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This page contains philatelic information on the Vanguard-series 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.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (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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| Vanguard | Vanguard | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Vanguard (on other than Vanguard launch covers) |
Below is a list of Vanguard-series 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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| Vanguard | ||||
| Aitutaki | 314 (Mi498) | 1983 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Aitutaki | 312-314 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (Aitutaki Post cachet) | ||
| Aitutaki | 314a (BL44) | MS3 (312-314) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2784A Mi2784B | One of MS8 (Mi2781A-2788A + 8 labels) One of imperforate MS8 (Mi2781B-2788B_white-border + 8 labels or Mi2781B-2788B_pink-border + 8 labels) | 1973 | Vanguard-2 |
| Ajman State | Mi2784A ds1 Mi2784A ds2 Mi2784B ds1 Mi2784B ds2 Mi2784B ds3 | Deluxe sheet (Mi2784A), gold on white background Deluxe sheet (Mi2784A), gold on blue background Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi2784B), gold on white background Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi2784B), gold on pink background Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi2784B), silver on white background | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2792A Mi2792B | One of MS16 (Mi2789A-2796A+2677A-2684A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi2789B-2796B+2677B-2684B) | ||
| Angola | WB43 label (Mi?) | On one label of MS4 (WB43 (a-d + 10 labels)) | 1999 | Vanguard-3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3013 (Mi4587-4589) | On all stamps and in (left) margin of MS6 (3013 (2x (a-c))) | 2008 | "Vanguard-1"; also IHY |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3015 (Mi4593-4594) | On all stamps and in (right) margin of MS4 (3015 (2x (a-b))) | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3017 (BL654) | SS1 | ||
| Australia | 388 (Mi352) | 1965 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Australia | 388 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (WCS cachet) | ||
| Australia | 388 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (WCS cachet, same, Melbourne cancel) | ||
| Australia | 388 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (WCS cachet, same, Sheffield TAS cancel) | ||
| Australia | 388 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (WCS cachet, different, Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Austria | None | (Gmünd) cancel on cover | 1983 | 25th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| Burundi | C186 (Mi959-962) iC186 | Block of 4 (C186 (a-d)) Imperforate block of 4 (iC186 (a-d)) | 1973 | Vanguard-2 |
| Burundi | C186e (BL72) iC186e | MS16 (C183-C186) (Mi947-962) Imperforate MS16 (iC183-iC186) | ||
| Canada | 376 fdc1 (Mi323 fdc1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| Canada | 376 fdc2 (Mi323 fdc2) | (Blue and red printed) cachet on FDC (Ottawa cancel) | ||
| Canada | 376 fdc3 (Mi323 fdc3) | (Blue and red printed) cachet on FDC (Kitchener cancel) | ||
| Chad | BL248A BL248B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "Vanguard-3" |
| Chad | 710a (Mi1517A) i710a (Mi1517B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (710 (a-f)) (Mi1517A-1522A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i710 (a-f)) (Mi1517B-1522B) | 1997 | "grapefruit" satellite (in French text on stamp, referring to Vanguard-1 size and shape), "Vanguard" launch rocket (in selvedge text) |
| Chad | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Vanguard-3" |
| Chad | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Vanguard-3" [overprints of Chad 2011 set] |
| Chad | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 1178a (BL29) | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (1176-1178) | 1966 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Cuba | 2135 (Mi2211) | Stamp-on-stamp: Poland 822 (Mi1062) | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc (Mi none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] | 2007 | Vanguard-1 |
| Djibouti | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | On one stamp and in (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] On one stamp and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | "Vanguard-1" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2013 | Vanguard-1 |
| Djibouti | Mi6413_ms6 | In (center) margin of MS6 (6x Mi6413) | 2023 | Vanguard-1 |
