Sputnik"-1 |
United States | None | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2018 | "Sputnik-1" |
Upper Volta | C249 (Mi723) | 1978 | Also "Luna-20" | |
Vanuatu | 1122c (Mi1595) | One of MS6 (1122 (a-f)) (BL80, Mi1593-1598) | 2021 | |
Vietnam (North) | 385 (Mi401) | 1965 | ||
Vietnam (North) | i429-i430 fdc (Mi448B-449B fdc) | (Green printed) cachet on FDC | 1966 | |
Vietnam | 955 (Mi990) i955 | Imperforate | 1978 | Sputnik-1 (and launch date) |
Vietnam | 1614 (Mi1672) | 1986 | ||
Vietnam | 2939a (BL123, Mi3028-3033) | In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (2939a (2934-2939)) | 2000 | |
Yemen Arab Republic | C29G (Mi318A) iC29G (Mi318B) | Imperforate | 1963 | |
Yemen Arab Republic | C29I (Mi320A) iC29I (Mi320B) | Imperforate | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | C29Ij (BL19) | Imperforate SS1 (C29I) | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | C29N (Mi334A) iC29N (Mi334B) | C29G overprinted in black iC29G overprinted in black | 1964 | |
Yemen Arab Republic | C29N double (Mi334A double) | C29G double overprinted in black | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | C29J+C29L+C29N fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | BL21 | Imperforate SS1 (Mi335), BL19 overprinted in black | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | Mi408 | Imperforate (only) C29I (Mi320) overprinted in red | 1965 | |
Yemen Arab Republic | C29O (Mi503) | C29G overprinted in brown | 1966 | |
Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi801-804_ms4 Mi805-808_ms4 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (Mi801-804) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi805-808) inscribed in red | 1969 | |
Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | BL167A BL167B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
Yugoslavia | 870 (Mi1216) | 1967 | "Sputnik-1" (in Cyrillic text) | |
Yugoslavia | 870-875 fdc | One of six stamps and (green and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Yugoslavia | 870-871+875 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (cyan and blue and tan printed cachet) | ||
Yugoslavia | 870 cover1 (Mi1216 cover1) | Stamp on cover (blue and red and black printed cachet) | 1967 | "Sputnik-1" (in Cyrillic text) |
Yugoslavia | 870 cover2 (Mi1216 cover2) | Stamp on cover (green and black printed cachet) | ||
Yugoslavia | 886 (Mi1248) | 1967 | Sputnik-1 (sketch) | |
Summary: 620+ items from ~115 countries |
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
2According to the Michel catalog, East Germany 370 shows "Künstlicher Erdsatellit Sputnik I, Teil der Erdkugel, Mond" which translates to "Artificial Earth satellite Sputnik I, part of the Earth, Moon". The spacecraft depicted is like Vanguard-2, but this stamp was issued 1957-11-07, before any Vanguard satellite was launched.
Below is a list of Sputnik-1 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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1957-10-04: Sputnik-1 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1957-10-04 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Cyan and red printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover | Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1957-10-04 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Cyan and red printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover (slightly different cancel date/time) | Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1957-10-04 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Blue and red and green printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover | Sputnik-1 launch |
United States | 1957-10-04 | Summers AR | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-1 launch; see http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/000603.html |
Sputnik-1 (events) | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1957-11-04 | Moscow | (Kniga International printed and hand-printed) cachet on cover | Sputnik-1 launch, plus one month (hand-printed part of cachet includes the launch date) |
Russia (USSR) | 1957-12-28 | Moscow | (Kniga International printed and hand-printed) cachet on cover | Sputnik-1 launch, plus 86 days (hand-printed part of cachet includes the launch date) |
Sputnik-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
Austria | 1962-10-04 | Gmünd | (Blue pictorial) cancel on cover, also back | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Tartu | (Tartu) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Leningrad | (Black pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Tbilisi | (Red pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Poltava | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Vilnius | (Black pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Vilnius | (Black pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope (different) | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Penza | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Minsk | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Perm | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 (from cachet) | none | (Murmansk Collectors' Club printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Vinnitsa, Ukrainian SSR | (Vinnitsa City Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Kirsanov | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Vilnius | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1962-10-04 | Samarkand (pictorial and text cancels) | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch (pictorial cancel has both the launch date "Sputnik-1 4-X-1957" and the 5th anniv. date "4-X-62") |
Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel and (cyan printed) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch; "Sputnik 1" ... launched "4.10.1957" ... measured "internal temperature and pressure and upper atmospheric density and temperature" (in German text) |
Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch; "Sputnik 1" ... launched "4.10.1957" ... measured "upper atmospheric density and temperature" (in German text) |
Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Gabon | 1967-10-04 | Libreville | (Hand-printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1967-10-04 | Moscow | One of two cancels and (red and grey printed) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1967-10-04 1968-01-07 | Kaluga Kaunas | One of two cancels and (red and blue printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1967-10-04 1968-01-07 | Moscow Kaunas | One of two cancels and (green and orange and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 10th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Germany (East) | 1972-10-04 | Plauen | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Germany (West) | 1972-10-04 | Berlin | (Pictorial) cancel and (red and grey printed) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1976-10-04 | Magadan | (Brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | 19th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia (USSR) | 1977-10-04 | Moscow PO | (Pictorial) cancel and (MoF no.56) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
United States | 1982-10-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Benham) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Sputnik-1 re-entry |
Belgium | 1987-10-04 | Charleroi | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on cover | 30th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Romania | 1987-10-04 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 30th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
United States | 1991-10-04 | Fort Worth TX | (The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Association) cachet on cover, also back | 34th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia | 2012-10-04 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (blue and red and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch; "On board ISS" (in Cyrillic text in cancel) is probably untrue |
Russia | 2012-10-04 | Baikonur Public Relations | Extra (Russia 7023a) stamp and (blue pictorial) cancel and (blue and red and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
United States | 2012-10-04 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Russia | 2012-10-04 2012-11-19 | Moscow Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch; the cover appears to have been returned to Earth from the ISS aboard Soyuz-TMA-05M, on 19/11/2012 (the date in the circular red cancel, which was probably applied aboard the ISS just before Soyuz-TMA-05M departed); the cover contains no information about how it arrived at the ISS, but it may have been aboard that same Soyuz-TMA-05M when it arrived at the ISS on 15/07/2012 |
Russia | 2012-10-04 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch; this cover made two (!) trips to the ISS; in the first, it was carried to the ISS by ATV-3 on 23/03/2012, as specified in the text of the black r-s cachet. The first return to Earth, and the second round-trip voyage, were by Soyuz spacecraft, as detailed in that same black r-s cachet. |
United States | 2013-01-04 | Buzzards Bay MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 re-entry |
United States | 2017-10-04 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 60th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Sputnik-1 (on other than Sputnik-1 launch covers) | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Sputnik-3 event cover | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
Russia (USSR) | 1965-11-16 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Red and purple printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on Venera-3 launch (known fake1) cover | Sputnik-1 (bottom middle) |
Germany (Berlin) | 1972-12-11 | Bochum | (Blue printed) cachet on Apollo-17 event cover | |
Germany (Berlin) | 1972-12-19 | Bochum | (Blue printed) cachet on Apollo-17 event cover | |
United States | 1983-01-31 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) insert from Explorer-1 anniversary cover, also front | "Sputnik-I and II" |
French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Telecom-1C and Spacenet-3R launch cover | Sputnik-1 [#2 in the cachet] |
Russia (USSR) | 1989-01-02 | Moscow | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet (applied at Baikonur on 16 Mar 1989) on cover | See also Russia 5744 fdc) |
French Guiana | 1997-08-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Panamsat-6 launch cover | "First artificial Earth-orbiting satellite" (in French text, referring Sputnik-1) |
French Guiana | 1997-09-23 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Intelsat-803 launch cover | "Spoutnik-1" (Sputnik-1) |
United States | 1997-10-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (T.N.T. Cachets) cachet on Cassini-Huygens launch cover | "From Sputnik[-1] to the Space Shuttle, 1957 - 1997" |
United States | 2002-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Russia 2160) on Telstar-1 anniversary cover | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
French Guiana | 2012-10-04 | Kourou | (Pictorial) cancel on ATV-3 launch cover (La Marianne/Astrophil cachet) | 55th anniv. Sputnik-1 launch |
Great Britain | 2016-03-14 | Leicester | (Buckingham Covers) back of ExoMars launch cover, also front and insert | "Sputnik-1, the first artificial satellite" |
1Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
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