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Below is a checklist of Satellite imagery of the Earth on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Philatelic items including Earth images from the following manned-related missions are found in separate pages:
In this page, green highlighting indicates actual Earth images from manned-related missions (such as Soyuz, Salyut and Mir) other than those in the specific links above.
The Notes for entries in this page identify the spacecraft that provided the image, if it is known. In some cases uncertainty in that identification is indicated by words such as "possible". In many cases the source of the image is unknown.
Some Apollo missions also provided beautiful Earthrise images. In this page, a few Earthrise images from non-Apollo sources are highlighted in yellow. Earthrise images from Apollo missions are found in a separate page (Apollo-mission Earth (and Earthrise) imagery).
The two tables Blue Marble (2001) and Blue Marble (2012) present Earth images constructed from imagery from specific satellites12,16. The first such image, Blue Marble (1972), is a photograph from the Apollo-17 mission and its philatelic items are found in the Apollo-mission Earth imagery page.
Below is a list of Satellite imagery of the Earth on 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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| Images of Earth's cloud systems | ||||
| Ajman | Mi467A Mi467B | Imperforate | 1969 | Full-disk false-color image |
| Ajman | Mi467 ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi467) | ||
| Andorra (French) | 576 (Mi607) | 2003 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| Angola | 1699 (BL189) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2019 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Antigua and Barbuda | None | Phonecard | 199? | Visible image of Hurricane Luis |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2360a-b (Mi3181-3182) | Pair from MS6 (2360 (a-f)) | 2000 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Argentina | 2618 (Mi3412) | 2011 | (probable) ash or smoke plume above lower clouds (possible altocumulus) (in lower-right) | |
| Argentina | 2618 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Correo Argentino cachet) | ||
| Argentina | 2966b (Mi2925) | One of MS4 (2966 (a-d)) (BL181, Mi3924-3927) | 2022 | South America and adjoining oceans (from GOES-East from 1984); Volcanic ash plume, from the eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, and other clouds over and around part of South America in a true-color image from EOS-Terra on 6 June 2011, not the 2015 eruption of Calbuco volcano as in the text (on brochure outside) |
| Argentina | 2966 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2966 brochure | Brochure outside | ||
| Armenia | 773 maxi (Mi632 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard, also back | 2007 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Australia | 1260a (BL14) | In (upper) margin of MS3 (1258-1260) | 1992 | (partial) Full-disk quasi-true-color image |
| Australia | 1260a fdc1 | MS3 on FDC (Australia Post cachet, Coogee NSW cancel), also back | ||
| Australia | 1260a fdc2 | MS3 on FDC (Australia Post cachet, Coonabarabran NSW cancel), also back | ||
| Australia | 1258-1260+1260a pack | Presentation pack, also front | ||
| Australia | 1260b (BL14I) | In (upper) margin of 1260a overprinted | ||
| Austria | None | Card, also detail | 1969 | Photo of Europe from Nimbus-2 |
| Austria | 1233 maxi (Mi? maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1983 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Austria | 1535 fdc (Mi2026 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1991 | Full-disk true-color image, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Azerbaijan | 1099 (Mi?) | On parts of both stamps and in (lower-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2015 | (partial) Full-disk color-enhanced image, possibly from the eastern of two Meteosat locations; (see also Belarus 967) |
| Bahamas | 489a (Mi476-479) | Three of four stamps on MS4 (486-489) | 1981 | (artistic) Visible images of clouds over the Bahamas |
| Bahrain | 404 (Mi495) | 1993 | True-color image of Bahrain | |
| Bahrain | 406 (Mi497) | Full-disk true-color image based on this image from GOES-1, taken in 1979 when it was temporarily at 58 deg E, over the Indian Ocean, as part of GARP; see all items with this image | ||
| Bahrain | 404-406 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Barbados | 555 (Mi539) | 1981 | Visible image of a hurricane near Leeward Islands | |
| Belarus | 967 (Mi?) | On parts of both stamps and in (lower-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2015 | (partial) Full-disk color-enhanced image, possibly from the eastern of two Meteosat locations; (see also Azerbaijan 1099) |
| Belarus | 967 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Belgium | 2015 maxi (Mi3327 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 2004 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Belgium | 2858a (Mi4831) | One of MS5 (2858 (a-e)) (BL226, Mi4831-4835) | 2018 | False-color multi-spectral visible image (spiral cloud pattern around a deep low pressure center southwest of Iceland) |
| Belize | 974 (Mi1073) | 1991 | Visible image of Hurricane Gilbert | |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-center) margin of MS6 (a-f) [known illegal issue], when rotated 90 deg | 2003 | GOES-7 image from 25 Aug 1992 with Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico; see all items with this image |
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Benin | Unknown d (Mi none) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown d proof Unknown id proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2019 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 154 (Mi173) | From MS8 (154a (8x 154 + label)) | 2006 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 154 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb. Admin.) | Unknown1 (Mi39A) Unknown1 imperf (Mi39B) | Imperforate | 2016 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb. Admin.) | Unknown2 (Mi?) Unknown2 imperf | Imperforate | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612 (Mi3901) | 1991 | Pixelated and (partial) Full-disk image | |
| Bulgaria | 3612 maxi | Maxicard | (As above for stamp); enhanced true-color image of western Europe and northern Africa (on maxicard cachet) | |
| Bulgaria | 3613 (Mi3902) | (partial) Full-disk image | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 booklet | Booklet of 8 (4x (3612-3613)) | ||
| Burundi | BL499A BL499B | In (lower) margin of MS2 (Mi3480A-3481A) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi3480B-3481B) | 2014 | (partial) Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Cameroun | C99 (Mi533) | 1968 | Black-and-white image from Explorer-6 | |
| Cameroun | C99 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cameroun | C101 (Mi535) | 1968 | Black-and-white image from or transmitted by Molniya-14 | |
| Canada | 1442a fdc (Mi1323-1324 fdc) | (Canada Post Corp.) cachet on FDC, also back | 1992 | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source: see all items with this image |
| Cayman Islands | 510 (Mi514) | 1983 | Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| Central African Republic | C234 (Mi692) iC234 | Imperforate | 1980 | Images from Meteosat |
| Central African Republic | C234a (BL95) | On stamp of SS1 (C234) | ||
| Central African Republic | 510 fdc (Mi825 fdc) | (Dark-blue and grey printed) cachet on FDC | 1982 | Color-enhanced infrared image of a hurricane |
| Central African Republic | 511 fdc (Mi826 fdc) | |||
| Central African Republic | 512 fdc (Mi827 fdc) | |||
| Central African Republic | 513 fdc (Mi828 fdc) | |||
| Central African Republic | C266 fdc (Mi829 fdc) | |||
| Central African Republic | C267 fdc (Mi830 fdc) | |||
| Central African Republic | C268Ab (BL180) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C268A) | ||
| Central African Republic | 534 (Mi861A) i534 (Mi861B) | Imperforate | 1982 | Full-disk true-color3 image (in background) |
| Central African Republic | 534 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 534a (BL202A) | SS1 (534) | ||
| Central African Republic | 535 (Mi862A) i535 (Mi862B) | Imperforate | Full-disk false-color image (in background) | |
| Central African Republic | 535 fdc | Stamp on FDC (magenta printed cachet) | ||
| Central African Republic | 535a (BL203A) | On stamp of SS1 (535) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi12725 | One of MS4 (Mi12724-12727) | 2022 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Central African Republic | BL3007 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi14763) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Central African Republic | BL2909 | SS1 (Mi14140) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image with sun glint creating the bright area in the water, and two large thunderstorms with white cirrus tops and dark shadows due to the low solar angle (in lower margin background) |
| Central African Republic | Mi12297 | One of MS4 (Mi12296-12299) | 2023 | (artistic and partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Central African Republic | BL2535 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi12300) | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| Central African Republic | Mi14144 | One of MS4 (Mi14141-14144) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Chad | 708 (Mi1505A-1510A) i708 (Mi1505B-1510B) | In background of MS6 (708 (a-f)) In background of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) | 1997 | Full-disk false-color image (in background) |
| Chad | Mi2660A Mi2660B | One of MS4 (Mi2660A-2663A or Mi2660A-2663A) (different margins) or Mi2660A-2663A (even different margins) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi2660B-2663B or Mi2660B-2663B) (different margins) or Mi2660B-2663B (even different margins) | 2013 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Chad | Mi2660A Mi2660B | Stamp from SS1 (BL528A) Stamp from imperforate SS1 (BL528B) | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (surrounding) margin of MS4 (a-d), also detail | 2021 | (partial) Full-disk visible image (in margin); includes a deep low pressure center and associated cold front over the western Atlantic off the North American coast |
| Chad | Mi5185 | One of MS4 (Mi5184-5187), when flipped-vertically | 2021 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Chad | Mi6235 | One of MS4 (Mi6233-6236 + 2 labels) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Chile | 1178a-b fdc (Mi1775-1776 fdc) | (Correos de Chile) cachet on FDC, also back | 1996 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image |
| Chile | 1178c-d fdc (Mi1777-1778 fdc) | (Correos de Chile) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 1999 | (composite) visible image from FY-1B |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066 (Mi3194) | 2000 | Full-disk visible image (in background) | |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3066-3069 fdc2 | One of four stamps and cachet on FDC | Also (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image (in cachet) | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | Visible image of a typhoon |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also detail and front | 2003 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505b+label (Mi3765+label) | One of four different labels associated with pair (3505 (a-b)), or two of eight labels associated with MS8 (3505c (4x (3505 (a-b)) + 8 labels)) (Mi3764-3765) | 2006 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label1 (Mi2986-2995 label1) | Labels from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | Infrared image of Mei-yu weather pattern (quasi-stationary front over eastern China and eastward over the ocean). It occurs in and around May of each year and brings cloudy and wet conditions) |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label2 (Mi2986-2995 label2) | Water-vapor image of an occluded mid-latitude low pressure center (at the lower left); orange shading inside the very dark grey areas shows dry conditions in the low-mid troposphere; typhoon (at upper right), probably moving northward and nearing the end of its life cycle. | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label3 (Mi2986-2995 label3) | Visible image of a winter outbreak of very cold air from the Chinese mainland, with cloud streets forming over the ocean and transforming downstream into low stratocumulus and cumulus clouds and some areas of a closed cellular pattern. A low pressure center lies at the upper right of the image, while a high lies over the mainland. | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label4 (Mi2986-2995 label4) | Microwave image of a typhoon to the northeast of Taiwan | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label5 (Mi2986-2995 label5) | Multi-spectral visible and infrared image of a developing tropical depression or a tropical cyclone east of the Philippines. The "fuzzy" look of the clouds indicates cirrus from the cumulonimbus clouds in the system. | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label9 (Mi2986-2995 label9) | False-color image of a typhoon as an example of Taiwan's severe weather monitoring system | ||
| Ciskei (South Africa) | 187-190 fdc (Mi211-214 fdc) | (CPT) cachet on FDC | 1992 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Colombia | 1250 (Mi2388) | From MS6 (1250a (6x 1250)) | 2005 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Colombia | 1250 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Colombia | 1567 (BL106, Mi3359-3360) | MS2 (1567 (a-b)) | 2021 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Colombia | 1567a-b fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | 387 (Mi488) | 1978 | Visible image of clouds with shadows (to left of satellite); full-disk color-enhanced water-vapor image (below satellite) | |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) | On stamp of SS1 (387) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 768 (Mi964) i768 | Imperforate | 1991 | (very similar to, but slightly later than) Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Comoro Islands | 768b (BL350A) i768b (BL350B) | On stamp of SS1 (768) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i768) | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2014 | Earthrise image from Lunar Orbiter-1 (the first Earthrise image ever!); also enhancement1 and enhancement2 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic, Kinshasa) | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2006 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico), when flipped horizontally, also detail; see all items with this image |
| Congo (Democratic Republic, Kinshasa) | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Cook Islands | KM1648 | $10. (silver coin) reverse, also obverse | 2012 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Curacao | 190 (Mi262) | 2014 | (partial) Full-disk quasi-true-color image, centered on North and South America | |
| Cyprus | 960 sc (Mi959 sc) | Cachet on souvenir card, also back | 2000 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Cyprus | 1109 maxi (Mi1150-1151 maxi) | Cachet (only) on maxicard | 2009 | Full-disk true-color3 image (on cachet) |
| Denmark | 489 fdc (Mi521 fdc) | (N) cachet (same as next item) on FDC | 1972 | ATS-3 full-disk true-color image; see all items with this image |
| Denmark | 627 fdc (Mi677 fdc) | (N) cachet (same as previous item) on FDC | 1979 | ATS-3 full-disk true-color image; see all items with this image |
| Djibouti | Mi5805 | Stamp from SS1 (BL1938) | 2022 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Djibouti | Mi8045-8050_ms6 | In (right) margin of MS6 (Mi8045-8050) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image (of the Mediterranean area, Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean), when flipped horizontally |
| Djibouti | Mi6409 | One of MS4 (Mi6406-6409), or from MS3 (Mi6409_ms3) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Djibouti | Mi6410 | Stamp from SS1 (BL2088) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2292 | In (upper and left) margins of SS1 (Mi7579) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Djibouti | Mi6416 | Stamp from SS1 (BL2090) | 2023 | (poorly-depicted) Full-disk true-color image, centered over North Pole |
