Venera-series spacecraft

	Venera series spacecraft
Venera-1	Venera series spacecraft	Venera-3

This page contains philatelic information on the Venera-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.

Venera was occasionally called Venusik by western media, or known as Venus, by direct translation.

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)
Venera (Russia/USSR)	Venera (Russia/USSR)	Venera (Russia/USSR)	Venera (Russia/USSR)
Venera (Russia/USSR)	Venera (Russia/USSR)	Venera (on other than Venera launch covers)	Venera (Russia/USSR)

Below is a list of Venera-series spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

Country Catalog Number Type of Item Year of Issue Notes on Content
Venera (Russia/USSR)
Albania C71 (Mi782) 1963 Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Albania C68-C72 fdc One of five stamps on FDC
Albania C74 (Mi858) C71 overprinted 1964 Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Altai Republic Local1 Overprint on 4x Russia 5723² (Mi5894), from strip of 5, also overprint template 2000 "Venera-8"
Altai Republic Local2 Overprint on 4x Russia 6064 (Mi261), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic Local3 Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic Local4 Overprint on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic Local5 Overprint on 4x Russia 6069 (Mi253), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic Local fdc1 Strip of 5 overprints on local post FDC
Altai Republic Local fdc2 Two strips of 5 overprints on local post FDC
Altai Republic Local fdc3 Two strips of 5 overprints on local post FDC (different)
Angola 1108f (Mi1429) One of MS6 (1108 (a-f)) (Mi1424-1429) 1999 "Venera-7"
Austria 1219 fdc (Mi1715 fdc) (Green printed) cachet on FDC 1982 Venera-2/3 type; (see also Buriatia Republic Local 1995 overprints)
Bashkortostan Local Cuba 2185 overprinted on 2x Russia 6060A (Mi266), from a strip of 5 such overprints, also overprint template 1996 Venera-9
Benin Mi1527 Dahomey C68 overprinted in black 2008 "Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Bulgaria C83 (Mi1233) 1961 Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket)
Bulgaria C83 fdc Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC
Bulgaria 1644 (Mi1778) 1967 "Venera-4"
Bulgaria 1643-1644 fdc One of two stamps on FDC
Bulgaria C132 (Mi2635) 1977 Venera-4
Bulgaria 4566b (Mi4988) 2011 50th anniv. "Venera"-1 launch
Bulgaria 4566b fdc Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on card
Bulgaria 4566 (BL339) MS2 (4566 (a-b))
Bulgaria 4761 (BL416) In (upper-right) margin of SS1 2016 "Venera-4" (in Cyrillic text and depicted, also launch date in text)
Bulgaria i4761 (BL417) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, overprinted
Buriatia Republic Local fdc Cachet (same design as Czechoslovakia 1874) on local post FDC 1995 Venera-4/8 type
Buriatia Republic Local Overprint on 4x Russia 4519³ (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template 1995 Venera-2/3 type; (see also Austria 1219 fdc)
Buriatia Republic Local Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic Local Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic Local Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic Local fdc1 Overprint on 4x Russia 4519 and 4x Russia 5984 on local post FDC 1995 (As above for stamps)
Buriatia Republic Local fdc2 Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A and 4x Russia 6067A on local post FDC (As above for stamps)
Cambodia 1104 (Mi1182) 1990 "Venus-3" (Venera-3)
Cambodia 1150 (Mi1228) 1104 overprinted 1991 "Venus-3" (Venera-3)
Central African Republic C56 (Mi160) 1968 "Venus-IV" (Venera-4) probe (also landing date in text)
Central African Republic C56 proof1 Signed proof (green-black)
Central African Republic C56 proof2 Signed proof (olive)
Central African Republic C56 fdc Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC
Central African Republic 1172c (Mi1873A)
i1172c (Mi1873B) One of MS4 (1172 (a-d)) (Mi1871A-1874A)
One of imperforate MS4 (i1172 (a-d)) (Mi1871B-1874B) 1997 "Venera-13" lander
Central African Republic Mi3852 One of MS4 (Mi3852-3855) 2012 "Venera-1"
Central African Republic Mi3852-3155_ms4 fdc MS4 on FDC
Central African Republic Mi10704-10707_ms4 MS4 (Mi10704-10707) 2021 "60th anniv. launch Venera-1" (in French text)
Central African Republic BL2263 SS1
Central African Republic Mi13187-13190_ms4 MS4 (Mi13187-13190) 2022 "55th anniv. launch Venera-4" (in French text)
Central African Republic BL2700 SS1 (Mi13191)
Central African Republic Mi13655-13658_ms4 MS4 (Mi13655-13658) 2022 "55th anniv. launch Venera-4" (in French text)
Central African Republic BL2828 SS1 (Mi13659)
Chad 705e (Mi1491A)
i705e (Mi1491B) 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 "Venera-4" capsule (in selvedge text)
Chad 706e (Mi1497A)
i706e (Mi1497B) One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (706 (a-f)) (Mi1493A-1498A)
One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i706 (a-f)) (Mi1493B-1498B) "Venera-13" lander (in selvedge text)
China (People's Republic) 3505a cover (Mi3764 cover) (Brown monochrome) cachet on cover, also back 2006 [#1] (possible) Venera-4/8 type
China (People's Republic) 3505b cover (Mi3765 cover) (Blue monochrome) cachet on cover, also back
Cuba 871 (Mi931) One of block of 5 (872a (868-872 + label)) (Mi928-932), or four of MS20 (872b (4x (868-872))) (Mi928-932) 1964 Venera-1
Cuba 1515 (Mi1587) 1970 Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Cuba 1284 (Mi1353) 1967 "Venusik" (Venera-1)
Cuba 1284-1286+1289 fdc One of four stamps on FDC
Cuba 1289a (BL30) One of simulated-perforation MS8 (1282-1289)
Cuba 1289a fdc MS8 on FDC
Cuba 1792 (Mi1867) 1973 "Venus-7" (Venera-7)
Cuba 2185 (Mi2288) 1978 "Venus-9" (Venera-9)
Cuba C278 (Mi2290) "Venus-10" (Venera-10)
Cuba 2185-2186+C278 fdc Two of three stamps on FDC (As above for stamps)
Czechoslovakia 1031 (Mi1252) 1961 Same image as 1033, but different text
Czechoslovakia 1033 (Mi1254) Venera-1 launch (by launch date in text)
Czechoslovakia 1874 (Mi2132) 1973 Venera-4/8 type
Czechoslovakia 1874-1876 card FDC card (1874-1876)
Dahomey C68 (Mi336) 1968 "Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Dahomey C68 ds Deluxe sheet (C68)
Dahomey C68a (BL12) On one of MS2 (C67-C68) (Mi335-336)
Dahomey C67-C68 ds Deluxe sheet (C67-C68)
Dahomey C67-C68 fdc One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC
Dahomey C104 (Mi388) C68 overprinted in black 1969 "Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Dahomey C104 op-inv C68 overprinted in black, inverted
Dahomey C104 silver C68 overprinted in silver
Dahomey C104 gold C68 overprinted in gold
Dahomey C103-C104 fdc One of two stamps on FDC
Dahomey C239 (Mi601)
iC239
Imperforate 1974 Venera-4/8 type, and capsule on Venus surface
Dahomey C239a (BL45) On stamp of SS1 (C239)
Djibouti Unknown d (Mi none)
Unknown id From MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue]
From imperforate MS9 (a-i) 2010 "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Djibouti Unknown g (Mi?)
Unknown ig "Venusik" (Venera-1)
Djibouti Unknown proof Signed-proof imperforate MS9 (As above for stamps)
Fujeira Mi959A
Mi959B One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A)
Imperforate 1972 Venera-1
Gabon 937a (Mi1434)
i937a One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445)
One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) 1999 "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Gabon 937 fdc MS12 on FDC
Germany (East) 634g (Mi932) One of MS8 (634 (a-h)) (Mi926-933) 1962 Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Germany (East) 819 cover (Mi1168 cover) (Pictorial) cancel and (blue and magenta printed) cachet on cover 1966 "Venus-2" launched "12.11.65"; "Venus-3" launched "16.11.65" and crashed into Venus "1.3.1966"; (some other details of the cancel and cachet text need clarification⁴)
Germany (East) 985 (Mi1341) 1968 "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Germany (East) 1262 (Mi1636) One of MS8 (1269a (1262-1269)) (Mi1636-1643) 1971 "Venus-5" (Venera-5), whose capsule descended to the surface by parachute on 1969-05-16; also pennant segment¹
Germany (East) 1269a fdc MS8 on FDC
Germany (East) None g (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) 1975 Venera-4/8 type capsule
Germany (East) None p Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Germany (East) None d (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) 1981 "Venus-9" (Venera-9) lander (with orbiter above)
Germany (East) 2530 (Mi3007) One of block of 4 (2531a (2528-2531)) (Mi3005-3008), or four of MS16 (2531b (4x (2528-2531))) 1986 "Venera-15", "Venera-16"
Germany (West) None Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella ~1966 Venera-1 (depicted, but "Sputnik-8" in text)
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 "In 1967 they [the Russians] landed a spacecraft on Venus which indicated that it is too hot to permit manned landings" (this refers to Venera-4, which on 18 October 1967 became the first spacecraft to make measurements of the atmosphere of another planet. The Soviets initially claimed that Venera-4 had reached the surface of Venus intact, but that was soon shown to be impossible since the surface pressure of the planet exceeded by a wide margin the spacecraft's hull strength)
Guinea Republic 1086a (BL304A)
i1086a (BL304B) In (upper and left) margins of SS1 (1086, Mi1206A)
In (upper and left) margins of imperforate SS1 (i1086, Mi1206B) 1988 "Venera-15" (in small text in the lower-left margin, incorrecty refers to a Vega-1/2 lander; this "Venus-Vega" SS1 commemorates the Vega-1/2 missions)
Guinea Republic 1086a proof In (upper and left) margins of SS1 proof (no text in upper and left margins)
Guinea-Bissau 413d (BL174A)
i413d (BL174B) In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (413)
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413) 1981 Venera-9/14 type lander
Guinea-Bissau Mi8074-8077_ms4 MS4 (a-d) 2015 "40th anniv. Venera-9" (in Portuguese text)
Hungary 1385 (Mi1758)
i1385
Imperforate 1961 Venera-1 (by launch date in text); (see also Hungary C242)
Hungary 1386 (Mi1759)
i1386
Imperforate
Hungary 1387 (Mi1760)
i1387
Imperforate
Hungary 1388 (Mi1761)
i1388
Imperforate
Hungary 1385-1388 fdc1 Four stamps and cachet on FDC (Budapest cancel)
Hungary 1385-1388 fdc2 Four stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Budapest cancel, different)
Hungary 1385-1388 fdc3 Four stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Budapest cancel, different)
Hungary 1388a (4x Mi1761)
i1388a MS4 (4x 1388)
Imperforate MS4 (4x i1388)
Hungary C240 (Mi1911A)
iC240 (Mi1911B) Stamp-on-stamp: North Korea 282
Imperforate 1963 Venera-1 (fantasy image of launch rocket)
Hungary C242 (Mi1913A)
iC242 (Mi1913B) Stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 1386
Imperforate Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Hungary C246 (Mi1917A)
iC246 (Mi1917B) Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 2456
Imperforate Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket)
Hungary 1563 (Mi1992A)
i1563 (Mi1992B)
Imperforate 1964 Venera-1
Hungary 1861 (Mi2368) 1967 "Venus-4" (Venera-4, also by launch date in text)
Hungary 1861 fdc Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (purple-brown printed) cachet on FDC
Hungary C328 (BL95) On stamp of SS1 1973 "Venera-8" (also by launch date in text)
Hungary None (Yellow and blue and tan and brown printed) cachet on cover 1974
1975
1976 "Vénusz-8" (Venera-8)
Hungary C361 (BL111A)
iC361 (BL111B) In (lower-left) margin of SS1
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 1975 "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Hungary C369 (Mi3151A)
iC369 (Mi3151B)
Imperforate 1976 "Venus" (Venera) launch (probable Venera-9 or Venera-10, from other stamps in the set)
Hungary C370 (Mi3152A)
iC370 (Mi3152B)
Imperforate "Venyera-9" (Venera-9)
Hungary C371 (Mi3153A)
iC371 (Mi3153B)
Imperforate "Venyera-10" (Venera-10)
Hungary C372 (Mi3154A)
iC372 (Mi3154B)
Imperforate "Venyera" (Venera) lander (probable Venera-9 or Venera-10, from other stamps in the set)
Hungary C366-367+C370-371 fdc Two of four stamps and cachet on FDC (As above for stamps); Venera-9/10 type lander (in cachet)
Hungary C368-369+C372 fdc Two of three stamps and cachet on FDC
Hungary C373 fdc (BL121 fdc) (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Venera-9/10 type lander
Hungary 2499-2500+2503 fdc (Mi3215-3216+3219 fdc) (Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC 1976 Venera-1 (and/or Mars-1)
Hungary C375 fdc (BL125 fdc) (Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC (different)
Komi Unlisted b (Mi unlisted) One of MS6 (a-f) 1996 Venera-4/8 type
Korea (North) 282 (Mi289) 1961 Venera (fantasy image of launch rocket); (see also Hungary C240)
Korea (North) 1245 (Mi1287) 1974 "Venera-3"
Korea (North) 1246 (Mi1288) "Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Korea (North) 2431 (Mi2524)
i2431
Imperforate 1984 Venera-9/14 type
Korea (North) 2431 specimen Overprinted "specimen"
Korea (North) 2609 (Mi2783) From MS10 (2609a (10x 2509)) 1986 Venera or (Venera-type) Mars (but comsat theme)
Korea (North) 2683 (Mi2869) 1987 Venera or (Venera-type) Mars
Korea (North) 3713 (Mi4017)
i3713
Imperforate 1998 (Model of) Venera-4/8 type
Korea (North) 3714a (Mi4017-4018)
i3714a One of MS2 (3713-3714)
One of imperforate MS2 (i3713-i3714)
Korea (North) 3715a (Mi4017+4019)
i3715a One of MS2 (3713+3715)
One of imperforate MS2 (i3713+i3715)
Korea (North) i3713-i3715 fdc One of three imperforate stamps on FDC
Kyrgyzstan Local_c One of local post MS6 (a-f) 2000 Venera-4/8 type
Liberia Unknown ms (Mi?) MS4 (a-d) 2022 "55th anniv. launch Venera-4"
Liberia Unknown ss (BL?) SS1
Liberia Unknown ss (BL?) SS1 (different)
Liberia Unknown ms (Mi?) MS4 (a-d) 2023 "55th anniv. launch Venera-5"
Liberia Unknown ss (BL?) SS1
Libya 671 (Mi588A)
i671 (Mi588B)
Imperforate 1977 Venera-4/8 type
Libya 671a (BL26A)
i671a (BL26B) MS4 (4x 671)
Imperforate MS4 (4x i671)
Libya 671b (BL?) Deluxe sheet (671)
Libya 671-673+675-677 fdc One of six stamps on FDC
Madagascar 1537c (Mi2481) One of MS6 (1537 (a-f)) (Mi2479-2484) 2000 "Venera-4"
Madagascar Unknown ss (BL none) In (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] 2017 "Venera-3"
Mali C124 (Mi287) 1971 "Venera-5"
Mali C124 fdc Stamp and cachet on FDC
Mali 1034b (Mi2256)
i1034b On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin and in (left) margin and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (1034 (a-d)) (Mi2255-2258)
On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin and in (left) margin and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1034 (a-d)) 1999 "Venera-12"; Venera-4/8 type (in upper-left margin); Venera-1 or Mars-1 (in left margin); Venera-5/8 capsule (in upper-right margin)
Mali 1039 (Mi2275-2278)
i1039 In (lower) margin of MS4 (1039 (a-d))
In (lower) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1039 (a-d)) 1999 Venera-9/14 type lander with heat shield
Mali Unknown iss (BL none) In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] 2010 "Venera-7 capsule"
Mali Unknown ms (Mi none) In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] 2013 "Venera-7"
Mali Unknown ms (Mi none) In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] "Venera-4"
Mali Unknown ms (Mi none)
Unknown ims In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue]
In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c) "Venera-1"
Mali Unknown ms fdc
Unknown ims fdc MS3 on FDC
Imperforate MS3 on FDC
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) "Venera-4" capsule
Mali Unknown ms fdc
Unknown ims fdc MS3 on FDC
Imperforate MS3 on FDC
Marshall Islands 345l (Mi261) One of MS25 (345 (a-y)) (Mi250-274) 1989 "First probe of Venus 1965" (Venera-3)
Marshall Islands KM30 $50. (silver coin) 1989 "First probe of Venus" (Venera-3)
Marshall Islands 897i (Mi2114) One of MS10 (897 (a-j)) (Mi2106-2115) 2007 "First probe of Venus" (Venera-3)
Micronesia 334f (Mi706) From MS20 (334 (a-t)) (Mi701-720) 1999 "Venera-1"
Micronesia 334k (Mi711) "Venera-3" (in text, but Luna-10 (cruise configuration) depicted
Micronesia 334l (Mi712) Venera-2/3 type (depicted, but "Luna-10" in text)
Moldova Unknown ms (Mi?) MS12 (12x single) 2015 Venera-2
Mongolia C33e (Mi743) From MS12 (C33 (a-l)) (Mi736-747) 1972 "Venus-1" (Venera-1)
Mongolia C33l (Mi746) "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Mongolia C121 (Mi1563) 1979 "Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Mongolia C158 (Mi1516) 1982 "Venyera-8" (Venera-8); (launch date given as "27.3.1962", whereas the correct year was 1972)