| Dominica | 934 (BL105) | Stamp-on-stamp: UN-Geneva 110 | 1985 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi588 MiA588 | Imperforate on lavender paper | 1975 | Vanguard-2 (not "Intasat", as in text) |
| France | 1270 (Mi1705) i1270 | Imperforate | 1970 | Dial-Wika and Dial-Mika launch (based on cachet in fdc1 and text in the card), but small satellite in stamp resembles Vanguard-21 (not Dial-Wika)2; (The Diamant-B launch rocket is depicted in this cancel, which is found in several of the FDCs. The cachets in all the FDCs as well as the maxicards also show it. Dial-Wika and Dial-Mika were the first satellites launched by the Diamant-B rocket) |
| France | 1270 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet, different) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.A.C. cachet) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.A.C. cachet, different cancel) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. no.715 cachet) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. no.715, different cancel) | ||
| France | 1270 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| France | 1270 card | Stamp on FDOI card (Éditions CEF cachet) | ||
| France | 1270 maxi1 | Maxicard, also back | ||
| France | 1270 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1270 maxi3 | Maxicard (Éditions CEF), also back | ||
| France | 1270 maxi4 | Maxicard (Éditions J.F.) | ||
| Fujeira | Mi72A Mi72B | Imperforate | 1966 | Vanguard-1 |
| Fujeira | Mi70A-77A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi151A Mi151B | Mi72A overprinted new currency Mi72B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Fujeira | Mi346A Mi346B | Mi72A overprinted "Apollo-8" Mi72B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Fujeira | Mi346A inv o/p Mi346B inv o/p | Mi72A inverted overprint "Apollo-8" Mi72B inverted overprint "Apollo-8" | ||
| Fujeira | Mi341A-348A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Vanguard"-1 |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | 371-372 fdc (Mi616-617 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1964 | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1965 | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft) cachet on cover, also back | 1965 | "Vanguard-I" (Vanguard-1) |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Vanguard-1" |
| Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 196? | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Red pictorial) meter on cover | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Ghana | 164 (Mi170A) i164 (Mi170B) | Imperforate | 1964 | Vanguard-2 |
| Ghana | 165 (Mi171A) i165 (Mi171B) | Imperforate | ||
| Ghana | 166 (Mi172A) i166 (Mi172B) | Imperforate | ||
| Ghana | 164-166 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 166a (BL9) | On all four stamps of imperforate MS4 (4x 166) | ||
| Ghana | 166a fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 186 (Mi185A) i186 (Mi185B) | From MS12 (186a (12x 186)) From imperforate MS12 (i186a (12x i186)) | 1964 | Vanguard-2 |
| Ghana | 187 (Mi186A) i187 (Mi186B) | From MS12 (187a (12x 187)) From imperforate MS12 (i187a (12x i187)) | ||
| Ghana | 188 (Mi187A) i188 (Mi187B) | From MS12 (188a (12x 188)) From imperforate MS12 (i188a (12x i188)) | ||
| Guernsey (Great Britain) | 449-452 fdc (Mi518-521 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also insert back and FDC front | 1991 | "Vanguard satellite" |
| Guinea Republic | BL1931 | On stamp of SS1 | 2011 | Vanguard-2 |
| Guinea Republic | BL1931 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Haiti | 424 (Mi493) | 1958 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Haiti | C119 (Mi497) | Vanguard-1 | ||
| Haiti | C121a (BL8) | On one of imperforate MS4 (427 + C119-C121) | ||
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc (Mi292-293 fdc) | (Blue printed) cachet on FDC, also back | 1973 | Vanguard-1 |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Vanguard"-2 |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) Umknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Vanguard"-1 |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as stamp 'c') on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | 60th anniv. "Vanguard-1". Vanguard-2 (on stamp 'b' and stamp of 2nd SS1) |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown1 ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown2 ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Korea (North) | 1450 (Mi1496A) i1450 (Mi1496B) | Imperforate | 1976 | Vanguard-1 |
| Libya | 1251 (Mi1496) | 1985 | Vanguard-2 (at left) | |
| Libya | 1252 (Mi1497) | |||
| Libya | 1253 (Mi1498) | |||
| Maldive Islands | 2960 (Mi4691-4694) | MS4 (2960 (a-d)) | 2008 | Vanguard-1 |
