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Giotto
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Below is a checklist of Giotto 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 Giotto launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For Giotto launch information see the other non-U.S. table on the cometary satellites page.
Many of the items in the list below were issued for Halley's Comet. Although a list of Halley's Comet items is not provided, a number of those items include images of Edmund Halley (1656 - 1742).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giotto (ESA) | ||||
| Aitutaki | 382 | 1985 | ||
| Aitutaki | 384 | 1985 | ||
| Angola | Unknown | 2001 | ||
| Angola | Unknown ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet | ||
| Angola | Unknown ms4 | One of imperforate MS4 | ||
| Angola | Unknown ims4 | From imperforate MS4 (different) | ||
| Angola | Unknown fdc | One imperforate and cachet on FDC | ||
| Angola | Unknown fdc | One imperforate deluxe sheet and cachet on FDC | ||
| Angola | Unknown fdc | On cachet of MS4 on FDC | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2243c | One of MS6 (2243 (a-f)) | 1999 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2361d | One of MS6 (2361 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Australia | 982 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | |
| Belize | 812c | One of strip of 3 (812 (a-c)), or three of MS9 (812d (3x (812 (a-c)))) | 1986 | |
| Benin | 616 (Mi435) | 1986 | ||
| Benin | 809 (Mi?) | 616 overprinted | 1996 | |
| Bolivia | BL146 | In (middle of) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1985 | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 132 | 1986 | ||
| Bulgaria | 3153 (BL162) | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3153 (a-d)) | 1986 | |
| Cabinda | Unknown ms4 | MS4 | 2002 | |
| Cabinda | Unknown fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | 709 | 1986 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | Mi867 | 1982 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C279 (BL201) | SS1 (Mi867) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 660 (Mi1039) | 1984 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 660a (BL287) | SS1 (660) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | i662b (Mi1036-1041) | On one of imperforate MS6 (657-662) | 1984 | |
| Central Africa Republic | 785 (BL357) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1985 | |
| Central Africa Republic | C319 (Mi1204) | 1986 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 848 (Mi1274) | 1987 | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 848a (BL412) | SS1 (848) | ||
| Comoro Islands | C158 (Mi772) iC158 | 1986 | ||
| Comoro Islands | C158a | Imperforate SS1 (C158) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4f (Mi859) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)), also imperforate MS8 (iB4 (a-h)) | 1988 | |
| Comoro Islands | B4f ds (BL268) | Deluxe sheet | 1988 | |
| Comoro Islands | BL268 | SS1 (B4f) | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | C352 | 1986 | ||
| Cyprus | 780 | 1991 | ||
| Cyprus | 780 specimen | Specimen | ||
| Djibouti | C208a (BL105) | In (upper-left) margin of MS2 (C207-C208) | 1984 | |
| Djibouti | 610a (BL120) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (610) | 1986 | (Tiny image between two Vega satellites) |
| Djibouti | 611 (Mi460) | SS1 | 1986 | |
| Djibouti | 611a (BL121) | On stamp and in (upper-right) margin of SS1 (611) | ||
| Dominica | 2580 (Mi3742-3735) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (2580 (a-d)) | 2006 | 20th anniv. Giotto launch, 1986 |
| Equatorial Guinea | BLB309 op1 | Imperforate SS1, BLB309 overprinted | 1979 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | BLB309 op2 | Imperforate SS1, BLB309 double overprinted | 1979 | |
| Eritrea | Unknown | One of MS16, overprinted | 1989 | |
| Eritrea | Unknown ss | SS1, overprinted, also imperforate SS1 | 1989 | |
| Eritrea | Unknown ds | Deluxe sheet, overprinted | 1989 | |
| Eritrea | Unknown ss | SS1, overprinted | 1992 | |
| Eritrea | Unknown ss | SS1, inverted overprint | ||
| Fiji | 553 (Mi547) | 1986 | ||
| French Guiana | None | Cachet on SPOT-2 and OSCAR-14/19 launch cover | 1990 | |
| Gambia | 2174c | One of MS6 (2174 (a-f)) | 1999 | |