| Djibouti | Mi6415_ms3 | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (3x Mi6415) | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6713 | Stamp from SS1 (BL2169) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Djibouti | Mi8031 | One of MS6 (Mi8031-8036) | 2023 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico; see all items with this image |
| Djibouti | BL2457 | In background of SS1 (Mi8632) | 2024 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Dominica | 2428d (Mi3460) | One of MS4 (2428 (a-d)) (Mi3457-3460) | 2003 | Visible image from low-Earth orbit (in the foreground is Skylab-4 as photographed on 8 Feb 1974 (e.g. in this image: SL4-143-4706); it was apparently superimposed on the original Earth image as part of the stamp design) |
| Dominica | 359 (Mi359) | 1973 | "Hurricane transmitted by satellite"; visible image of un-identified hurricane over the northern Gulf of Mexico; image area also includes Central America | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs1 | Proof sheet | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs2 | Proof sheet (different) | ||
| Dominica | 360a (BL17) | MS2 (359-360) | ||
| Dominica | 360a fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 800 (Mi814) | 1983 | "Satellite Pictures of Hurricane"; tiny hurricane in color over Dominica in the black printed inset; the colored portion in the right half of the stamp does not look like a hurricane - it can be interpreted as an infrared image of a large mid-latitude weather system with fronts and a low pressure area | |
| Dominican Republic | 1482 (Mi2188) | 2010 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| Dominican Republic | 1586b (Mi?) | One of pair (1586 (a-b)) | 2015 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Dubai | 124 (Mi368) | 1970 | Infrared or water-vapor image of occluded mid-latitude low pressure system | |
| France | 1725 (Mi2253) | 1981 | Visible image of clouds (on stamp); ATS-3 full-disk true-color image (on maxicard cachet); rotated -90 deg for N-S orientation | |
| France | 1725 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1903 maxi | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1983 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1983 | Full-disk infrared image, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| France | 2255 maxi (Mi2835 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1991 | Full-disk true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| France | None1 | From (lettre-verte) personalized postage MS8 (a-h), also folder front | 2015 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| France | None2 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image | ||
| France India | 4798-4799 folder 2725-2726 folder | Dual-country folder outside, also outside detail and inside | 2015 | EOS-Terra MODIS, 20 July 2005 image |
| French Polynesia | 768 strip1 (Mi? strip1) | Strips of two stamps and one label and sheet margins from MS6? (6x 768 + 3 labels) | 1999 | (partial) Full-disk visible image (in label and in right sheet margin) |
| French Polynesia | 768 strip2 (Mi? strip2) | (partial) Full-disk visible image (different) (in label and in right and left sheet margins) | ||
| French Polynesia | 768 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | (partial) Full-disk visible image | |
| French Polynesia | 878 (Mi918) | 2004 | GOES-7 full-disk false-color image from 25 Aug 1992 (including Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico); see all items with this image | |
| French Polynesia | 878 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (lower) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 and cachet on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | True-color cloud, land, and ocean image including a possible jet stream wind maximum indicated by cirrus clouds in a slightly curved pattern |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (lower) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | Earth image with sun glint |
| Gabon | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); also detail; see all items with this image |
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d), when flipped horizontally | 2019 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon; see all items with this image |
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc | Imperforate MS4 (a-d) on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2020 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Gabon | Unknown (BL?) | Stamp from SS1 | 2021 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Germany (East) | 1363 (BL35) | SS1 | 1972 | Two-tone image of cloud system |
| Germany (East) | 1363 fdc1 | SS1 on FDC (pictorial cancel) | ||
| Germany (East) | 1363 fdc2 | SS1 on FDC (text cancel) | ||
| Germany (East) | None c | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1975 | (possible) Infrared image with a mature low pressure and frontal system (lower-left image) |
| Germany (East) | 2850 (Mi3361) | 1990 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations | |
| Germany (East) | 2850 fdc | Stamp on FDC (ETABO cachet) | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Back of card, also (magenta pictorial) meter (from front) | 1968 | Black-and-white image from ESSA-2 |
| Germany (West) | 1404 fdc (Mi1187 fdc) | (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC | 1983 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Germany (West) | 1467 maxi (Mi1290 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1983 | False-color image |
| Germany | 2061 fdc (Mi2087 fdc) | (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC | 2000 | Full-disk false-color image (centered over North Atlantic Ocean) |
| Ghana | 507 (BL51A) i507 (BL51B) | In (left) margin of MS2 (507 (a-b)) (Mi524-525) In (left) margin of imperforate MS2 (i507 (a-b)) | 1973 | Visible image of clouds |
| Ghana | i507 fdc | Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Ghana | 2189 (BL397) | SS1 | 2000 | (artistic) Full-disk visible image |
| Great Britain | 1175 (Mi1104) | 1987 | Full-disk true-color image | |
| Great Britain | 1172-1175 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Cotswold/BPCPA cachet) | ||
| Great Britain | 2118-2123 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2003 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Great Britain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2005 | False-color infrared image of Hurricane Katrina |
| Great Britain | 2317_ms10 (Mi2341_ms10) | In (left) margin of MS10 (10x 2317 + 10 labels) | 2010 | (red monochrome, partial) Full-disk water-vapor image |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc1 (Mi3366-3371 fdc1) | (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Tallents House, Edinburgh cancel) | 2012 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc2 (Mi3366-3371 fdc2) | (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Star Gaerwen, Gwynedd cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc3 (Mi3366-3371 fdc3) | (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Sunbeam Way, Birmingham cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 3113-3118 fdc4 (Mi3366-3371 fdc4) | (Royal Mail) cachet on FDC (Picadilly, London cancel) | ||
| Grenada | 3604 (BL755) i3604 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2006 | GOES-7 full-disk false-color image from 25 Aug 1992 (including Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Grenada Grenadines | 1071 (Mi1185) | 1989 | Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| Guernsey (Great Britain) | 449-452 fdc (Mi518-521 fdc) | (Guernsey Post) cachet on FDC, also insert and insert back | 1991 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Guinea Republic | 1189a (BL393) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1189) | 1992 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Guinea Republic | BL1435 | In (upper) margin of SS1 (Mi5169) | 2007 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Guinea Republic | BL1436 | In (upper) margin of SS1 (Mi5170) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1437 | In (upper) margin of SS1 (Mi5171) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Infrared image of a typhoon |
| Guinea Republic | BL1586 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1692 | In background of SS1 (Mi6615) | 2009 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Guinea Republic | BL1963 | In background of SS1 | 2011 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Guinea Republic | BL1963 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi14887A-14888A_and_14887B-14888B_ms4 | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (Mi14887A-14888A + Mi14887B-14888B) | 2020 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3406 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi15222) | 2021 | GOES-East full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3462 | In background of SS1 (Mi15507) | 2021 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3629 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi16335) | 2022 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | Mi16580 | One of MS4 (Mi16578-16581) | 2022 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3846 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea Republic | Mi17196 | One of MS4 (Mi17195-17198 + label) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea-Bissau | C10D (Mi394) | 1976 | (larger) False-color infrared image; (small) Full-disk visible image | |
| Guinea-Bissau | C10De (BL27) | On stamp of SS1 (C10) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL623A BL623B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi3682A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi3682B) | 2007 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL623A fdc BL623B fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi12096 | One of MS4 (Mi12094-12097) | 2021 | Marine cloud system with shadows thrown by convective clouds, including a possible cumulonimbus anvil top |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL2048 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (Mi12098) | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL2147 | On stamp (Mi12444) of SS1 | 2021 | (partial) full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL2148 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi12445) | (partial) full-disk true-color image (different) | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown (Mi?) | Stamp from SS1 | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1, when flipped-horizontally | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image; also Apollo-11 Earthrise image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | (actual) Earth and Moon image from Mariner-10; Full-disk true-color image (in lower-right margin) |
| Guyana | 2648 (BL239) | On stamp of SS1 | 1993 | Full-disk visible image of Earth from Voyager-1 |
| Guyana | 2648 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guyana | 4298a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (4298 (a-d)) | 2014 | "A view of China [and the western Pacific] from space" (in this unusual color mapping, the clouds are in dark tones rather than the usual light tones) |
| Hawaii Post (USA) | Local | 2005 | Visible image of Hurricane Iniki, 1992 | |
| Hawaii Post (USA) | Local | 2005 | Color-enhanced infrared image of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 | |
| Honduras | C1262 (BL92) | On lower stamp of MS3 (1262 (a-c)) | 2007 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Honduras | C1263 (BL93) | On lower stamp of MS3 (1263 (a-c)) | ||
| Hong Kong | 421 (Mi421) | 1983 | Full-disk water-vapor image, possibly from GMS; "Since the 1970s, geostationary meteorological satellites situated about 36,000 kilometres above the equator have regularly transmitted pictures showing the cloud patterns in Earth's atmosphere" (in FDC insert text) | |
| Hong Kong | 419-422 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC, also English insert and Chinese insert | ||
| Hong Kong | 419-422 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (Hennessy Road cancel), also English insert and Chinese insert | ||
| Hong Kong | 1637 (BL272, Mi1883) | SS1 (stamp) | 2014 | Quasi-true-color image of Typhoon Vicente approaching Hong Kong. (The 20 value incorporates a lenticular effect designed to show the typhoon track.) |
| Hong Kong | 1637 pack | SS1 in presentation pack, with front and back | ||
| Hong Kong | 1637 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Hong Kong | 1637_stamp maxi | Maxicard of stamp | ||
| Hong Kong | 1638 (BL273, Mi1884) | SS1 (stamp) | ||
| Hong Kong | 1638 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Hong Kong | 1637a | SS1 (page 3 of booklet, with front and back) | ||
| Hungary | C311c (Mi2656A) iC311c (Mi2656B) | One of MS4 (C311 (a-d)) (Mi2654A-2657A) One of imperforate MS4 (iC311 (a-d)) (Mi2654B-2657B) | 1971 | (stylized) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Hungary | C350d (Mi2955A) iC350d (Mi2955B) C350d partial imperf (Mi2955I) | One of MS6 (C350 (a-d)) (BL106A) One of imperforate MS6 (iC350 (a-d)) (BL106B) One of partial-imperforate MS6 (C350 (a-d)) (BL106I) | 1974 | (blue monochrome) Full-disk image |
| Hungary | None | (Blue printed) cachet on postal card | 1986 | (partial, blue monochrome) Full-disk image |
| Hungary | 3698 (BL?) | On stamp of SS1, also different view of hologram | 2000 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| India | None | (India Post) cachet on cover, also back | 2023 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Indonesia | 1897 fdc (Mi1987 fdc) | (Indonesia Post) cachet on FDC | 2000 | Full-disk enhanced true-color image, possibly from GMS |
| Iran | 2980b (Mi3124) | One of strip of 2 (2980 (a-b)) | 2009 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Iran | 2980 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Israel | 1294+tab (Mi1409+tab) | Stamp and tab | 1996 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Israel | 1294+tab fdc | Stamp and tab on FDC, also insert | ||
| Israel | 1294+tab maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Israel | 2281d fdc | (Israel Post) cachet on MS9 FDC | 2021 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Italy | 4003a (Mi4597) | One of MS4 (4003 (a-d)) (BL104, Mi4597-4600) | 2023 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Ivory Coast | 955 (Mi1109) | 1994 | Full-disk infrared image, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations | |
| Ivory Coast | 955 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi none) Umknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as stamp 'c') on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2936 (Mi3898) | One of pair (2937a (2936-2937)) (Mi3898-3899), or five of MS10 (2937b (5x (2936-2937))) | 2005 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Japan | 2937a fdc | Pair and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2936-2937 cancel | FDC cancel (different) | ||
| Japan | 2548 (Mi2427) | 1996 | (partial) Full-disk visible image, possibly from GMS | |
| Japan | 2548 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Japan | 2548 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Japan | 2548 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Japan | 2548-2549 fdc | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel (different) on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| Japan | 4274i (Mi9578) | One of MS10 (4274 (a-j)) (Mi9570-9579) | 2019 | Full-disk visible image of Asia |
| Japan | 4474t (Mi10751) | One of MS25 (4474 (a-y)) (Mi10732-10756) | 2021 | Full-disk visible image of Asia |
| Jordan | 1687 (Mi1741) | 2000 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations | |
| Jordan | 1686-1687 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Kazakhstan | 563 (Mi595) | From MS6 (563a (6x 563)) | 2007 | Full-disk true-color3 image (partial-disk on stamp) |
| Kazakhstan | 563 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Kazakhstan | 853 (BL102, Mi1071-1072) | In background of MS2 (a-b), also detail | 2018 | Full-disk false-color image |
| Korea (North) | 3114 (BL274) | On stamp of SS1 | 1992 | Full-disk visible image of Earth (and Moon in upper-left margin) |
| Korea (South) | 2020 fdc (Mi2087 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2000 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Korea (North) | Unknown ss (BL908) | On stamp of SS1 | 2016 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc1 (Mi1614 fdc1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (Purple pictorial cancel) | 1990 | (black monochrome) Full-disk visible image |