| Mali | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "Vanguard-1" |
| Mali | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Manama | Mi1096A Mi1096B | Imperforate | 1972 | Vanguard-1 launch |
| Manama | Mi1094A-1098A fdc | One of 5 stamps on FDC | ||
| Nigeria | 143a (Mi134) i143a | In (right) margin of MS12 (12x 143) In (right) margin of "imperforate"4 MS12 (12x 143) | 1963 | Vanguard-2 |
| Nigeria | 144a (Mi135) i144a | In (right) margin of MS12 (12x 144) In (right) margin of "imperforate"4 MS12 (12x 144) | ||
| Pakistan | 710 (Mi750) | 1989 | Vanguard-2 (in lower-left of upper half of the stamp) | |
| Pakistan | 710 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Pakistan | 710 folder | Folder | ||
| Panama | 453B-453E fdc (Mi726-729 fdc) | (A Smith Cover) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Vanguard-1 |
| Panama | C334a (BL36) iC334a (BL37) | In (lower) margin of MS2 (C333-C334) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC333-iC334) with changed colors | 1965 | Vanguard-2 |
| Panama | C336a (BL38) iC336a (BL39) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (C335-C336) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC335-iC336) with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 922 (Mi1522) i922 (Mi1530) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | Vanguard-2 |
| Paraguay | 919-923 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 926 (Mi1526) i926 (Mi1534) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 926a (BL79) i926a (BL80) | On stamp of SS1 (926) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (I926) with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 926a fdc i926a fdc | SS1 and (red and black printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (red and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Poland | 799 (Mi1063) | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| Poland | 822 (Mi1062) | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| Poland | 821-822 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | C51a (Mi1678+1680) | Pair (C49+C51 + label) | 1957 | like-Vanguard-21, but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
| Romania | C51a fdc | Pair on FDC | ||
| Romania | C52a (Mi1677+1679) | Pair (C50+C52 + label) | ||
| Romania | C52a fdc | Pair on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | Printed stamp (like C49) on stamped envelope | 1957 | like-Vanguard-21, but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
| Romania | C51a o/p1 (Mi1718+1720) | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21, but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
| Romania | C51a inverted o/p1 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint | ||
| Romania | C52a o/p1 (Mi1717+1719) | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted | ||
| Romania | C52a inverted o/p1 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint | ||
| Romania | C51a o/p2 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted (different) | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21, but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
| Romania | C51a inverted o/p2 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
| Romania | C52a o/p2 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted (different) | ||
| Romania | C52a inverted o/p2 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
| Romania | C51a o/p3 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted (different) | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21, but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 with launch dates for those satellites on the label |
| Romania | C51a inverted o/p3 | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
| Romania | C52a o/p3 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted (different) | ||
| Romania | C52a inverted o/p3 | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint (different) | ||
| Romania | C119 (Mi2086) | Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | 1962 | like-Vanguard-21 (on Romania C49), but issued for Sputnik-1 and Sputnik-2 |
| Romania | C119-C122 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | C122a (BL53) | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C121)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110 | ||
| Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4589+4591 fdc | (PCS) cachet on FDC, also back | 1977 | Vanguard-2 (by the spherical body and radial antenna arrangement, rather than the swept-back antennas of Sputnik-1) |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc1 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C04, machine cancel) | 1964 | Vanguard-3 |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc2 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (samp C04, hand cancel) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc3 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C06) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc4 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C07) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc5 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C08) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc6 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C09, hand cancel) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc7 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp C09, machine cancel) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc8 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp D01) | 1965 | Vanguard-3 |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc9 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp D06) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc10 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp D07) | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc11 | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC (stamp D08) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi1005A Mi1005B | Imperforate | 1972 | Vanguard-1 |
| Sharjah | BL115A BL115B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi1005A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi1005B) | ||
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "65th anniv. launch Vanguard-1" |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | |||
| Surinam | B100 (Mi442) | 1964 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Surinam | B99-B103 fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi84A Mi84B | Imperforate | 1966 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL5A BL5B | MS2 (Mi87A-88A) Imperforate MS2 (Mi87B-88B) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL5A+Mi411A fdc | MS2 on FDC (as well as embossed gold stamp noted below) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi78A-82A+BL5B fdc | Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi83A-86A+BL5A fdc | One of four stamps and MS2 on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi95A Mi95B | Mi84A overprinted new currency Mi84B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL6A BL6B | MS2 (Mi98A-99A), BL5A overprinted new currency Imperforate MS2 (Mi98B-99B), BL5B overprinted new currency | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi94B-97B+BL6A fdc | One of four imperforate stamps and MS2 on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi411A Mi411B | Embossed gold Embossed bold imperforate | 1969 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL5A+Mi411A fdc | Embossed gold stamp on FDC (as well as MS2 noted above) | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL25 | SS1, embossed gold | ||
| United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | 1962 | "Vanguard-III" (Vanguard-3, in lower part of FDC), also Vanguard-1 (in small reproduction of Haiti C119) |
| United Nations | SC22 | Souvenir card of 7 (New York 112, 256, 373; Geneva 46, 109-110; Vienna 27) | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| United Nations | SC22 (NY cancel) | SC22 with New York FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 110 (Mi108) | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 109-110 fdc1 | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 109-110 fdc2 | One of two stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | SC22 (Geneva cancel) | SC22 with Geneva FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 27 (Mi26) | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| United Nations (Vienna) | SC22 (Vienna cancel) | SC22 with Vienna FDC cancel | ||
| UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 373 fdc 109-110 fdc 27 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC (WFUNA cachet), also back | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| United States | 1107 fdc1 (Mi727 fdc1) | (Day Lowry/The Aristocrats) cachet on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1107 fdc2 (Mi727 fdc2) | (Fluegel Covers) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1107 fdc3 (Mi727 fdc3) | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on FDC | Vanguard-3 | |
| United States | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | 1959 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (different), also back | 1959 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | None | Postcard, also back (other side) | 1959 | "Mock-up of Vanguard[-2]" with most of the interior structure visible; (the launch date "March 17, 1958" in text on the postcard front is the launch of Vanguard-1) |