| Gambia | 3047b | From MS4 (3047 (a-d)) | 2007 | Giotto |
| Gambia | 3047c | Giotto | ||
| Gambia | 4047d | Giotto launch | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 | 1986 | ||
| Germany (West) | 1456 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Ghana | Unknown ms | From MS6 | 2007 | 20th anniv. Giotto launch, 1986 |
| Great Britain | 1133 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1986 | |
| Great Britain | 1134 | |||
| Great Britain | 1134 fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc1 | One stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1133-1136 fdc2 | One stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 395 | 1986 | ||
| Grenada | 2824d | One of MS6 (2824 (a-f)) | 1999 | |
| Grenada | 3603 i3603 | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 | 2006 | 20th anniv. Giotto launch, 1986 |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205b | From MS6 (2205 (a-f)) | 2000 | Giotto (not Apollo P&FS sub-satellite)1 |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205f | Pioneer-13 (not Giotto)2 | ||
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205b essay | One of MS6 (2205 essay (a-f)) | 2000 | Giotto (correctly labeled) |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206f | One of MS6 (2206 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2206f essay | One of MS6 (2206 essay (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Guinea Republic | 989 (Mi1111) | 1986 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989a (BL218) | SS1 (989) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 989b (Mi1106-1111) | MS6 (984-989) | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | 990 (BL212) | SS1 | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi1113 | 1986 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL219or220 | SS1 (Mi1113) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL220or219 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi?) | 1986 | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi1255 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 1989 | |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | MS3 | 2007 | |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown (new issue) | SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | Unknown (new issue) | iSS1 (different) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Bc (BL176) | In (upper-center) margin of SS1 (413B) | 1981 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bc fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 689 | SS1 | 1986 | |
| Guyana | 3503f | One of MS6 (3503 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| Guyana | Unknown e (new issue) | One of MS9 | Unknown | |
| Hong Kong | 461-464 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | |
| Hong Kong | 464a fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | |
| Hungary | 2975 (Mi3809) | 1986 | ||
| Ireland | 832 | From MS10 (832a (10x 832)) | 1991 | |
| Korea (North) | 4172d | One of MS4 (4172 (a-d)), or two of booklet pane of 5 (4172e (4172 (a-c+2x d))) | 2001 | |
| Korea (North) | 4172d proof | Deluxe proof of 2 (2x 4172d) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4172a-d proof | One of deluxe proof of 4 (4172a-d) | ||
| Laos | 732b | One of pair (732 (a-b)) | 1986 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 792 (Mi1058) | 1987 | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 792a (BL43) | SS1 (792) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 798 (BL42) | SS1 | 1987 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 1048B (BL179) | In (left) margin of SS1 (1048) | 1992 | |
| Malawi | 478 | 1986 | Giotto trajectory | |
| Malawi | 481 | 1986 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1152 | 1986 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1211 | 1152 overprinted in silver | 1986 | |
| Maldive Islands | 2896 | On one and in (upper-right) margin of MS4, also imperforate MS4 (i2896) | 2006 | |
| Maldive Islands | 2898 | SS1, also imperforate SS1 (i2898) | ||
| Mali | 1035d | One of MS6 (1035 (a-d)) | 1999 | |
| Marshall Islands | 88+label | One of strip of 5 (90a (86-90)) | 1985 | |
| Mauritania | 620 (Mi890A) i620 (Mi890B) | From MS4 (622b (619-622)) | 1986 | Giotto launch ? |
| Mauritania | 621 (Mi891A) i621 (Mi891B) | small Giotto in background | ||