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc2 (Mi1614 fdc2) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (black pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc3 (Mi1614 fdc3) | (KPC) cachet on FDC (Purple pictorial cancel), also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc4 (Mi1614 fdc4 | (KPC) cachet on FDC (black pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Korea (South) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card, also back | 2016 | visible images (on front), visible and infrared images (on back) |
| Korea (South) | 2584b (Mi3483) | From strip of 3 (2584 (a-c)) (Mi3482-3484), or from MS12 (2584d (4x (2584 (a-c)))) | 2020 | False-color images |
| Korea (South) | 2584c (Mi3484) | |||
| Korea (South) | 2584 leaflet | FDC leaflet | (As above for stamps) | |
| Liberia | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 | 2024 | Full-disk true-color image with hurricane near Florida |
| Liberia | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) | ||
| Liberia | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2024 | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Liberia | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2024 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Macedonia | 554 (Mi583) | 2011 | (two, partial) Full-disk visible image(s) (one in stamp, one in FDC cachet) | |
| Macedonia | 554 fdc | Stamp and (Macedonia Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Malagasy (DR) | 969a (BL135) i969a | In (right) margin of SS1 (969) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i969) | 1990 | Full-disk IR (infrared) image, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations; also IR image of ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) over West Africa |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1047b (BL178A) i1047b (BL178B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (1047) In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1047) | 1992 | Spiral cloud band (defining an occluded front) and well-defined mid-latitude low pressure center in the Northern Hemisphere (counter-clockwise rotation) |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1050 (Mi1350A) i1050 (Mi1350B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | Circular window showing a remotely-sensed image of Earth's surface, presumably by ADEOS-1, with green tones indicating a river, delta and water surface, red tones indicating land surface, and a few areas of white indicating clouds, possibly with some associated black shadows. | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1050b (BL181A) i1050b (BL181B) | On stamp of SS1 (1050) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1050) | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2009 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon; see all items with this image |
| Madagascar | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In background of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2019 | (part of) Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Malaysia | 253 (Mi257) | 1983 | Full-disk false-color infrared image, possibly from GMS | |
| Maldive Islands | 2897 (BL600, Mi4549) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 2006 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Maldive Islands | Mi8216 | One of MS4 (Mi8214-8217) | 2019 | Full-disk true-color image of Earth and Moon from DSCOVR, 16 July 2015 |
| Maldive Islands | Mi8214-8217_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | BL1308 | In (lower) margin of SS1 (Mi8218) | (partial) Full-disk true-color image of Earth from DSCOVR, 16 July 2015 | |
| Maldive Islands | BL1308 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, correctly oriented when rotated 180 deg, possibly from the eastern of two GOES locations |
| Mali | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Marshall Islands | 930f (Mi2353) | One of MS10 (930 (a-j)) (Mi2348-2357) | 2008 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Mauritius | 815 (Mi806) | 1995 | Visible image of a cyclone in Indian Ocean (the clockwise swirl indicates a Southern Hemisphere system; in the Indian Ocean, the term "cyclone" refers to what is known as a hurricane or typhoon in the Northern Hemisphere) | |
| Moldova | 371 (Mi373) | From MS10 (371a (10x 371)) | 2001 | (partial) Full-disk true-color satellite image |
| Moldova | 903 (Mi950) | From MS10 (903a (10x 903)), 371 overprinted new value | 2016 | (partial) Full-disk true-color satellite image |
| Monaco | 2078 (Mi?) | 1998 | (artistic) Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| Monaco | 2078 fdc | Stamp and (La Philatélie Artistique CEF) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Morocco | 759 (Mi1229) i759 | Imperforate | 1993 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Morocco | 759 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 2793 (Mi6424-6427) | On 3 of 4 stamps of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | True-color images of a hurricanes |
| Mozambique | 2793 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | 2823 (BL737, Mi6428) | SS1 | True-color image of a hurricane | |
| Mozambique | 2823 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Mi10206 | Stamp from SS1 (BL1476) | 2019 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Mozambique | BL1861 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2022 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Mi61 | From MS8 (4x (Mi61-62) + 2 labels) | 2011 | Enhanced true-color image of NW Mexico and SW US, with low clouds or fog over the Pacific west of southern California |
| Netherlands | B652 (Mi1381) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)) (MH41 (1379C+1380D+1381D-E)), with interior | 1990 | Color-enhanced image of frontal system from NOAA-11 |
| Netherlands | B652 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Ruimtevaart filatelie club nederland cachet) | ||
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (NVPH cachet) | ||
| Nevis | 1705 (Mi?) | In (left) margin of MS4 (1705 (a-d)) | 2011 | (partial) Full-disk true image |
| New Zealand | 775 fdc (Mi865 fdc) | (Benham) cachet on FDC | 1983 | Full-disk false-color IR image over Africa and the Southern Atlantic Ocean |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc1 (Mi2484-2489 fdc1) | (New Zealand Post) cachet on FDC, also back | 2008 | True-color image over New Zealand |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc2 (Mi2484-2489 fdc2) | (New Zealand Post) cachet (similar) on FDC (different, available only in a special Limited-edition album) | ||
| Nicaragua | 2353 (Mi4194-4201) | In background of six stamps and in (surrounding) margin of MS8 (2353 (a-h)) | 2000 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Nicaragua | 2354b (Mi4203) | One of MS8 (2354 (a-h)) (Mi4202-4209) | "La Tierra vista desde orbita" (Earth seen from orbit), low-altitude shallow-angle true-color image | |
| Niger | 969 (BL102) i969 | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | Full-disk image |
| Niger | 970 (BL103) i970 | In (left) margin of SS1 In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Niger | 970a (BL104) i970a | In (center) margin of MS2 (969-970) In (center) margin of imperforate MS2 (i969-i970) | ||
| Niger | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) | 2011 | (partial) Full-disk image |
| Niger | BL492 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2015 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Niger | Mi10610-10613_ms4 | In (center) margin of MS4 (Mi10610-10613) | 2022 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Norway | 1500 (BL34) | MS2 (1500 (a-b)) | 2007 | Winter scene near Svalbard including extensive cumulus cloud streets over the North Atlantic between Svalbard and the Norway coast |
| Norway | 1500 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Norway | 1500 folder | MS2 in FDC folder | ||
| Oman | 349 (Mi359) | 1992 | Black-and-white visible image of clouds | |
| Oman | 349 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Oman State | None b (Mi none) | One of MS8 (a-h) | 1979 | Image of Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico, from a low Earth orbit |
| Osetia (North) | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | GOES-7 full-disk false-color image from 25 Aug 1992 (including Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) | 1999 | True-color image |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | Visible image | |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | Full-disk visible image, north at top when rotated 180 deg | |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | Visible image | |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | Full-disk visible image, north at top when rotated -130 deg | |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | True-color image | |
| Ossetia (South) | Label | Label from local MS8 (a-h + label) (different) | True-color image | |
| Pakistan | None | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 2014 | True-color image |
| Peru | 1676 (Mi2367) i1676 | 2009 | Visible image of a hurricane | |
| Peru | 1676 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 1115 (Mi1148) | 1971 | Infrared image (in background) | |
| Portugal | 1113-1115 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 3758a (Mi4094) | One of strip of 2 (3758 (a-b)) (Mi4094-4095) | 2015 | (partial) Full-disk visible image |
| Portugal | 3757-3758 fdc | Two strips of 2 (3757-3758) on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 3757-3758 folder | Folder, also inside | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3579 (Mi3607) | 1969 | (possible) image of Earth from Zond-5 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3579 fdc | Stamp on FDC on (1968, Zond-5, airmail) stamped envelope | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 (Mi3709) | 1969 | Image of Earth from Zond-7 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3683 (BL60) | Imperforate MS2 (3683 (a-b)) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 cover1 (Mi3709 cover1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also back | 1970 | (artistic) Earth image (in cachet); Zond-7 Earth image (in stamp) |
| Russia (USSR) | 3682 cover2 (Mi3709 cover2) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover (different), also back | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (airmail) stamped envelope | 1974 | Un-enhanced infrared image of deep low pressure systems in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation); (see also Russia 4175 and Russia 4428 fdc) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4175 (Mi4216) | 1974 | Un-enhanced infrared image of deep low pressure systems in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation); (see also Russia envelope 1974 and Russia 4428 fdc) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4175 card (Mi4216 card) | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on card | 1974 | (As above for stamp); view of hurricane (on cachet) |
| Russia (USSR) | 4428 fdc (Mi4461 fdc) | (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1976 | Un-enhanced infrared image of deep low pressure systems in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation); (see also Russia 4175 and Russia envelope 1974) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card (Moscow) cancel) | 1984 | True-color image |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card (Tallinn cancel) | 1984 | True-color image |
| Russia (USSR) | 4175 card (Mi4216 card) | Stamp and cachet on card | 19852 | (As above for stamp); view of edge of Earth |
| Russia (USSR) | 4646 (Mi4705) | 1978 | (poorly-depicted) Image of a deep low pressure system in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation, in the stamp); the image has been redrawn so that the low is in the Northern Hemisphere (counterclockwise rotation, in the FDC cachet) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4646-4647 fdc | One of two stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5298 (Mi5440) | 1984 | (Poorly-depicted) image of a deep low pressure system in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation) | |
| Russia | Y1153 | 3 rouble (silver coin) reverse, also obverse | 2009 | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image; image is portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Russia | 7741 maxi1 (Mi? maxi1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard, also back | 2016 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Russia | 7741 maxi2 (Mi? maxi2) | Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard (different), also back | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| Russia | 7741 maxi3 (Mi? maxi3) | Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard (different), also back | True-color image | |
| Russia | 7741 maxi4 (Mi? maxi4) | Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard (different), also back | Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| St. Helena | 1007 (Mi1117) | 2010 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| St. Helena | 1008 (Mi1118) | |||
| St. Helena | 1009 (Mi1119) | |||
| St. Helena | 1009a (BL53) | On stamps of MS3 (1007-1009) | ||
| St. Kitts | 872 (Mi1376-1379) | In (left) margin of MS4 (872 (a-d)) | 2014 | Full-disk true-color image |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2109d (Mi4042) | One of MS4 (2109 (a-d)) (Mi4039-4042) | 2009 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2109 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi none) | MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2015 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Mi9918 | One of MS4 (Mi9916-9919), or one of MS4 (Mi9916-9919, with perforations in margins) | 2021 | GOES-East full-disk true-color image |
| St. Vincent | 4170 (BL869) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 2019 | True-color image |
| San Marino | 1469 (Mi1871-1882) | In (upper-right) margin rotated 180 deg of MS12 (1469 (a-l)) | 2000 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| San Marino | 2057c (Mi2808) | One of MS3 (2057 (a-c)) (BL91, Mi2806-2808) | 2019 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Serbia | 404 fdc (Mi220 fdc) | (Serbia Post) cachet on FDC | 2007 | Full-disk true-color3 image |
| Sierra Leone | Mi13497 | One of MS4 (Mi13497-13500), when rotated 150 deg | 2022 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Sierra Leone | BL2867 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi16635) | 2023 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Sierra Leone | BL2923 | On stamp (Mi17183) of SS1 | 2023 | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2023 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image | |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2024 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ms (Mi?) | One of MS6 (a-f) | 2024 | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6; see all items with this image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image | |
| Slovenia | 149 (Mi34) | 1992 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the eastern of two GOES locations | |
| Slovenia | 149 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Solomon Islands | 2407 (BL693) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Full-disk false-color image |
| Somalia | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1999 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Somalia | Unknown iss fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Somalia | Unknown iss proof | Imperforate proof SS1 | ||
| Somalia | Unknown iss proof fdc | Imperforate proof SS1 on FDC | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS7 (MS6 and SS1 combination) | ||
| South Africa | 610-613 fdc (Mi626-629 fdc) | (South Africa PT) cachet on FDC | 1983 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| South Africa | 816-818 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1992 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| Spain | 3626 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2009 | Image of deep northern hemisphere low pressure system |
| Spain | None | Postal card, also detail | 2009 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-12 from 20 Aug 2007 (including Hurricane Dean just east of the Yucatan Peninsula) and NASA Blue Marble land surface imagery |
| Spain | None | Postal card | 2009 | Full-disk true-color image |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | Visible images of a typhoon |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | Visible and infrared images of a typhoon | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image | |
