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This page contains philatelic information on the Sputnik-3 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.
Items showing a combination of Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 depictions are highlighted in yellow on all three pages.
| 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-2 (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-2 (Russia/USSR) | |
| Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | |
| Sputnik-3 (on other than Sputnik-3 launch covers) | ||
| Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) |
Below is a list of Sputnik-3 satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Ajman | BL35B fdc | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1968 | |
| Albania | 622 (Mi664) i622 (Mi669) | Imperforate with changed color | 1962 | Drawing similar to Sputnik-3 (but Sputnik-2 launch date1) |
| Albania | 621-624 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Albania | 624a (BL9) 624b (BL10) | In (far-right) margin of SS1 In (far-right) margin of imperforate SS1 with changed colors | ||
| Altai Republic | Local | Overprint4 on 4x Russia 57235 (Mi5894), from strip of 5 | 1996? | |
| Altai Republic | Local | Overprint4 on 4x Russia 6069 (Mi253), from strip of 5 | ||
| Australia | None | Matchbox cover | 1960s | "Sputnik-3" |
| Belgium | None c | One of (Airpex'67, Farciennes, Belgium) cinderella MS4 (a-d) | 1967 | |
| Belgium | 697+B817 cover (Mi1493+1495 cover) | (Airpex'67, Farciennes, Belgium) cinderella MS4 on cover | 1967 | |
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | SS1 [known illegal issue] Imperforate SS1 | 2017 | "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-right) margin of MS5 (a-e) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | |
| Benin | Unknown iss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 100 (Mi151-156) | On (lower) selvedge of booklet pane of 6 (a-f) | 1999 | (possible) Sputnik-3 |
| Bulgaria | C76 (Mi1094A) iC76 (Mi1094B) | Imperforate | 1958 | |
| Bulgaria | C76 fdc | Stamp and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | C76 cover (Mi1094A cover) | Stamp and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1959 | |
| Bulgaria | 4761 (BL416) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2016 | Sputnik-3 depicted (not "Sputnik-2", as in Cyrillic text) |
| Bulgaria | i4761 (BL417) | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1, overprinted | ||
| Burundi | 1078a (Mi2426) | One of MS4 (1078 (a-d)) (Mi2426-2429) | 2012 | Sputnik-3 (not Sputnik-5 which carried "Belka" and "Strelka")6 |
| Burundi | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (center) margin of MS6 (a-f) | 2017 | Sputnik-3 (not "Spoutnik 2", as in text) |
| Cambodia | 1101 (Mi1179) | 1990 | ||
| Cambodia | 1147 (Mi1225) | 1101 overprinted | 1991 | |
| Central African Republic | Mi7416A Mi7416B | One of MS4 (Mi7415A-7418A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi7415B-7418B) | 2017 | "Sputnik-3"; (also Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2) |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | On label3 of MS3 (a-c + 3 labels) On label3 of imperforate MS3 (a-c + 3 labels) | 2010 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| China (People's Republic) | 380 (Mi408) | 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 (pictorial) cancel and (blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS5 (a-e) | 2005 | (small) Sputnik-3 (at top, partially hidden under the "5"); (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 | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | |
| Congo Republic | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Spoutnik-3" |
| Congo Republic | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Spoutnik-3" |
| Cuba | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1960 | |
| Cuba | 864 (Mi923) | One of block of 5 (867a (863-867 + label)) (Mi923-927), or four of MS20 (867b (4x (863-867))) (Mi923-927) | 1964 | |
| Cuba | 971 (Mi1033) | 1965 | ||
| Cuba | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1965 | |
| Cuba | 1177 (Mi1247) | 1966 | ||
| Cuba | 1178a (BL29) | On one of imperforate MS3 (1176-1178), also detail | 1966 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1032 (Mi1253) | 1961 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2014 | |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi624A Mi624B | Imperforate | 1971 | (possible) Sputnik-3 (not "Soyuz-8", as in text) |
| Fujeira | Mi744A Mi744B | Mi624A overprinted in red Mi624B overprinted in red | 1971 | (possible) Sputnik-3 (not "Soyuz-8", as in text) |
| Fujeira | Mi742A-744A fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 937h (Mi1441) i937h | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) | 1999 | "Sputnik-III" (Sputnik-3) |
| Gabon | 937 fdc | MS12 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2019 | Sputnik-3 ("Sputnik-5" in text in stamp 'b' refers to the mission with the dogs "Belka and Strelka") |
| Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown_a-c+stamp fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi?) | Partially in stamp and partially in (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2020 | Sputnik-2 and "Laika" |
| Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 45175 (Mi4494), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1996? | |
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 45205 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 57265 (Mi5897), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 57275 (Mi5898), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 57325 (Mi5903), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 57335 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 6061 (Mi225), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Germany (East) | 634c (Mi928) | One of MS8 (634 (a-h)) (Mi926-933) | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Germany (East) | 694 (Mi1021) | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (around the Earth) | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1964 | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1965 | |
| Germany (West) | None | (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft) cachet on cover, also back | 1965 | "Sputnik-III" (Sputnik-3) |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Sputnik-3" |
| Germany (West) | 919 cover (Mi468 cover) | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | 1968 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Hungary | 1218 (Mi1577A) | 1959 | (1st anniv. Sputnik-3 launch) | |
| Hungary | C239 (Mi1910A) iC239 (Mi1910B) | Stamp-on-stamp: China/PRC 380 Imperforate | 1963 | |
| Hungary | C241 (Mi1912A) iC241 (Mi1912B) | Stamp-on-stamp: Poland 875 Imperforate | ||
| 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 ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | |
| Korea (North) | 3221a (Mi3429-3430) | In (upper) margin of MS2 (3221-3222), also annotated | 1993 | |
| Laos | 782 (Mi989) i782 | Imperforate | 1987 | Sputnik-3 (not "Sputnik-2", as in text) |
| 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) | ||
| Lithuania | None | (New Year) cachet | 1963 | (possible) Sputnik-3 |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Maldive Islands | 2894 (Mi4534-4539) i2894 | MS6 (2894 (a-f)) Imperforate MS6 (i2894 (a-f)) | 2006 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Maldive Islands | 3980b (Mi7184) | One of MS4 (3980 (a-d) (Mi7183-7186) | 2017 | Sputnik-3 (not "Sputnik-2", as in text) |
| Maldive Islands | 3980 fdc1 | MS4 on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3980 fdc2 | MS4 on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, different) | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (right) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Sputnik-3" |
| Mali | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | "Sputnik-3" | |
| Mali | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On one of three stamps and in (upper) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | "Sputnik-3" |
| Mari El | Local (700 value) | Overprint on Russia 45175 (Mi4494) | 1994 | (possible) Sputnik-3 |
| Mongolia | 554 (Mi570) | 1969 | ||
| Poland | 875 (Mi1127A) i875 (Mi1127B) | Imperforate | 1959 | "Sputnik-3" |
| Poland | 875-877 fdc i875-i877 fdc | One of three stamps and (red abd green and black printed) cachet on FDC One of three imperforate stamps and red abd green and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1295 (Mi1557) | 1964 | ||
| Qatar | 104Af (Mi145) | One of strip of 5 (104A (f-j) + 5 labels), or from MS15 (104Ak (3x (104Af-j) + 5 labels)) | 1966 | Sputnik-3 (not Mercury capsule)2 |
| Qatar | 121Af (Mi269) | One of strip of 5 (121A (f-j)), 104A surcharged new currency | 1966 | Sputnik-3 (not Mercury capsule)2 |
| Romania | C56 (Mi1733) | 1958 | ||
| Romania | C56 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Romania | C119 (Mi2086) | Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | 1962 | |
| Romania | C119-C122 fdc | One of four stamps and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | C122a (BL53) | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C122)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110 | ||
| Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 and (yellow printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1698a (BL59) | Imperforate SS1, also detail | 1964 | |
| Romania | C119 cover (Mi2086 cover) | Stamp-on-stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (purple and brown printed) cachet on cover | 1988 | 30th anniv. Sputnik-3 launch |
| Romania | 5023a label (Mi6273 label) | Label from MS8 (5023a (8x 5023 + label)) | 2008 | 50th anniv. Sputnik-3 launch |
| Romania | 5024 (Mi6274) | Stamp and label from MS8 (5024a (8x 5024 + label)) | ||
| Romania | 5024 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Romania | 5023-5025 fdc | One of three stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | 5025a label (Mi6275 label) | Label from MS8 (5025a (8x 5025 + label)) | ||
| Romania | None | Stamped envelope | 2008 | 50th anniv. "Sputnik-3" launch |
