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This page contains philatelic information on the Vega 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.
Vega (VEnera GAllei) was a combined mission to Venus, where the flyby bus released a lander, then the probes made a flyby at comet 1P/Halley.
Many of the items in the list below were issued for Halley's Comet. Although a list of Halley's Comet items is not provided, a number of those items include images of Edmund Halley (1656 - 1742).
| 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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| Vega (Russia/USSR) | Vega (Russia/USSR) | Vega (Russia/USSR) |
| Vega (on other than Vega launch covers) |
Below is a list of Vega-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Abkhazia | Mi124A | From MS12 (12x Mi124A + 4 labels) | 1996 | |
| Abkhazia | Mi124A fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Abkhazia | Mi124B ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi124B) | ||
| Abkhazia | Mi124B_ds fdc | Deluxe sheet and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Abkhazia | Mi344 | One of MS8 (Mi338-345 + label) | 1999 | |
| Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | Vega (in Halley flyby configuration) |
| Austria | 1219 cover (Mi1715 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | Vega (in Halley flyby configuration) |
| Austria Great Britain | 1219 cover 1133-1136 fdc | (Pictorial) cancel on cover/FDC | 1986 | "Vega" instrument |
| Bolivia | 690 (BL146) | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1985 | "Vega" |
| Bulgaria | 3153 (BL162) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (3153 (a-d)) | 1986 | |
| Bulgaria | 3153 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3295a purple (Mi3613a) | One of MS2 (3295 purple (a-b)) with purple margins (BL174_IA) | 1987 | "Vega" |
| Bulgaria | 3295 purple fdc | MS2 with purple margins on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3295a (Mi3613b) | One of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple-black margins and corrected text (BL174_IIA) | ||
| Cambodia | 710 (Mi788) | 1986 | "Vega" | |
| Cambodia | 711 (Mi789) | "Vega 1" (in Cyrillic text); also images of Halley's Comet obtained by Vega-1; (see also Germany (East) cinderella i 1988) | ||
| Cambodia | 712 (BL148) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | C279_stamp (Mi867A) iC279_stamp (Mi867B) | Imperforate | 1982 | |
| Central African Republic | C279 (BL201A, Mi867A) iC279 (BL201B, Mi867B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Central African Republic | 660 (Mi1039A) | 1984 | ||
| Central African Republic | 660a (BL287A) | On stamp of SS1 (660) | ||
| Central African Republic | 783 (Mi1191A) i783 (Mi1191B) | Imperforate | 1985 | |
| Central African Republic | 783a (BL362A) i783a (BL362B) | On stamp of SS1 (783) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i783) | ||
| Central African Republic | 784b (Mi1187A-1192A) i784b (Mi1187B-1192B) | On one of MS6 (779-784) On one of imperforate MS6 (i779-i784) | ||
| Central African Republic | C321 (Mi1206) | 1986 | ||
| Central African Republic | BL400A BL400B | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1986 | |
| Comoro Islands | B4h (Mi861A) iB4h (Mi861B) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) (Mi854A-861A) One of imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) (Mi854B-861B) | 1988 | "Sonde Vega" |
| Comoro Islands | B4h ds (BL270A) iB4h_ds (BL270B) | Deluxe sheet (B4h) Imperforate deluxe sheet (iB4h) | ||
| Comoro Islands | C193 (BL262A, Mi862A) iC193 (BL262B, Mi862B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Comoro Islands | 816Saa (Mi1132) | One of pair (816S (z-aa)) (Mi1128+1132), B4h overprinted with a silver bar to remove the surtax | 1996 | "Sonde Vega" |
| Congo (People's Republic) | C353 (Mi1028) | 1986 | "sonde Vega" | |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1: stamp-on stamp Russia 5433 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Venera-Halley" (in Cyrillic text, another name for Vega) |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) (with reproductions of CongoPR C353) [known illegal issue] | "Vega" (on stamp 'b' and on both labels) | |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | "Vega" | |
| Cuba | 2934 (Mi3089) | 1987 | ||
| Cuba | 2929+2931+2934 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 2935 (BL98) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Cuba | 3022 (Mi3178) | 1988 | "Vega" | |
| Cuba | 3019-3022 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (grey printed cachet) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2554 (BL64, Mi2809) | On stamp(s) and in (upper-left) margin of MS2 (2x 2554a) | 1985 | "Project Vega" camera/spectrometer platform (on stamp); also Vega is depicted in Halley's Comet observation configuration (in the upper-left margin of the MS2) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2554a fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2554a card | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC card | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2653 (BL69) | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (2x 2653a) | 1987 | |