| United States | None | (Black pictorial) meter | 196? | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | None | (Dr. Willis Brown) cachet on cover, also insert | 1962 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Vanguard" |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover, also annotated cachet | 1963 | "Vanguard-3" (in lower part of FDC), also Vanguard-1 (in small reproduction of Haiti C119) |
| United States | C76 fdc (Mi990 fdc) | (Centennial yellow earth) cachet on FDC | 1969 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | (Rockpex) cachet (with design similar to Centennial black rocket, type-1) cachet) on cover | 1971 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | (Smithsonian/NRL) cachet on cover, also insert1, insert1 back, insert2, and insert2 back | 1975 | "20th anniv. start of Project Vanguard"; "Vanguard TV-4" (in insert2 front); "Vanguard-1 has ... provided a wealth of information on air density, temperature ranges and micrometeorite impact" (in insert2 back) |
| United States | 1557 fdc (1170 fdc) | (American Air Filter Company) magazine ad page as FDC (extra 1173, 1529, and 1556 stamps), also back | 1975 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 1759 fdc 1710 cover | (Aeropex'77) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1978 1977 | "Vanguard" |
| United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover, also annotated | 1978 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1979 | "Vanguard-3" |
| United States | None | (Wisconsin Rapids WI Exhibit Station) cancel on cover | 1983 | 25th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | None | (Wisconsin Rapids WI Exhibit Station) cancel and (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1983 | 25th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 2277 fdc (Mi884 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 1988 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3187d (Mi3126) 3187d back | Back of one of pane of 15 (3187 (a-o)) (BL47, Mi3123-2137), also back | 1999 | "Vanguard-1" (in text on back of stamp) |
| United States | 3187d fdc1 | Back of stamp and (BGC) cachet on FDC | Vanguard-1 | |
| United States | 3187d fdc2 | Back of stamp and (black and gold printed) cachet on FDC | Vanguard-1 | |
| United States | 3187d fdc3 | Back of stamp and (Paul Calle/Chris Calle) cachet on FDC | Vanguard-1, Vanguard-2 (in cachet) | |
| United States | 3187d fdc4 | Back of stamp and (Collins) cachet on FDC | "Vanguard-1" | |
| United States | 3187d fdc5 | (PCS golden-replica) back of FDC, also front | "Vanguard-1" (in text on FDC back) | |
| United States | 3187d fdc6 | Back of stamp and (Space Voyage red and pink and black) cachet on FDC | Vanguard-1 | |
| United States | 3187d fdc7 | Back of stamp and (Space Voyage red and tan and green) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 3187d fdc8 | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | "Vanguard-1" and "Vanguard-2" | |
| United States | 3187d fdc9 | Back of stamp and (S&T color laser) cachet on FDC | 'Vanguard-1" | |
| United States | 3187 fdc1 | MS15 as FDC (blank/no cachet) | "Vanguard-1" (in text on back of stamp) | |
| United States | 3187 fdc2 | MS15 on FDC (Artmaster cachet) | ||
| United States | 3187a-o fdc | Back of one of 15 stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | 3188c fdc1 (Mi3173 fdc1) | (Space Voyage red and tan and green) cachet on FDC | 1999 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3188c fdc2 (Mi3173 fdc2) | (Space Voyage red and tan and black) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 3188c fdc3 (Mi3173 fdc3) | (Space Voyage red and tan and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 3189i fdc1 (Mi3233 fdc1) | (Space Voyage red and tan and black) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 3189i fdc2 (Mi3233 fdc2) | (Space Voyage red and tan and green) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | None | (Mission 57) cachet on IGY cover back, also front | 2007 | "Vanguard-1...was finally launched on March 17, 1958" |
| Vanuatu | 1122e (Mi1597) | One of MS6 (1122 (a-f)) (BL80, Mi1593-1598) | 2021 | Vanguard-1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 260 (Mi903A) i260 (Mi903B) 260g (Mi910) | From MS12 (12x 260) From imperforate MS12 (12x i260) From imperforate MS12 (12x 260g) with changed colors | 1969 | "Vanguard-1" |
1"like-Vanguard-2" items have the appearance of Vanguard-2, but the images of the satellite are either small or lack detail.
2Not Dial-Wika as intended, based on FDC.
4The "imperforate" sheets from Nigeria, i143a and i144a, are imperforate only in the surrounding margins, otherwise the stamps in both sheets are perforated on all sides.