| Romania | None | Stamped envelope and illustrated address label | 2008 | 50th anniv. "Sputnik-3" launch |
| Romania | None | Illustrated address label on stamped envelope | 2008 | 50th anniv. "Sputnik-3" launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 2077 (Mi2096) | 1958 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2083+label (Mi2101+label) | Stamp and label | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2140 (Mi2165) | 1958 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | 1958 | |
| 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 | (New Year) greeting card back | 1959 | |
| 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 and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination; Sputnik-3 (only, in cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red pictorial) cancel on cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Matchbox cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Matchbox cover | 1959 | |
| 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) | 2519 (Mi2520) | Stamp-on-stamp: 2160 | 1961 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back | 1961 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet from (New Year) stamped envelope | 1961 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (1958) stamped envelope | 1961 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2586 maxi (Mi2595 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also front | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) telegraph card | 1962 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and blue and black printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1962 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2722 cover (Mi2737 cover) | (Grey printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 1963 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2732a (Mi2747) | One of block of 6 (2732 (a-f)), or 5 of 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) | 2830-2831 fdc (Mi2852-2853 fdc) | (Blue and red printed) cachet and (Kniga International blue printed) cachet3 on FDC | 1963 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| Russia (USSR) | 2883 (Mi2895A) i2883 (Mi2895B) | Imperforate | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| 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) | 2666 card (Mi2676 card) | Cachet (image) on card | 1964 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also annotated and front | 1966 | (two artistic) Sputnik-3(s) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3317 (Mi3337) | 1967 | (poorly-depicted) Sputnik-3 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also front | 1975 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (New Year) greeting card back (slightly different), also front | 1975 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 (Mi4651) | From MS30 (4594a (30x 4594)) | 1977 | Sputnik-3 (the smallest of three satellites depicted); (also "Sputnik III" in text on fdc1 back) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc1 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet 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) | None | (New Year) greeting card back, also front | 1977 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1982 | Sputnik-3 (lower-left) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5547a (Mi5700) | In (lower) margin of MS8 (8x 5547) | 1987 | |
| Russia | None | Medallion | 2007 | Sputnik-3 (but issued for 50th anniv. Sputnik-2) |
| 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 fdc1 Unknown ifdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ifdc2 | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1684d (Mi2999) | One of MS4 (1684 (a-d)) (Mi2996-2999) | 2007 | Sputnik-3 depicted (not "Sputnik-2", as in text) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1684 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination | |
| Sierra Leone | 4165 (BL1169, Mi8204) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Sputnik-3 ("Sputnik-2" in text near the satellite is incorrect) |
| Sierra Leone | 4555c (Mi9082) | One of MS4 (4555 (a-d)) (Mi9080-9083) | 2017 | "Sputnik-III" (Sputnik-3) |
| Somalia-Puntland | Local_ms | Local post MS2 (a-b) | 2010 | "Sputnik-3" |
| Tanzania | 2536c (Mi4628-4629) i2536c | On all stamps and in (right) margin of MS4 (2536c (2x (2536 (a-b))) On all stamps and in (right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i2536c (2x (i2536 (a-b))) | 2009 | |
| Tanzania | 2536c fdc i2536c fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Tanzania | 2542 (BL622) i2542 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Tanzania | 2542 fdc i2542 fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Togo | BL1462 | SS1 (Mi8258) | 2017 | Sputnik-3 (but "Sputnik-2" in text) |
| Togo | BL1462 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like SS1) on FDC | ||
| Togo | Unknown ms fdc | Cachet (design like SS1) on FDC | ||
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 45205 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1997 | |
