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This page contains philatelic information on the Ulysses 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.
The spacecraft was originally named Odysseus, because of its lengthy and indirect trajectory to near Solar distance. At ESA's request, it was renamed Ulysses (the Latin translation of "Odysseus") in honour of Homer's mythical hero.
| 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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| Ulysses | Ulysses | Ulysses |
| Ulysses (on other than Ulysses launch covers) |
Below is a list of Ulysses spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| ISPM (Ulysses forerunner) | ||||
| France | None | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | 1983 | "ISPM" |
| Ulysses | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2243f (Mi2927) i2243f | One of MS6 (2243 (a-f)) (Mi2922-2927) One of imperforate MS6 (i2243 (a-f)) | 1999 | "Ulysses" |
| Barbuda | 1790f (Mi2387) | One of MS6 (1790 (a-f)) (Mi2382-2387), Antigua and Barbuda 2243f overprinted | 2000 | "Ulysses" |
| Central African Republic | C278 (Mi866A) iC278 (Mi866B) | Imperforate | 1982 | |
| Central African Republic | C278 fdc | Stamp on FDC (magenta printed cachet) | ||
| Central African Republic | C278a (BL207A) | On stamp of SS1 (C278) | ||
| Chad | Unknown (Mi?) Unknown imperf | One of MS4 (a-d), or one of MS8 (a-h + label) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d), or one of imperforate MS8 (a-h + label) | 2005 | |
| Chad | Unknown fdc1 Unknown imp fdc1 | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC One of four imperforate stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown fdc2 Unknown imp fdc2 | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on imperforate-stamped FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc1 Unknown ims fdc1 | (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Hungary 3286) on FDC (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Hungary 3286) on FDC | "Ulysses" and trajectory | |
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc2 Unknown ims fdc2 | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Cyprus 779) on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Cyprus 779) on FDC | Ulysses (with booster attached) (in cachet) | |
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS8 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS8 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 924 (Mi1279A) i924 (Mi1279B) | One of MS3 (924b (922-924)) (Mi1277A-1279A) One of imperforate MS3 (i924b (i922-i924)) (Mi1277B-1279B) | 1991 | "Ulysses" |
| Congo (Republic) | 924a (BL75A) | On stamp of SS1 (924) | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2009 | "Ulysses" and logo |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 779 (Mi771) | From MS20 (779a (20x 779)) | 1991 | "Ulysses" (with booster attached) |
| Cyprus | 779 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Cyprus | 779 fdoi | (Cyprus Post) FDOI card, also back | ||
| Cyprus | 779 maxi1 | Maxicard, also back | ||
| Cyprus | 779 maxi2 | Maxicard (different), also back | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc1 | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc2 | One of two stamps on FDC (slightly different) | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdc3 | One of two stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 fdoi | (Cyprus Post) FDOI card | ||
| Cyprus | 779-780 folder | Folder, also back | ||
| Djibouti | 589a (BL109) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (588-589) | 1984 | "Ulysses" |
| Germany | None | (BiberPost) private post | 2015 | 25th anniv. launch "Ulysses" |
| Great Britain | 1375 fdc (Mi1338 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | 1991 | "Ulysses" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4543A Mi4543B | Imperforate | 2006 | "Ulysses" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4541A-4544A fdc Mi4541B-4544B fdc | One of four stamps on FDC One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1118A BL1118B | On one of MS2 (Mi4543A-4544A) On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi4543B-4544B) | "Ulysses" | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1117A-1118A fdc BL1117B-1118B fdc | On one of two MS2 on FDC On one of two imperforate MS2 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL1391 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2007 | "Ulysses" |
| Guinea Republic | BL1391 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi5733-5738_ms6 | In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi5733-5738) | 2008 | "Ulysses" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5733-5738_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4546 | One of MS5 (Mi4545-4549) | 2010 | "Ulysses" |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4545-4549_ms5 fdc | MS5 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 2874h (Mi4927) i2874b | One of MS9 (2874 (a-i)) (Mi4920-4928) One of imperforate MS9 (i2874 (a-i)) | 1994 | "Ulysses" |
| Hungary | 3286 (Mi4133) i3286 | Imperforate | 1991 | "Ulysses" and trajectory |
| Hungary | 3286-3287 fdc i3286-i3287 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC One of two imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS2 (a-b) One of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2006 | "Ulysses" (with booster attached) |