| Djibouti | C208a (BL105) iC208a | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (C207-C208) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (iC207-iC208) | 1984 | "Vega-1" |
| Djibouti | 610a (BL120A) i610a (BL120B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (610), also annotated In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i610) | 1986 | Two views of Vega-1/2 type: after release of the Venus probe, and in Halley's Comet flyby configuration |
| Djibouti | 611 (Mi460) | "Vega-1" | ||
| Djibouti | 611a (BL121A) i611a (BL121B) | On stamp of SS1 (611) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i611) | ||
| Djibouti | 610-611 fdc | One of two stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like both stamps) on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | None n | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1986 | Vega (in Halley flyby configuration) |
| Germany (East) | None i | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1988 | Image of Halley's Comet from "Vega"; (see also Cambodia 711) |
| Germany (West) | 1456 fdc (Mi1273 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also front | 1986 | "Wega" (Vega) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205c (Mi3193) | One of MS6 (2205 (a-f)) (Mi3191-3196) | 2000 | Vega (not "NEAR", as in text) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205c essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | "Vega" (correctly labeled) | |
| Guinea Republic | 989 (Mi1111A) i989 (Mi1111B) | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989a (BL218A) i989a (BL218B) | On stamp of SS1 (989) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989b (Mi1106A-1111A) | On one of MS6 (984-989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1086 (Mi1206A) i1086 (Mi1206B) | Imperforate | 1988 | Vega spacecraft and Vega balloon above Aphrodite Terra (in stamp); "Venus-Vega" (in upper margin); Vega balloons ("ballon-sonde[s] pour atmosphère vénusienne") and a Vega lander, including its descent by parachute (in left-center margin; the lander is erroneously referred to as "Venera-15") |
| Guinea Republic | 1086a (BL304A) i1086a (BL304B) | SS1 (1086) Imperforate SS1 (i1086) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1086a proof | SS1 proof (no text in upper and left margins) | ||
| Guinea Republic | B38a (BL327A, Mi1249A) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (B38) | 1989 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 689 (BL268) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1986 | |
| Guyana | 2106x (Mi2650 gold) | One of MS25 (2106 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in gold | 1989 | "Vega-1" (in overprinted text) |
| Guyana | 2106x_specimen | One of MS25 (2106_specimen (a-y)), 280 with both gold and specimen overprints | ||
| Guyana | 2107x (Mi2650) | One of MS25 (2107 (a-y)), 280 overprinted in silver (Mi2627-2651) | ||
| Guyana | 2107x specimen | One of MS25 (2107 specimen (a-y)), 280 with both silver and specimen overprints | ||
| Hungary | 2973 (Mi3806A) i2973 (Mi3806B) | Imperforate | 1986 | "Vega" |
| Hungary | 2973 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Hungary | 2973 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 2506 (Mi2677) | 1985 | ||
| Korea (North) | 2506 proof | Deluxe proof (2506) | ||
| Korea (North) | 2507 (BL203) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Korea (North) | 2536 (Mi2707) | 1985 | ||
| Korea (North) | 2536 specimen | 2536 overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172d maxi (Mi4504 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 2001 | |
| Korea (North) | 4350c (Mi4729-4730) | In (upper-right) margin of booklet pane of 2 (4350 (a-b)), also booklet front and booklet front (4350d), 4350c booklet front overprinted for Hong Kong 2004 Exposition | 2004 | |
| Korea (South) | 1456 (Mi1447) | One of pair (1457a (1456-1457)) (Mi1447-1448), or ten of MS20 (1457b (10x (1456-1457))) | 1986 | |
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc1 | One of pair and (black pictorial) cancel on FDC (KPC cachet) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc2 | One of pair and (black pictorial) cancel on FDC (KPC cachet, same except with an extra text-only cancel); also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a fdc3 | One of pair and (blue pictorial) cancel on FDC (KPC cachet, same except with an extra text-only cancel (different)) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1457a folder | Folder outside | ||
| Laos | 731a (Mi939) | One of pair (731 (a-b)) | 1986 | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 746 (BL32) | SS1 | 1985 | Vega (in stamp); Vega instrumented balloon and lander (in right margin) |