Below is a list of Vanguard-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | ||||
| 1956-12-08: Vanguard-TV0 (sub-orbital) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Vanguard-TV0 (sub-orbital) (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1986-12-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Medal) cachet on cover | 30th anniv. Vanguard-TV0 (sub-orbital) launch [failed] |
| 1957-05-01: Vanguard-TV1 (sub-orbital) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1957-10-23: Vanguard-TV2 (sub-orbital) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1957-12-06: Vanguard-TV3 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Vanguard-TV3 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2007-12-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | 50th anniv. Vanguard-TV3 launch [failed] |
| 1958-02-05: Vanguard-TV3 (backup) [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1958-03-17: Vanguard-1 | ||||
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Vanguard-1 launch (but Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Epps printed/velvet) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (H. Flick) cachet on cover, also back | Vanguard-1 launch |
| Vanguard-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1968-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? cyan and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1968-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? cyan and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (MoF no.4) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue) cachet on (airmail) cover | 20th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1983-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta) cachet on (airmail) cover | 25th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1988-03-17 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney purple and green) cachet on cover | 30th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| Austria | 2008-03-17 | Vienna | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 2008-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | 50th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 2018-03-17 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 60th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| 1958-04-28: Vanguard-TV5 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1958-05-27: Vanguard-SLV1 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1958-05-28 | Washington DC | (Hand-written) cachet on cover | Vanguard-SLV1 launch [failed] |
| 1958-06-26: Vanguard-SLV2 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1958-09-26: Vanguard-SLV3 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1959-02-17: Vanguard-2 | ||||
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-2 launch (but Vanguard-1 depicted) |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (H. Flick) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-2 launch |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Vanguard-2 launch |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Vanguard-2 launch |
| Vanguard-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2009-02-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | 50th anniv. Vanguard-2 launch |
| 1959-04-13: Vanguard-SLV5 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1959-06-22: Vanguard-SLV6 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1959-09-18: Vanguard-3 | ||||
| United Nations | 1959-09-18 | UN New York | (UN) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch (mis-spelled "Vanguardd" in text) |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (F. Zaso hand-printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Highway Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (H. Flick) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (H. Flick) cachet on (airmail) cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| Vanguard-3 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2009-09-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | 50th anniv. Vanguard-3 launch |
| Vanguard (on other than Vanguard launch covers) | ||||
| There exist a large number of Centennial Covers with generic cachets with multiple satellites depicted, including Vanguard-2. Details about these cachets, as well as images of the covers, are found in the Centennial Covers page. | ||||
| United States | 1958-03-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Explorer-3 launch cover | "Vanguard-3" |
| United States | 1958-07-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Explorer-4 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1959-02-28 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Discoverer-1 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1959-04-13 | Lompoc CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Discoverer-2 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1959-10-13 | Port Canaveral FL | (Photo) cachet on Explorer-7 launch picture postcard | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1959-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Discoverer-7 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1960-11-12 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Discoverer-17 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on Transit-4A and Injun-1 and SolRad-3 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on Transit-4A and Injun-1 and SolRad-3 cover | |
| United States | 1961-06-28 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft blue and black and black rubber-stamp) cachet on Transit-4A and Injun-1 and SolRad-3 cover | |
| United States | 1961-08-03 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on Discoverer-28 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1961-10-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on MIDAS-4 and WestFord-1 launch cover | Vanguard-3 |
| United States | 1961-11-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets and red printed) cachet on Transit-4B and TRAAC launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1962-08-27 | Port Canaveral FL | (Hand-painted and green rubber-stamp) cachet on Mariner-2 launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1965-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Brown printed) cachet on Bumper-WAC-8 (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover, also annotated | Vanguard-3 |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Cyan printed) cachet on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover | "Vangard I (USA) satellite [was] launched 17.3.1958" (in German text) |
| Austria | 1967-10-04 | Gmünd | (Blue printed) cachet on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover | "Vanguard I, an American Earth-orbiting satellite, [was] launched 17.3.1958" (in German text) |
| Norway | 1968-09-20 | Andenes | (Black printed) cachet on Nike-Tomahawk (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1969-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-3-3 launch cover | (two) Vanguard-2(s) |
| United States | 1973-01-31 | Redstone Arsenal AL | (MoF no.3) insert from Explorer-1 anniversary cover, also insert back and cover front | "Project Vanguard" |
| United States | 1976-03-16 | Auburn MA | (GSFC Stamp Club blue printed) cachet on 50th anniv. first liquid fuel rocket flight/launch cover | "Vanguard-3" |
| United States | 1978-05-20 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same design as immediately above) on Pioneer-12 launch cover | "Vanguard-3" |
| United States | 1978-10-24 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on Nimbus-7 and CAMEO launch cover | "Vanguard-3" |
| United States | 1983-01-25 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on IRAS and PIX-2 launch cover | "Vanguard-3" |
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