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Peaceful Uses of
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Below is a checklist of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (PUOS) 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.


CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
ArgentinaNoneCachet on cover1964quasi-PUOS1
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19681st UN Conference PUOS
Austria121919822nd UN Conference PUOS
Austria1219 blackprintBlackprint
Austria1219 scStamp and cancel on Souvenir Card
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19822nd UN Conference PUOS, Unispace 1982
Austria1219 coverCancel on cover19993rd UN Conference PUOS
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19993rd UN Conference PUOS, Unispace-3
Burundi4527 overprinted in green1963PUOS
Burundi4633 overprinted in green1963PUOS
Central Africa Republic534 (Mi861A)
i534 (Mi861B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa Republic534a (BL202)SS1 (534)
Central Africa Republic535 (Mi862A)
i535 (Mi862B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa Republic535a (BL203)SS1 (535)
Central Africa Republic536 (Mi863A)
i536 (Mi863B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa Republic536a (BL204)SS1 (536)
Central Africa Republic537 (Mi864A)
i537 (Mi864B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa Republic537a (BL205)SS1 (537)
Central Africa RepublicC277 (Mi865A)
iC277 (Mi865B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC277a (BL206)SS1 (C277)
Central Africa RepublicC278 (Mi866A)
iC278 (Mi866B)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC278a (BL207)SS1 (C278)
Central Africa Republicnone (Mi867)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC279 (BL201A)
iC279 (BL201B)
SS1 (Mi867)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC279A (Mi868)
iC279A (iMi868)
19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC279c (BL208)SS1 (C279A)
Central Africa Republicnone (Mi869)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central Africa RepublicC279B (BL209A)
iC279B (BL209B)
SS1 (Mi869)
Chad434 (Mi953A)
i434 (Mi953B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad434a (BL144)SS1 (434)
Chad435 (Mi954A)
i435 (Mi954B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad435a (BL145)SS1 (435)
Chad436 (Mi955A)
i436 (Mi955B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad436a (BL146)SS1 (436)
Chad437 (Mi956A)
i437 (Mi956B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad437a (BL147)SS1 (437)
Chad438 (Mi957A)
i438 (Mi957B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad438a (BL148)SS1 (438)
Chad439 (Mi958A)
i439 (Mi958B)
19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad439a (BL149)SS1 (439)
Chad439b (Mi953-958)
i439
MS6 (434-439)19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad440 (BL143A)
i440 (BL143B)
SS119832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad440AGold foil19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad440B (BL151)Gold foil SS119832nd UN Conference PUOS
China (People's Republic)179119822nd UN Conference PUOS
China (People's Republic)1791 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
Cuba250119822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba250219822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba250319822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba250419822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba250519822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba250619822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Czechoslovakia2414MS2 (2x 2414a)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
DjiboutiC165 (Mi348)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
DjiboutiC165a (BL71A)
iC165a (BL71B)
SS1 (C165)
Dominica9341985PUOS
Egypt119919822nd UN Conference PUOS
Gabon51419822nd UN Conference PUOS
Gabon514 proofDeluxe proof
Ghana3051967PUOS
Ghana305BMS12 (12x 305)1967PUOS
Ghana3061967PUOS
Ghana306BMS12 (12x 306)1967PUOS
Ghana3071967PUOS
Ghana307BMS12 (12x 307)1967PUOS
Ghana307aImperforate MS3 (305-307)1967PUOS
Grenada Grenadines708Stamp-on-stamp: United Nations 373 (PUOS)1985PUOS
Haiti503498 black vertical overprint1963PUOS
Haiti503a498 claret horizontal overprint1963PUOS
Haiti503b498 black horizontal overprint1963PUOS
Haiti504499 black vertical overprint1963PUOS
Haiti504a499 claret horizontal overprint1963PUOS
Haiti504b499 black horizontal overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC206C201 black vertical overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC206aC201 claret horizontal overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC206bC201 black horizontal overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC207C202 black vertical overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC207aC202 claret horizontal overprint1963PUOS
HaitiC207bC202 black horizontal overprint1963PUOS
Indonesia117419822nd UN Conference PUOS
Indonesia117519822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan112419822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan112519822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan112619822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan112719822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan112819822nd UN Conference PUOS
Korea (South)131619822nd UN Conference PUOS
Liberia408
i408
1963quasi-PUOS1
Liberia409
i409
1963quasi-PUOS1
LiberiaC151
iC151
1963quasi-PUOS1
LiberiaC152SS11963quasi-PUOS1
Liberia4151964quasi-PUOS1
Liberia4161964quasi-PUOS1
Liberia4171964quasi-PUOS1
LiberiaC162SS11964quasi-PUOS1
Mexico128419822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC15519822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC15619822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC15719822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC15819822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC15919822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC16019822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC16119822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC16219822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC163SS119822nd UN Conference PUOS
Nigeria1431963PUOS
Nigeria143aMS12 (12x 143)1963PUOS
Nigeria1441963PUOS
Nigeria144aMS12 (12x 144)1963PUOS
Pakistan5701982PUOS
Poland252519822nd UN Conference PUOS
Qatar101DLabel from earlier sheet containing 100-100C overprinted in black1966quasi-PUOS1
Qatar101D varLabel from earlier sheet containing 100-100C overprinted in red1966quasi-PUOS1
RomaniaC119Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C561962quasi-PUOS1
RomaniaC120Stamp-on-stamp: C73, C74, C75
RomaniaC121Stamp-on-stamp: 1200 or 1201, C58, C88
RomaniaC122Stamp-on-stamp: C104, C109, C110
RomaniaC119-122 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
RomaniaC122aImperforate MS4 (C119-C122)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110
RomaniaC122a fdcMS4 on FDC
Russia (USSR)27221963quasi-PUOS1
Russia (USSR)NoneSouvenir Card ?1976quasi-PUOS1
Russia (USSR)505819822nd UN Conference PUOS
