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This page contains philatelic information on the Surveyor-series spacecraft. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Items related to the visit of the Apollo-12 Astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan L. Bean to Surveyor-3 are highlighted in yellow in the tables below.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Surveyor | Surveyor | Surveyor |
| Surveyor (on other than Surveyor launch covers) |
Below is a list of Surveyor-series spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveyor | ||||
| Ajman | Mi262A Mi262B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Surveyor-7" |
| Ajman | Mi257A-259A+Mi261A-262A fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Ajman | BL35A BL35B | Embossed-perforation MS2 (like Mi262A+264A) Imperforate MS2 (like Mi262B+264B) | ||
| Ajman | BL35B fdc | Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638A off-white Mi2638B off-white | One of MS16 (Mi2637A-2652A off-white) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi2637B-2652B off-white) | 1972 | |
| Ajman State | Mi2638A cardboard | One of MS16 (Mi2637A-2652A cardboard) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638B pink | One of imperforate MS16 (Mi2637B-2652B pink) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638 ds1 | Deluxe sheet (Mi2638) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638 ds2 | Deluxe sheet (Mi2638), different colors | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638 ds3 | Deluxe sheet (Mi2638), different colors | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2638 ds4 | Deluxe sheet (Mi2638), different colors | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2654A off-white | One of MS16 (Mi2653A-2668A off-white) | 1972 | |
| Ajman State | Mi2654A cardboard | One of MS16 (Mi2653A-2668A cardboard) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2654B pink | One of imperforate MS16 (Mi2653B-2668B pink) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2670A Mi2670B | One of MS8 (Mi2669A-2676A) One of imperforate MS8 (Mi2669B-2676B) | 1973 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Ajman State | Mi2670A ds Mi2670B ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi2670A) Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi2670B) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2680A Mi2680B | One of MS16 (Mi2789A-2796A+2677A-2684A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi2789B-2796B+2677B-2684B) | 1973 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 95 (Mi139) | 1999 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 95-96 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Serbian Admin.) Post Office cachet) | ||
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local | Set A-01 (blue) | 1964 | "Surveyor" |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set A-01 (blue) overprinted new value in gold | 1965 | "Surveyor" |
| Central African Republic | C36 (Mi116) iC36 | Imperforate | 1966 | "Surveyor" |
| Central African Republic | C36 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (orange and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | C38a (BL5, Mi116-118) | On one of MS3 (C36-C38) | ||
| Central African Republic | C61 (Mi166) | C36 overprinted | 1968 | "Surveyor" |
| Central African Republic | C58+C61 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 1173c (Mi1877A) i1173c (Mi1877B) | One of MS4 (1173 (a-d)) (Mi1875A-1878A) One of imperforate MS4 (i1173 (a-d)) (Mi1875N-1878B) | 1997 | "Surveyor-3" (but Apollo-12 visit NOT depicted)1 |
| Central African Republic | 1173c ds | Deluxe sheet (1173c) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi14944 | One of MS6 (Mi14942-14947), also detail | 2023 | (possible) Surveyor-3 (but "Apollo-11" depicted instead of Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Chad | 225Ac (Mi292A) i225Ac (Mi292B) | One of strip of 3 (225A (b-d)) (Mi291A-293A) One of imperforate strip of 3 (i225A (b-d)) (Mi291B-293B) | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Chad | 225Ac+225E ds | Deluxe sheet (225Ac+225E) | ||
| Chad | 225Ac gold (Mi324A) i225Ac gold (Mi324B) | 225Ac gold foil i225Ac gold foil | ||