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 57335 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local fdc1 | On strip of 5 on local post FDC | ||
| Udmurtia | Local fdc2 | On two strips of 5 and (multi-color printed) cachet on local post FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072A Mi1072B | One of MS16 (Mi1066A-1081A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1066B-1081B) | 1972 | |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072A ds1 | Deluxe sheet (Mi1072A), white border | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072A ds1 misperf | Deluxe sheet (Mi1072A), white border, mis-perforated | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072A ds2 | Deluxe sheet (Mi1072A), blue border | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072B ds1 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1072B), white border | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072B ds2 | Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1072B), pink border | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1088A Mi1088B | One of MS16 (Mi1082A-1097A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1082B-1097B) | ||
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | Mi454A-459A_ms6 Mi454B-459B_ms6 | MS6 (Mi454A-459A) Imperforate MS6 (Mi454B-459B) | 2008 | "50 years of [Soviet] space exploration and space satellites"; also 50th anniv. Sputnik-3 launch |
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | Mi454A-459A_ms fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC | 1962 | "Sputnik-III" (Sputnik-3) |
| United States | None | (Colorano silk/ASDA) cachet (reproduction of Russia 2160) on cover, also annotated cachet | 1983 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | 1963 | "Sputnik-3" |
| United States | None | (Mission 57) cachet on IGY cover back, also front | 2007 | "The Soviets then launched Sputnik-3 on May 15, 1958" |
| United States | None | (Ropex Station text) cancel on cover | 2007 | "50th anniv. Sputnik": Sputnik-3 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29F (Mi317A) iC29F (Mi317B) | Imperforate | 1963 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29L (Mi333A) iC29L (Mi333B) | C29F overprinted in black iC29F overprinted in black | 1964 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29J+C29L+C29N fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | C29M (Mi406) iC29M | C29F overprinted in red iC29F overprinted in red | 1965 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260_ms12 (Mi903A_ms) i260_ms12 (Mi903B_ms) 260g_ms12 (Mi910_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260g) with changed colors | 1969 | "Sputnik-3" (in text only on stamp) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260A (Mi904A) i260A (Mi904B) 260h (Mi911) | Stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 206A) Stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i206A) Stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260h) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260B_ms12 (Mi905A_ms) i260B_ms12 (Mi905B_ms) 260i_ms12 (Mi912_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260B) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260B) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260i) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260C_ms12 (Mi906A_ms) i260C_ms12 (Mi906B_ms) 260j_ms12 (Mi913_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260C) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260C) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260j) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260D_ms12 (Mi907A_ms) i260D_ms12 (Mi907B_ms) 260k_ms12 (Mi914_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260D) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260D) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260k) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260E_ms12 (Mi908A_ms) i260E_ms12 (Mi908B_ms) 260l_ms12 (Mi915_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260E) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260E) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260l) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260F_ms12 (Mi909A_ms) i260F_ms12 (Mi909B_ms) 260m_ms12 (Mi916_ms) | In (lower-left) margin of MS12 (12x 260F) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x i260F) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x 260m) with changed colors | ||
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi801-804_ms4 Mi805-808_ms4 | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (Mi801-804) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi805-808) inscribed in red | 1969 | |
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | BL167A BL167B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
1Sputnik-3 is depicted, whereas this item likely intended to show Sputnik-2 along with the space dog Laika.
2A poorly-depicted] image of Sputnik-3 is depicted, whereas this item likely intended to show the Mercury capsule along with Astronaut John Glenn.
3This Sputnik-3-like logo is common to many Kniga International items, so no attempt is made to include other items with just this logo.