Mongolia 1476 (Mi1732) 1985 "Venera-9" lander
Nagorno-Karabakh Local1 (100 value) Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520¹ (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template 1994 Venera-13/14 type
Nagorno-Karabakh Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh Local3 (900 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh Local1 (100 value) Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733¹ (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template
Nagorno-Karabakh Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh Local3 (900 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh Local1 (100 value) Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template
Nagorno-Karabakh Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh Local3 (900 value)
Nevis 659 (Mi591) 1991 "Venera-7 - 1970 - landed on the surface of Venus"
Nicaragua 1660 (Mi2822) 1987 Venera-1 (not "Marte-1" (Mars-1) as in text)
Nicaragua 1654+1657+1660 fdc One of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Nicaragua 1655-1656+1658-1659 fdc (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Niger 968g (Mi1339A)
i968g (Mi1339B) One of MS8 (968 (a-h + label)) (Mi1333-1340)
One of imperforate MS8 (i968) 1997 "Venera-11" (spacecraft and lander)
Niger 1078c (Mi1928A)
i1078c (Mi1928B) One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) (Mi1926A-1934A)
One of imperforate MS9 (i1078 (a-i)) 2001 "capsule Venera-13"
Niger 1078 fdc Imperforate MS9 on FDC
Pakistan 570a label3 (Mi571 label3) Label3 from MS32 (570a (32x 570 + 8 labels) (black-and-white), also 570a partial (in color) 1982 "Venera-4"
Poland 2248a (Mi2539) On (upper-right) selvedge of MS6 (2248a (6x 2248 + 2 labels)), also annotated 1977 Venera-2/3 type
Poland 3495 (Mi3805) 2000 Venera-4/8 type
Poland 3495 fdc Stamp on FDC
Poland None Printed stamp on postal card 2000 Venera-4/8 type
Romania 1845 (Mi2509) 1966 "Venus-3" (in text, but Venera-1 depicted)
Romania 1845+1847 fdc One of two stamps on FDC
Romania C236 cover (Mi? cover) (Pictorial) cancel and (cyan and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also annotated 1985 Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR) 2456 (Mi2468) 1961 Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); (see also Hungary C246)
Russia (USSR) 2457 (Mi2469)
Russia (USSR) None Matchbox cover 1963 "Venera"
Russia (USSR) None Card (with Russia 2456 stamp) 1964 Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Russia (USSR) None (Smaller satellite on multi-color printed) cachet on postal card back, also front 1964 Venera-2/3 type
Russia (USSR) 3040 label6 (BL39 label6) On one of six labels in SS0 (3040 (6 labels only) (Mi none) 1965 Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Russia (USSR) 2889 cover (Mi2897 cover) (Smaller satellite on multi-color printed) cachet on cover 1966 Venera-2/3 type
Russia (USSR) 3224 (Mi3239) 1966 Venera-3 (by landing date in text), also spherical pennant (in the form of an Earth globe)¹ and round medallion¹
Russia (USSR) 3397 (BL49, Mi3423) In (upper and left) margins of SS1 1967 Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Russia (USSR) 3458+label (Mi3482+label) One of block of 3 (3458a (3456-3458 + 3 labels)) (Mi3480-3482), or four of MS12 (3458b (4x (3456-3458 + 3 labels))) 1968 "Venera-4" and star-shaped pennant¹, also landing date (in text on label)
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet (design same as Russia 3458+label) on (airmail) stamped envelope 1968 "Venera-4" and star-shaped pennant¹
Russia (USSR) 3667 (Mi3694) 1969 "Venera-5" and "Venera-6" (also by landing dates in text), and pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR) 3668 (Mi3695) "Venera-5" and "Venera-6" (also by landing dates in text), and capsule with parachute
Russia (USSR) 3667-3668 fdc Two stamps on FDC (Kniga International cachet) (As above for stamps)
Russia (USSR) 3729a label (Mi3757) On one label of MS8 (3729a (8x 3729 + 16 labels)) 1970 "Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Russia (USSR) None (Blue and black printed) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) envelope 1970 "Venera-4"; also pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back ~1970s Venera-4
Russia (USSR) 3844 (BL69) In (left) margin of MS4 (3844 (a-d)) 1971 Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR) 3844 fdc MS4 on FDC
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back 1971 Venera-7
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back (different) 1971 Venera-7 capsule on Venus
Russia (USSR) 4011 (Mi4047) 1972 Venera-7 capsule with parachute; also (at the right) an artist's drawing of a futuristic Venera lander
Russia (USSR) 4044 (Mi4079) 1972 "Venera-8" (also launch and landing dates in text); also capsule with parachute
Russia (USSR) 4044 fdc Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Russia (USSR) 4045 (BL82) Imperforate MS2 (4045 (a-b)) "Venera-8" (and "Mars-3")
Russia (USSR) 4045 fdc MS2 on FDC
Russia (USSR) 4045 cover (BL82 cover) MS2 and (blue and orange-brown printed) cachet on cover 1972 "Venera-8" (and "Mars-3")
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope 1972 Venera-4/8 type (lower satellite), also (poorly-depicted) Mars-1 type (upper satellite)
Russia (USSR) None (Blue and red printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (different), also same envelope unused from 1971 1972 "Venera-7" (also launch and landing dates in cachet)
Russia (USSR) None Extra (Russia 4011) stamp and (orange and black printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope, also same envelope unused 1972 "Venera-7" (cachet reproduces Russia 4011); also (at the right of the stamp and cachet) an artist's drawing of a futuristic Venera lander
Russia (USSR) 3458 card (Mi3482 card) Stamp (3458) and cachet on postcard, also back 1972 Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR) 4071 fdc (Mi4107 fdc) (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back 1973 Venera-8 (and Mars-3)
Russia (USSR) 4072 fdc (BL86 fdc) (Multi-color printed) cachet on MS3 FDC
Russia (USSR) 4392 (Mi4426) 1975 "Venera-9", "Venera-10" lander (also both landing dates in text); (see also Russia 4429 fdc)
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope 1975 "Venera-9" (also an extra stamp: 4044)
Russia (USSR) 4429 fdc (Mi4462 fdc) (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC 1976 Venera-9/10 lander (in blue); (see also Russia 4392); (also Mars-2/7 type, in red)
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (Moscow cancel) 1976 Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (Kaluga cancel) 1976 Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back 1976? Venera-9
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back (different) 1976? Venera-9, Venera-10
Russia (USSR) 4562 (Mi4589) 1977 Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR) 4562 fdc1 Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC
Russia (USSR) 4562 fdc2 Stamp on FDC (International Society of Postmasters cachet), also back
Russia (USSR) 4588 (Mi4627) Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 2456 1977 Venera-1 (by launch date in text on stamp-on-stamp)
Russia (USSR) 4593 (Mi4652) From MS30 (4593a (30x 4593)) 1977 Venera-9/14 type ("Venera-9 and 10" in text in fdc2 back) (and Mars-2/7 type and Luna-16)
Russia (USSR) 4593 fdc1 Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also (airmail) stamped envelope unused
Russia (USSR) 4593 fdc2 Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR) 4593 fdc3 Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC
Russia (USSR) 4593 maxi Maxicard
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope 1977 Venera-4/8 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Luna-16)
Russia (USSR) 4669 (BL129, Mi4734) In (right) margin of SS1 1978 Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type)
Russia (USSR) 4669 fdc SS1 on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR) 4392 card (Mi4426 card) Stamp and cachet on card 1979 "Venera-9", "Venera-10" lander (also both landing dates in text); Venera-9/10 type lander (on cachet)
Russia (USSR) 4740 (Mi4827) 1979 "Venera-11", "Venera-12" (also landing dates in text); also Venera-12 pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR) 4744 (Mi4839) Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 4562, from MS15 (4744a (15x 4744)) 1979 Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR) 4744 maxi (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) maxicard, also back
Russia (USSR) 4744 fdc Stamp and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR) None Postcard back 1980? Venera-10
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope 1981 Venera capsule and parachute descending in the Venusian atmosphere (starting with Venera-4, the Venera missions had capsules or landers with parachutes)
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope 1981 Venera 9/14 type
Russia (USSR) 5028 (Mi5160) From MS50 (5028a (50x 5028)) 1982 "Venera-13", "Venera-14"
Russia (USSR) 5028 fdc Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC
Russia (USSR) 5061 (Mi5192) From MS8 (5061a (8x 5061)) 1982 Venera-9/14 type (and D-2B and Prognoz)
Russia (USSR) None Printed stamp on postal card, also detail 1982 Venera-9/14 type lander
Russia (USSR) 5296 fdc (Mi5438 fdc) (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC 1984 Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Lunokhod-1/2)
Russia (USSR) 5297 (Mi5439) "Venera-9"
Russia (USSR) None (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope 1987 Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Lunokhod-1/2)
Russia (USSR) None (Black and red printed) cachet on cover, also detail 1991 Venera-9/14 type orbiter
Russia None (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card 2016 "50th anniv. Venera-3" (in Cyrillic text)
Russia None (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on postal card 2016 "50th anniv. Venera-3" (in Cyrillic text)
Russia 7582a folder (Mi2108 folder) MS15 folder 2016 "Venera-7"
Russia None (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card 2016 "Venera-3"
St. Thomas and Prince Islands Mi8988-8991_ms4 MS4 (Mi8988-8991) 2020 "50th anniv. launch Venera-7"
St. Thomas and Prince Islands BL1643 SS1 (Mi8992)
Serbia Mi1248 (Sc?) like Yugoslavia 873 2024 Venera-2/3 type
Sierra Leone Mi12715-12718_ms4 MS4 (Mi12715-12718) 2020 50th anniv. launch "Venera-7"; pennant (in stamp 'c')
Sierra Leone BL2021 SS1 (including stamp-on-stamp: Russia 4011 in lower-left margin)
Sierra Leone Mi14142-14147_ms6 MS6 (Mi14142-14147) 2022 "55th anniv. launch Venera-4"
Sierra Leone BL2328 SS1 (Mi14148)
Singapore 918d_ms20 label (Mi981 label) On label7 from MS20 (20x 918d + 20 labels) 2000 Venera-4/8 type
Somalia-Puntland Local_ms Local post MS2 (a-b) 2010 "Venera-1"
Somalia-Puntland Local_ms Local post MS2 (a-b) "Venera-3" (in one stamp), "Venera-5 [or] 6" (in the other stamp), and Venera-4-8 type capsule in Venusian atmosphere (in background surrounding margins)
Sri Lanka 1520 (Mi1506) 2005 Venera-4/8 type
Switzerland None (WERABA-76) cinderella³ (with reprodution of Russia 4044) 1976 "Venera-8" (also launch and landing dates in text); also capsule with parachute
Togo 566_1st³ (Mi516Aa)
i566_1st³ (Mi516Ba) One of strip of 2 (566a_1st (565-566)) (Mi515Aa-516Aa), or six of MS12 (566b_1st (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted in red
One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_1st (i565-i566)) (Mi515Ba-516Ba), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_1st (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted in red 1966 "Venus 3" (in overprinted text)
Togo 566_2nd³ (Mi516Ab)
i566_2nd³ (Mi516Bb) One of strip of 2 (566a_2nd (565-566)) (Mi515Ab-516Ab), or six of MS12 (566b_2nd (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted (differently) in red
One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_2nd (i565-i566)) (Mi515Bb-516Bb), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_2nd (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted (differently) in red
Togo 998 (Mi1294A)
i998 (Mi1294B)
Imperforate 1978 "Venera-1"
Togo 998 ds Deluxe sheet (998)
Togo 1000 (Mi1296A)
i1000 (Mi1296B)
Imperforate "Venera"-9/14 type
Togo 1000 ds Deluxe sheet (1000)
Togo C343 (Mi1297)
iC343
Imperforate Venera tubing (and instrumentation)
Togo C343 ds Deluxe sheet (C343)
Togo C344 (Mi1298)
iC344
Imperforate Venera conical antenna
Togo C344 ds Deluxe sheet (C344)
Togo C345a (BL132) On one stamp of MS2 (C344-C345)
Togo 998+1000+C345 fdc Two of three stamps and (text) cancel and cachet on FDC (As above for stamps); Venera-1 and Pioneer-13 (in cachet); also "Venus" and "Pioneer" (in cancel and cachet)
Togo 999+C343+C344 fdc Two of three stamps and (text) cancel and cachet (same) on FDC
Udmurtia Local Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520² (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template 1997 Venera-3; Venera-9/14 type lander (in FDC1 cachet)
Udmurtia Local Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733² (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Udmurtia Local Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Udmurtia Local fdc1 On strip of 5 and cachet on FDC
Udmurtia Local fdc2 On two strips of 5 on local post FDC
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1075A
Mi1075B One of MS16 (Mi1066A-1081A)
One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1066B-1081B) 1972 Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1075A ds1 Deluxe sheet (Mi1075A), white border
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1075A ds2 Deluxe sheet (Mi1075A), blue border
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1075B ds1 Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1075B), pink border
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1075B ds2 Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1075B), white border
Umm Al Qiwain Mi1091A
Mi1091B One of MS16 (Mi1082A-1097A)
One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1082B-1097B)
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4517², from strip of 5, also overprint template 1996 Venera-10
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4518², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5727², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5732², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic Local (600 value) Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Vietnam 956 (Mi991)
i956
Imperforate 1978 "Venus-1" (Venera-1) (also by launch date in text)
Xhakasia Local Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521² (Mi4498), from strip of 5, also overprint template 1996 Venera-9/14 type
Xhakasia Local Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521² olive-color variation, from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia Local Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6117), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia Local Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia Local Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia Local fdc1 Russia 4593 overprinted on two strips of 5 on local post FDC (As above for stamps)
Xhakasia Local fdc2
Yemen Arab Republic 261A (Mi922)
261h (Mi929)
Imperforate with changed colors 1969 "Venus-1" (Venera-1); (launch date incorrectly given as "12.7.1961", whereas the correct month was "2" (February))
Yemen Arab Republic 261E (Mi926)
261l (Mi933)
Imperforate with changed colors "Venus-2" (Venera-2), "Venus-3" (Venera-3); (Venera-3 launch date incorrectly given as "12.11.65" but is correct for Venera-2); (also, Venera-3 and Luna-10 depictions are swapped)
Yemen Arab Republic 261F (Mi927)
261m (Mi934)
Imperforate with changed colors "Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Yemen Republic 807 In (upper-left) margin of SS1 2004 Venera-4/8 type
Yugoslavia 873 (Mi1219) 1967 "Venera-3" (and "Mariner-4")
Yugoslavia 870-875 fdc One of six stamps on FDC (green and black printed cachet)
Yugoslavia 1048 (Mi1412) 1971 Venera-4 and capsule with parachute (also Mariner-5); Venera-4 released its instrumented capsule into the Venusian atmosphere on 18 Oct 1967; Mariner-5 made Venus measurements on 19 Oct 1967.
Yugoslavia 1048-1050 fdc1 One of three stamps on FDC
Yugoslavia 1048-1050 fdc2 One of three stamps on FDC (different color)

