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Sputnik-3
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Sputnik-3
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Below is a checklist of Sputnik-3 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.
Farther below is a list of Sputnik-3 satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For Sputnik-3 launch information see the Sputnik-series table on the Russian scientific/research and environmental-observing satellites page. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik-3 | ||||
| Albania | 622 (Mi662) | 1962 | Sputnik-3 (not Sputnik-2)1 | |
| Albania | 624a 624b (imperf.) | SS1 | 1962 | Sputnik-3 (not Sputnik-2)1 |
| Altai Republic | Local | Image of unknown source5 overprinted on 4x Russia 5723 | 1996? | |
| Altai Republic | Local | Image of unknown source5 overprinted on 4x Russia 6069 | ||
| Austria | None | Cancel | 1962 | |
| Bulgaria | C76 (Mi1094A) iC76 (Mi1094B) | 1958 | ||
| Cambodia | 1101 (Mi1179) | 1990 | ||
| Cambodia | 1147 (Mi1225) | 1101 overprinted | 1991 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 380 (Mi408) | 1958 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 381 (Mi409) | 1958 | Symbolic Sputnik-1 (round), 2 (pointed cylinder), and 3 (pointed cylinder) in orbit | |
| Cuba | None | Cancel on cover | 1960 | |
| Cuba | 864 (Mi923) | One of block of 5 (867a (863-867 + label)), or four of MS20 (867b (4x 863-867)) | 1964 | |
| Cuba | 971 (Mi1033) | 1965 | ||
| Cuba | None | Cancel on cover | 1965 | |
| Cuba | 1177 | 1966 | ||
| Cuba | 1178a (BL29) | One one of imperforate MS3 (1176-1178), see detail | 1966 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1032 (Mi1253) | 1961 | ||
| Gabon | 937h | One of MS12 (937 (a-l)) | 1999 | |
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 4517 | 1996? | |
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520 | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5726 | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 | ||
| Gagouzia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 6061 | ||
| Germany (East) | 634c (Mi928) | One of MS8 (634 (a-h)) | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Hungary | 1218 (Mi1577) | 1959 | 1st anniv. launch | |
| Hungary | C239 (Mi1910) | Stamp-on-stamp: China 380 | 1963 | |
| Hungary | C241 (Mi1912) | Stamp-on-stamp: Poland 875 | 1963 | |
| Laos | 782 (Mi989) | 1987 | Sputnik-3 (not Sputnik-2)2 | |
| Lithuania | None | New Year's cachet | 1963 | possible Sputnik-3 |
| Maldive Islands | 2894f | One of MS6 (2894 (a-f)), also imperforate MS6 (i2894) | 2006 | |
| Mariel | Local (700 value) | Image of unknown source overprinted on Russia 4517 | 1994 | possible Sputnik-3 |
| Mongolia | 554 (Mi570) | 1969 | ||
| Poland | 875 (Mi1127A) i875 (Mi1127B) | 1959 | ||
| Poland | i875-i877 fdc | One stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Poland | 1295 (Mi1557) | 1964 | ||
| Qatar | 104f (Mi147) | One of strip of 5 (104A (104 (f-j + 5 labels))) | 1966 | Sputnik-3 (not Mercury capsule)3 |
| Qatar | 121f | One of strip of 5 (121A (121 (f-j + 5 labels))), 104A overprinted | 1966 | Sputnik-3 (not Mercury capsule)3 |
| Romania | C56 (Mi1733) | 1958 | ||
| Romania | C56 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Romania | C119 (Mi2086) | Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | 1962 | |
| Romania | C119-122 fdc | One stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | C122a (BL53) | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C122)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110 | 1962 | |
| Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1698a (BL59) | Imperforate SS1 | 1964 | |
| Romania | None | Cancel | 1988 | 30th anniv. launch |
| Romania | Unknown (new issue) | 2008 | ||
| Romania | Unknown maxi (new issue) | Maxicard | ||
| Romania | Unknown fdc (new issue) | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | Unknown (new issue) | Aerogramme | 2008 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2077 (Mi2096) | 1958 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2083 (Mi2101) | Single + label | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postal card | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postcard back, also front | 1958 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2160 (Mi2192) | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1959 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postcard | 1959 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postcard | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel on stamped envelope | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1959 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1960 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postcard | 1960 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2350 fdc | (Rubber-stamp) Cachet on FDC4 | 1960 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2519 (Mi2570) | Stamp-on-stamp: 2160 | 1961 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postcard | 1961 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet from New Year's stamped envelope | 1961 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postal card | 1962 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's telegraph card | 1962 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 2732 (Mi2747) | One of block of 6 (2734b (2732-2734 + 2732a-2734a)) | 1963 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2732a (Mi2748) | One of block of 6 (2734b (2732-2724 + 2732a-2734a)), 2732 changed color | 1963 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2830-2831 fdc | Cachet4 on FDC | 1963 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 2883 (Mi2895) | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1964 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 3655-3657 fdc | (Engraved) Cachet on FDC4 | 1969 | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's greeting card | 1975 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 (Mi4651) | 1977 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4594 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None | New Year's postal card | 1977 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5547a | In (lower) margin of MS8 (8x 5547) | 1987 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | SS1 | 2005 | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (new issue) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2007 | Sputnik-3 |
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 4520, see also overprint template | 1997 | |
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5733, see also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local | Cambodia 1101 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984, see also overprint template | ||
| Udmurtia | Local fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi1072 | One of MS16 | 1972 | |
| Umm Al Qiwain | sMi1072 | One of small MS16 | 1972 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi316 | 1963 | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi333 | Mi316 overprinted in black | 1964 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi406 | Mi316 overprinted in red | 1965 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi904 Mi911 | Changed colors on imperforate. | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi910_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi910) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi911_ims12 | On stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi911) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi912_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi912) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi913_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi913) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi914_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi914) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi915_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi915) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi916_ims12 | In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS12 (12x Mi916) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | Mi801-804_ms4 | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (Mi801-804) | 1969 | |
| Yemen Mutawakelite Kingdom | BL167a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1969 | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version; "s" prefix denotes smaller 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.