| Mali | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Ulysse[s]" (and launch date) |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | BL201-203 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Hungary 3286) on FDC | 20061 | "Ulysses" and trajectory |
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2005 | "Ulysses" |
| Rwanda | Unknown j (Mi none) | One of MS10 (a-j) [known illegal issue] | 2010 | "Ulysses" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1: stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 3286 [known illegal issue] In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2005 | "Ulysses" and trajectory |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Hungary 3286) on FDC (with two imperforate SS1), also detail | 2006 | "Ulysses" and trajectory |
| St. Vincent | 1563a (Mi1883) | One of MS8 (1563 (a-h)) (Mi1883-1890) | 1991 | |
| St. Vincent | 1563a specimen | One of MS8 (1563 specimen (a-h)) | ||
| St. Vincent | 1563 proof | MS8 imperforate proof | ||
| St. Vincent | 2791c (Mi4930) i2791c | One of MS6 (2791 (a-f)) (Mi4928-4933) One of imperforate MS6 (i2791 (a-f)) | 2000 | (mis-spelled) "Ulysse" |
| St. Vincent | i2791c proof | One of imperforate proof MS6 (i2791 proof (a-f)) | ||
| St. Vincent | i2791 proof fdc | Imperforate proof MS6 on FDC | ||
| San Marino | 1308 (Mi1575) | 1994 | "Ulysses" and trajectory | |
| San Marino | 1309 (Mi1576) | |||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 298b (Mi304) | One of MS2 (298 (a-b + label)) (BL9) | 1991 | "Ulysses" |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 298 fdc | MS2 on FDC (blue and black printed cachet) | ||
| United States | None | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | 1993 | "Ulysses" patch |
| United States | None | (Solar Study Station) cancel | 2000 | "Ulysses" (with Space Shuttle, "10th anniv." STS-41/Discovery-deployment) |
| United States | 3410a fdc (Mi3367 fdc) | (Space Voyage/First Rank) cachet on FDC | 2000 | "Ulysses" |
1The 50th anniversary of Europa was in 2006 and the Michel catalogue and most other information sources give 2006 as the year of issue of these stamps. The exception is Lollini, with a year of issue of 2005 in his catalogue and FDCs, but that appears to be an error. The authors list this set with the year 2006.
Below is a list of Ulysses spacecraft launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| 1990-10-06: Ulysses (deployed by STS-41) | ||||
| Netherlands | 1990-10-06 | Noordwijk | (Purple pictorial) meter and (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| Spain | 1990-10-06 | Madrid | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Houston TX | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin blue and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachets on (airmail) cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin black and purple and green rubber-stamp) cachets on (airmail) cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Boudwin black and blue and purple and red rubber-stamp) cachets on (airmail) cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 1990-10-06 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed |
| United States | 1990-10-06 1990-10-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB. CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-41 launch; Ulysses deployed STS-41 landing |
| United States | 1990-10-08 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp and red typed) cachet on cover | "CHROMEX-2" [CHROMosome and Plant Cell Division EXperiment] |
| United States | 1990-10-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41 landing |
| United States | 1990-10-10 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41 landing |
| Ulysses (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2000-07-06 | Houston TX | (Solar Study Station) cancel on cover | "10th anniv." Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
| United States | 2000-07-08 | Houston TX | (Solar Study Station) cancel on cover | "10th anniv." begin boost? Ulysses (from STS-41/Discovery) |
| United States | 2000-10-06 | Pasadena CA | (JPL rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "10th anniv." Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
| United States | 2014-10-06 | Corsicana TX | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 24th anniv. Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
| Germany | 2015-10-06 | ESA - 25th anniv. Ulysses | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Ulysses deployment (from STS-41/Discovery) |
| Ulysses (events) | ||||
| United States | 1991-01-14 | Pasadena CA | (Black rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Ulysses ... trans-Jovian trajectory" |
| United States | 1992-02-08 | Pasadena CA | (NASA JPL blue printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | "Jupiter encounter" |
| United States | 2007-02-07 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | "Ulysses Observes Sun's South Pole" |
| Ulysses (on other than Ulysses launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1994-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | Insert from SPARTAN-201-F2 launch cover (mission patch cachet), also front | will "measure aspects of the Sun's corona in support of the Ulysses spacecraft's south polar pass of the Sun" |
| United States | 1995-09-10 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on SPARTAN-201-F3 recovery cover | "Earth-Sun relationship during joint ... Ulysses operations" |
| French Guiana | 1992-07-09 | Kourou | (ESA / KPS ?) cachet on Insat-2A and Eutelsat-2-F4 launch cover | Ulysses |
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