Country	Catalog Number	Type of Item	Year of Issue	Notes on Content
Venera (Russia/USSR)
Albania	C71 (Mi782)		1963	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Albania	C68-C72 fdc	One of five stamps on FDC
Albania	C74 (Mi858)	C71 overprinted	1964	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Altai Republic	Local1	Overprint on 4x Russia 5723² (Mi5894), from strip of 5, also overprint template	2000	"Venera-8"
Altai Republic	Local2	Overprint on 4x Russia 6064 (Mi261), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic	Local3	Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic	Local4	Overprint on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic	Local5	Overprint on 4x Russia 6069 (Mi253), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Altai Republic	Local fdc1	Strip of 5 overprints on local post FDC
Altai Republic	Local fdc2	Two strips of 5 overprints on local post FDC
Altai Republic	Local fdc3	Two strips of 5 overprints on local post FDC (different)
Angola	1108f (Mi1429)	One of MS6 (1108 (a-f)) (Mi1424-1429)	1999	"Venera-7"
Austria	1219 fdc (Mi1715 fdc)	(Green printed) cachet on FDC	1982	Venera-2/3 type; (see also Buriatia Republic Local 1995 overprints)
Bashkortostan	Local	Cuba 2185 overprinted on 2x Russia 6060A (Mi266), from a strip of 5 such overprints, also overprint template	1996	Venera-9
Benin	Mi1527	Dahomey C68 overprinted in black	2008	"Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Bulgaria	C83 (Mi1233)		1961	Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket)
Bulgaria	C83 fdc	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC
Bulgaria	1644 (Mi1778)		1967	"Venera-4"
Bulgaria	1643-1644 fdc	One of two stamps on FDC
Bulgaria	C132 (Mi2635)		1977	Venera-4
Bulgaria	4566b (Mi4988)		2011	50th anniv. "Venera"-1 launch
Bulgaria	4566b fdc	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on card
Bulgaria	4566 (BL339)	MS2 (4566 (a-b))
Bulgaria	4761 (BL416)	In (upper-right) margin of SS1	2016	"Venera-4" (in Cyrillic text and depicted, also launch date in text)
Bulgaria	i4761 (BL417)	In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, overprinted
Buriatia Republic	Local fdc	Cachet (same design as Czechoslovakia 1874) on local post FDC	1995	Venera-4/8 type
Buriatia Republic	Local	Overprint on 4x Russia 4519³ (Mi4496), from strip of 5, also overprint template	1995	Venera-2/3 type; (see also Austria 1219 fdc)
Buriatia Republic	Local	Overprint on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic	Local	Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic	Local	Overprint on 4x Russia 6067A (Mi252), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Buriatia Republic	Local fdc1	Overprint on 4x Russia 4519 and 4x Russia 5984 on local post FDC	1995	(As above for stamps)
Buriatia Republic	Local fdc2	Overprint on 4x Russia 6066A and 4x Russia 6067A on local post FDC	(As above for stamps)
Cambodia	1104 (Mi1182)		1990	"Venus-3" (Venera-3)
Cambodia	1150 (Mi1228)	1104 overprinted	1991	"Venus-3" (Venera-3)
Central African Republic	C56 (Mi160)		1968	"Venus-IV" (Venera-4) probe (also landing date in text)
Central African Republic	C56 proof1	Signed proof (green-black)
Central African Republic	C56 proof2	Signed proof (olive)
Central African Republic	C56 fdc	Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC
Central African Republic	1172c (Mi1873A) i1172c (Mi1873B)	One of MS4 (1172 (a-d)) (Mi1871A-1874A) One of imperforate MS4 (i1172 (a-d)) (Mi1871B-1874B)	1997	"Venera-13" lander
Central African Republic	Mi3852	One of MS4 (Mi3852-3855)	2012	"Venera-1"
Central African Republic	Mi3852-3155_ms4 fdc	MS4 on FDC
Central African Republic	Mi10704-10707_ms4	MS4 (Mi10704-10707)	2021	"60th anniv. launch Venera-1" (in French text)
Central African Republic	BL2263	SS1
Central African Republic	Mi13187-13190_ms4	MS4 (Mi13187-13190)	2022	"55th anniv. launch Venera-4" (in French text)
Central African Republic	BL2700	SS1 (Mi13191)
Central African Republic	Mi13655-13658_ms4	MS4 (Mi13655-13658)	2022	"55th anniv. launch Venera-4" (in French text)
Central African Republic	BL2828	SS1 (Mi13659)
Chad	705e (Mi1491A) i705e (Mi1491B)	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	"Venera-4" capsule (in selvedge text)
Chad	706e (Mi1497A) i706e (Mi1497B)	One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (706 (a-f)) (Mi1493A-1498A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i706 (a-f)) (Mi1493B-1498B)	"Venera-13" lander (in selvedge text)
China (People's Republic)	3505a cover (Mi3764 cover)	(Brown monochrome) cachet on cover, also back	2006	[#1] (possible) Venera-4/8 type
China (People's Republic)	3505b cover (Mi3765 cover)	(Blue monochrome) cachet on cover, also back
Cuba	871 (Mi931)	One of block of 5 (872a (868-872 + label)) (Mi928-932), or four of MS20 (872b (4x (868-872))) (Mi928-932)	1964	Venera-1
Cuba	1515 (Mi1587)		1970	Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Cuba	1284 (Mi1353)		1967	"Venusik" (Venera-1)
Cuba	1284-1286+1289 fdc	One of four stamps on FDC
Cuba	1289a (BL30)	One of simulated-perforation MS8 (1282-1289)
Cuba	1289a fdc	MS8 on FDC
Cuba	1792 (Mi1867)		1973	"Venus-7" (Venera-7)
Cuba	2185 (Mi2288)		1978	"Venus-9" (Venera-9)
Cuba	C278 (Mi2290)		"Venus-10" (Venera-10)
Cuba	2185-2186+C278 fdc	Two of three stamps on FDC	(As above for stamps)
Czechoslovakia	1031 (Mi1252)		1961	Same image as 1033, but different text
Czechoslovakia	1033 (Mi1254)		Venera-1 launch (by launch date in text)
Czechoslovakia	1874 (Mi2132)		1973	Venera-4/8 type
Czechoslovakia	1874-1876 card	FDC card (1874-1876)
Dahomey	C68 (Mi336)		1968	"Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Dahomey	C68 ds	Deluxe sheet (C68)
Dahomey	C68a (BL12)	On one of MS2 (C67-C68) (Mi335-336)
Dahomey	C67-C68 ds	Deluxe sheet (C67-C68)
Dahomey	C67-C68 fdc	One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC
Dahomey	C104 (Mi388)	C68 overprinted in black	1969	"Venus-4" (Venera-4) capsule landing on Venus
Dahomey	C104 op-inv	C68 overprinted in black, inverted
Dahomey	C104 silver	C68 overprinted in silver
Dahomey	C104 gold	C68 overprinted in gold
Dahomey	C103-C104 fdc	One of two stamps on FDC
Dahomey	C239 (Mi601) iC239	Imperforate	1974	Venera-4/8 type, and capsule on Venus surface
Dahomey	C239a (BL45)	On stamp of SS1 (C239)
Djibouti	Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id	From MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] From imperforate MS9 (a-i)	2010	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Djibouti	Unknown g (Mi?) Unknown ig	"Venusik" (Venera-1)
Djibouti	Unknown proof	Signed-proof imperforate MS9	(As above for stamps)
Fujeira	Mi959A Mi959B	One of MS20 (Mi957A-976A) Imperforate	1972	Venera-1
Gabon	937a (Mi1434) i937a	One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l))	1999	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Gabon	937 fdc	MS12 on FDC
Germany (East)	634g (Mi932)	One of MS8 (634 (a-h)) (Mi926-933)	1962	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Germany (East)	819 cover (Mi1168 cover)	(Pictorial) cancel and (blue and magenta printed) cachet on cover	1966	"Venus-2" launched "12.11.65"; "Venus-3" launched "16.11.65" and crashed into Venus "1.3.1966"; (some other details of the cancel and cachet text need clarification⁴)
Germany (East)	985 (Mi1341)		1968	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Germany (East)	1262 (Mi1636)	One of MS8 (1269a (1262-1269)) (Mi1636-1643)	1971	"Venus-5" (Venera-5), whose capsule descended to the surface by parachute on 1969-05-16; also pennant segment¹
Germany (East)	1269a fdc	MS8 on FDC
Germany (East)	None g	(Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels)	1975	Venera-4/8 type capsule
Germany (East)	None p	Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Germany (East)	None d	(Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels)	1981	"Venus-9" (Venera-9) lander (with orbiter above)
Germany (East)	2530 (Mi3007)	One of block of 4 (2531a (2528-2531)) (Mi3005-3008), or four of MS16 (2531b (4x (2528-2531)))	1986	"Venera-15", "Venera-16"
Germany (West)	None	Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella	~1966	Venera-1 (depicted, but "Sputnik-8" in text)
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	"In 1967 they [the Russians] landed a spacecraft on Venus which indicated that it is too hot to permit manned landings" (this refers to Venera-4, which on 18 October 1967 became the first spacecraft to make measurements of the atmosphere of another planet. The Soviets initially claimed that Venera-4 had reached the surface of Venus intact, but that was soon shown to be impossible since the surface pressure of the planet exceeded by a wide margin the spacecraft's hull strength)
Guinea Republic	1086a (BL304A) i1086a (BL304B)	In (upper and left) margins of SS1 (1086, Mi1206A) In (upper and left) margins of imperforate SS1 (i1086, Mi1206B)	1988	"Venera-15" (in small text in the lower-left margin, incorrecty refers to a Vega-1/2 lander; this "Venus-Vega" SS1 commemorates the Vega-1/2 missions)
Guinea Republic	1086a proof	In (upper and left) margins of SS1 proof (no text in upper and left margins)
Guinea-Bissau	413d (BL174A) i413d (BL174B)	In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (413) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i413)	1981	Venera-9/14 type lander
Guinea-Bissau	Mi8074-8077_ms4	MS4 (a-d)	2015	"40th anniv. Venera-9" (in Portuguese text)
Hungary	1385 (Mi1758) i1385	Imperforate	1961	Venera-1 (by launch date in text); (see also Hungary C242)
Hungary	1386 (Mi1759) i1386	Imperforate
Hungary	1387 (Mi1760) i1387	Imperforate
Hungary	1388 (Mi1761) i1388	Imperforate
Hungary	1385-1388 fdc1	Four stamps and cachet on FDC (Budapest cancel)
Hungary	1385-1388 fdc2	Four stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Budapest cancel, different)
Hungary	1385-1388 fdc3	Four stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Budapest cancel, different)
Hungary	1388a (4x Mi1761) i1388a	MS4 (4x 1388) Imperforate MS4 (4x i1388)
Hungary	C240 (Mi1911A) iC240 (Mi1911B)	Stamp-on-stamp: North Korea 282 Imperforate	1963	Venera-1 (fantasy image of launch rocket)
Hungary	C242 (Mi1913A) iC242 (Mi1913B)	Stamp-on-stamp: Hungary 1386 Imperforate	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Hungary	C246 (Mi1917A) iC246 (Mi1917B)	Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 2456 Imperforate	Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket)
Hungary	1563 (Mi1992A) i1563 (Mi1992B)	Imperforate	1964	Venera-1
Hungary	1861 (Mi2368)		1967	"Venus-4" (Venera-4, also by launch date in text)
Hungary	1861 fdc	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (purple-brown printed) cachet on FDC
Hungary	C328 (BL95)	On stamp of SS1	1973	"Venera-8" (also by launch date in text)
Hungary	None	(Yellow and blue and tan and brown printed) cachet on cover	1974 1975 1976	"Vénusz-8" (Venera-8)