Russia (USSR)5058aMS8 (8x 5058)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Russia (USSR)NonePostal card1982PUOS: Unispace 1982
Russia (USSR)NoneStamped envelope1987quasi-PUOS1
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C01 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C02 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C03 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C04 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C05 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C06 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C07 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C08 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C09 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C10 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D01 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D02 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D03 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D04 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D05 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D06 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D07 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D08 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D09 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D10 (green)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C01 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C02 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C03 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C04 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C05 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C06 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C07 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C08 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C09 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-C10 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D01 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D02 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D03 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D04 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D05 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D06 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D07 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D08 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D09 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (U.S.)LocalSet-D10 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Surinam5881982PUOS
Surinam5891982PUOS
Surinam5901982PUOS
Syria97819822nd UN Conference PUOS
Thailand1002One of booklet pane of 4 (1002a (4x 1002))19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Turks and Caicos Islands577SS11983PUOS
Uganda3371982PUOS
Uganda3381982PUOS
Uganda3391982PUOS
Uganda3401982PUOS
Uganda341SS11982PUOS
United Nations112 (Mi?)1962Committee on PUOS
United Nations112 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
United Nations113 (Mi?)
United Nations113 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
United Nations112-113 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
United NationsNoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-361970PUOS
United NationsNoneMeter on cover, first-day-of-use, slogan-361972PUOS
United Nations256 (Mi279)1975PUOS
United Nations257 (Mi280)1975PUOS
United Nations256-257_selvedgeSelvedge on 256-2571975PUOS
United NationsSC7Souvenir Card of 6 (New York 112-113, 256-257; Geneva 46-47)1975PUOS
United NationsSC7 (NY cancel)SC7 with New York FDC cancel
United Nations373 (Mi396)1982PUOS
United Nations373 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United NationsSC22Souvenir Card of 7 (New York 112, 256, 373; Geneva 46, 109-110; Vienna 27)1982PUOS
United NationsSC22 (NY cancel)SC22 with New York FDC cancel
United NationsSC41Souvenir Card of 6 (New York 610a; Geneva 221a; Vienna 134a)199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE2
United NationsSC41 (NY cancel)SC41 with New York FDC cancel
United Nations761 (Mi819)From pair (762a (761-762))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations762 (Mi820)PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations762bMS10 (5x 762a)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations763 (BL16)SS1 (composite of 761-762)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations763aSS1 (763) overprinted2000PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-12, first-day-of-use (1972-09-25)1972PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-12, last-day-of-use (1973-03-01)1973PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46 (Mi46)1975PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)47 (Mi47)
United Nations (Geneva)47 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)46-47_selvedgeSelvedge on 46-47
United Nations (Geneva)SC7 (Geneva cancel)SC7 with Geneva FDC cancel1975PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)109 (Mi107)1982PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)109 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)110 (Mi108)
United Nations (Geneva)110 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)SC22 (Geneva cancel)SC22 with Geneva FDC cancel1982PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)SC41 (Geneva cancel)SC41 with Geneva FDC cancel199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE2
United Nations (Geneva)340 (Mi373)From pair (341a (340-341))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)341 (Mi374)PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)341bMS10 (5x 341a)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)342 (BL11)SS1 (composite of 340-341)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)342aSS1 (342) overprinted1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)27 (Mi26)1982PUOS
United Nations (Vienna)27 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Vienna)SC22 (Vienna cancel)SC22 with Vienna FDC cancel1982PUOS
United Nations (Vienna)SC41 (Vienna cancel)SC41 with Vienna FDC cancel199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE2
United Nations (Vienna)257 (Mi291)From pair (258a (257-258))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)258 (Mi292)PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)258bMS10 (5x 258a)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)259 (BL10)SS1 (composite of 257-258)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)259 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United StatesNoneCancel on Explorer-54 launch cover1975PUOS
United StatesNoneCancel on GOES-1 launch cover1975PUOS
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1983PUOS
Uruguay1124 (Mi1649)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Uruguay1124 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**FDC = First Day Cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.

1"Quasi-PUOS" items have a peaceful uses of space theme but are not strictly PUOS.
2MTPE = Mission To Planet Earth


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