| Chad | 225Ab-225Ad ms | On two of MS6 (2x (225Ab-225Ad)) | ||
| Chad | C70A (BL10) | Gold embossed SS1 | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Chad | BL249A BL249B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "Surveyor" |
| Chad | 705f (Mi1492A) i705f (Mi1492B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (705 (a-f)) (Mi1487A-1492A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i705 (a-f)) (Mi1487B-1492B) | 1997 | "Surveyor-5" (in selvedge text) |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1424-1425 fdc (Mi1653-1654 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1966 | |
| Djibouti | C155a (BL56A) iC155a (BL56B) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (C155) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC155) | 1982 | |
| Ecuador | 758 (Mi1301) | 1966 | Surveyor-1 (based on dates in text) | |
| Ecuador | 758Ef (BL33) i758Ef (BL34) | On one of MS3 (758-758A+758E) On one of imperforate MS3 (i758-i758A+i758E), changed background color | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL60 | SS1 (perforate only, white border, with control number) | 1973 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL60 var | SS1 (perforate only, white border, Canceled-To-Order, no control number) | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BLA60 | Imperforate SS1 (imperforate only, pink border and different value) | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL60+BL61 proof | Collective proof (BL60+BL61) | ||
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Surveyor-1" |
| Fujeira | Mi622A Mi622B | Imperforate | 1971 | "Surveyor-7" |
| Fujeira | Mi742A Mi742B | Mi622A overprinted in red Mi622B overprinted in red | 1971 | "Surveyor-7" |
| Fujeira | Mi742A-744A fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 937l (Mi1445) i937l | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) | 1999 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Gabon | 937 fdc | MS12 on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 1030 (Mi1157) i1030 | Imperforate | 1987 | "Surveyor" |
| Ghana | 1129 (Mi1275) | 1030 surcharged | 1989 | "Surveyor" |
| Ghana | 1129a (Mi1279) | 1129 overprinted with Halley's Comet logo | ||
| 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 | "Surveyor-1 landed successfully and sent back 10,000s of pictures to Earth showing detail of the Moon's surface" |
| Great Britain United States United States | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) None None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Benham) cachet on FDC (2nd cancel of no importance here) (3rd cancel of no importance here) | 1991 | "25th anniv. the 1st soft Moon landing" |
| Great Britain | 1376 fdc (Mi1339 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 2317_ms10 folder (Mi2341_ms10 folder) | Folder front with MS10 (2317_ms10 (10x 2317 + 10 labels)), also back | 2009 | "NASA's Pioneer and Surveyor probes" |
| Grenada | 2956 (Mi4192-4197) i2956 proof | In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (2956 (a-f)) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (i2956 proof (a-f)) | 2000 | "Surveyor-3" (but Apollo-12 visit NOT depicted)1 |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bg (Mi1445A) i1257Bg (Mi1445B) | From MS16 (1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442A-1457A) From imperforate MS16 (i1257B (d-s)) (Mi1442B-1457B) | 1993 | "Surveyor-1" |
| Guinea Republic | 1257Bl (Mi1450A) i1257Bl (Mi1450B) | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1463 | In (left) margin of SS1 (Mi5263) | 2007 | "Surveyor-1" |
| Guyana | 2106l (Mi2638 gold) | One of MS25 (2106 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in gold | 1989 | "Surveyor-1" (in overprinted text) |
| Guyana | 2106l_specimen | One of MS25 (2106_specimen (a-y)), 280 with both gold and specimen overprints | ||
| Guyana | 2107l (Mi2638) | One of MS25 (2107 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in silver (Mi2627-2651) | ||
| Guyana | 2107l specimen | One of MS25 (2107 specimen (a-y)), 280 with both silver and specimen overprints | ||
| Guyana | 2810c (Mi4712) | One of MS6 (2810 (a-f)) (Mi4710-4715) | 1994 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1, "Apollo-12 journey to Surveyor" |