| Sri Lanka | 1234 fdc (Mi1187 fdc) | (Sri Lanka Post) cachet on FDC | 2000 | False-color image of a cylone (Indian Ocean term for a tropical depression, tropical storm, or hurricane) in the northern Bay of Bengal, probably weakening and moving northeastward; the overall form of the cloud pattern is reminiscent of a mature mid-latitude system and is a hint that the image is from the northern hemisphere winter. |
| Swaziland | 423 (Mi420) | 1983 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations | |
| Tajikistan | None ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (a-f) | 2000 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Tajikistan | 330 (BL49, Mi496-497) | On (upper-left) selvedge of MS2 (330 (a-b + label)) | 2008 | Visible image of a hurricane |
| Tanzania | 740 (Mi907) | 1991 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations | |
| Thailand | 2442 (Mi2836) | From MS20 (2442a (20x 2442)) | 2009 | (blue-toned) Full-disk rue-color image |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2024 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Togo | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2024 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| Tonga | 870 bk (Mi?) | Booklet front for 870 (a-m) | 1994 | True-color image |
| Transnistria/PMR (Moldova) | Unknown ss fdc (BL? fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2021 | (partial) Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 209 (Mi292A) | 1971 | Full-disk true-color3 image | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 209a (BL2, Mi290B-292B)) | Imperforate (only) MS3 (207-209) | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 (Mi1687) | 2008 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image | |
| Tunisia | 1435 ds | Deluxe sheet (1435) | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Tunisia | 1435 folder | FDC folder, also inside, also back | ||
| Turkey | 2331 (Mi2730) | 1985 | False-color infrared image | |
| Turkey | 2331 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 629 (Mi654) | 2007 | Full-disk false-color water-vapor image | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 628-629 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Tuvalu | 1389d (Mi2325) | One of MS4 (1389 (a-d)) (Mi2322-2325) | 2017 | Full-disk true-color image, should be rotated 180 deg for N-S orientation |
| Tuvalu | 1389 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Tuvalu | 1389 proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Tuvalu | 1548 (BL326) | On stamp and in surrounding margins of SS1 | 2021 | True-color images |
| Ukraine | 697 (BL62) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 2007 | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990, showing South America with north at top when rotated 90 deg; see all items with this image; low-altitude shallow-angle true-color image (in FDC cachet) |
| Ukraine | 697 fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Uganda | 385 (BL43) | SS1 | 1983 | (artistic) Full-disk image |
| Union Island (St. Vincent) | Mi897 | One of MS4 (Mi896-899) | 2019 | Full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the western of two Meteosat locations |
| United Nations | 189 fdc (Mi205 fdc) | (WFUNA) cachet on FDC | 1968 | Composite quarter-hemisphere image, centered on the pole |
| United Nations | 550 (Mi575) | 1989 | False-color infrared images | |
| United Nations | 550 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Artmaster cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 550 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 550 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations | 551 (Mi576) | |||
| United Nations | 551 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Artmaster cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 551 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 551 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations | 550-551 fdc | Two stamps on FDC (UNPA cachet) | ||
| United Nations | SC36 | Souvenir card of 10 (New York 49-50, 188-189, 550-551; Geneva 176-177; Vienna 91-92) | ||
| United Nations | SC36 (NY cancel) | SC36 with New York FDC cancel | ||
| UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 550 fdc 176 fdc 91 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (WFUNA cachet) | 1989 | False-color infrared images |
| UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 550-551 fdc1 176-177 fdc1 91-92 fdc1 | Two of six stamps on FDC | ||
| UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 550-551 fdc2 176-177 fdc2 91-92 fdc2 | Two of six stamps on FDC | ||
| UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 551 fdc 177 fdc 92 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176 (Mi176) | 1989 | False-color infrared image | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 177 maxi | Image printed on maxicard, also back | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176-177 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (UNPA cachet) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | SC36 (Geneva cancel) | SC36 with (Geneva FDC) cancel | 1989 | False-color infrared images |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91 (Mi92) | Block of 4 (4x 91) | 1989 | False-color infrared images |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91 fdc | Stamp on FDC (WFUNA cachet) | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 92 (Mi93) | Block of 4 (4x 92) | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 91-92 fdc | Two stamps and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | SC36 (Vienna cancel) | SC36 with (Vienna FDC) cancel | 1989 | False-color infrared images |
| United States | C76 fdc (Mi990 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1969 | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source6, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1410 fdc (Mi1012 fdc) | (SCCS) cachet on FDC, also back | 1970 | ATS-3 full-disk true-color image; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1413 fdc (Mi1015 fdc) | (SCCS) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 1413a fdc1 (Mi1012-1015 fdc1) | (SCCS) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1413a fdc2 (Mi1012-1015 fdc2) | (m*a) cachet on FDC | (blue monochrome) ATS-3 full-disk true-color image; see all items with this image | |
| United States | 1413a fdc3 (Mi1012-1015 fdc3) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image | |
| United States | SP264 | (USPS) stamp poster (1413a) (canceled block of four stamps) | (artistic) Full-disk image (in each stamp of 1413a and in its reproductions) | |
| United States | SP264 unofficial | (USPS) stamp poster (1413a) (single canceled stamp) | ||
| United States | 2277 (Mi1973A) | From MS100 (2277a (100x 2277)) | 1988 | Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | 2277 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Gill Craft cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (sticker cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Artmaster cachet), also back | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc5 | Stamp and (Key Philatelic Publishing Company) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Ranto/SP784 unofficial/USPS no.88-12) stamp poster and extra (2277) stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (Colorano silk cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc8 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft blue cachet) | (As above for stamp); Blue Marble (1972) image (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2277 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft/PCS black cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 fdc11 | Stamp and (blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); nighttime visible imagery from DMSP (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2277 fdc12 | Stamp and (cyan and orange printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the eastern of two Meteosat locations (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2277 fdc13 | Stamp and (blue and green and yellow and red printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); full-disk quasi-true-color image3, possibly from the eastern of two GOES locations (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2277 fdc14 | Stamp and (photo/sticker) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); Earthrise image (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2277 fdc15 | Stamp on FDC (water-color? cachet) | ||
| United States | 2277 maxi | Maxicard | (As above for stamp); Blue Marble (1972) image (in cachet) | |
| United States | 2279 (Mi1973C) | Coil stamp | Full-disk visible image; GOES-8 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1994-09-02 (in FDC2 and FDC3 cachets); see all items with this image | |
| United States | 2279 fdc1 | Stamp and (GillCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2279 fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2279 fdc3 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United States | 2279 misperf | Coil stamp, mis-perforated | ||
| United States | 2279a (Mi?) | Imperforate pair | ||
| United States | SP784 | (USPS) souvenir page (2277+2279) | (As above for stamps) | |
| United States | SP784 unofficial | (USPS no.88-12) stamp poster (2277) | ||
| United States | 2282 imperf one side (Mi1973D) | Imperforate on one side, from booklet pane of 10 (2282a (10x 2282)), with booklet BK157 front and back | 1988 | Full-disk true-color image (on stamp); true-color image (in fdc1 cachet); (very poorly-depicted) Full-disk image (in fdc2 cachet) |
| United States | 2282 imperf_one_side fdc1 | Imperforate on one side stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2282 imperf_one_side fdc2 | Imperforate on one side stamp and (black and red printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2282 imperf two sides (Mi1973E) | Imperforate on two sides, from booklet pane of 10 (2282a (10x 2282)), with booklet BK157 front and back | ||
| United States | 2282 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United States | 2282a fdc | Booklet pane of 10 and (black printed) cachet (black monochrome reproduction of USA 2277) on FDC | ||
| United States | SP785 | (USPS) souvenir page (2282a) | ||
| United States | 2570 fdc (Mi2185 fdc) | (Koslow/Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | 1991 | (partial) Full-disk true-color3 image; also typical Landsat IR image (in inset) |
| United States | 2571 fdc (Mi2186 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail | includes a hurricane east of Florida starting to transition to a post-tropical system | |
| United States | 2544 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | 1995 | "Space Shuttle Challenger" above a deep oceanic low pressure area with an occluded frontal structure |
| United States | 2951 fdc (Mi2553 fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) cachet on FDC, also back | 1995 | Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | 3242 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) cachet on FDC, also back | 1998 | (partial) Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | 3369 cover (Mi cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2000 | Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | 3412 (BL52, Mi3357) | SS1 | 2000 | Full-disk image (hologram in stamp) |
| United States | 3412 fdc1 | SS1 on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
| United States | 3412 fdc2 | Partial SS1 on FDC (Space Voyage cachet) | ||
| United States | 3412a fdc1 | Stamp from SS1 and (Artmaster) cachet (with different satellite image) on FDC | ||
| United States | 3412a fdc2 | Stamp from SS1 on FDC (Panda Cachets cachet) | ||
| United States | 3412a fdc3 | Stamp from SS1 and (Colorano silk/ASDA) cachet (with GOES-8 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1994-09-02) on FDC; see all items with this image | ||
| United States | None | (Therome Cachet) cachet on cover, also back | 2000 | Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | None | (JVC) cachet on cover | 2012 | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| United States | 4740 (Mi4927) i4740 | Imperforate, from imperforate press sheet of 20 (20x i4740) | 2013 | Full-disk true-color image; GOES-8 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1994-09-02 (in FDC cachet); see all items with this image |
| United States | 4740 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | SP1878 | (USPS) souvenir page (4740) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc1 (Mi5245 fdc1) | (Webcraft) cachet on FDC | 2016 | Full-disk true-color image; Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) |
| United States | 5071 fdc2 (Mi5245 fdc2) | (Bullfrog) cachet on FDC, also detail1 and detail2 | False-color IR image (detail1), true-color (detail2); Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) | |
| United States | 5071 fdc3 (Mi5245 fdc3) | (Bullfrog) cachet on FDC, also detail1 and detail2 | False-color IR image (detail1), false-color IR image (different, detail2); Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) | |
| United States | 5071 fdc4 (Mi5245 fdc4) | (JVC) cachet on FDC | Full-disk true-color image; Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) | |
| United States | 5071-5072 fdc (Mi5245-5246 fdc) | One of two stamps on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Vietnam | 955 (Mi990) i955 | Imperforate | 1978 | Full-disk false-color image |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 383 (Mi568) | (pootly-depicted) Full-disk true-color image | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 383 fdc | Stamp and (EDILA) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 384a (BL4) | MS2 (383-384) + label | ||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 693 (Mi?) | 2011 | Visible image of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone with eye (name given as "Toma" instead of "Tomas") | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 693 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Blue Marble (2001) (MODIS full-disk composite true-color image of the Earth) [image details in table at bottom of page] |
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| Composites of Blue Marble (2001) imagery and Day/Night Band (DNB) Imagery are found only in the Nighttime Imagery section | ||||
| Albania | 2884 (BL174, Mi3318) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2009 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Albania | 2884a | On 2884 SS1 in booklet pane of 3 (2882-2884), with booklet outside (front and back), also annotated | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3017 (BL654) | SS1 | 2008 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3401c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (3401 (a-d)), when rotated 180 deg | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Australia | 4985 (Mi4981_I) | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) Australia sector image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon | |
| Australia | 4987 (Mi4983_I) | |||
| Australia | 4987a | MS12 (6x (4985+4987)) from presentation pack (4987a+4989ba) | ||
| Australia | 4989 as designed (BL595 as designed) | MS4 (4989 (4985, 4987, 4989a & 4989b)) with light border | ||
| Australia | 4989 as issued (BL595 as issued) | MS4 (4989 (4985, 4987, 4989a & 4989b)) with dark border | ||
| Australia | 4990 coil (Mi4985_I) | Coil stamp, from coil strip of 4 (4993b (4990-4993)) | ||
| Australia | 4992 coil (Mi4987_I) | |||
| Australia | 4990 (Mi4985_II) | Self-adhesive, from booklet pane of 10 (4990a (10x 4990)), with booklet outside (MH825) | ||
| Australia | 4992 (Mi4987_II) | Self-adhesive, from booklet pane of 10 (4992a (10x 4992)), with booklet outside (MH827) | ||
| Austria | KM3299 | 20 euro (silver coin) obverse, also reverse | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Belgium | 2890c cover (Mi4901 cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Belgium | Unknown h (Mi?) | One of MS10 (a-h) | 2024 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Bulgaria | 4426 (BL291) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2007 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Burundi | 1078d (Mi2429) | One of MS4 (1078 (a-d)) (Mi2426-2429) | 2012 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Central African Republic | BL1898 | On stamp (Mi8570) of SS1 | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Central African Republic | Mi12724 | One of MS4 (Mi12724-12727) | 2022 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Central African Republic | Mi12728 | Stamp from SS1 (BL2616) | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi15311-15316_ms6 | MS6 (a-f) | 2023 | (brightened-up partial) Blue Marble (2001) western hemisphere image |