Hungary	C361 (BL111A) iC361 (BL111B)	In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1	1975	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Hungary	C369 (Mi3151A) iC369 (Mi3151B)	Imperforate	1976	"Venus" (Venera) launch (probable Venera-9 or Venera-10, from other stamps in the set)
Hungary	C370 (Mi3152A) iC370 (Mi3152B)	Imperforate	"Venyera-9" (Venera-9)
Hungary	C371 (Mi3153A) iC371 (Mi3153B)	Imperforate	"Venyera-10" (Venera-10)
Hungary	C372 (Mi3154A) iC372 (Mi3154B)	Imperforate	"Venyera" (Venera) lander (probable Venera-9 or Venera-10, from other stamps in the set)
Hungary	C366-367+C370-371 fdc	Two of four stamps and cachet on FDC	(As above for stamps); Venera-9/10 type lander (in cachet)
Hungary	C368-369+C372 fdc	Two of three stamps and cachet on FDC
Hungary	C373 fdc (BL121 fdc)	(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC	Venera-9/10 type lander
Hungary	2499-2500+2503 fdc (Mi3215-3216+3219 fdc)	(Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC	1976	Venera-1 (and/or Mars-1)
Hungary	C375 fdc (BL125 fdc)	(Yellow-orange and black printed) cachet on FDC (different)
Komi	Unlisted b (Mi unlisted)	One of MS6 (a-f)	1996	Venera-4/8 type
Korea (North)	282 (Mi289)		1961	Venera (fantasy image of launch rocket); (see also Hungary C240)
Korea (North)	1245 (Mi1287)		1974	"Venera-3"
Korea (North)	1246 (Mi1288)		"Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Korea (North)	2431 (Mi2524) i2431	Imperforate	1984	Venera-9/14 type
Korea (North)	2431 specimen	Overprinted "specimen"
Korea (North)	2609 (Mi2783)	From MS10 (2609a (10x 2509))	1986	Venera or (Venera-type) Mars (but comsat theme)
Korea (North)	2683 (Mi2869)		1987	Venera or (Venera-type) Mars
Korea (North)	3713 (Mi4017) i3713	Imperforate	1998	(Model of) Venera-4/8 type
Korea (North)	3714a (Mi4017-4018) i3714a	One of MS2 (3713-3714) One of imperforate MS2 (i3713-i3714)
Korea (North)	3715a (Mi4017+4019) i3715a	One of MS2 (3713+3715) One of imperforate MS2 (i3713+i3715)
Korea (North)	i3713-i3715 fdc	One of three imperforate stamps on FDC
Kyrgyzstan	Local_c	One of local post MS6 (a-f)	2000	Venera-4/8 type
Liberia	Unknown ms (Mi?)	MS4 (a-d)	2022	"55th anniv. launch Venera-4"
Liberia	Unknown ss (BL?)	SS1
Liberia	Unknown ss (BL?)	SS1 (different)
Liberia	Unknown ms (Mi?)	MS4 (a-d)	2023	"55th anniv. launch Venera-5"
Liberia	Unknown ss (BL?)	SS1
Libya	671 (Mi588A) i671 (Mi588B)	Imperforate	1977	Venera-4/8 type
Libya	671a (BL26A) i671a (BL26B)	MS4 (4x 671) Imperforate MS4 (4x i671)
Libya	671b (BL?)	Deluxe sheet (671)
Libya	671-673+675-677 fdc	One of six stamps on FDC
Madagascar	1537c (Mi2481)	One of MS6 (1537 (a-f)) (Mi2479-2484)	2000	"Venera-4"
Madagascar	Unknown ss (BL none)	In (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue]	2017	"Venera-3"
Mali	C124 (Mi287)		1971	"Venera-5"
Mali	C124 fdc	Stamp and cachet on FDC
Mali	1034b (Mi2256) i1034b	On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin and in (left) margin and in (upper-right) margin of MS4 (1034 (a-d)) (Mi2255-2258) On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin and in (left) margin and in (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1034 (a-d))	1999	"Venera-12"; Venera-4/8 type (in upper-left margin); Venera-1 or Mars-1 (in left margin); Venera-5/8 capsule (in upper-right margin)
Mali	1039 (Mi2275-2278) i1039	In (lower) margin of MS4 (1039 (a-d)) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS4 (i1039 (a-d))	1999	Venera-9/14 type lander with heat shield
Mali	Unknown iss (BL none)	In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue]	2010	"Venera-7 capsule"
Mali	Unknown ms (Mi none)	In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue]	2013	"Venera-7"
Mali	Unknown ms (Mi none)	In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue]	"Venera-4"
Mali	Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims	In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS3 (a-c)	"Venera-1"
Mali	Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc	MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC
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)	"Venera-4" capsule
Mali	Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc	MS3 on FDC Imperforate MS3 on FDC
Marshall Islands	345l (Mi261)	One of MS25 (345 (a-y)) (Mi250-274)	1989	"First probe of Venus 1965" (Venera-3)
Marshall Islands	KM30	$50. (silver coin)	1989	"First probe of Venus" (Venera-3)
Marshall Islands	897i (Mi2114)	One of MS10 (897 (a-j)) (Mi2106-2115)	2007	"First probe of Venus" (Venera-3)
Micronesia	334f (Mi706)	From MS20 (334 (a-t)) (Mi701-720)	1999	"Venera-1"
Micronesia	334k (Mi711)	"Venera-3" (in text, but Luna-10 (cruise configuration) depicted
Micronesia	334l (Mi712)	Venera-2/3 type (depicted, but "Luna-10" in text)
Moldova	Unknown ms (Mi?)	MS12 (12x single)	2015	Venera-2
Mongolia	C33e (Mi743)	From MS12 (C33 (a-l)) (Mi736-747)	1972	"Venus-1" (Venera-1)
Mongolia	C33l (Mi746)	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Mongolia	C121 (Mi1563)		1979	"Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Mongolia	C158 (Mi1516)		1982	"Venyera-8" (Venera-8); (launch date given as "27.3.1962", whereas the correct year was 1972)
Mongolia	1476 (Mi1732)		1985	"Venera-9" lander
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local1 (100 value)	Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520¹ (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template	1994	Venera-13/14 type
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local3 (900 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local1 (100 value)	Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733¹ (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local3 (900 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local1 (100 value)	Russia 5028 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local2 (500 value)
Nagorno-Karabakh	Local3 (900 value)
Nevis	659 (Mi591)		1991	"Venera-7 - 1970 - landed on the surface of Venus"
Nicaragua	1660 (Mi2822)		1987	Venera-1 (not "Marte-1" (Mars-1) as in text)
Nicaragua	1654+1657+1660 fdc	One of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Nicaragua	1655-1656+1658-1659 fdc	(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Niger	968g (Mi1339A) i968g (Mi1339B)	One of MS8 (968 (a-h + label)) (Mi1333-1340) One of imperforate MS8 (i968)	1997	"Venera-11" (spacecraft and lander)
Niger	1078c (Mi1928A) i1078c (Mi1928B)	One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) (Mi1926A-1934A) One of imperforate MS9 (i1078 (a-i))	2001	"capsule Venera-13"
Niger	1078 fdc	Imperforate MS9 on FDC
Pakistan	570a label3 (Mi571 label3)	Label3 from MS32 (570a (32x 570 + 8 labels) (black-and-white), also 570a partial (in color)	1982	"Venera-4"
Poland	2248a (Mi2539)	On (upper-right) selvedge of MS6 (2248a (6x 2248 + 2 labels)), also annotated	1977	Venera-2/3 type
Poland	3495 (Mi3805)		2000	Venera-4/8 type
Poland	3495 fdc	Stamp on FDC
Poland	None	Printed stamp on postal card	2000	Venera-4/8 type
Romania	1845 (Mi2509)		1966	"Venus-3" (in text, but Venera-1 depicted)
Romania	1845+1847 fdc	One of two stamps on FDC
Romania	C236 cover (Mi? cover)	(Pictorial) cancel and (cyan and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also annotated	1985	Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR)	2456 (Mi2468)		1961	Venera-1 (by launch date in text, fantasy image of launch rocket); (see also Hungary C246)
Russia (USSR)	2457 (Mi2469)
Russia (USSR)	None	Matchbox cover	1963	"Venera"
Russia (USSR)	None	Card (with Russia 2456 stamp)	1964	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Smaller satellite on multi-color printed) cachet on postal card back, also front	1964	Venera-2/3 type
Russia (USSR)	3040 label6 (BL39 label6)	On one of six labels in SS0 (3040 (6 labels only) (Mi none)	1965	Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Russia (USSR)	2889 cover (Mi2897 cover)	(Smaller satellite on multi-color printed) cachet on cover	1966	Venera-2/3 type
Russia (USSR)	3224 (Mi3239)		1966	Venera-3 (by landing date in text), also spherical pennant (in the form of an Earth globe)¹ and round medallion¹
Russia (USSR)	3397 (BL49, Mi3423)	In (upper and left) margins of SS1	1967	Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Russia (USSR)	3458+label (Mi3482+label)	One of block of 3 (3458a (3456-3458 + 3 labels)) (Mi3480-3482), or four of MS12 (3458b (4x (3456-3458 + 3 labels)))	1968	"Venera-4" and star-shaped pennant¹, also landing date (in text on label)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet (design same as Russia 3458+label) on (airmail) stamped envelope	1968	"Venera-4" and star-shaped pennant¹
Russia (USSR)	3667 (Mi3694)		1969	"Venera-5" and "Venera-6" (also by landing dates in text), and pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR)	3668 (Mi3695)		"Venera-5" and "Venera-6" (also by landing dates in text), and capsule with parachute
Russia (USSR)	3667-3668 fdc	Two stamps on FDC (Kniga International cachet)	(As above for stamps)
Russia (USSR)	3729a label (Mi3757)	On one label of MS8 (3729a (8x 3729 + 16 labels))	1970	"Venera-5", "Venera-6"
Russia (USSR)	None	(Blue and black printed) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) envelope	1970	"Venera-4"; also pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back	~1970s	Venera-4
Russia (USSR)	3844 (BL69)	In (left) margin of MS4 (3844 (a-d))	1971	Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR)	3844 fdc	MS4 on FDC
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back	1971	Venera-7
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back (different)	1971	Venera-7 capsule on Venus
Russia (USSR)	4011 (Mi4047)		1972	Venera-7 capsule with parachute; also (at the right) an artist's drawing of a futuristic Venera lander
Russia (USSR)	4044 (Mi4079)		1972	"Venera-8" (also launch and landing dates in text); also capsule with parachute
Russia (USSR)	4044 fdc	Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC
Russia (USSR)	4045 (BL82)	Imperforate MS2 (4045 (a-b))	"Venera-8" (and "Mars-3")
Russia (USSR)	4045 fdc	MS2 on FDC
Russia (USSR)	4045 cover (BL82 cover)	MS2 and (blue and orange-brown printed) cachet on cover	1972	"Venera-8" (and "Mars-3")
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope	1972	Venera-4/8 type (lower satellite), also (poorly-depicted) Mars-1 type (upper satellite)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Blue and red printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (different), also same envelope unused from 1971	1972	"Venera-7" (also launch and landing dates in cachet)
Russia (USSR)	None	Extra (Russia 4011) stamp and (orange and black printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope, also same envelope unused	1972	"Venera-7" (cachet reproduces Russia 4011); also (at the right of the stamp and cachet) an artist's drawing of a futuristic Venera lander
