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This page contains philatelic information on the Zond-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.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Zond (Russia/USSR) | Zond (Russia/USSR) | Zond (Russia/USSR) | Zond (Russia/USSR) |
Below is a list of Zond-series spacecraft postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Zond (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Abkhazia | Mi889A Mi889B | One of MS9 (Mi884A-892A) with Cyrillic text One of imperforate MS9 (Mi884B-892B) with Cyrillic text | 2008 | "Zond-5" |
| Abkhazia | Mi898A Mi898B | One of MS9 (Mi893A-901A) with Latin text One of imperforate MS9 (Mi893B-901B) with Latin text | ||
| Bulgaria | 3295 purple (BL174_IA) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple margins | 1987 | "Zond-2" (in text, but Zond-4/8 type depicted) |
| Bulgaria | 3295 purple fdc | MS2 with purple margins on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3295 (BL174_IIA) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (3295 (a-b)) with purple-black margins and corrected text | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1423 (Mi1652) | 1966 | Fantasy drawing of a Soviet satellite. The stamp text, "far side of the Moon (1959-1965)", likely refers to Luna-3 (which photographed the far side of the Moon in 1959) and Zond-3 (which took photos of the far side of the Moon in 1965) | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1423+1426 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 937d (Mi1437) i937d | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) (Mi1434-1445) One of imperforate MS12 (i937 (a-l)) | 1999 | "Zond-II" (Zond-2) |
| Gabon | 937 fdc | MS12 on FDC | ||
| Germany (East) | None l | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1975 | Zond-4/8 type (they followed a trajectory as depicted in the cinderella: from Earth to the Moon and back to Earth again) |
| Hungary | C258 (Mi2199A) iC258 (Mi2199B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Zond-3" (and launch date in text, but Luna-3 is depicted) |
| Hungary | C253-C254+C257-C258 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Hungary Post cachet) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 930 (Mi1212) | 1989 | "Zond-2" (in text, but Zond-4/8 type depicted) | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 930 ds (BL none) | Imperforate deluxe sheet (930) | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 1051 (BL175) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 1992 | Launch of Zond-L1S-1 and L3-Model1 by N1 rocket on "21 février 1969" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2013 | "Zond-PP" |
| Ossetia Republic | Local (400 and 650 value) | Malagasy 930 on Russia 45201, from strip of 5, also overprint template | 1994 | Zond-4/8 type |
| Ossetia Republic | Local (400 and 650 value) | Malagasy 930 on Russia 57321, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Ossetia Republic | Local (400 and 650 value) | Malagasy 930 on Russia 57331, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Ossetia Republic | Local (400 and 650 value) | Malagasy 930 on Russia 59841, from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi439A Mi439B | One of strip of 3 (Mi439A+445A+451A) One of imperforate strip of 3 (Mi439B+445B+451B) | 1970 | (possible) "Zond"-LK lunar lander |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi439A+445A+451A+BL_F95A fdc | Strip of 3 on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1803 (Mi2466) | 1965 | "Zond-3" (in text only, no spacecraft depiction) | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and gold printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1968 | "Zond-5" and "Cosmic path Earth-Moon-Earth has been laid!" |
| Russia (USSR) | 3579 (Mi3607) | 1969 | "Zond-5" (in text, but Zond-2/3 type depicted), (possible) Zond-5 image of Earth | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3579 fdc | Stamp and (red and blue and gold printed) cachet on (1968, Zond-5, airmail) stamped envelope FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3577-3579 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 (Mi3709) | 1969 | "Zond-7" (in text only); Zond-7 image of Earth | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3683 (BL60) | Imperforate MS2 (3683 (a-b)) (Mi3710-3711) | "Zond-6", "Zond-7"; Zond-7 image of Earth and image of Moon | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Red and blue and gold printed) cachet on (1968, airmail) stamped envelope | 1969 | "Zond-5" and "Cosmic path Earth-Moon-Earth has been laid!" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1969 | "Zond-6" and "Cosmic path Earth-Moon-Earth has been laid!" |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet (partial reproduction of Russia 3579) on stamped envelope | 1984 | "Zond-5" (in text, but Zond-2/3 type depicted), (possible) Zond-5 image of Earth |
| Somalia-Puntland | Local_b | One of local post MS2 (a-b) | 2010 | "Zond-3" |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 261D (Mi925) 261k (Mi932) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1969 | "Zond-2" |
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of Zond-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 |
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| Zond (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| 1964-04-02: Zond-1 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-04-02 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.18 brown printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Zond-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-04-02 | Baikonur Karagand Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake2) cover | Zond-1 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-04-02 | Baikonur Karagand Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on (known fake2) cover | Zond-1 launch |
| 1964-11-30: Zond-2 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1964-11-30 | Baikonur Karagand Oblast | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake2) cover | Zond-2 launch |
| 1965-07-18: Zond-3 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Zond-3 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Romania | 1990-07-18 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel and (black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Zond-3 launch |
| 1968-03-02: Zond-4 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-03-03 | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.201 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-03-03 | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.201 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-4 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-03-03 | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.201 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-4 launch |
| 1968-09-14: Zond-5 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Zond-5 (re-entry) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-09-22 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.207 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Zond-5 re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-09-22 (from cachet) | Tartu club | (TKK/AA1 no.207 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | Zond-5 re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-09-28 (late cancel) | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.207 multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-5 re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-09-28 (late cancel) | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.207 multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-5 re-entry |
| 1968-11-10: Zond-6 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-11-10 | Baikonur Karagand Oblast | (Multi-color printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake2) cover | Zond-6 launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1968-11-11 | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.211 multi-color printed and orange rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-6 launch, "Zond-6 start"; also pennant segment3 |
| 1969-08-07: Zond-7 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1969-08-08 | Baikonur Karagand Oblast | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (known fake2) cover | Zond-7 launch |
| 1970-10-20: Zond-8 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1970-10-21 | Tartu | (TKK/AA1 no.234 multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Zond-8 launch |
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).
2Known 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.
3The 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 Luna-1 and Luna-2 pennants were unusual in that they were small spheres constructed of pentagonal pennant segments. Filled with liquid and an explosive charge, they were designed to explode on impact and scatter the pennant segments. Most of the Soviet Venera and Mars spacecraft also carried pennants. The Zond-6 cover shows a pentagonal pennant in its cachet. It may well have carried such a pennant but the authors have not been able to find any independent confirmation of this. More information on Soviet spacecraft pennants can be found here.
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