| Central African Republic | Mi15599-15602_ms4 | In (upper) margin of MS4 (a-d), when rotated -90 deg | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) western hemisphere image |
| Chad | BL1074 | In (surrounding) margins of SS1 | 2021 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Chad | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2021 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise from the Moon |
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) | On stamp and in (right) margin (flipped horizontally) of SS1 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (on stamp); Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image (in margin) | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2010 | (based on) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2015 | (tiny) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2017 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi?) | On one stamp of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ib (Mi none) | One of imperforate MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Congo Republic | Unknown iss (BL none) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown iss (BL none) | In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| Congo Republic | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2019 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Cook Islands | KM1638 | $1. (silver coin) reverse, also obverse | 2012 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Cook Islands | KM1638 gold | $1. (gold coin) reverse, also obverse | ||
| Cook Islands | KM-unknown | $1. (silver coin) | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Cyprus | 1109 (Mi1150-1151) | Strip of 2 and (lower-left) margin and (upper-right) margin from MS8 (1109c (4x (a-b))) | 2009 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere (on stamp '1109a' and in lower-left margin of MS8) and Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (on stamp '1109b' and in upper-right margin of MS8 and FDC cachets); full-disk true-color image, not Blue Marble (on maxicard cachet) |
| Cyprus | 1109 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Cyprus | 1109 maxi | Strip of 2 (only) on maxicard | ||
| Cyprus | 1109 fdc1 | Strip of 2 and (Cyprus Post) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 1109 fdc2 | Strip of 2 and (Cyprus Post and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) | 2013 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (a-b) (different) [known illegal issue] In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (a-b) (different) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc1 | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc2 | MS2 on FDC (different) | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2015 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Djibouti | BL1771 (Mi5327A+5327C) | In (left) margin of MS2 (1 perforated + 1 imperforate stamp) | 2022 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Djibouti | Mi6011 | From MS4 (Mi6009-6012) | 2022 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Djibouti | Mi6012 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image | ||
| Djibouti | Mi6013 | Stamp from SS1 (BL1982) | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image | |
| Djibouti | Mi7579 | Stamp from SS1 (BL2292) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Djibouti | Mi6413 | From MS6 (6x Mi6413) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Djibouti | Mi8806-8808_ms3 | In (upper-right) margin of MS3 (Mi8806-8808) | 2024 | (small) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| France | 4798 (Mi6118) | Joint issue with India 2726 | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| France | 4798 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions philatéliques CEF cachet) | ||
| France | 4798 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions philatéliques CEF cachet, slightly different) | ||
| France | 4798-4799 proof | Proof (4798-4799) | ||
| France | 4798-4799 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet), also back | ||
| France India | 4798-4799 folder1 2725-2726 folder1 | Dual-country folder outside, also inside | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| France India | 4798-4799 folder2 2725-2726 folder2 | Dual-country FDC folder inside, also outside | ||
| France | None | One of (lettre-verte) personalized postage MS8 (a-h), also folder front | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Gabon | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2009 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Gabon | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss o/p (BL none o/p) Unknown iss o/p | In (left) margin of SS1 overprinted in gold [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ss o/p fdc Unknown iss o/p fdc | SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC Imperforate SS1 overprinted in gold on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi none) Unknown ims | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Gabon | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (upper) margin of MS3 (a-c) | 2020 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Gabon | Unknown_ms fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | (BiberPost) private post | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Germany | None | (BiberPost) private post | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Grenada | 4340 (BL970, Mi7783) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise from the Moon |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7761 | One of MS6 (Mi7760-7765) | 2010 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | BL1971 | In background of SS1 | 2011 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | BL2771 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, when flipped horizontally and rotated -45 deg | 2017 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown label (Mi? label) | Label1 from MS4 (Mi16081-16084 + 4 labels), when flipped horizontally | 2022 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3586 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi16085) + label, when flipped horizontally | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image | |
| Guinea Republic | BL3254 | In (upper and left) margins of SS1 | 2020 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image; portrayed as an Earthrise from the Moon |
| Guinea Republic | Mi14971A-14972A_and_14971B-14972B_ms4 | In (upper) margin of MS4 (Mi14971A-14972A_and_14971B-14972B) | 2020 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | BL3355 | In (left) margin of MS2 (Mi14973A + 14973B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi17800 | In background of stamp from SS1 (BL3882) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea Republic | Mi17805 | One of MS6 (Mi17801-17806) | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi6493A Mi6493B | One of MS4 (Mi6492A-6495A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi6492B-6495B) | 2013 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi6492A-6495A_ms4 fdc1 | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi6492A-6495A_ms4 fdc2 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL1140 | On stamp (Mi6496) of SS1 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL1140 fdc1 | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL1140 fdc2 | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi7379-7382_ms4 | On three of four stamps and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (Mi7379-7382) | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11370 | One of MS4 (Mi11368-11371) | 2020 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise from the Moon |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11368_ms8 | Label from MS8 (8x Mi11368 + label) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11369_ms8 | Label from MS8 (8x Mi11369 + label) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11370_ms8 | Stamp and label from MS8 (8x Mi11370 + label) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11371_ms8 | Label from MS8 (8x Mi11371 + label) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | BL1953 | In (lower) margin of SS1 (Mi11372) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi11869 | One of MS5 (Mi11867-11871), when rotated 180 deg | 2021 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL2149 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi12446), when rotated -90 deg | 2021 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | Blue Marble (2001) Arctic and North America sector image | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown b (Mi?) | From MS6 (a-f) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown c (Mi?) | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| India | 2726 (Mi2870) | From MS45 (2726b (45x 2726)); joint issue with France 4798 | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| India | 2725-2726 fdc1 | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| India | 2725-2726 fdc2 | One of two stamps and cachet (similar) on FDC | ||
| India | 2726a (BL128) | MS2 (2726 (a-b)) | ||
| India | 2726a fdc1 | MS2 on FDC (Lucknow cancel) | ||
| India | 2726a fdc2 | MS2 on FDC (Amritsar cancel) | ||
| India | 2726a fdc3 | MS2 on FDC (Kolkata cancel) | ||
| India | 2726a fdc4 | MS2 on FDC on brochure (Kolkata cancel) | ||
| India | 2725-2726 brochure1 | Brochure outside, also inside | ||
| India | 2725-2726 brochure2 | FDC brochure | ||
| India France | 2725-2726 folder1 4798-4799 folder1 | Dual-country folder outside, also inside | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| India France | 2725-2726 folder2 4798-4799 folder2 | Dual-country FDC folder inside, also outside | ||
| India | 3016 (Mi?) | From MS8 (3021a (3014-3021)), or from MS30 (3016a (30x 3016)) | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| India | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also detail and back and glow under UV light | 2019 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, but rotated north and east, to show southern N. America and the eastern Pacific Ocean |
| Indonesia | 2451e (Mi3265) | From strip of 6 (2451 (a-f)) (Mi3261-3266), or from MS24 (2451h (4x 2451)) | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) Australia sector image |
| Indonesia | 2451f (Mi3266) | |||
| Indonesia | 2451b+e-f fdc | Two of three stamps and (Indonesia Post) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ireland | 1720a (Mi1759-1760) | Pair (1719-1720), also detail | 2007 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Ireland | 1722a (Mi1761-1762) | Pair (1721-1722), also detail | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image | |
| Ireland | 1720a+1722a fdc | Two pairs (1720a+1722a) on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ireland | 1722b (BL66) | MS4 (1719-1722) | ||
| Ireland | 1722c (MH62) | Cover of booklet of 12 (4x (1719-1722)), containing pane 1, pane 2, pane 3, and pane 4, also back | ||
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 2338b (Mi3075) | One of pair (2338 (a-b)) (Mi3074-3075), or ten of MS20 (2338c (10x (2338 (a-b)))) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) North and South Atlantic image |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2012 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Jordan | 2127 (Mi2168) | 2012 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image | |
| Jordan | 2127-2129 fdc | One of three stamps on FC | ||
| Korea (North) | 4866 (BL726) | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (4866 (a-b + 2 labels)) | 2009 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Kyrgyzstan | 475 (BL?) | On stamp of SS1, also detail | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Lebanon | 615 (Mi?) | From MS20 (615a (20x 615)) | 2007 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Liberia | Unknown a (Mi?) | From MS6 (a-f) | 2022 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Liberia | Unknown f (Mi?) | |||
| Liberia | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c), when rotated -90 deg | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Macedonia | 779 (BL34, Mi833) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2018 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Macedonia | 779 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (center) margin and stamp 'b' of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Madagascar | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (upper-left) margin and parts of stamps 'a' and 'b' of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Madagascar | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Madagascar | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Malawi | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Maldive Islands | 3289 (Mi5520-5523) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3289 (a-d)) | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) Antarctic sector image |
| Maldive Islands | 3289 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3299 (BL767) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image | |
| Maldive Islands | 3299 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 3563 (BL894) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image (except Earth rotated westward slightly) |
| Maldive Islands | Mi8897 | One of MS4 (Mi8894-8897) | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Maldive Islands | BL1437 (Mi8898) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | Mi8900 | One of MS4 (Mi8899-8902) | 2020 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In (left) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Mali | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2620 (Mi3500) | 2009 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image with subdued colors; UN World Environment Day | |
| Mexico | 2620 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Mexico | 2953 (Mi3935) | 2015 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, with Mexico highlighted in green | |
| Mexico | 2953 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 2982 (Mi3462) | From MS10 (2982a (10x 2982)), when rotated -90 deg | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise from the Moon |
| Monaco | 2982 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | 2705 (Mi3771) | From MS10 (2705a (10x 2705 + 2 labels)) | 2011 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Mozambique | 2737 (BL705) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2012 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Mozambique | 2737 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Mi7630-7633_ms4 | In background of MS4 (Mi7630-7633), also in the camera lens (in the lower left margin) | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Mozambique | BL1204 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Mozambique | BL1204 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Niger | Mi8712 | One of MS4 (Mi8711-8714) | 2022 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Niger | BL1849 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi10619) | 2022 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Romania | 4999a (Mi6244) 4999b | MS8 (4999a (8x 4999 + label)) MS8 (4999b (8x 4999 + label (different))) | 2007 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Romania | 4999 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Romania | 5000 (BL411) | SS1 | ||
| Romania | 5023 maxi (Mi6273 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 2008 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Romania | 5024 maxi (Mi6274 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | ||
| Romania | 5025 maxi (Mi6275 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | ||
| St. Kitts | 667 (Mi941-944) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (667 (a-d)) | 2007 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| St. Kitts | 667 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown e (Mi?) Unknown ie | On one of MS9 (a-i) On one of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2006 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC Imperforate MS9 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2228 (BL743, Mi4320) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2010 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 3205 (Mi6976-6979) | In (right) margin of MS2 (3205 (a-b)) | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| (El) Salvador | 1802 (Mi2729) | 2019 | (partial, and altered) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image | |