1Sputnik-3 is shown, whereas this item likely intended to show Sputnik-2 along with the space dog Laika.
2Sputnik-3 is shown, not Sputnik-2 as indicated on this item.
3Sputnik-3 is shown, whereas this item likely intended to show the Mercury capsule along with Astronaut John Glenn.
4The Sputnik-3 cachet/postmark on these items is common to Kniga FDCs.
5The overprinted image, although like Cambodia 1101, but different in several minor details, is of unknown origin. Often these overprinted images are derived from other previously-issued postage stamps, but no postal source for this image has been found.
Below is a list of Sputnik-3 satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For Sputnik-3 launch information see the Sputnik-series table on the Russian scientific/research and environmental-observing satellites page.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Sputnik-3 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-05-15 | Baikonur | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-07-27 | Vilnius | (Printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 1,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-07-27 | Vilnius | Cancel and (purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Kaunas | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 3,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | Cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 3,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1958-12-19 | Moscow | Cancel and (rubber-stamp) cachet on envelope | 3,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-01-27 | Moscow | (Rubber-stamp) cachet and (black) cancel on cover | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-01-27 | Moscow | (Red) cancel on cover back | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-01-27 | Moscow | (Black) cancel on envelope | Sputnik-1, 2, and 3 |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | Cancel on cover | 4,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Violet) cancel on cover | 4,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-02-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Black) cancel on cover | 4,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-08 | Minsk | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-08 | Moscow | Cancel and (rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on envelope | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Black rubber-stamp) cancel and cachet on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-05-15 | Kiev | (Red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 1st anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-07-15 | Chelyabinsk | Cancel on postcard | 6,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-07-15 | Chelyabinsk | Cancel on cover | 6,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-09-21 | Sverdlovsk | Cancel on cover | 7,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-11-27 | Petroplavosk | Cancel on cover | 8,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1959-11-27 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple) cachet on cover | 8,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Black) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | (Black) cancel (slightly different) on stamped envelope | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Moscow | Cancel and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Leningrad | Cachet on stamped envelope | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Red) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Blue) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Minsk | (Black) cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Kiev | Cancel and cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Sverdlovsk | Cancel on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Magnetogorsk | Cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Magnetogorsk | (Black rubber-stamp) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-04 | Chelyabinsk | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,000 orbits |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | Cancel and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | Cancel (same) and (color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | Cancel (same) and (printed) cachet on cover | 10,037 orbits and re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Leningrad | (Black) cancel and (two-color printed) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Moscow | (Black) cancel on envelope | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-04-06 | Moscow | (Black) cancel and (red) cachet on cover | re-entry |
| Russia (USSR) | 1960-05-15 | ? | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 2nd anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Baku | Two (rubber-stamp) cachets on (light green) cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Baku | Two (rubber-stamp) cachets on (tan) cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Siauliai | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Kiev | Two (rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Taganrog | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on envelope | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Krasnoyarsk | (Black rubber-stamp) cachets on envelope | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1962-05-15 | Krasnoyarsk | (Brown and red) cachets on envelope | 4th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Magadan | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Liepaja | (Printed) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Minsk | (Printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Riga | (Printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Riga | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Russia (USSR) | 1963-05-15 | Baku | Two (rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 5th anniv. launch |
| Romania | 1998-05-15 | Ploesti | Cancel and (rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 40th anniv. launch |
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