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| Sputnik-4 | Zvezdochka (Sputnik-10 dog) |
This page contains philatelic information on the Sputnik-4 and beyond satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Included here are Sputnik-4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, also known as Korabl-Sputnik-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Other higher-numbered Sputniks had Venera, Kosmos, Mars, Luna, and RS designations. Any of those are treated on the alternate-name pages.
Dogs were carried on board the following Russian orbital flights: Sputnik-2, Sputnik-5, Sputnik-6, Sputnik-9, Sputnik-10, and Kosmos-110.
| 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-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) | Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) |
Below is a list of Sputnik-4 and beyond 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-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Bulgaria | C80 (Mi1197) | 1960 | Sputnik-5 (also launch date in text); dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" | |
| Bulgaria | 4581b (Mi?) | From MS4 (4581 (a-d)) | 2011 | "Belka and Strelka" (in Cyrillic, Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Bulgaria | 4581c (Mi?) | "Chernushka" (in Cyrillic, Sputnik-9 dog) | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581d (Mi?) | "Zvezdochka" (in Cyrillic, Sputnik-10 dog) | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581 black | 4581 in black | (As above for stamps) | |
| Bulgaria | 4581 blue | 4581 in blue | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581 red-brown | 4581 in red-brown | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581b maxi1 | 4581b maxicard, also back | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581b maxi2 | 4581b maxicard (different) | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581c maxi1 | 4581c maxicard, also back | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581c maxi2 | 4581c maxicard (different) | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581d maxi1 | 4581d maxicard, also back | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581d maxi2 | 4581d maxicard (different) | ||
| Bulgaria | 4581a envelope (Mi? envelope) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 2011 | Belka and Strelka, Chernushka, and Zvezdochka |
| Burundi | 1078a (Mi2426) | One of MS4 (1078 (a-d)) (Mi2426-2429) | 2012 | Sputnik-3; Sputnik-5 dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Central African Republic | Mi5136 | One of MS4 (Mi5135-5138) | 2014 | Sputnik-5 dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Chad | Mi3988-3991_ms4 | MS4 (Mi3988-3991) | 2020 | 60th anniv. "Belka and Strelka" in "Spoutnik-5" |
| Chad | BL912 | SS1 | ||
| Chad | Mi3992-3993_ms4 | MS4 (2x (Mi3992-3993) + 2 labels) | ||
| Chad | Mi3994-3995_ms4 | MS4 (2x (Mi3994-3995) + 2 labels) | ||
| Chad | Mi3996-3997_ms4 | MS4 (2x (Mi3996-3997) + 2 labels) | ||
| Chad | Mi3998-3999_ms4 | MS4 (2x (Mi3998-3999) + 2 labels) | ||
| Comoro Islands | Unknown b (Mi?) | From MS5 (a-e) | 2005 | Belka and Strelka (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown c (Mi?) | Belka and Strelka (Sputnik-5 dogs, in inset at upper left) | ||
| Comoro Islands | Unknown e (Mi?) | Models of Sputnik-5 dog Strelka (lower center) and dog space suit (lower left) | ||
| Comoro Islands | Unknown_a-c fdc | Two of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps); also Sputnik-5 dogs Belka and Strelka (in the cachet) | |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown_d-e fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown_ms5 fdc | MS5 on FDC | (As above for the MS5) | |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | Sputnik-5 dogs Belka and Strelka |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 on FDC (multi-color printed and purple rubber-stamp cachet) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2019 | "Spoutnik-5" (Sputnik-5) and dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" (but Sputnik-3 is depicted in stamp 'b') |
| Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown_a-c+stamp fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper and right) margins of MS3 (a-c) | 2020 | "Belka and Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs); "Ptchelka and Mouchka" (Sputnik-6 dogs); "Tchernoushka" (Sputnik-9 dog); "Zviozdotchka" (Sputnik-10 dog); also Belka and Strelka (Sputnik-5 dogs) (in cachet) |
| Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | None | Postcard back, also front | 1961 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Germany (East) | None d | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1975 | Sputnik-5 and dogs Belka and Strelka |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Sputnik-8" (Venera-1) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi14427-14430_ms4 | MS4 (Mi14427-14430) | 2020 | "60th anniv. flight of Belka and Strelka" in "Spoutnik-5" |
| Guinea Republic | BL3239 | SS1 | "60th anniv. flight of Belka and Strelka" in "Spoutnik-5"; (design in left margin reproduces the cachet in Russia stamped envelope 1960) | |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 | On stamp of SS1 | 2006 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL556 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | "Ptchelka" and "Mouchka" (Sputnik-6 dogs) |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On right stamp of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | "Ptchelka" and "Mouchka" (Sputnik-6 dogs) | |
| Komi | Unlisted c (Mi unlisted) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1996 | Strelka (Sputnik-5 dog) |
| Korea (North) | 1248 (BL9) | Imperforate SS1 | 1974 | Belka and Strelka (Sputnik-5 dogs) launch |
| Madagascar | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Sputnik-5", and dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Madagascar | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL?) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2015 | Sputnik-2 (in right margin); Sputnik-5 dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Moldova | Unknown (Mi?) | 2018 | "Sputnik-9", also "Chernushka" | |
| Moldova | Unknown (Mi?) | "Sputnik-10", also "Zvyozdochka" | ||