4The overprinted image, although like Cambodia 1101, but different in several minor details, is of unknown origin. Often these overprinted images are derived from previously-issued postage stamps, but no postal source for this image has been found.
5See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
6Sputnik-3 is depicted, whereas this item likely intended to show Sputnik-5 along with the space dogs Belka and Strelka.
Below is a list of Sputnik-3 satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-05-15: Sputnik-3 (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-05-15 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover | launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-05-15 | Baikonur NT Karaganda | (Brown printed and multi-color rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover | launch |
| Sputnik-3 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-07-27 | Vilnius | (Blue and red printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-07-27 | Vilnius | (Blue and red printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet (slightly different) on cover | 1000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-07-27 | Vilnius | (Black pictorial) cancel and (purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-10-08 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Kaunas | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 3000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | (Pictorial) cancel and (red printed) cachet on cover | 3000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | (Pictorial) cancel and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 3000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 3000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard | 3000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 4000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Violet pictorial) cancel on cover | 4000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Violet pictorial) cancel on cover | 4000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 4000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 4000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-08 | Minsk | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-08 | Minsk Oblast | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-08 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-07-15 | Chelyabinsk | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard | 6000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-07-15 | Chelyabinsk | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 6000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-07-15 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 6000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-21 | Sverdlovsk | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 7000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-11-27 | Petroplavosk | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 8000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-11-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 8000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-11-27 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 8000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (red printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel (slightly different) on stamped envelope | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Red pictorial) cancel and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | (Blue and grey printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | (Blue and grey printed and two rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 10,000 orbits; Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination (in printed cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Red pictorial) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Blue pictorial) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Black pictorial) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Kiev | (Red-orange and blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Sverdlovsk | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Magnetogorsk | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Magnetogorsk | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | (Black pictorial) cancel and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | (Black pictorial) cancel and (color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | (Black pictorial) cancel and (grey and red printed) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | (Black pictorial) cancel and (blue and pink printed) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel on stamped envelope | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Moscow | (Black pictorial) cancel and (red-brown printed) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (different cancel time) | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Chelyabinsk (different) | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Sputnik-3 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Chelyabinsk Oblast | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Chelyabinsk Oblast | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Chelyabinsk Oblast | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Chelyabinsk 10 | (Reddish-purple) cachet (same) on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-05-15 | Simferopol | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 2nd anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Baku | (Two black rubber-stamp) cachets on (light green) cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Baku | (Two black rubber-stamp) cachets on (tan) cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Siauliai | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Kiev | (Two blue and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Taganrog | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Krasnoyarsk | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Krasnoyarsk | (Brown and red) cachet on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Magadan | (Blue and red printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Minsk | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Liepaja | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Riga | (Grey and red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Riga | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Baku | (Purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Archangelsk | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Romania | 1998-05-15 | Ploiesti | (Pictorial) cancel and (Clubul Filatelic Ploiesti) cachet on cover | 40th anniv. launch |
| Sputnik-3 (on other than Sputnik-3 launch covers) | ||||
| Austria | 1962-10-04 | Gmünd | (Blue pictorial) cancel on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover, also back | "Sputnik"-3 |
| Norway | 1963-09-12 | Andenes | (Pre Bon) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | (possible) Sputnik-3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-03-19 | Tartu | (TKK/AA5 no.15 violet printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Kosmos-26 launch cover, also detail | Sputnik-3 (sketch) |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-04-05 | Tartu | (TKK/AA2 no.17 blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Kosmos-28 launch cover, also detail | Sputnik-3 (sketch) |
| 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-3 (at left) |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover | "Sputnik"-3 |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover (different) | |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover (different) | |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Black pictorial) cancel on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover (different) | |
| Norway | 1968-09-20 | Andenes | (Black printed) cachet on Nike-Tomahawk (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | |
| Russia (USSR) | 1978-10-30 | Kosmodrome Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Prognoz-7 launch cover | |
| United States | 2002-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproductions of Hungary 1218 and Russia 2160) on Telstar-1 anniversary cover | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 combination |
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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