Russia (USSR)	3458 card (Mi3482 card)	Stamp (3458) and cachet on postcard, also back	1972	Venera-4/8 type
Russia (USSR)	4071 fdc (Mi4107 fdc)	(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back	1973	Venera-8 (and Mars-3)
Russia (USSR)	4072 fdc (BL86 fdc)	(Multi-color printed) cachet on MS3 FDC
Russia (USSR)	4392 (Mi4426)		1975	"Venera-9", "Venera-10" lander (also both landing dates in text); (see also Russia 4429 fdc)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope	1975	"Venera-9" (also an extra stamp: 4044)
Russia (USSR)	4429 fdc (Mi4462 fdc)	(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC	1976	Venera-9/10 lander (in blue); (see also Russia 4392); (also Mars-2/7 type, in red)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (Moscow cancel)	1976	Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope (Kaluga cancel)	1976	Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back	1976?	Venera-9
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back (different)	1976?	Venera-9, Venera-10
Russia (USSR)	4562 (Mi4589)		1977	Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	4562 fdc1	Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC
Russia (USSR)	4562 fdc2	Stamp on FDC (International Society of Postmasters cachet), also back
Russia (USSR)	4588 (Mi4627)	Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 2456	1977	Venera-1 (by launch date in text on stamp-on-stamp)
Russia (USSR)	4593 (Mi4652)	From MS30 (4593a (30x 4593))	1977	Venera-9/14 type ("Venera-9 and 10" in text in fdc2 back) (and Mars-2/7 type and Luna-16)
Russia (USSR)	4593 fdc1	Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also (airmail) stamped envelope unused
Russia (USSR)	4593 fdc2	Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR)	4593 fdc3	Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC
Russia (USSR)	4593 maxi	Maxicard
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope	1977	Venera-4/8 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Luna-16)
Russia (USSR)	4669 (BL129, Mi4734)	In (right) margin of SS1	1978	Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type)
Russia (USSR)	4669 fdc	SS1 on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR)	4392 card (Mi4426 card)	Stamp and cachet on card	1979	"Venera-9", "Venera-10" lander (also both landing dates in text); Venera-9/10 type lander (on cachet)
Russia (USSR)	4740 (Mi4827)		1979	"Venera-11", "Venera-12" (also landing dates in text); also Venera-12 pennant segment¹
Russia (USSR)	4744 (Mi4839)	Stamp-on-stamp: Russia 4562, from MS15 (4744a (15x 4744))	1979	Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	4744 maxi	(Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) maxicard, also back
Russia (USSR)	4744 fdc	Stamp and (Soviet Ministry of Postal Services and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC, also back
Russia (USSR)	None	Postcard back	1980?	Venera-10
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope	1981	Venera capsule and parachute descending in the Venusian atmosphere (starting with Venera-4, the Venera missions had capsules or landers with parachutes)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope	1981	Venera 9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	5028 (Mi5160)	From MS50 (5028a (50x 5028))	1982	"Venera-13", "Venera-14"
Russia (USSR)	5028 fdc	Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC
Russia (USSR)	5061 (Mi5192)	From MS8 (5061a (8x 5061))	1982	Venera-9/14 type (and D-2B and Prognoz)
Russia (USSR)	None	Printed stamp on postal card, also detail	1982	Venera-9/14 type lander
Russia (USSR)	5296 fdc (Mi5438 fdc)	(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC	1984	Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Lunokhod-1/2)
Russia (USSR)	5297 (Mi5439)		"Venera-9"
Russia (USSR)	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope	1987	Venera-9/14 type (and Mars-2/7 type and Lunokhod-1/2)
Russia (USSR)	None	(Black and red printed) cachet on cover, also detail	1991	Venera-9/14 type orbiter
Russia	None	(Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card	2016	"50th anniv. Venera-3" (in Cyrillic text)
Russia	None	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on postal card	2016	"50th anniv. Venera-3" (in Cyrillic text)
Russia	7582a folder (Mi2108 folder)	MS15 folder	2016	"Venera-7"
Russia	None	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card	2016	"Venera-3"
St. Thomas and Prince Islands	Mi8988-8991_ms4	MS4 (Mi8988-8991)	2020	"50th anniv. launch Venera-7"
St. Thomas and Prince Islands	BL1643	SS1 (Mi8992)
Serbia	Mi1248 (Sc?)	like Yugoslavia 873	2024	Venera-2/3 type
Sierra Leone	Mi12715-12718_ms4	MS4 (Mi12715-12718)	2020	50th anniv. launch "Venera-7"; pennant (in stamp 'c')
Sierra Leone	BL2021	SS1 (including stamp-on-stamp: Russia 4011 in lower-left margin)
Sierra Leone	Mi14142-14147_ms6	MS6 (Mi14142-14147)	2022	"55th anniv. launch Venera-4"
Sierra Leone	BL2328	SS1 (Mi14148)
Singapore	918d_ms20 label (Mi981 label)	On label7 from MS20 (20x 918d + 20 labels)	2000	Venera-4/8 type
Somalia-Puntland	Local_ms	Local post MS2 (a-b)	2010	"Venera-1"
Somalia-Puntland	Local_ms	Local post MS2 (a-b)	"Venera-3" (in one stamp), "Venera-5 [or] 6" (in the other stamp), and Venera-4-8 type capsule in Venusian atmosphere (in background surrounding margins)
Sri Lanka	1520 (Mi1506)		2005	Venera-4/8 type
Switzerland	None	(WERABA-76) cinderella³ (with reprodution of Russia 4044)	1976	"Venera-8" (also launch and landing dates in text); also capsule with parachute
Togo	566_1st³ (Mi516Aa) i566_1st³ (Mi516Ba)	One of strip of 2 (566a_1st (565-566)) (Mi515Aa-516Aa), or six of MS12 (566b_1st (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_1st (i565-i566)) (Mi515Ba-516Ba), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_1st (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted in red	1966	"Venus 3" (in overprinted text)
Togo	566_2nd³ (Mi516Ab) i566_2nd³ (Mi516Bb)	One of strip of 2 (566a_2nd (565-566)) (Mi515Ab-516Ab), or six of MS12 (566b_2nd (6x (565-566))); each is 543 overprinted (differently) in red One of imperforate strip of 2 (i566a_2nd (i565-i566)) (Mi515Bb-516Bb), or six of imperforate MS12 (i566b_2nd (6x (i565-i566))); each is i543 overprinted (differently) in red
Togo	998 (Mi1294A) i998 (Mi1294B)	Imperforate	1978	"Venera-1"
Togo	998 ds	Deluxe sheet (998)
Togo	1000 (Mi1296A) i1000 (Mi1296B)	Imperforate	"Venera"-9/14 type
Togo	1000 ds	Deluxe sheet (1000)
Togo	C343 (Mi1297) iC343	Imperforate	Venera tubing (and instrumentation)
Togo	C343 ds	Deluxe sheet (C343)
Togo	C344 (Mi1298) iC344	Imperforate	Venera conical antenna
Togo	C344 ds	Deluxe sheet (C344)
Togo	C345a (BL132)	On one stamp of MS2 (C344-C345)
Togo	998+1000+C345 fdc	Two of three stamps and (text) cancel and cachet on FDC	(As above for stamps); Venera-1 and Pioneer-13 (in cachet); also "Venus" and "Pioneer" (in cancel and cachet)
Togo	999+C343+C344 fdc	Two of three stamps and (text) cancel and cachet (same) on FDC
Udmurtia	Local	Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520² (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template	1997	Venera-3; Venera-9/14 type lander (in FDC1 cachet)
Udmurtia	Local	Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733² (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Udmurtia	Local	Cambodia 1104 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Udmurtia	Local fdc1	On strip of 5 and cachet on FDC
Udmurtia	Local fdc2	On two strips of 5 on local post FDC
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1075A Mi1075B	One of MS16 (Mi1066A-1081A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1066B-1081B)	1972	Venera-1 (or Mars-1)
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1075A ds1	Deluxe sheet (Mi1075A), white border
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1075A ds2	Deluxe sheet (Mi1075A), blue border
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1075B ds1	Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1075B), pink border
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1075B ds2	Imperforate deluxe sheet (Mi1075B), white border
Umm Al Qiwain	Mi1091A Mi1091B	One of MS16 (Mi1082A-1097A) One of imperforate MS16 (Mi1082B-1097B)
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4517², from strip of 5, also overprint template	1996	Venera-10
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4518², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5727², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5732², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Ural Republic	Local (600 value)	Cuba C278 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A², from strip of 5, also overprint template
Vietnam	956 (Mi991) i956	Imperforate	1978	"Venus-1" (Venera-1) (also by launch date in text)
Xhakasia	Local	Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521² (Mi4498), from strip of 5, also overprint template	1996	Venera-9/14 type
Xhakasia	Local	Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 4521² olive-color variation, from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia	Local	Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6117), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia	Local	Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 6066A (Mi262), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia	Local	Russia 4593 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068A (Mi268), from strip of 5, also overprint template
Xhakasia	Local fdc1	Russia 4593 overprinted on two strips of 5 on local post FDC	(As above for stamps)
Xhakasia	Local fdc2
Yemen Arab Republic	261A (Mi922) 261h (Mi929)	Imperforate with changed colors	1969	"Venus-1" (Venera-1); (launch date incorrectly given as "12.7.1961", whereas the correct month was "2" (February))
Yemen Arab Republic	261E (Mi926) 261l (Mi933)	Imperforate with changed colors	"Venus-2" (Venera-2), "Venus-3" (Venera-3); (Venera-3 launch date incorrectly given as "12.11.65" but is correct for Venera-2); (also, Venera-3 and Luna-10 depictions are swapped)
Yemen Arab Republic	261F (Mi927) 261m (Mi934)	Imperforate with changed colors	"Venus-4" (Venera-4)
Yemen Republic	807	In (upper-left) margin of SS1	2004	Venera-4/8 type
Yugoslavia	873 (Mi1219)		1967	"Venera-3" (and "Mariner-4")
Yugoslavia	870-875 fdc	One of six stamps on FDC (green and black printed cachet)
Yugoslavia	1048 (Mi1412)		1971	Venera-4 and capsule with parachute (also Mariner-5); Venera-4 released its instrumented capsule into the Venusian atmosphere on 18 Oct 1967; Mariner-5 made Venus measurements on 19 Oct 1967.
Yugoslavia	1048-1050 fdc1	One of three stamps on FDC
Yugoslavia	1048-1050 fdc2	One of three stamps on FDC (different color)