| Guyana | 2811b (Mi4705) | One of MS6 (2811 (a-f)) (Mi4704-4709) | "Surveyor-1" | |
| Haiti | m1318 (Mi unlisted) im1318 | Imperforate | 1973 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Haiti | m1318-m1320 proof | One of three proofs | ||
| Haiti | m1377 (Mi unlisted) im1377 | m1318 overprinted im1318 overprinted | 1974 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Haiti | m1368-m1379 fdc | One of 12 stamps on FDC | ||
| Hungary | C304 (Mi2576A) iC304 (Mi2576B) | From MS4 (C304a (4x C304)) From imperforate MS4 (iC304a (4x iC304)) | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 2022 (Mi2480) | One of booklet pane of 8 (2022b (2015-2022)) (Mi2473-2480), or 12 of MS24 (2021-2022_ms24 (12x (2021-2022))) | 2019 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 2022e (Mi1528II-1529II+1531II+Mi2473-2480) | MS11 (2015-2022 + 3 stamps similar to 1313-1315) | ||
| Liberia | Unknown ss fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2022 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Maldive Islands | 249 (Mi254) | 1968 | Surveyor (not "Mariner" as in text) (at right) | |
| Maldive Islands | 253 (Mi258) | |||
| Maldive Islands | 254a (BL8) | One of imperforate MS2 (253-254) | ||
| Mali | 1036d (Mi2266) i1036d | One of MS6 (1036 (a-d)) (Mi2263-2266) One of imperforate MS6 (i1036 (a-d)) | 1999 | "Surveyor-3" (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Manama | Mi92A Mi92B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Surveyor-7" |
| Manama | Mi87A-89A+Mi91A-92A fdc Mi87B-89B+Mi91B-92B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC One of five imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Manama | BL8A BL8B | Embossed-perforation MS2 (like Mi92A+94A) Imperforate MS2 (like Mi92B+94B) | ||
| Manama | BL117A BL117B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi584) On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1971 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, incorrectly attributed to Apollo-15)1 |
| Niger | 968h (Mi1340A) i968h (Mi1340B) | One of MS8 (968 (a-h + label)) (Mi1333-1340) One of imperforate MS8 (i968) | 1997 | Surveyor-1? |
| Nigeria | 173a (Mi164) | In (left-center) margin of MS12 (12x 173) | 1965 | |
| Nigeria | 174a (Mi165) | In (left-center) margin of MS12 (12x 174) | ||
| Panama | C365e (Mi1141) | One stamp and on (left and bottom) selvedges of MS6 (C365 (a-f)) (Mi1137-1142) | 1969 | Surveyor-7 |
| Paraguay | 980 (Mi1620) i980 (Mi1628) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "Surveyor-1" |
| Paraguay | 980 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 978-982 fdc | One of five stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 983 (Mi1623) i983 (Mi1631) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 983 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 1048 (Mi1764) | 1967 | "program to investigate possible lunar landing sites (for Apollo)" (paraphrase of Spanish text referring to Surveyor) | |
| Paraguay | 1049a (BL106) | On one of imperforate MS3 (1047-1049) | ||
| Paraguay | 1049a muestra | On one of imperforate MS3 (1047-1049), overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 1279 (Mi2064) | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 (in Spanish text only) | |
| Paraguay | 1276a-1276e+1277-1280 fdc | One of nine stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 1277-1280 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut (South Arabia) | Mi117A Mi117B | Imperforate | 1967 | Surveyor ? and booster |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi398 | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 | |
| Ras Al Khaima | MiB398A MiB398B | Gold foil Imperforate gold foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL92A BL92B | SS1 (Mi398A) Imperforate SS1 (Mi398B) | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL92A fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL_B92 | Imperforate SS1, gold foil | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | MiB398A+B398B+BL_B92 fdc | Two stamps and SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi_A451A Mi_A451B | Imperforate | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Ras Al Khaima | BL_A95A BL_A95B | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL_A95A fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Romania | C192 (BL102) | On stamp of SS1 | 1972 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Romania | C192 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postal card | 1993 | 25th anniv. end Surveyor program |