| Sierra Leone | 4019c (Mi7890) | One of MS4 (4019 (a-d)) (Mi7888-7891) | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Sierra Leone | 5720f (Mi10942) | One of MS6 (5720 (a-f)) (Mi10937-10942) | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Sierra Leone | Mi15759-15763_ms5 label (Mi?) | Label2 from MS5 (Mi15759-15763 + 4 labels) | 2023 | (black and white) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown (Mi?) | Stamp from SS1 | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image | |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (center) margin of MS4 (a-d), also margin rotated -90 | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western hemisphere sector image |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011), also detail | 2013 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Sri Lanka | 1767 (Mi?) | 2010 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image | |
| Sri Lanka | 1957 (Mi?) | One of MS10 (1963a (1957-1863)), or one of MS10 (1963b (1954-1963)) inscribed | 2014 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Togo | BL586 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi3883) | 2011 | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Togo | Mi6461 | From MS4 (Mi6461-6464) | 2014 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| Togo | Mi6463 | |||
| Togo | Mi6461-6464_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Togo | Mi8257 | One of MS4 (Mi8254-8257), also detail | 2017 | (small) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Togo | Mi8254-8257_ms4 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2021 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1, when flipped vertically | 2022 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Togo | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1, when flipped horizontally | 2024 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| Turkey | 3227 (Mi3827) | 2010 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image | |
| Turkey | 3227 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Tuvalu | 1033 (BL4) | On stamp of SS1 | 2007 | (yellow-orange) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United Arab Emirates | 1162 (Mi1214) | 2017 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1162 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC, also back | ||
| United Nations | 968 (BL29) | MS4 (968 (a-d)) (Mi1105-1108) | 2008 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| United Nations | 968 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 969 (BL30) | MS4 (969 (a-d)) (Mi1109-1112) | ||
| United Nations | 969 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 968-969 fdc | Two MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 968e (Mi1105-1108) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 1st booklet pane of 4 (968 (a-d)), design like 968 | ||
| United Nations | 970u (Mi1113-1116) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 2nd booklet pane of 4 (970 (a-d)); design like 969 | ||
| United Nations | 970v (Mi1117-1120) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 3rd booklet pane of 4 (970 (e-h)); design like UN Geneva 493 | ||
| United Nations | 970x (Mi1125-1128) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 4th booklet pane of 4 (970 (m-p)); design like UN Geneva 492 | ||
| United Nations | 970w (Mi1121-1124) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 5th booklet pane of 4 (970 (i-l)); design like UN Vienna 434 | ||
| United Nations | 970y (Mi1129-1132) | From 970 booklet (MH13); 6th booklet pane of 4 (970 (q-t)); design like UN Vienna 435 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 492 (BL24) | MS4 (492 (a-d)) (Mi607-1610) | 2008 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 492 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 493 (BL25) | MS4 (493 (a-d)) (Mi1611-1614) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 493 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494ab (Mi627-630) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 1st booklet pane of 4 (494 (m-p)) design like UN New York 968 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494y (Mi615-618) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 2nd booklet pane of 4 (494 (a-d)) design like UN New York 969 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494z (Mi619-622) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 3rd booklet pane of 4 (494 (e-h)) design like 493 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494ac (Mi631-634) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 4th booklet pane of 4 (494 (q-t)) design like 492 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494aa (Mi623-626) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 5th booklet pane of 4 (494 (i-l)); design like UN Vienna 434 | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494ad (Mi635-638) | From 494 booklet (MH13); 6th booklet pane of 4 (494 (u-x); design like UN Vienna 435 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 434 (BL23) | MS4 (434 (a-d)) (Mi555-558) | 2008 | Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 434 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 435 (BL24) | MS4 (435 (a-d)) (Mi559-562) | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 435 fdc | MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 434-435 fdc | Two MS4 and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436ab (Mi575-578) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 1st booklet pane of 4 (436 (m-p)); design like UN New York 968 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436y (Mi563-566) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 2nd booklet pane of 4 (436 (a-d)); design like UN New York 969 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436z (Mi567-570) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 3rd booklet pane of 4 (436 (e-h)); design like UN Geneva 493 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436ac (Mi579-582) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 4th booklet pane of 4 (436 (q-t)); design like UN Geneva 492 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436aa (Mi571-574) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 5th booklet pane of 4 (436 (i-l)); design like 434 | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436ad (Mi583-586) | From 436 booklet (MH13); 6th booklet pane of 4 (436 (u-x)); design like 435 | ||
| United States | C76 fdc (Mi990 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1969 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| United States | 1435b fdc (Mi1046-1047 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1971 | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) eastern-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| United States | None | (JVC) cachet on cover | 2012 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 5058 fdc (Mi5232 fdc) | (Therome) cachet on FDC | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| United States | 5071 fdc1 (Mi5245 fdc1) | (Bullfrog) cachet on FDC, also detail1 and detail2 | 2016 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image (detail1), Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere (detail2); Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) |
| United States | 5071 fdc2 (Mi5245 fdc2) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (DCP cancel) | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image; Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) | |
| United States | 5071 fdc3 (Mi5245 fdc3) | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FDC (pictorial cancel) | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image; Blue Marble (2012) image (on stamp) | |
| United States | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 2017 | Blue Marble (2001) Antarctic sector image |
| Uruguay | 2680 (BL?) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 2019 | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Vatican City | 1739 (Mi?) | In (upper) margin of MS2 (1739 (a-b)) | 2020 | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Blue Marble (2012) (VIIRS quasi-full-disk composite true-color image of the Earth) [image details in table at bottom of page] |
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| Central African Republic | BL3008 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi14767) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2012) |
| Djibouti | Mi7483 | One of MS4 (Mi7480-7483) | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Djibouti | BL2350 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi8037) | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Djibouti | Mi8036 | One stamp and in (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi8031-8036), when stamp 'f' rotated -90 deg and (upper-right) margin flipped horizontally | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Germany | 3119+3131 folder (Mi3478-3479 folder) | FDC folder, also back | 2019 | Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | (partial) Blue Marble (2012) image |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL1971 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi11455) | 2012 | Blue Marble (2012) image, incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | 2023 | Blue Marble (2012) image |
| United States | 5071 (Mi5245) | One of block of 8 (5076a (5069-5076)) (Mi5243-5250), or two of MS16 (5076b (2x (5069-5076)) | 2016 | Blue Marble (2012) image; other full-disk true-color images (in fdc cachets) |
| United States | 5071 pre-fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on (4-day) pre-dated FDC | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Webcraft cachet) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet. DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet, pictorial cancel) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (McGeekiest cachet) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Bullfrog cachet) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (Bullfrog cachet, different) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc8 | Stamp on FDC (JVC cachet) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| United States | 5071 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, different) | ||
| United States | 5069-5072 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Panda Cachets cachet) | ||
| United States | SP2015 | (USPS) souvenir page (5069-5076) | ||
| United States | CP966 | (USPS no.968) commemorative panel (5069-5076) | ||
| Images of Earth's surface | ||||
| Abkhazia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | MS9 (a-i) Imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 1996 | Sun glint on ocean surface near shoreline |
| Abkhazia | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as MS9) on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2618 (Mi?) | 2011 | Coastal view, possibly of La Plata basin (in lower-left) | |
| Australia | 1258-1260 fdc (Mi1297-1299 fdc) | (Australia Post) cachet on FDC, also back | 1992 | False-color image of "The Diamantina River in flood, photographed from space by SPOT-1 in May 1990" (text in FDC back) |
| Australia | 2214b (BL52) | In (right) margin of MS4 (2211-2214) | 2004 | False-color image of Tasmania |
| Azerbaijan | 703 (Mi467) | 2000 | High-resolution false-color image of Azerbaijan | |
| Azerbaijan | 1172 (Mi1352-1360) | MS9 (1172 (a-i)) | 2017 | High-resolution false-color images of the Earth's surface |
| Belgium | 2890 (BL238, Mi4899-4903) | In (upper-center) margin of MS5 (2890 (a-e)), with stamp 'c' | 2019 | "The PROBA-V satellite examines vegetation over the entire globe" (in French and Dutch text) |
| Bermuda | 782 (Mi767) | 1999 | Visible image of Bermuda | |
| Bermuda | 779-782 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Bermuda Post cachet) | ||
| Brazil | 1292 (Mi1376) | 1973 | Multi-spectral imaging of Earth by Landsat | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 219 (Mi?) | 2000 | False-color images of islands/atolls | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 220 (Mi?) | |||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 221 (Mi?) | |||
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 222 (Mi?) | |||
| Chad | 514 (Mi1048A) i514 (Mi1048B) | Imperforate | 1984 | False-color infrared image of an African river |
| Chad | 514b (BL219A) i514b (BL219B) | SS1 (514) Imperforate SS1 (i514) | ||
| Chad | 515a (Mi1044A-1049A) i515a (Mi1044B-1049B) | On one of MS6 (510-515) On one of imperforate MS6 (i510-i515) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | False-color image of Hong Kong |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label8 (Mi2986-2995 label8) | Label from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | Visible image of a coral island/atoll |
| Costa Rica | C780 (Mi1063) iC780 | Imperforate | 1980 | Enhanced visible image of coastal area near Puerto Limón, with some white areas of clouds |
| Costa Rica | C781 (Mi1064) iC781 | Imperforate | Enhanced visible image of coastal area next to Gulf of Nicoya, with some white areas of clouds | |
| Costa Rica | C780-C781 fdc1 | Two stamps on FDC (purple cancel) | (As above for stamps) | |
| Costa Rica | C780-C781 fdc2 | Two stamps on FDC (blue cancel) | ||
| Djibouti | 702 (Mi572) | 1992 | False-color image, centered on Arabian peninsula | |
| France | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 200? | Réunion Island image from 830 km altitude from SPOT |
| French Polynesia | 587 (Mi605) | 1992 | High-resolution false-color image from SPOT-1/2/3 type: Polynesia as seen from space (Tahiti; cumulus clouds are seen in white) | |
| French Polynesia | 587 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | 588 (Mi606) | High-resolution false-color image from SPOT-1/2/3 type: Polynesia as seen from space (Mataiva Atoll, with barrier reef surrounding central lagoon) | ||
| French Polynesia | 588 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | 589 (Mi607) | High-resolution false-color image from SPOT-1/2/3 type: Polynesia as seen from space (Bora Bora, with barrier reef almost completely circling lagoon; higher terrain of island in lagoon is in tones of green) | ||
| French Polynesia | 589 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 fdc (Mi219 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1986 | False-color detail image from SPOT-1, composed of pixels, of La Camargue (a region of France on the Mediterranean coast) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 maxi (Mi326 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard (Kerguelen cancel) | 1994 | High-resolution false-color image from SPOT |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 maxi2 | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard (Dumont d'Urville cancel) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 468a (Mi782) | One of strip of 5 (468 (a-e + 5 labels)) (Mi782-786), or five of MS25 (468f (5x 468 (a-e + 5 labels)) | 2012 | False-color image of Antarctica and surrounding ocean, including the Antarctic circumpolar current (in red) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 468e (Mi786) | Port aux Français and vicinity, Kerguelen islands (image from Pleiades) | ||
| Germany (East) | 1901 (BL52) | SS1 | 1978 | Multi-spectral image (in background) |
| Germany (East) | None o | (Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft) cinderella, one of cinderella MS20 (a-t + 5 labels) | 1981 | False color and/or artistic image of an unknown coastal location seen from space |
| Germany (East) | 2531 (Mi3008) | One of block of 4 (2531a (2528-2531)) (Mi3005-3008), or four of MS16 (2531b (4x (2528-2531))) | 1986 | True-color image (in inset) |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back, and detail | 1991 | "A Landsat scene of the Isle of Wight" |
| Guernsey (Great Britain) | 449-452 fdc (Mi518-521 fdc) | (Guernsey Post) cachet on FDC, also insert and insert back | 1991 | "Bailiwick of Guernsey, from 915 km altitude" |
| Hong Kong | 411 (Mi?) | 1983 | High-resolution visible image of Hong Kong | |
| India | None | (Appex'88) cachet on cover | 1988 | False-color image from IRS-1A |
