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Below is a checklist of Planet-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 Planet-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For Planet launch information see the Planet series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet (Japan) | ||||
| Aitutaki | 383 | 1985 | Planet-A | |
| Aitutaki | 385 | 1985 | Planet-A | |
| Belize | 812a | One of strip of 3 (812 (a-c)), or three of MS9 (812d (3x (812 (a-c)))) | 1986 | Planet-A/Susei |
| Bulgaria | 3153 (BL162) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3153 (a-d)) | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Cambodia | 708 | 1986 | Planet-A | |
| Central Africa Republic | Mi867 | 1982 | Planet | |
| Central Africa Republic | C279 (BL201) | SS1 (Mi867) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 660 (Mi1039) | 1984 | Planet | |
| Central Africa Republic | 660a (BL287) | SS1 (660) | ||
| Comoro Islands | C162 (Mi776) iC162 | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei | |
| Comoro Islands | C162a | Imperforate SS1 (C162) | ||
| Comoro Islands | B4e (Mi858) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) | 1988 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | B4e ds | Deluxe sheet | 1988 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | B4g (Mi860) | One of MS8 (B4 (a-h)) | 1988 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Comoro Islands | B4g ds | Deluxe sheet | 1988 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Djibouti | 610a (BL120) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (610) | 1986 | |
| Grenada Carriacou | 2205a | One of MS6 (2205 (a-f)) | 2000 | Planet-A1/Sakigake (not Foton)1 |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown | Imperforate SS1 | 2004 | Planet-B/Nozomi |
| Guinea-Bissau | 689 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Hungary | 2974 (Mi3805) | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei | |
| Ivory Coast | C102 (Mi891) iC102 | 1986 | MS-T5/Planet-A1/Sakigake | |
| Ivory Coast | C102 ds | Deluxe sheet | 1986 | MS-T5/Planet-A1/Sakigake |
| Malagasy Republic | 795 (Mi1061) | 1987 | Planet-A1/Sakigake | |
| Malagasy Republic | 795a (BL46) | SS1 (795) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 796 (Mi1062) | 1987 | Planet-A2/Suisei | |
| Malagasy Republic | 796a (BL47) | SS1 (796) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1153 | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei | |
| Maldive Islands | 1212 | 1153 overprinted with silver symbol | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Marshall Islands | 87 | One of strip of 5 (90a ((86-90)) | 1985 | Planet-A |
| Mauritania | 622 (Mi892A) i622 (Mi892B) | One of MS4 (622b (619-622)) | 1986 | Planet-A |
| Mauritania | 622a | SS1 (622) | ||
| Nevis | 1213d | One of MS6 (1213 (a-f)) | 2000 | Planet-B/Nozomi |
| Niger | C365 (Mi981A) iC365 (Mi981B) | 1985 | Planet-A | |
| Niger | C365 ds | Deluxe sheet | 1985 | Planet-A |
| Paraguay | C642 label | Label with MS9 (C642a (5x C642 + 4 labels)) | 1986 | Planet |
| Poland | 2715 | One of pair (2715a (2714-2715)) | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Russia (USSR) | 5434 | SS1 | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 789 label | Label on MS4 (789 (a-d + 5 labels)) | 1986 | Planet-A |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 790 (BL164) | In (right) margin of SS1 | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
| Togo | 1361 (Mi1944) | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei | |
| Togo | 1405 | 1361 overprinted in silver | 1986 | Planet-A/Suisei |
*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.
1Planet-A1/Sakigake, not Russian Foton satellite as indicated on this item.
Below is a list of Planet-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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| Planet (Japan) | ||||
| United States | 1985-01-07 | Barstow CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Usuda | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Usuda | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) launch (Planet-A2 (Suisei) cachet) |
| Japan | 1985-01-08 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) launch |
| Spain | 1985-01-08 | Madrid | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) launch |
| Japan | 1985-08-19 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Planet-A2 (Suisei) launch |
| Japan | 1986-03-11 | Usuda | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Planet-A1 (Sakigake) closest approach to Halley's Comet |
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