| St. Helena | 989 (BL50) | SS1 | 2009 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| St. Vincent | 3829 (Mi7081-7084) i3829 | In (left) margin of MS4 (3829 (a-d)) In (left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i3829 (a-d)) | 2012 | "Surveyor" |
| St. Vincent | 3829 signed | In (left) margin of signed designer-proof MS4 | ||
| St. Vincent | 3829 designer | In (left) margin of designer-proof MS4 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 1069f (Mi1217) | One of MS9 (1069 (a-i)) (Mi1212-1220) | 1989 | Surveyor-1 (not "on Mars", as depicted and in text)2 |
| Sierra Leone | 1069f specimen | One of MS9 (1069 specimen (a-i)) overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Sierra Leone | 4874d (Mi10029) | One of MS4 (MS4 (a-d)) (Mi10026-10029), or from MS6 (6x 4874d) | 2018 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Sierra Leone | 4894 (BL1514) | In (right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "Surveyor" (in text only) |
| Togo | 563_1st3 (Mi513Aa) i563_1st3 (Mi513Ba) | One of strip of 2 (564a_1st (563-564)) (Mi513Aa-514Aa), or six of MS12 (564b_1st (6x (563-564))); each is 543 overprinted in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i564a_1st (i563-i564)) (Mi513Ba-514Ba), or six of imperforate MS12 (i564b_1st (6x (i563-i564))); each is i543 overprinted in red | 1966 | "Surveyor-1" (in overprinted text) |
| Togo | 563_2nd3 (Mi513Ab) i563_2nd3 (Mi513Bb) | One of strip of 2 (564a_2nd (563-564)) (Mi513Ab-514Ab), or six of MS12 (564b_2nd (6x (563-564))); each is 543 overprinted (differently) in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i564a_2nd (i563-i564)) (Mi513Bb-514Bb), or six of imperforate MS12 (i564b_2nd (6x (i563-i564))); each is i543 overprinted (differently) in red | ||
| Togo | 564a_2nd3 fdc | Strip of 2 on FDC ("1965" cancel date is incorrect) | ||
| Togo | 743 (Mi810) i743 | Imperforate | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Togo | 748 (Mi816) i748 | 743 overprinted i743 overprinted | ||
| Tristan da Cunha | 874 (BL?) | SS1 | 2009 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Udmurtia | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS9 (a-i) | 2001 | "Surveyor" |
| Udmurtia | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi923A Mi923B | One of MS8 (Mi922A-929A + label) One of imperforate MS8 (Mi922B-929B + label) | 1972 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi923 ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi923) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi931A Mi931B | One of MS8 (Mi930A-937A), or one of MS16 (Mi930A-937A+1202A-1209A) One of imperforate MS8 (Mi930B-937B), or one of imperforate MS16 (Mi930B-937B+1202B-1209B) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi931B pink | One of imperforate MS8 (Mi930B-937B pink), or one of imperforate MS16 (Mi930B-937B+1202B-1209B pink) | ||
| United Nations | 1343b (Mi?) | MS10 (5x (1343a (1342-1343))) | 2024 | "Surveyor-1" |
| United States | 1331 fdc (Mi930 fdc) | (ArtCraft) cachet (and signature) on FDC, also detail | 1967 | |
| United States | 1332b fdc1 (Mi930-931 fdc1) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (small-font cancel), also detail | ||
| United States | 1332b fdc2 (Mi930-931 fdc2) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (large-font cancel), also detail | ||
| United States | 1332b cover (Mi930-931 cover) | (Nebpex-68/Orbit Covers/Conn. Philatelic Soc./Hardware City Stamp Collectors Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1968 | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1246+1371 cover (Mi?+981 cover) | (Nebpex-68/Orbit Covers/Conn. Philatelic Soc./Hardware City Stamp Collectors Club/Nebpex-69) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1969 | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1529 cover1 (Mi1136 cover1) | (Aripex'75 magenta) cachet on cover (1529 stamp) | 1975 | |