| India | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | High-resolution false-color infrared image of Gujarat (bluish and dark tones show water; reddish tones show dry land) |
| Japan | 2120 (M2062) | 1991 | Pixelated image of Hokkaido | |
| Japan | 2120 fdc1 | Stamp and (Minoru Hisano) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2120 fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 1419e (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (1419 (a-e)) | 2010 | High-resolution visible image of Jersey |
| Liberia | 3029 (Mi6613-6618) | MS6 (a-f) | 2015 | "Earth from space" |
| Liberia | 3030 (BL695) | SS1 | ||
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | (primarily) stamps 'b' and 'd' of MS4 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | sun glint on the water surfaces |
| Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Montserrat | 1367 (Mi1774-1777) | MS4 (1367 (a-d)) | 2015 | "Earth from space" |
| Montserrat | 1368 (BL171) | SS1 | ||
| Pabay Island (Scotland) | Local | 2002 | Visible image of Pabay Island | |
| Pakistan | 771 (Mi847) | 1992 | (possible) Infrared image of vegetation and other surface types, including satellite-measured surface temperatures in cloud-free areas of part of Pakistan | |
| Pakistan | 771-772 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Pitcairn Islands | 665 (Mi?) | 2009 | High-resolution visible images of Pitcairn Islands from Ditigal Globe QuickBird | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 666 (Mi?) | |||
| Pitcairn Islands | 667 (Mi?) | |||
| Pitcairn Islands | 668 (Mi?) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 4691 (Mi4764) | 1978 | Photograph of the Pamir Mountains by "RADUGA" experiment on the Soyuz-29/Salyut-6/Soyuz-31 complex using a multi-spectral camera MKF-6M1 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4691 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4690-4692 sc | Souvenir card (4690-4692) | ||
| Samoa | 587 (Mi494) | 1983 | "Satellite view" (but not a realistic satellite image) | |
| South Africa | 1461a-e fdc (Mi2042-2046 fdc) | (South Africa Post) cachet on FDC | 2011 | Near-infrared image of Beaufort West, South Africa, and nearby terrain from Sumbandila / OSCAR-67 |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | True-color image from Envisat of salt desert in southeast Iran |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | False-color image from Kompsat-2 | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | True-color image from "EO-1" | |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | Visible image of "the snow-capped southern Polish city of Kraków and its Vistula River" | |
| Togo | C176 (Mi928A) iC176 (Mi928B) | Imperforate | 1972 | False-color image of African continent |
| Togo | C176 ds | Deluxe sheet (C176) | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127b (Mi128) | One of MS2 (127 (a-b)) (BL4), also detail | 1983 | False-color image of Cyprus from Landsat-1 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127b fdc | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 177 (Mi177) | 1989 | False-color infrared image showing surface temperatures of water and ice in the sea north and east of Denmark, and of the nearby land; (probable) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sea ice concentration map (in FDC cachet) | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 177 maxi | Stamp on maxicard, also back | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176-177 fdc | One of two stamps and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 653 (Mi?) | From MS20 (653a (20x 653)) | 2018 | "Earth seen from space" (in French text) |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 653-654 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 625 (BL49) | SS1 | 2018 | "Earth seen from space by the Copernicus-Sentinel satellite (ESA image)" (in German text) |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 625 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| United States | 1918 fdc (Mi1487 fdc) | (Marq) cachet on FDC | 1981 | Full-disk false-color image |
| United States | UC58 | (USPS) serogramme back, also unfolded | 1985 | False-color images of San Francisco CA, Washington DC, and New York NY from Landsat (where FDCs of this aerogramme are found) |
| United States | 4710a (Mi4883) | From MS15 (4710 (a-o)), also back5; also no die cuts and press sheet | 2012 | Bear Glacier (AK) and icebergs from GeoEye or Ikonos |
| United States | 4710b (Mi4884) | Visible image of Mt. St. Helens (WA) volcano from Landsat-7 | ||
| United States | 4710h (Mi4890) | Visible image of Garden City (KS) center-pivot irrigation from Landsat-7 | ||
| United States | 4710a fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also insert | (As above for stamps) | |
| United States | 4710a fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Collins cachet) | ||
| United States | 4710a fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 4710a fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, design like stamp) | ||
| United States | 4710b fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Colorano silk cachet) | ||
| United States | 4710b fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| United States | 4710b fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 4710b fdc4 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| United States | 4710c fdc | (Coverscape) cachet (reproduction of 4710h) on FDC | ||
| United States | 4710h fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| United States | 4710h fdc2 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| United States | 4710h fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Colorano silk cachet) | ||
| United States | 4710 card1 | Top card for pack of 100 (100x 4710), also detail | ||
| United States | 4710 card2 | Top card for pack of 25 (25x 4710), also detail1 and detail2 | ||
| United States | 4710 card3 | Top card for pack of 10 (10x 4710), also detail1 and detail2 | ||
| United States | 4710 fdc | MS15 on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
| United States | SP1861 | (USPS) souvenir page (4710), also back | ||
| United States | CP908 page1 | (USPS no.908) commemorative panel (4710), also page2 | ||
| United States | 4893 (Mi5079) | From MS10 (4893a (10x 4893)) | 2014 | False-color Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs), plus white for ice cover and land in brown tones |
| United States | 4893 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel, ArtCraft cachet) | ||
| United States | 4893 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (text cancel, ArtCraft cachet, same) | ||
| United States | 4893 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel, blank/no cachet) | ||
| United States | 4893 fdc4 | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (DCP cancel) | ||
| United States | 4893 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel, HL cachet), also back | ||
| United States | 4893 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (DCP cancel, on top card for pack of 100 (100x 4893) | ||
| United States | SP1936 | (USPS) souvenir page (4893) | ||
| United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 2015 | (actual) Earthrise as seen from the Moon by the "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC)" |
| United States | 5399 fdc (Mi5636 fdc) | (KSC visitor complex) cachet on FDC card | 2019 | "Florida from space" |
| Nighttime visible images of Earth's surface (mostly showing manmade/city lights, and largely from VIIRS instrumentation on S-NPP/JPSS (NOAA) series) | ||||
| Composites of Blue Marble (2001) imagery and Day/Night Band (DNB) Imagery are found only in this Nighttime Imagery section | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 330a (BL36) i330a | In background of MS2 (330a (2x 330)) In background of imperforate MS2 (i330a (2x i330)) | 2016 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over western Europe |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 330a proof | MS2 proof | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat Admin.) | 330a proof fdc | MS2 proof on FDC | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 516+label (Mi645+label) | On label from MS8 (516a (8x 516 + label)) | 2015 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over Europe and northern Africa (image is horizontally flipped and colored in cachet) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb Admin.) | 516 fdc | (Bosnia (Serbian Admin.) Post Office) cachet on FDC | ||
| Burundi | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (center) margin of MS6 (a-f) | 2017 | (composite) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over Europe and nothern Africa |
| Burundi | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (center) margin of MS6 (a-f) | ||
| Central African Republic | BL3007 | On stamp of SS1 (Mi14763) | 2023 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with emphasis on western Europe |
| Central African Republic | BL3116 | In (lower) margin of SS1 (Mi15597) | 2023 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over western Europe |
| Central African Republic | BL3118 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (Mi15603), when rotated -90 deg | 2023 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image) |
| Central African Republic | Mi15604 | Stamp from SS1 (BL3119) | ||
| Chad | Mi6349 | One of MS3 (Mi6347-6349) | 2023 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS true-color and Day/Night Band (DNB) image with lights on the Nile River and around the Arabian Peninsula at the bottom center |
| Chad | BL1375 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi6354) | 2023 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over eastern Europe |
| China (People's Republic) | 4709 maxi (Mi5186 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 2020 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with unknown geography |
| Congo Republic | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image over Asia and the Middle East), incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon; (see also Moldova 1045) |
| Djibouti | BL1935 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi5796) + label | 2022 | (composite, partial) Full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with unknown geography |
| Djibouti | BL1939 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi5806) + label | 2022 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with emphasis on Europe |
| Djibouti | Mi7576 | One of MS4 (Mi7575-7578) | 2023 | (composite) VIIRS true-color and Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery over unknown geography |
| Djibouti | Mi6414_ms4 | In (upper) margin of MS4 (4x Mi6414) | 2023 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over western Europe |
| Djibouti | BL2090 | In (lower) margin of SS1 (Mi6416) | ||
| Djibouti | BL2392 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi8366) | 2023 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over central and eastern Europe |
| Gambia | 3652 (Mi7138-7141) | Block of 4 (3652a-d) from MS4 (3652 (a-d)) | 2015 | (composite) VIIRS true-color and Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery over Asia, North America, South America, and Europe and northern Africa |
| Gambia | 3653 (BL929, Mi7142) | Stamp from SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL3632 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi16350) | 2022 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, centred on the Middle East with Russia extending northeastward (Cyprus is clearly identifiable in the eastern Mediterranean, just above the Bayraktar drone) |
| Guinea Republic | BL3673 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi16582) | 2022 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with unknown geograpy |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2023 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image over southeast Asia), incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon |
| Guinea-Bissau | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 2023 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over the Middle-East and Asia |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2017 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over western Europe |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown ss (BL none) Unknown iss | In background of SS1 [known illegal issue] In background of imperforate SS1 | 2017 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over western Europe |
| Indonesia | 2451b (Mi3262) | From strip of 6 (2451 (a-f)) (Mi3261-3266), or from MS24 (2451h (4x 2451)) | 2016 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over southern Asia |
| Indonesia | 2451c (Mi3263) | |||
| Indonesia | 2451d (Mi3264) | |||
| Indonesia | 2451a+c-d fdc | Two of three stamps and (Indonesia Post) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Indonesia | 2451b+e-f fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (Indonesia Post cachet) | ||
| Liberia | Unknown a-b (Mi none) | Strip of two from MS4 (a-c) | 2024 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over Europe |
| Lithuania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2004 | Color-enhanced nighttime visible image of western Europe (lights from cities reflect population density) possibly based on DMSP |
| Moldova | 1045 (BL83, Mi1112) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2019 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image over Asia and the Middle East, also the Arctic ice cap has been removed), incorrectly portrayed as an Earthrise seen from the Moon; (see also Congo Republic Unknown b 2019) |
| Netherlands | 1501 (Mi3407-3416) | MS10 (1501 (a-j)) | 2015 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, centered over the Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 1474 personalized ms (Mi3250 personalized ms) | In background of MS3 (a-c) (1474 stamp base from 2014) | 2016 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, centered over western Europe |
| Niger | BL1488 | In (lower) margin of SS1 (Mi9000) | 2022 | (composite) VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with unknown geography |
| Sierra Leone | BL2923 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (Mi17183) | 2023 | VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery centered over southern Europe |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 2023 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with emphasis on southern Europe |
| Sierra Leone | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with emphasis on North America |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (right) margin of SS1, when flipped horizontally (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image over the western USA); also modified to include artistic drawings of hurricanes over the Florida Keys and near the Baja Peninsula | 2023 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) western hemisphere image |
| Togo | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2023 | (modified) Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image (VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery has been integrated into the image over Asia and the Middle East) |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | ||
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2024 | (composite, partial) full-disk VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) imagery, with emphasis on Europe and northern Africa |
| United States | 2277 fdc (Mi1973A fdc) | (Blue and red printed) cachet on FDC | 1988 | Nighttime visible imagery from DMSP |
1MKF-6 or 6M (Mehr-Kanal Fotografie) was an East German multi-spectral camera with 6 lenses designed to photograph Earth's surface from space. It was used for the first time in 1976 on Soyuz-22. It was also used on Salyut-6, Salyut-7 and Mir.
2Card cut from October page of Kniga International 1986 space calendar.
3Even though these full-disk images appear to be true-color, the instruments on Meteosat and GOES can only provide false-color images.
4Early (1960s) Molniya communications satellites had imaging capabilities, but images from Molniya satellites are rare.
5For more information see http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/news/earthscapes-stamps.html
6This full-disk true-color image of unknown source, found on many websites as well as on the dust jacket of the New Concise World Atlas, Oxford University Press, 4th edition from 2013, appears to be from a geo-stationary satellite, but may be a composited and enhanced image.