¹The word "pennant" usually refers to a tapering flag on a ship or, in North America, a flag identifying a sports championship or team. The word has, however, a particular meaning in the context of early Soviet lunar and planetary spacecraft, which carried small embossed and/or engraved highly-durable titanium "plaques" with artwork (done in thermoresistant polysiloxane enamels) and information related to the Soviet Union (USSR) and to the mission. Those small plaques are referred to as "pennants". A few dozen of each type were minted, some of which were installed in the spacecraft, while others were given to VIPs and top scientists. The Venera-1, Venera-2, and Venera-3 pennants were unusual in that they consisted of a round medallion inside a small spherical metal globe of the Earth, which in turn was enclosed within a protective shell composed of pentagonal stainless steel pennant segments. Details are uncertain, but it appears that the shell was designed to break up on impact, releasing the sphere which would then float on the ocean that was supposed at the time to cover Venus. Some of the Soviet Luna and Mars spacecraft also carried pennants. More information on Soviet spacecraft pennants can be found here.
²See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
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).
⁴The German language cancel text "First Landing 20.2.1966" is incorrect, and the cachet text "a USSR spacecraft lands on a neighboring planet of the solar system for the first time" refers to a crash rather than a soft landing (Venus-2 flew by the planet on 27 February 1966 and Venus-3 crashed on 1 March 1966.)