| United States | 1529 cover2 (Mi1136 cover2) | (Aripex'75 magenta) cachet on cover (1529 perfin stamp) | ||
| United States | 1529 cover3 (Mi1136 cover3) | (Aripex'75 red) cachet on cover (1529 perfin stamp) | ||
| United States | 1912 fdc (Mi1481 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "parts of the 1967 Surveyor-3 spacecraft were brought back so that scientists could learn how conditions on the Moon affected them" (refers to Apollo-12 visit) |
| United States | 1916-1917 fdc (Mi1485-1486 fdc) | (Postmasters of America, commemorative issue no.11) insert from FDC, also front | "Surveyors 1 and 5" | |
| United States | 1916 fdc22 | (Elite) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also insert variation (different color text) and front | 1991 | "Surveyor" (in text only) |
| Vatican City | None | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (KimCover/Pontificate of H.H. Paul VI no.274/Historic Philatelic Documents of the Vatican City no.323) cover | 1969 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1; "Surveyor Rec[overy] - Nov 20 1969" |
| Vatican City | None | (KimCover un-numbered) cachet on cover | 1972 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229 (Mi514) | 217 (Mi440) overprinted, also overprint template | 1966 | "Surveyor-1" (in overprinted text) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229 type1 | 217 double overprinted, Type 1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229 type2 | 217 double overprinted, Type 2 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229A (Mi515) | 217A (Mi441) overprinted, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229A type1 | 217A double overprinted, Type 1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229A type2 | 217A double overprinted, Type 2 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229B (Mi516) | 217B (Mi442) overprinted, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229B type1 | 217B double overprinted, Type 1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229B type2 | 217B double overprinted, Type 2 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229C (Mi517) | 217C (Mi443) overprinted, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229C type1 | 217C double overprinted, Type 1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229C type2 | 217C double overprinted, Type 2 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229D (Mi518) | 217D (Mi444) overprinted, also overprint template | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229D type1 | 217D double overprinted, Type 1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | 229D type2 | 217D double overprinted, Type 2 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi1132 | One of MS7 (Mi1129-1135 + label) | 1970 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi1139 | One of imperforate MS7 (Mi1136-1142 + label) | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | BL129 (Mi1143) | SS1 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | BL129 proof1 | Imperforate proof1 (blue) from booklet of 4 proofs, also proof2 (blue and yellow), proof3 (multi-color, without "Surveyor" in text), proof4 (multi-color, with "Surveyor" in text), and booklet front (blank/white) | ||
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | BL175B | Imperforate SS1 | 1969 | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
1The Surveyor-3 spacecraft was launched in April 1967 and was exposed on the lunar surface for 31 months before the Apollo 12 mission. In November 1969, the Apollo 12 Lunar Module landed approximately 160 m from the Surveyor-3 spacecraft. The crew retrieved several pieces of Surveyor-3, including the TV camera and associated electrical cables, the sample scoop, and two pieces of aluminum tubing. These items were returned to Earth and analyzed to determine how they were affected by exposure to the lunar environment.
2All Surveyor missions were intended for the Earth's Moon; none went to Mars.
3These stamps exist in two different printings. The second printing has brighter colors than the first. Also, in the second printing the red overprint text is shifted a little to the right compared with that of the first printing (a vertical shift may occur as well).
