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San Marco-series
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San Marco-series
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Below is a checklist of San Marco-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites 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.
Farther below is a list of San Marco-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For San Marco launch information see the San Marco-series table on the scientific/research satellites page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marco | ||||
| Ajman | Mi266 | 1968 | San Marco-1/21 | |
| Comoro Islands | 281 (BL107) | SS1 | 1977 | San Marco-D/L |
| Ecuador | 756 (Mi1283) 756A (Mi1284) 756B (Mi1285) | On selvedge in black | 1966 | San Marco-12 |
| Ecuador | 756 (Mi1283) 756A (Mi1284) 756B (Mi1285) | On selvedge in red | ||
| Ecuador | 757 (Mi1292) | On stamp and on selvedge in black | 1966 | San Marco-12 |
| Ecuador | 757A (Mi1293) | On stamp and on selvedge in black | ||
| Ecuador | 757B (Mi1294) | Only on selvedge in black | ||
| Ecuador | 757c (BL31) i757c (BL32) | MS3 (757-757B), changed colors on imperforate | ||
| Ecuador | 758 (Mi1301) 758A (Mi1302) 758B (Mi1303) 758C (Mi1304) 758D (Mi1305) 758E (Mi1306) | Only on selvedge in black | 1966 | San Marco-12 |
| Hungary | C254 (Mi2195) | 1965 | SolRad-1/7 (not San Marco-1)3 | |
| Italy | 1189 (Mi1492) | 1975 | San Marco-D/L | |
| Manama | Mi96A Mi96B | 1968 | San Marco-1/21 | |
| Micronesia | 81g (Mi138) | One of MS9 (81 (a-i)) | 1989 | San Marco-3/41 |
| Panama | 469 (Mi893) i469 (Mi898) | Changed colors on imperforate | 1966 | San Marco-1 launch |
| Panama | 469A (Mi894) i469A (Mi899) | Changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12 | |
| Panama | 469B (Mi895) i469B (Mi900) | Changed colors on imperforate | San Marco name | |
| Panama | 469D (Mi897) i469D (Mi902) | Changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12 | |
| Panama | 469e (BL53) | MS2 (469C-469D) | San Marco-12 | |
| Panama | C365b (Mi1138) | One of MS6 (C365 (a-f)) and on selvedge | 1969 | San Marco-22 |
| Paraguay | 959 (Mi1591) i959 (Mi1599) | On stamp and on selvedge, changed colors on imperforate | 1966 | San Marco-12 |
| Paraguay | 961 (Mi1593) i961 (Mi1601) | On selvedge only | San Marco-12, also San Marco platform4 | |
| Paraguay | 962 (Mi1594) i962 (Mi1602) | On stamp and on selvedge, changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12, also San Marco platform4 | |
| Paraguay | 963 (Mi1595) i963 (Mi1603) | On stamp and on selvedge, changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12, also San Marco platform4 | |
| Paraguay | 966 (Mi1598) i966 (Mi1606) | On stamp and on selvedge, changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12 | |
| Paraguay | 966a (BL87) i966a (BL88) | SS1, changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12 | |
| Paraguay | 966a muestra (BL87 muestra) i966a muestra (BL88 muestra) | SS1 overprinted "MUESTRA", changed colors on imperforate | San Marco-12 | |
| Poland | 1472 (Mi1736) | 1966 | San Marco-1/21 | |
| Poland | 1467-1468+1472 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Yugoslavia | 1045 (Mi1409) | 1971 | San Marco-1/2 | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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.
1The red and white longitudinal stripes on these items are incorrect, as the stripes were actually black and white according to reference materials. See the A-1 satellite page for a similar dilemma about stripes on that spacecraft.
2The images on all of these items are similar but apparently incorrect, looking more like Vanguard-2 (a spherical satellite without stripes), some with an attachment similar to that seen on some of the Vanguard-1 images.
3SolRad-1/7, not San Marco-1 as indicated on this item.
4Italy’s oldest launch site, consisting of a floating platform in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya, close to the town of Malindi.
Below is a list of San Marco-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| San Marco | ||||
| United States | 1963-04-22 | Wallops Island VA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | San Marco-1 (sub-orbital) launch |
| United States | 1963-04-22 | Wallops Island VA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 (sub-orbital) launch |
| United States | 1963-08-03 | Wallops Island VA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | San Marco-2 (sub-orbital) launch |
| United States | 1963-08-03 | Wallops Island VA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | San Marco-2 (sub-orbital) launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (Sarzin? printed and rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (Sarzin? printed) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (?) cachet on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (?) cachet (different) on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-12-15 | Wallops Island VA | (?) cachet (different) on cover | San Marco-1 launch |
| Vatican | 1967-04-26 | Vatican City | (Orbit) cachet on cover | San Marco-2 launch |
| Kenya | 1971-04-24 | Malindi | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | San Marco-3 launch |
| Kenya | 1974-02-18 | Malindi | (InterSpace) cachet on cover | San Marco-4 launch |
| United States | 1974-02-18 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | San Marco-4 launch |
| Kenya | 1988-03-25 | Malindi | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | San Marco-5 launch |
| United States | 1988-03-25 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | San Marco-5 launch |
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