Below is a list of Venera-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
Venera (Russia/USSR)
1961-02-04: Venera-(1a) / Sputnik-7 [partial failure]
Russia (USSR) 1961-02-04 Vilnius (Brown printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-(1a) launch [partial failure]
Venera-(1a) / Sputnik-7 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-04 Shiauliai (Red-brown printed) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-(1a) launch
1961-02-12: Venera-1 / Sputnik-8
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-1 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Taganrog (Multi-oolor printed) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Xhabarovsk (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Minsk (Red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Taganrog (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Baku (Red-orange and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Kuibishev (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1962-02-12 Perm (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 1st anniv. Venera-1 launch

Russia (USSR) 1963-02-12 Kuibishev (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1963-02-12 Archangelsk (Red and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR) 1963-02-12 Penza (Purple printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover 2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
1965-11-12: Venera-2
No launch cover images available yet
1965-11-16: Venera-3
Russia (USSR) 1965-11-16 Baikonur Karaganda Oblast (Red and purple printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake³) cover Venera-3 launch

Russia (USSR) 1965-11-17 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.86 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-3 launch
Venera-3 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1966-03-01 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.86 multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-3 impact with Venus
Venera-3 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR) 2016-03-01 Moscow (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover 50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
Russia (USSR) 2016-03-01 Moscow (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
Russia (USSR) 2016-03-01 Moscow (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover 50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
1967-06-12: Venera-4
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-4 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1967-10-18 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.165 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled airmail) cover Venera-4 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR) 1967-10-18 Moscow (Pictorial) cancel on cover Venera-4 landing on Venus; star-shaped pennant² (in cancel)
Russia (USSR) 1967-10-18 Kiev (Pictorial) cancel (different) on cover Venera-4 landing on Venus

Russia (USSR) 1967-10-20 Moscow (Pictorial) cancel (with 1967-10-18 date) on cover Venera-4 landing on Venus
1969-01-05: Venera-5
Russia (USSR) 1969-01-06
1969-05-16 Colorado Springs CO
Colorado Springs CO (R.E. Nichol blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back Venera-5 launch
capsule descent by parachute and landing on Venus
Venera-5 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1969-05-16
1969-01-06 Colorado Springs CO
Colorado Springs CO (R.E. Nichol blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back capsule descent by parachute and landing on Venus
Venera-5 launch
1969-01-10: Venera-6
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-6 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1969-05-17 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.215 multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-6 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR) 1969-05-17 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.215 multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-6 landing on Venus
1970-08-17: Venera-7
Russia (USSR) 1970-08-18 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.226 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover Venera-7 launch
Venera-7 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1970-12-16 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.226 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover Venera-7 landing on Venus (1970-12-15)
1972-03-27: Venera-8
Germany (West) 1972-03-27 Bochum (InterCover) cachet on cover Venera-8 launch
Russia (USSR) 1972-03-27 Moscow International⁴ PO (Swanson) cachet on cover Venera-8 launch