| Romania | C88 (Mi1899) | 1960 | Sputnik-4 (also launch date in text on stamp and in cachet) | |
| Romania | C88 fdc | Stamp and (Romania Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 2350 (Mi2357) | 1960 | Sputnik-4 (also launch date in text) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2350 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 2383 (Mi2390) | 1960 | Sputnik-5 (also launch date in text); dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2384 (Mi2391) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 2383-2384 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | ~1960 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs); (see also Guinea BL3239) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda card (multi-color printed) | ~1960 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda card (black printed) | ~1960 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda card (multi-color, un-canceled) | 1960 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2491 (Mi2497) | 1961 | Sputnik-10 (also launch date in text); dog "Zvezdochka" | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2492 (Mi2498) | Sputnik-9 (also launch date in text); dog "Chernushka" | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and blue and grey printed) cachet on cover | 1961 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Propaganda card (multi-color, canceled) | 1963 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | ~1965 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs); (see also Guinea BL3239) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3223 fdc (Mi3238 fdc) | (Blue and red and black printed) cachet on FDC (stamp depicts Kosmos-110 dogs) | 1966 | "Strelka and Belka" (Sputnik-5 dogs, depicted and in Cyrillic text) |
| Russia | None | Medallion | 1990 | 30th anniv. Sputnik-5; dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Russia | None | Medallion | 2000 | 40th anniv. Sputnik-5; dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Russia | None | Medallion | 2006 | 45th anniv. Sputnik-9; dog "Chernushka" |
| Russia | 7247 (Mi1687) | From MS16 (7247a (16x 7247)) | 2010 | 50th anniv. Sputnik-5 launch (with Belka and Strelka) (in Cyrillic) |
| Russia | 7247 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7247 folder | FDC folder | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1867 (BL649) | In (upper-center) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Belka and Strelka (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3418b (Mi7374) | One of MS4 (3418 (a-d)) | 2017 | "Belka" and "Strelka" (Sputnik-5 dogs) |
| Togo | Mi6462 | One of MS4 (Mi6461-6464) | 2014 | Sputnik-2; Sputnik-5 dogs "Belka" and "Strelka" |
| Togo | Mi6461-6464_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as Mi6462) on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | 1962 | Sputnik-10 (also launch date in text) and dog "Zvezdochka" (in small reproduction of Russia 2491) |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover, also annotated cachet | 1963 | Sputnik-10 (also launch date in text) and dog "Zvezdochka" (in small reproduction of Russia 2491) |
Below is a list of Sputnik-4 and beyond 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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| Sputnik-4 and beyond (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1960-05-15: Sputnik-4 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Sputnik-4 (events) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-07-18 | Minsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1000 orbits |
| Sputnik-4 (anniversary) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 2nd anniv. Sputnik-4 launch |
| 1960-08-19: Sputnik-5 (with dogs Strelka and Belka) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-08-19 | Vilnius | (Blue printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-5 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-08-19 | Baikonur Karaganda Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake1) cover | Sputnik-5 launch |
| Sputnik-5 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Austria | 1968-08-19 | Vienna | (Green and blue printed) cachet on cover, also back | 8th anniv. Sputnik-5 launch 4th anniv. Syncom-3 launch |
| 1960-12-01: Sputnik-6 (with dogs Pchelka and Mushka) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-12-01 | Minsk | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-6 launch |
| Sputnik-6 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-12-01 | Minsk | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Sputnik-6 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-12-01 | Minsk | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | 1st anniv. Sputnik-6 launch |
| 1961-02-04: Sputnik-7 / Venera-(1a) [partial failure] | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-02-04 | Vilnius | (Brown printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-7 launch [partial failure] |
| Sputnik-7 / Venera-(1a) (anniversaries) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-02-04 | Shiauliai | (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Sputnik-7 launch |
| 1961-04-02: Sputnik-8 / Venera-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1961-03-09: Sputnik-9 (with dog Chernushka) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-03-09 | Minsk | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-9 launch |
| Sputnik-9 (anniversary) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-03-09 | Siauliai | (Siauliai Cultural and Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Sputnik-9 launch |
| 1961-03-25: Sputnik-10 (with dog Zvezdochka) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-03-25 | Minsk | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-10 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1961-03-25 | Minsk | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Sputnik-10 launch |
| Sputnik-10 (anniversary) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-03-25 | Baku | (Russia 2491) stamp and (Baku City Philatelic Society) cachet (with blue reproduction of Russia 2491) on cover | 1st anniv. Sputnik-10 launch |
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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