Below is a list of Surveyor-series spacecraft launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveyor | ||||
| 1962-05-08: Surveyor Pre-Model (rocket test) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1962-05-08 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-1, failed when the Centaur stage exploded at 6 km altitude) |
| 1963-11-27: Surveyor Pre-Model (rocket test) | ||||
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank pale blue and blue) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank pale blue and blue-purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank pale blue and silver) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank pale blue and purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank pale blue) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank dark red) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1963-11-27 1964-12-11 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| 1964-06-30: Surveyor Model (payload test) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1964-06-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-3, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-06-30 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-3, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-06-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-3, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| 1964-12-10/11: Surveyor Model (payload test) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1964-12-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, and insert | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, and insert | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, and insert | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sokalsky green and black printed, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky green and black printed, no logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank pale blue and blue) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank pale blue and blue-purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank pale blue and silver) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank pale blue and purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank pale blue) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank dark red) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank purple) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| United States | 1964-12-11 1963-11-27 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-4, failed after the rocket reached orbit) Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-2) |
| 1965-03-02: Surveyor-SD1 (payload test) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1965-03-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD1 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-5, failed catastrophically when the rocket exploded on the launch pad) |
| United States | 1965-03-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor-SD1 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-5, failed catastrophically when the rocket exploded on the launch pad) |
| 1965-08-11: Surveyor-SD2 (payload test) | ||||
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpacCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| United States | 1965-08-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (A Celestial Cachet) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD2 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-6) |
| 1966-04-08: Surveyor-SD3 (payload test) | ||||
| Austria | 1966-04-08 | Krieglach | (Black and red typed) cachet (and signatures) on cover, also back | Surveyor-SD3 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-8) |
| United States | 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD3 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-8) |
| United States | 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD3 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-8) |
| United States | 1966-04-08 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD3 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-8) |
| United States | 1966-04-08 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (HJM black and black typed) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD3 launch (Atlas-Centaur mission AC-8) |
| Surveyor (pre-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1966-05-20 | Alamagordo NM | (Black rubber-stamp and hand-written and stickers) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor terminal descent test2 |
| United States | 1966-05-20 | Alamagordo NM | (Black rubber-stamp and hand-written and stickers) cachet (different) on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1966-05-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black typed) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 pre-launch: unknown event |
| 1966-05-30: Surveyor-1 | ||||
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch (but "first US soft landing on the Moon" and "first live TV Moon photos" in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch (but "first US soft landing on the Moon" and "first live TV Moon photos" in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch (but "landed June 2" and "sent 144 pictures in the first hours" in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (different) on cover | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (different) on cover | Surveyor-1 launch (but "historic soft landing June 2" and "sends thousands of clear ... pictures of the Moon's surface" in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Patrick AFB, FL (cancel inverted) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch |
| Surveyor-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 "soft landing" on Moon |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 (soft) landing on Moon (but "Surveyor impact on Moon" is misleading because it suggests a crash) |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor-1 (soft) landing on Moon (but "Surveyor impact on Moon" is misleading because it suggests a crash) |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Port Washington NY | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Pasadena CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 lunar landing; also "1st Surveyor signals from Moon" |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| Surveyor-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1976-06-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (MoF no.40) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| United States | 1986-06-01 | Pasadena CA | (Red printed) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| United States | 2021-06-02 | Monument Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| 1966-09-20: Surveyor-2 [mission not completed] [KH4A-35 launched separately on same day at Vandenberg AFB, CA] |