| Malagasy (DR) | 793 (Mi1059A) i793 (BL1059B) | Imperforate | 1987 | "Vega-1" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 793a (BL44A) i793a (BL44B) | On stamp of SS1 (793) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i793) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 794 (Mi1060A) i794 (BL1060B) | Imperforate | "Vega-2" | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 794a (BL45A) i794a (BL45B) | On stamp of SS1 (794) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i794) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1155 (Mi1168) i1155 | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Maldive Islands | 1214 (Mi1227) i1214 | 1155 overprinted with silver symbol i1155 overprinted with silver symbol | 1986 | |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) | 2013 | "Vega" |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC | ||
| Marshall Islands | 89+label (Mi65+label) | One of strip of 5 (90a (86-90) + 5 labels) (Mi62-66), or three of MS15 (90b (3x (86-90)) + 5 labels) | 1985 | "Vega" |
| Marshall Islands | 89 fdc | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
| Marshall Islands | 90a fdc | Strip of 5 on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 621 (Mi891A) i621 (Mi891B) | Imperforate | 1986 | |
| Mauritania | 621a (BL none) i621a | SS1 (i621) Imperforate SS1 (i621) | ||
| Mauritania | 622b (Mi889-892) i622b | One of MS4 (619-622) One of imperforate MS4 (i619-i622) | ||
| Micronesia | 334r (Mi718) | Two stamps and in (upper-right) margin of MS20 (334 (a-t)) (Mi701-720) | 1999 | Vega-1 lander for Venus |
| Micronesia | 334s (Mi719) | Vega-1 at Halley's Comet | ||
| Mongolia | 1563 (BL117) | On stamp of SS1 | 1986 | |
| Mongolia | 1563 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 977 (Mi1048) | 1986 | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (a-f) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (a-f) | 2001 | |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Nicaragua | 1486 (Mi2823) | 1986 | "Vega" (in Spanish text) | |
| Niger | C364 (Mi980A) iC364 (Mi980B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Vega" (but unknown/fantasy depicted) |
| Niger | C364 ds | Deluxe sheet (C364) | ||
| Niuafo'ou (Tonga) | 366 (BL75) | On stamp of SS1 | 2017 | Vega (in Halley flyby configuration) |
| Niue | 506 (Mi651) i506 | Also detail Imperforate | 1986 | "Vega" |
| Niue | 509b (Mi655) i509b | One of MS4 (509 (a-d)) (BL99, Mi654-657), also detail One of imperforate MS4 (i509 (a-d)) | ||
| Paraguay | C642 label (Mi3974 label) | One label and in (upper-right) margin of MS9 (C642a (5x C642 + 4 labels)) | 1986 | |
| Poland | 2715 (Mi3015) | One of pair (2715a (2714-2715)) | 1986 | |
| Romania | C270 (Mi4229) | 1986 | (two) Vega(s) (on stamp) | |
| Romania | C269-C270 fdc | One of two stamps and (Romania Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | C270a (BL222) | Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Romania | C269 cover (Mi4228 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (AFR cachet), also back | 1986 | Vega |
| Romania | C302 (BL665) | Imperforate SS1, C270a overprinted | 2016 | (two) Vega(s) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5324 (Mi5466) | From MS8 (5324a (8x 5324)) | 1984 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5324 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5372 (Mi5513) | From MS8 (5372a (8x 5372)) | 1985 | Vega, lander, and balloon (also in surrounding margins of MS8) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5372 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5433 (Mi5582) | From MS8 (5433a (8x 5433)) | 1986 | "Venera-Halley" (in Cyrillic text, another name for Vega); (see also Congo Unknown ss 2016) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5433 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 (BL187) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 | "Vega-1" (on stamp), "Vega-2" (in right margin) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-olor printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5444 (Mi5593) | From MS7 (5444a (7x 5444 + label)) | 1986 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1986 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 1986 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope, also annotated detail | 1991 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 789b (Mi951) | One of MS4 (789 (a-d + 5 labels)) (Mi950-953) | 1986 | "Vega", in Halley's Comet observation configuration |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | ||
| Togo | 1362 (Mi1945) | 1986 | "Vega-1" | |
| Togo | 1406 (Mi1991) | 1362 overprinted in silver | 1986 | "Vega-1" |
| United States | None | Insert back from cover, also insert front and cover front | 1986 | "Vega-1 and Vega-2" |
| United States | 2634a fdc (Mi2235-2238 fdc) | (Collins) cachet on FDC | 1992 | Vega-1/2 (in Halley flyby configuration) |