| Mauritania | 620a (BL?) | SS1 (620) | 1986 | Giotto launch ? |
| Mauritania | 621a (BL?) | SS1 (621) | 1986 | small Giotto in background |
| Mauritania | 623 (BL66A) i623 (BL66B) | SS1 | 1986 | |
| Mauritius | 628 (Mi624) | 1986 | ||
| Montserrat | 610 | 1986 | ||
| Montserrat | 614b | One of MS4 (614 (a-d)) | 1986 | |
| Montserrat | 657b | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red and black | 1987 | |
| Montserrat | 657b_black-missing | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, black missing | ||
| Montserrat | 657b_black-missing+red-inverted | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprint in red inverted, black missing | ||
| Montserrat | 657b_black-op-double | One of MS4 (657 (a-d)), 614 (a-d) overprinted in red, double overprint in black | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 | 2006 | |
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS12 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc | MS12 and cachet (including Cyprus 780) on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ms | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc1 | Three MS2 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc2 | Three (different) MS2 and cachet (including Ireland 832) on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (different) | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc | Three SS1 on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | None | Meter | 1986 | |
| Nicaragua | 1985e | One of MS16 (1985 (a-p)) | 1984 | |
| Niger | C363 (Mi979A) iC363 (Mi979B) | 1985 | ||
| Niger | C363 ds | Deluxe sheet | 1985 | |
| Niger | 968c (Mi1335) | One of MS8 (968 (a-h + label)), also imperforate MS8 | 1997 | |
| Niger | 1078h (Mi`933) | One of MS9 (1078 (a-i)) | 2001 | |
| Norfolk Island | 381a | One of pair (381 (a-b)) | 1986 | |
| Oman State | None | Postmark on cover | 1979 | |
| Paraguay | C642 label | Label with MS9 (C642a (5x C642 + 4 labels)) | 1986 | |
| Paraguay | C643 | |||
| Paraguay | C643 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | C644 | SS1 | ||
| Paraguay | C654 | SS1 | ||
| Paraguay | C654 muestra | SS1, overprinted "Muestra" | ||
| Peru | 923 | 1987 | ||
| Poland | 2715 | One of pair (2715a (2714-2715)) | 1986 | |
| Portugal | 1677 maxi | Image on Maxicard | 1987 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 | SS1 | 1986 | |
| St. Kitts | 666a | From MS6 (666 (a-f)) | 2006 | Giotto |
| St. Kitts | 666d | |||
| St. Kitts | 666e | |||
| St. Lucia | Unknown ms | MS2, overprinted | 1987 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 789c (Mi952) | One of MS4 (789 (a-c + 5 labels)) | 1986 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | SS1 | 1986 | |
| St. Vincent | Unknown ms | MS2, overprinted | 1987 | |
| St. Vincent | Unknown | MS2, overprinted | 1989 | |
| Samoa | 669 | 1986 | ||
| San Marino | 1105 | 1986 | ||
| Sierra Leone | 2870c | One of MS6 (2870 (a-f)) | 2006 | |
| Switzerland | 891 | 1991 | ||
| Togo | 1364 (Mi1947) | 1986 | ||
| Togo | 1408 | 1364 overprinted in silver | 1986 | |
| Tonga | 616e (Mi936) | One of strip of 5 (616 (a-e)) | 1986 | |
| Tonga | 617e (Mi941) | One of strip of 5 (617 (a-e)) | 1986 | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 190 | 1986 | ||
| VietNam | 1601 (Mi1659) | 1986 | Giotto (or Vega ?) launch | |
| Wallace and Futuna Islands | C146 | 1986 | ||
| Zambia | 355 (Mi365) | 1986 | ||
| Zambia | 354-357 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| Zambia | 409 (Mi416) | 355 overprinted in gold | 1986 | |
*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.
1Giotto, not Apollo P&FS sub-satellite as indicated on this item.
2Pioneer-13, not Giotto as indicated on this item.
Below is a list of Giotto 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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| Giotto (ESA) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Giotto launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-07-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Giotto launch |
| Germany (West) | 1986-03-13 | Darmstadt | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | Giotto closest approach to Halley's Comet |
| Australia | 1986-03-14 | Parkes NSW | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Giotto flyby of Halley's Comet |
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