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| United States | 1966-09-20 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch (but Ranger depicted) |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch (but mid-course correction maneuver and impact on Moon, on date in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch (but impact on Moon, on date in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch (but impact on Moon, on date in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch |
| United States | 1966-09-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green) cachet on cover | Surveyor-2 launch |
| 1966-10-26: Surveyor-SD4 (payload test) | ||||
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD4 launch (but Lunar Orbiter depicted) |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD4 launch (but Lunar Orbiter depicted) |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD4 launch |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-SD4 launch |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-SD4 launch |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD4 launch |
| United States | 1966-10-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-SD4 launch |
| 1967-04-17: Surveyor-3 | ||||
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Official blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-04-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney cyan and black) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 launch (but "Surveyor-4" in text) |
| Surveyor-3 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-04-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 on way to Moon, but soft landing featured (in cachet) |
| United States | 1967-04-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 on way to Moon |
| United States | 1967-04-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers?) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 landing (but a photo showing the alpha-backscattering instrument used by Surveyor-5, which landed on the Moon on 10 September 1967, in cachet) |
| United States | 1967-04-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-3 lunar landing |
| United States | 1967-04-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 lunar landing |
| United States | 1967-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 landing (on 19 April) (but a photo made by Apollo 12 astronauts (more than 2 years later) showing one of its landing pads along with part of the telescoping arm of its soil-sampling scoop, in cachet). Here is part of the original photo) |
| United States | 1967-04-20 | Pasadena CA | (Rank velvet, pink accents) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 landing (on 19 April); and "moon photos" |
| United States | 1967-04-20 | Pasadena CA | (Rank velvet, red accents) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 landing (on 19 April); and "moon photos" |
| United States | 1967-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 landing (on 19 April) |
| United States | 1967-04-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 on the Moon; includes a photo sent from the Moon that shows the Surveyor-3 scoop on its extendable arm and some trenches that it dug in the lunar soil |
| United States | 1967-04-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-3 on the Moon; "1st lunar crust sample" |
| Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 | ||||
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 launch cover | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but the visit did not take place until 1969-11-20) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on Apollo-12 launch cover | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but the visit did not take place until 1969-11-20) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 launch (airmail) cover | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but the visit did not take place until 1969-11-20) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on Apollo-12 launch cover | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but the visit did not take place until 1969-11-20) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue printed) cachet on Apollo-12 launch postcard | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but the visit did not take place until 1969-11-20) |
| United States | 1969-11-14 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol cyan and magenta and black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 launch cover | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but incorrectly noted as "Visit Ranger-3") |
| United States | 1969-11-17 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and green and black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover, also back | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, but incorrectly noted as "Visit Ranger-3") |
| United States | 1969-11-17 | Colorado Springs CO | (R.E. Nichol blue and cyan and black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover, also back | |
| Austria | 1969-11-18 1969-11-22 | Vienna Vienna | (Purple printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing and splashdown/recovery cover | "2nd manned Moonlanding" (except the text and first cancel have 18 Nov, but should have 19 Nov for that event); "Inspection of Surveyor-3 equipment" (in German text; that event took place on 20 Nov); Apollo-12 "Earthlanding" (except the text and second cancel have 22 Nov, but should have 24 Nov for that event) |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3 |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover (different) | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3; while on the Moon, the astronauts reclaimed "parts of Surveyor-3 ... for return to Earth" |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Folio-print) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3 |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3 |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue and red and black printed) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover, also back | "Landing 20 feet from edge of Surveyor Crater"; "Examination of Surveyor-3"; "Removal of camera from Surveyor-3" |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3 |
| United States | 1969-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on Apollo-12 lunar landing cover | Apollo-12 landing on Moon only 200 m from Surveyor-3 |
| United States | 1969-11-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover | Surveyor-3 inspected by Apollo-12 astronauts, and some parts removed for return to Earth |
| United States | 1969-11-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover | Apollo-12 astronauts walk "600 feet to Surveyor-3" |
| Vatican City | 1969-11-20 | Vatican City | (KimCover/Pontificate of H.H. Paul VI no.270/Historic Philatelic Documents of the Vatican City no.319) cachet on Apollo-12 event cover | Surveyor-3 (parts) recovered by Apollo-12 astronauts |
| United States | 1969-11-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Folio-print) cachet on Apollo-12 spashdown/recovery cover | Some parts from Surveyor-3 arrive back on Earth with the Apollo-12 astronauts |
| United States | 1969-11-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Apollo-12 spashdown/recovery cover | Some parts from Surveyor-3 arrive back on Earth with the Apollo-12 astronauts |