| Vietnam | 1601 (Mi1659) i1601 | Imperforate | 1986 | "Vega-1" and "Vega-2" launch |
| Xhakasia | Local fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on local post FDC (2 strips of 5 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 and 5733) | 1996 | |
Below is a list of Vega-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 |
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| Vega (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1984-12-15: Vega-1 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1984-12-15 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage grey and tan and red) cachet on cover | Vega-1 launch; also "Vega-2" Kosmos-782 launch |
| Vega-1 (events) | ||||
| Australia | 1985-06-10 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | release of Vega-1 Venus "descent craft"; also "Vega-2" |
| Australia | 1985-06-10 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage blue and tan and red) cachet on cover | release of Vega-1 Venus "descent craft"; also "Vega-2" |
| Spain | 1985-06-11 | Madrid | (Space Voyage green and pink and red) cachet on cover | "Vega-1" balloon enters Venus' atmosphere; also "Vega-2" |
| Spain | 1985-06-11 | Madrid | (Space Voyage green and tan and red) cachet on cover | "Vega-1" balloon enters Venus' atmosphere; also "Vega-2" |
| Australia | 1986-03-06 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage black and grey and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| Austria | 1986-03-06 | Graz | (Purple printed) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet; also "Vega-2" |
| Spain | 1986-03-06 | Madrid | (Space Voyage blue and grey and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-06 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage brown and grey and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-06 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage green and grey and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| 1984-12-21: Vega-2 | ||||
| Germany (East) | 1984-12-21 | Berlin | (Philatelistenverband im Kulturbund der DDR) cachet on cover | Vega-2 launch; also "Vega-1"; also Kosmos-782 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1984-12-21 | Magadan | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover; cachet also available in blue, brown, green, and red | Vega-2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1984-12-21 | Baikonur Cosmosdrome | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | Vega-2 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1984-12-21 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | Vega-2 launch; also "Vega-1" Kosmos-782 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1984-12-21 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage blue and tan and red) cachet on cover | Vega-2 launch; also "Vega-1" Kosmos-782 launch |
| Vega-2 (events) | ||||
| Australia | 1985-06-14 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage brown and pink and red) cachet on cover | release of Vega-2 Venus "descent craft"; also "Vega-1" |
| United States | 1985-06-14 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage brown and tan and red) cachet on cover | release of Vega-2 Venus "descent craft"; also "Vega-1" |
| Spain | 1985-06-15 | Madrid | (Space Voyage blue and pink and red) cachet on cover | "Vega-2" balloon enters Venus' atmosphere; also "Vega-1" |
| Russia (USSR) | 1985-06-18 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage grey and pink and red) cachet on cover | Vega-2 closest approach to Venus; also "Vega-1" Kosmos-782 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1985-06-18 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage grey and tan and red) cachet on cover | Vega-2 closest approach to Venus; also "Vega-1" Kosmos-782 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1985-06-18 1975-11-25 | Barstow CA Moscow International Post Office | (Space Voyage grey and pink and red) cachet on cover | Vega-2 closest approach to Venus; also "Vega-1" Kosmos-782 launch |
| United States | 1985-06-18 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage green and tan and red) cachet on cover | "Vega-2 nearest approach to Venus"; also "Vega-1" |
| Spain | 1986-03-08 | Madrid | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-08 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-09 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage green and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| United States | 1986-03-09 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage blue and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| Australia | 1986-03-10 | Canberra ACT | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | encounter with Halley's Comet |
| Vega (on other than Vega launch covers) | ||||
| Romania | 1987-10-04 | Botosani | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Sputnik-1 anniversary cover | "Vega-2" |
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