Below is a list of Satellite imagery of the Earth on satellite launch and event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Images of Earth's cloud systems | ||||
| United States | 1965-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on TIROS-9 launch cover | early visible image of clouds |
| Austria | 1965-04-01 | Gmond, Niederosterreich 1 | (Blue printed) cachet on TIROS-1 anniversary postcard | photo of the Mediterranean area |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on Lunar Orbiter-1 launch cover | Earthrise image (the first Earthrise image ever!); also enhancement1 and enhancement2 |
| United States | 1972-10-15 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar Covers no.52) cachet on NOAA-2 and OSCAR-6 insert from launch cover, also front | Satellite photo of "tropical storm" (in this case a hurricane) over the western Atlantic |
| United States | 1974-08-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (MoF no.18) cachet on Explorer-6 anniversary cover, also insert and insert back | "First televised image of Earth from a satellite - August 14, 1959" (in cachet text); "Seven days after launch, Explorer-6 gave man his first crude view of the Earth from a satellite. From an altitude of 19,000 miles, a photo cell on the spinning Explorer scanned a 20,000-square-mile crescent of the north-central Pacific Ocean" (in insert front text). |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Telecom-1B launch cover | (green monochrome) Full-disk image |
| French Guiana | 1988-07-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on Insat-1C and Eutelsat-1-F5 launch cover | Full-disk true-color image |
| French Guiana | 1991-04-04 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO Philatelie) cachet on Anik-E2 launch cover | Full-disk true-color image of unknown source; see all items with this image |
| China (People's Republic) | 1994-04-02 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed and black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on FY-2A accident/explosion cover | Full-disk true-color image based on this image from GOES-1, taken in 1979 when it was temporarily at 58 deg E, over the Indian Ocean, as part of GARP; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1994-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Systems/Loral) cachet on GOES-8 launch cover | Full-disk images from SMS-1/2 and GOES-1/2/3 |
| United States | 1995-06-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on STS-71 launch cover, when rotated 135 deg, also insert | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1997-10-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hobby Link) cachet on Cassini-Huygens launch cover | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1997-10-15 2017-09-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL Pasadena CA | (Black printed) cachet on Cassini-Huygens launch and event cover | (black monochrome) Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image |
| United States | 1999-08-17 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Mission Control) cachet on Cassini-Huygens event cover | Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990; see all items with this image |
| French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on BSat-2b and ARTEMIS launch cover, also detail | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| French Guiana | 2002-08-28 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on Eutelsat-12-West-A (Atlantic Bird-1) launch cover | (partial) Full-disk visible image |
| French Guiana | 2003-06-11 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on Optus-C1 and BSat-2c launch cover | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| Russia | 2003-12-10 | Polevaya | (Blue and black printed) cachet on Kosmos-2402/2403/2404 (GLONASS-83/84/M2) cover | True-color image |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FY-2C launch cover | Full-disk true-color2 image |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? (pictorial cancel) | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on FY-2C launch cover | deep low pressure system in the Southern Hemisphere (clockwise rotation) seen from low-Earth orbit (not from FY-2C) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2004-10-19 | ? (text cancel) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FY-2C launch cover | |
| French Guiana | 2006-10-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on Optus-D1 and DirecTV-9S and LDREX-2 launch cover | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on Chang'e-1 launch cover | Full-disk true-color image |
| United States | 2007-11-13 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Black nd blue printed) cachet on SELENE / Kaguya event cover | (actual) Earthrise as seen from Moon orbit |
| United States | 2007-11-13 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Black and blue printed) cachet (different) on SELENE / Kaguya event cover | (actual) Earthset (not Earthrise) as seen from Moon orbit |
| United States | 2008-04-05 | Pasadena CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on SELENE / Kaguya event cover | (actual) "Earthrise by HDTV" |
| United States | 2009-02-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) back of NOAA-19 launch cover, also front | False-color infrared image with tropical and subtropical convection (in the warm colors) |
| United States | 2009-03-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on GPS-2RM-7 launch cover | Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico); see all items with this image |
| United States | 2009-06-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on GOES-14 launch cover, also back | color-enhanced infrared image, and (partial) Full-disk true-color2 image |
| United States | 2010-03-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on GOES-15 launch cover, also back | (partial) Full-disk true-color2 image; also separate image of a hurricane |
| French Guiana | 2011-05-20 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on Insat-4G (GSat-8) and ST-2 launch cover | visible image from Envisat in 2008 of a nearly cloud-free France; the long thin white cloud across France is cirrus associated with the jet stream. |
| United States | 2011-10-24 | Sagamore MA | (Coverscape) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | 65th anniv. launch of V-2 upper atmospheric and photographic mission; carried a motion picture camera that photographed Earth for the first time from a high altitude (around 100 km) [not a satellite image] |
| French Guiana | 2011-12-16 | Kourou | (Historiaphil) cachet on Pleiades-1A launch cover, also detail | Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982; see all items with this image |
| China (People's Republic) | 2012-01-13 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FY-2F launch cover | lower clouds (water droplets) in bluish tones, higher clouds (ice crystals) in magenta tones, neither in greenish tones. |
| United States | 2019-07-23 | Pasadena CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on LightSail-2 event cover | (partial) Full-disk true-color visble image |
| United States | 2020-07-24 | Monument Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on Bumper-WAC-8 anniversary cover | True-color image over Florida and Cape Canaveral |
| United States | 2022-09-26 | Houston TX | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on DART event cover, also back and insert | "space-based observations" (true-color image) |
| United States | 2024-06-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on GOES-19 launch cover, also back | (partial) Full-disk true-color image (image below GOES-U logo) |
| United States | 2024-11-30 | Vandenberg SFB, CA | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on NROL-126 launch cover, also back | (partial) Full-disk true-color image, centered over Florida USA |
| Blue Marble (2001) (MODIS full-disk composite true-color image of the Earth) | ||||
| United States | 2012-05-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (R. Carter) cachet on Dragon-C2 launch cover | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2017-04-22 | Pasadena CA | (JPL printed) cachet on Cassini-Huygens event cover | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2018-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on SES-12 pre-launch cover, also detail | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2018-06-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on SES-12 launch cover, also detail | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2018-06-04 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on SES-12 launch cover, also detail | |
| United States | 2018-06-04 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on SES-12 launch cover, also detail | |
| United States | 2018-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on SES-16 launch cover, also detail | Blue Marble (2001) Europe-Africa sector image |
| United States | 2018-01-31 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on SES-16 launch cover, also detail | |
| French Guiana | 2011-10-121 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Galileo-IOV-PFM and FM2 launch card | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| French Guiana | 2011-10-21 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on Galileo-IOV-PFM and FM2 launch cover | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| United States | 2021-05-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on RAFTI pre-launch cover | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| United States | 2021-08-02 | Pittsburgh PA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Apollo-15 anniversary cover | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on GOES-18 launch cover | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image (in GOES-T mission patch) |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lockheed Martin?) cachet on GOES-18 launch cover | |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Patrick AFB, FL | (JM) cachet on GOES-18 launch cover | |
| United States | 2022-03-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on GOES-18 launch cover, also back | |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet on JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch cover, also detail | (partial) Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (Red Eagle) cachet (different) on JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch cover, also detail | |
| United States | 2022-11-10 | Honolulu HI | (Red Eagle) cachet on JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch cover, also detail | |
| United States | 2024-06-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on GOES-19 launch cover, also back | Blue Marble (2001) western-hemisphere image (in GOES-U logo) |
| United States | 2024-04-27 | Titusville FL | (JM) cachet on Galileo-29/30 launch cover | Blue Marble (2001) Atlantic sector image |
| Images of Earth's surface | ||||
| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.16) cachet on NOAA-6 launch cover | False-color infrared image of southeastern US and the Gulf Stream and the Gulf of Mexico loop current |
| French Guiana | 2011-04-22 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on New Dawn and YahSat-1 launch cover | "Satellite view of Earth - 2007 Greek fires (from Envisat)" |
| French Guiana | 2011-08-06 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on BSat-3C and Astra-1N launch cover | Image of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico from "Satellite [EOS] Aqua" |
| French Guiana | 2011-09-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on Arabsat-5C and SES-2 launch cover, also back | Image of Nile delta from "[EOS] Terra" |
| French Guiana | 2012-05-15 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on JCSat-13 and Vinasat-2 launch cover | Visible image of "Éruption de l'Etna, 2002, satellite [EOS] Terra" |
| United States | 2012-07-23 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on Landsat-7 anniversary cover | False-color image of Manicouagan (incorrectly spelled "Manicougan") crater (Québec) |
| Nighttime visible images of Earth's surface (from VIIRS instrumentation on S-NPP/JPSS satellites) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2013-07-25 | Kourou | (Historiaphil) cachet on Inmarsat-4A-F4 / Alphasat and Insat-3D launch cover | Nighttime visible image of western Europe (showing city lights) |
| United States | 2024-08-02 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on Starlink-v2-Mini_G10-6-1/23 launch cover, also back | Nighttime visible image of Europe and Asia (showing city lights) |
1The 2011-10-12 date either represents a pre-launch event, or the day digits are transposed and are intended to be the launch date, 2011-10-21.
2Even though these full-disk images appear to be true-color, the instruments on Meteosat and GOES can only provide false-color images.
3The Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE) was designed to obtain nighttime images of lightning in an attempt to better understand the effects of lightning discharges on each other, on nearby storm systems, on storm microbursts and wind patterns, and other interrelationships over an extremely large geographical area. The MLE employed payload bay color video cameras and a 35 mm handheld still picture camera to observe lightning discharges at night from active storms.
The table below is a summary and cross-reference of images of Earth (for which two or more items are found in the stamp and launch cover tables above)
| Image of Earth | Postal items |
|---|---|
| Summary and cross-reference of images of Earth | |
| Composite full-disk true-color image, based on GOES-8 from 9 Sep 1997 (including Hurricane Linda just off the SW coast of Mexico) |
Central African Republic Mi12725 Chad Mi2660A Chad BL528A China (People's Republic) Postcard 2003 Colombia 1250 (and derivatives) Colombia 1567 (and derivatives) Congo (Democratic Republic, Kinshasa) Unknown ss (flipped horizontally) Cook Islands KM1648 2012 Djibouti Mi8031 Dominican Republic 1586b France Lettre-verte 2015 Gabon Unknown d 2018 Guinea-Bissau Unknown ms 2023 Honduras C1262 Honduras C1263 India Cover 2023 Mali Unknown ms 2015 [known illegal issue] Mozambique Unknown 2019 Niger BL492 Niger Mi10610-10613_ms4 St. Thomas and Prince Islands Unknown ms 2015 Sierra Leone Mi13497 (rotated 150 deg) Sierra Leone Unknown ss 2024 Spain Envelope 2013 Transnistria/PMR (Moldova) Unknown ss fdc 2021 United States 2009-03-24 (GPS-2RM-7 launch cover) United States cover 2012 |
| GOES-7 full-disk false-color image from 25 Aug 1992 (including Hurricane Andrew in the Gulf of Mexico) |
Benin Unknown ms 2003 French Polynesia 878 (and derivatives) Grenada 3604 Osetia (North) Local_a 1997 (and derivatives) |
| GOES-8 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 2 Sep 1994 |
United States 2279 fdc2 (cachet) United States 2279 fdc3 (cachet) United States 3412a fdc3 (cachet) United States 4740 fdc (cachet) |
| Full-disk true-color image based on this image from GOES-1, taken in 1979 when it was temporarily at 58 deg E, over the Indian Ocean, as part of GARP |
Bahrain 406 China (People's Republic) 1994-04-02 (FY-2A accident/explosion cover) |
| Galileo spacecraft full-disk true-color image from 11 Dec 1990 |
Russia Y1153 Ukraine 697 (rotated 90 deg) United States 1413a fdc United States 1995-06-27 (STS-71 launch cover, rotated 135 deg) United States 1997-10-15 (Cassini-Huygens launch cover) United States 1997-10-15 / 2017-09-15 (Cassini-Huygens launch and event cover) United States 1999-08-17 (Cassini-Huygens event cover) |
| Meteosat-2 full-disk quasi-true-color image from 1982 |
Antigua and Barbuda 2360a-b Burundi BL499A Comoro Islands 768 (and derivatives) France 1903 maxi Guinea Republic 1189a Guinea Republic BL1435 Guinea Republic BL1436 Guinea Republic BL1437 Guinea Republic BL1692 Italy 4003a Madagascar Unknown ss 2009 St. Thomas and Prince Islands 2109d Sierra Leone Unknown ss 2024 Somalia Unknown ss 1999 (and derivatives) Somalia Unknown ms 1999 Togo BL586 Tunisia 1435 French Guiana 2003-06-11 (Optus-C1 and BSat-2c launch cover) French Guiana 2006-10-13 (Optus-D1 and DirecTV-9S and LDREX-2 launch cover) French Guiana 2001-07-12 (BSat-3b and ARTEMIS launch cover) French Guiana 2011-12-16 (Pleiades-1A launch cover) |
| ATS-3 full-disk true-color image from 10 November 1967 |
Denmark 489 fdc Denmark 627 fdc United States 1410 fdc United States 1413 fdc United States 1413a fdc2 (blue monochrome) |
| Full-disk true-color image of unknown source (and date) |
Chad Mi6235 Djibouti Mi5805 Djibouti Mi6409 (and derivatives) Djibouti Mi6410 Gabon Unknown c 2019 (flipped-horizontally) Gabon Unknown 2021 Guinea Republic BL1963 (and derivatives) Liberia Unknown d 2024 Madagascar Unknown ss 2019 Sierra Leone Mi17183 Sierra Leone Unknown ms 2024 United States C76 fdc |
| Full-disk true-color image of unknown source (and date) [different from image above] |
Canada 1442a fdc French Guiana 1991-04-04 (Anik-E2 launch cover) |
The table below is a chronological list with details of (un-manned satellite) Blue Marble imagery found in the tables above.
| Blue Marble image | Year | Image details/explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Details of (un-manned satellite) Blue Marble imagery referenced in the tables above | |||
| Blue Marble (1972) | 1972 | The first such image, Blue Marble (1972), is a photograph by the crew of Apollo-17 during the outbound journey to the Moon, taken on 7 December 1972 at about 6 hours into the mission at a distance of approximately 42,000 km from Earth. The image covers only the region of Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Antarctic. Its philatelic items are found in the Apollo-mission Earth imagery page. | |
| Blue Marble (2001) | 2001 | NASA created a Blue Marble (2001) image from a composite of numerous EOS MODIS images from 2001 and 2002. This composite covers the whole globe. The western and eastern hemispheres are the most commonly-depicted BM2001 areas. However, a Europe-Africa sector, an Atlantic sector, an Australia sector, and an Antarctic sector have also been found on postal items. | |
| Blue Marble (2012) | 2012 | NASA created a Blue Marble (2012) image from a composite of numerous S-NPP VIIRS images from 2012. The image, which is centered over North America, is a quasi-full-disk image. The Blue Marble (2012) image does not have the same field of view as a full-disk image from a geostationary weather satellite because of the lower-than-geostationary orbit of the S-NPP satellite. Compared to such a full-disk image, the Blue Marble (2012) image emphasizes the features in the central part of the disk at the expense of those in the outer parts of the disk (e.g. the high latitudes and polar regions are seen poorly or not at all). | |
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