| United States | 1969-11-24 | Satellite Beach FL | (Lunar Voyage Cachets) cachet on Apollo-12 return to Earth cover | "Landing near Surveyor[-3] 11.19.69" |
| Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit, anniversary)1 | ||||
| United States | 2019-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Apollo-12 astronauts' inspection of Surveyor-3 (on 20 November 1969) |
| United States | 2019-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Apollo-12 astronauts' inspection of Surveyor-3 (on 20 November 1969) |
| 1967-07-14: Surveyor-4 [mission not completed] | ||||
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet (significant shift in satellite position) on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp and red sticker) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sokalsky orange) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky green) cachet (different) on cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-14 | Long Beach CA | (Sticker/photo and hand-printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-16 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 loss due to explosion. |
| United States | 1967-07-16 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-4 loss due to explosion. |
| 1967-09-08: Surveyor-5 | ||||
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-5 "lands on Moon" |
| 1967-11-07: Surveyor-6 [A (sub-orbital) Minuteman-2 rocket was launched separately on the same day at Cape Canaveral FL] |
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| United States | 1967-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney black and red) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signatures) on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (C. Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (C. Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| United States | 1967-11-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Fitzpatrick) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 launch |
| Surveyor-6 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-11-09 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 lunar landing |
| United States | 1967-11-09 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 lunar landing |
| United States | 1967-11-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-6 lunar landing |
| 1968-01-07: Surveyor-7 | ||||
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit green and yellow) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch; also "Surveyor-I" — "Surveyor-VII" |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit purple and orange) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit purple and orange) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA KSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red typed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space center FL | (Red typed and green rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red rubber-stamp and sticker) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch (but "Project Apollo" cachet dated "22 Jan 1968" in text) |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | La Canada CA | (JPL Spaceflight Operations Facility typed and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| United States | 1968-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Jarrett? magenta and purple rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Surveyor-7 launch |
| Surveyor-7 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1968-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 lunar landing (but a photo sent from the Moon from Surveyor-3 (not Surveyor-7) that shows the Surveyor-3 scoop on its extendable arm and some trenches that it dug in the lunar soil) |
| United States | 1968-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Green printed) cachet (changed color) on cover | |
| United States | 1968-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 lunar landing |
| United States | 1968-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 lunar landing |
| United States | 1968-01-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Surveyor-7 lunar landing |
| Surveyor-7 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2023-01-10 | Monument Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover, also back | 55th anniv. Surveyor-7 lunar landing; also "Surveyors 1, 3, 5, and 6" (in text on back) |
| Surveyor (on other than Surveyor launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Ranger-4 launch cover | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1965-03-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on Ranger-9 launch cover, also insert | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1965-03-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on Ranger-9 launch cover, also insert | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1967-02-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Lunar Orbiter-3 event cover | "Surveyor-1" |
| United States | 1967-08-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on Lunar Orbiter-5 launch cover | "Surveyor" |
| United States | 1970-04-11 | Nixon NV | (RRI Rocketpost Flight 29) cachet on Apollo-13 launch cover | Surveyor-3 "view from Apollo-12" |
| Romania | 1989-11-19 | Botosani | (AFR) cachet on Apollo-12 anniversary cover, also back | Surveyor-3 (Apollo-12 visit)1 |
| United States | 2014-11-18 | Corsicana TX | (Danny Lee) cachet on Lunar Orbiter-2 anniversary cover | "Surveyor" |
1The Surveyor-3 spacecraft was launched in April 1967 and was exposed on the lunar surface for 31 months before the Apollo 12 mission. In November 1969, the Apollo 12 Lunar Module landed approximately 160 m from the Surveyor-3 spacecraft. The crew retrieved several pieces of Surveyor-3, including the TV camera and associated electrical cables, the sample scoop, and two pieces of aluminum tubing. These items were returned to Earth and analyzed to determine how they were affected by exposure to the lunar environment.
2The lunar descent phase of the Surveyor spacecraft was tested at the White Sands Missile Range. One such test took place on 20 May 1966. Its primary objective was to validate the guidance and control system for the descent phase of the Surveyor missions. A mock-up of the Surveyor spacecraft was used. Its weight (in terrestrial gravity) was 1/6 that of the actual spacecraft, and it was equipped with a complete engine system, RADVS (Radar Altimeter/Doppler Velocimeter System), inertial sensors and flight control electronics. It was also aerodynamically balanced to minimize the effects of Earth's atmosphere. Essentially, the design of the mock-up scaled its dynamic properties to approximate those of the real spacecraft in the lunar environment. Two photographs of the actual test vehicle in flight are found here. In the descent test, the mock-up was initially suspended beneath a balloon, its engine was started and the vehicle was released. The vehicle successfully landed following a pre-programmed descent profile.
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