Russia (USSR) 1972-03-28 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-8 launch
Venera-8 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1972-07-22 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-8 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR) 1972-07-22 Moscow International⁴ PO (Swanson printed) cachet on cover Venera-8 landing on Venus

Russia (USSR) 1972-07-23 Tartu (TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-8 landing on Venus
1975-06-09: Venera-9
Russia (USSR) 1975-06-08 Moscow International⁴ PO (Anklam) cachet on cover Venera-9 launch

Russia (USSR) 1975-06-09 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-9 launch
Venera-9 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1975-10-22 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-9 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR) 1975-10-22 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-9 landing on Venus
1975-06-14: Venera-10
Russia (USSR) 1975-06-14 Moscow International⁴ PO (Anklam) cachet on cover Venera-10 launch
Venera-10 (events)
Russia (USSR) 1975-10-25 (from cachet) Tartu club (TKK/AA¹ no.275 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover Venera-10 landing on Venus

Australia 1975-10-27 Adelaide SA (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover Venera-10 landing on Venus (also "Venera-9" in text)
1978-09-09: Venera-11
No launch cover images available yet
1978-09-14: Venera-12
No launch cover images available yet
1981-10-30: Venera-13
No launch cover images available yet
1981-11-04: Venera-14
No launch cover images available yet
1983-06-02: Venera-15
No launch cover images available yet
1983-06-07: Venera-16
No launch cover images available yet
Venera (on other than Venera launch covers)
Austria 1967-10-18 Gmünd (Red printed) cachet on Mariner-5 event cover "Venera-4"
Russia (USSR) 1982-09-16 Baikonur Cosmodrome (Multi-color printed) cachet on Ekran-9 launch (airmail) cover Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR) 1983-03-12 Baikonur Cosmodrome (Green and orange printed) cachet on Ekran-10 launch cover Venera-4/8 type
Russia 1995-08-04 Plesetsk (Multi-color printed) cachet on Prognoz-11 launch postal card, also detail Venera-9/14 type orbiter
French Guiana 1997-08-08 Kourou (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Panamsat-6 launch cover "First spacecraft to strike another planet" (refers to Venera-3) (in French text)
United States 2002-07-10 Cape Canaveral FL (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Hungary 1385) on Telstar-1 anniversary cover Venera-1 (by launch date in text)

Country	Cancel Date	Cancel Location	Type of Item	Notes on Content
Venera (Russia/USSR)
1961-02-04: Venera-(1a) / Sputnik-7 [partial failure]
Russia (USSR)	1961-02-04	Vilnius	(Brown printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-(1a) launch [partial failure]
Venera-(1a) / Sputnik-7 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-04	Shiauliai	(Red-brown printed) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-(1a) launch
1961-02-12: Venera-1 / Sputnik-8
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-1 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Taganrog	(Multi-oolor printed) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Xhabarovsk	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Minsk	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Taganrog	(Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Baku	(Red-orange and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Kuibishev	(Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1962-02-12	Perm	(Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	1st anniv. Venera-1 launch

Russia (USSR)	1963-02-12	Kuibishev	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1963-02-12	Archangelsk	(Red and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
Russia (USSR)	1963-02-12	Penza	(Purple printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	2nd anniv. Venera-1 launch
1965-11-12: Venera-2
No launch cover images available yet
1965-11-16: Venera-3
Russia (USSR)	1965-11-16	Baikonur Karaganda Oblast	(Red and purple printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake³) cover	Venera-3 launch

Russia (USSR)	1965-11-17	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.86 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-3 launch
Venera-3 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1966-03-01	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.86 multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-3 impact with Venus
Venera-3 (anniversaries)
Russia (USSR)	2016-03-01	Moscow	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover	50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
Russia (USSR)	2016-03-01	Moscow	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
Russia (USSR)	2016-03-01	Moscow	(Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover	50th anniv. Venera-3 impact with Venus
1967-06-12: Venera-4
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-4 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1967-10-18 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.165 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled airmail) cover	Venera-4 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR)	1967-10-18	Moscow	(Pictorial) cancel on cover	Venera-4 landing on Venus; star-shaped pennant² (in cancel)
Russia (USSR)	1967-10-18	Kiev	(Pictorial) cancel (different) on cover	Venera-4 landing on Venus

Russia (USSR)	1967-10-20	Moscow	(Pictorial) cancel (with 1967-10-18 date) on cover	Venera-4 landing on Venus
1969-01-05: Venera-5
Russia (USSR)	1969-01-06 1969-05-16	Colorado Springs CO Colorado Springs CO	(R.E. Nichol blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back	Venera-5 launch capsule descent by parachute and landing on Venus
Venera-5 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1969-05-16 1969-01-06	Colorado Springs CO Colorado Springs CO	(R.E. Nichol blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back	capsule descent by parachute and landing on Venus Venera-5 launch
1969-01-10: Venera-6
No launch cover images available yet
Venera-6 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1969-05-17 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.215 multi-color printed and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-6 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR)	1969-05-17 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.215 multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-6 landing on Venus
1970-08-17: Venera-7
Russia (USSR)	1970-08-18	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.226 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover	Venera-7 launch
Venera-7 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1970-12-16	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.226 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover	Venera-7 landing on Venus (1970-12-15)
1972-03-27: Venera-8
Germany (West)	1972-03-27	Bochum	(InterCover) cachet on cover	Venera-8 launch
Russia (USSR)	1972-03-27	Moscow International⁴ PO	(Swanson) cachet on cover	Venera-8 launch

Russia (USSR)	1972-03-28	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-8 launch
Venera-8 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1972-07-22 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-8 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR)	1972-07-22	Moscow International⁴ PO	(Swanson printed) cachet on cover	Venera-8 landing on Venus

Russia (USSR)	1972-07-23	Tartu	(TKK/AA¹ no.244 multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-8 landing on Venus
1975-06-09: Venera-9
Russia (USSR)	1975-06-08	Moscow International⁴ PO	(Anklam) cachet on cover	Venera-9 launch

Russia (USSR)	1975-06-09 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-9 launch
Venera-9 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1975-10-22 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-9 landing on Venus
Russia (USSR)	1975-10-22 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.274 multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-9 landing on Venus
1975-06-14: Venera-10
Russia (USSR)	1975-06-14	Moscow International⁴ PO	(Anklam) cachet on cover	Venera-10 launch
Venera-10 (events)
Russia (USSR)	1975-10-25 (from cachet)	Tartu club	(TKK/AA¹ no.275 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover	Venera-10 landing on Venus

Australia	1975-10-27	Adelaide SA	(Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover	Venera-10 landing on Venus (also "Venera-9" in text)
1978-09-09: Venera-11
No launch cover images available yet
1978-09-14: Venera-12
No launch cover images available yet
1981-10-30: Venera-13
No launch cover images available yet
1981-11-04: Venera-14
No launch cover images available yet
1983-06-02: Venera-15
No launch cover images available yet
1983-06-07: Venera-16
No launch cover images available yet
Venera (on other than Venera launch covers)
Austria	1967-10-18	Gmünd	(Red printed) cachet on Mariner-5 event cover	"Venera-4"
Russia (USSR)	1982-09-16	Baikonur Cosmodrome	(Multi-color printed) cachet on Ekran-9 launch (airmail) cover	Venera-9/14 type
Russia (USSR)	1983-03-12	Baikonur Cosmodrome	(Green and orange printed) cachet on Ekran-10 launch cover	Venera-4/8 type
Russia	1995-08-04	Plesetsk	(Multi-color printed) cachet on Prognoz-11 launch postal card, also detail	Venera-9/14 type orbiter
French Guiana	1997-08-08	Kourou	(C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Panamsat-6 launch cover	"First spacecraft to strike another planet" (refers to Venera-3) (in French text)
United States	2002-07-10	Cape Canaveral FL	(Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of Hungary 1385) on Telstar-1 anniversary cover	Venera-1 (by launch date in text)

¹AA no.: Tartuski Klub Kollektsionerov (TKK) [Tartu Collector Club] "Astronautika Annaalid" number. See Jim Reichman's Philatelic Study Report on Tartu Space Club Covers, 1962-1978, 2011. (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).
²The word "pennant" usually refers to a tapering flag on a ship or, in North America, a flag identifying a sports championship or team. The word has, however, a particular meaning in the context of early Soviet lunar and planetary spacecraft, which carried small embossed and/or engraved highly-durable titanium "plaques" with artwork (done in thermoresistant polysiloxane enamels) and information related to the Soviet Union (USSR) and to the mission. Those small plaques are referred to as "pennants". A few dozen of each type were minted, some of which were installed in the spacecraft, while others were given to VIPs and top scientists. The Venera-1, Venera-2, and Venera-3 pennants were unusual in that they consisted of a round medallion inside a small spherical metal globe of the Earth, which in turn was enclosed within a protective shell composed of pentagonal stainless steel pennant segments. Details are uncertain, but it appears that the shell was designed to break up on impact, releasing the sphere which would then float on the ocean that was supposed at the time to cover Venus. Some of the Soviet Luna and Mars spacecraft also carried pennants. More information on Soviet spacecraft pennants can be found here.
³Known fake cover, with a made-up Baikonur postmark, suspected to have been created by Boris Khoroshev from Moscow, and sold by a stamp dealer in Western Europe. There were no Baikonur Cosmodrome official postmarks until 1975 for the Apollo-Soyuz events. Reference the article written by Russian collector Oleg Vaisberg published as an Appendix called "Russian (Soviet) Space Covers" to Bruce Cranford's book Space Covers: Dictionary and Identifier. See also, an analysis of the situation in a book published in 2008 called Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 1957 to 1980. Another indicator on these fakes is the use of a "first day" cachet that appears on most, but not all, of these fakes.
⁴"Moscow International (Moskva Mezhdunarodnaya) Post Office" is the cancellation often used on the Soviet "Kniga International" ("International Book") philatelic covers; see Jim Reichman's Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 2008 (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).

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