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Below is a checklist of Vanguard-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.
Farther below is a list of Vanguard-series launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For Vanguard launch information see the Vanguard-series table on the scientific/research 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | ||||
| Aitutaki | 314 | 1983 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Aitutaki | 314a | MS3 (312-314) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2787 | One of MS8 + 8 labels | 1973 | Vanguard-2 |
| Ajman State | iMi2787 | One of imperforate MS8 + 8 labels | ||
| Ajman State | sMi2787 | One of small MS8 + 8 labels (changed colors) | ||
| Ajman State | Mi2787 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Australia | 388 | 1965 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Austria | None | Cancel | 1983 | Vanguard-1 |
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 5723 | 199? | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6060 | ||
| Adzharia Republic | Local | Cuba 2132 overprinted on 4x Russia 6068 | ||
| Burundi | C186 iC186 | Block of 4 (C186 (a-d)) | 1973 | Vanguard-2 |
| Burundi | C186e | MS16 (C183-C186) | ||
| Canada | 376 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| Canada | 376 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| Chad | BL248 | SS1 | 1996 | Vanguard-3 |
| Chad | 710a | One of MS6 (710 (a-f)) | 1997 | Vanguard-1 |
| Cuba | 1178a | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (1176-1178) | 1966 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Cuba | 2132 | Stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Cuba | 2135 | Stamp-on-stamp: Poland 822 | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Djibouti | unknown fdc (new issue.) | Cachet on FDC | 2007 | Vanguard-1 |
| Dominica | 934 | Stamp-on-stamp: UN-Geneva 110 | 1985 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi588 | 1975 | Vanguard-2 (not Intasat)2 | |
| France | 1270 | 1970 | like-Vanguard-21 (not Dial-Wika)3 | |
| France | 1270 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Fujeira | Mi72 | 1966 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Fujeira | Mi151 | Mi72 overprinted new currency | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Fujeira | Mi346 | Mi72 overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Germany (East) | 370 | 1957 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Germany (East) | 370 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1962 | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cancel on cover | 196~ | Vanguard-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter on cover | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Ghana | 164 | 1964 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Ghana | 165 | |||
| Ghana | 166 | |||
| Ghana | 166a | Imperforate MS4 (4x 166) | ||
| Ghana | 186 | |||
| Ghana | 186a | MS12 (12x 186) | ||
| Ghana | 187 | |||
| Ghana | 187a | MS12 (12x 187) | ||
| Ghana | 188 | |||
| Ghana | 188a | MS12 (12x 188) | ||
| Haiti | 424 | 1958 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Haiti | C119 | 1958 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Haiti | C121a | On one of imperforate MS4 (427, C119-C121) | ||
| Hungary | 2492 | Single + label, stamp-on-stamp: East Germany 370 | 1977 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Hungary | 2492a | MS3 (3x 2492 + 3 labels) | ||
| Korea (North) | 1450 | 1976 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown (new issue) | MS4 | 2008 | Vanguard-1 |
| Nigeria | 143a | In (right) margin of MS12 (12x 143) | 1963 | Vanguard-2 |
| Nigeria | 144a | In (right) margin of MS12 (12x 144) | ||
| Panama | C334a (BL36) iC334a (BL37) | In (lower) margin of MS2 (C333-C334), changed colors on imperforate | 1965 | Vanguard-2 |
| Panama | C336a iC336a | In (lower-left) margin / (lower-left) margin of MS2 (C335-C336), changed colors on imperforate | ||
| Paraguay | 922 (Mi1522) i922 (Mi1530) | Changed colors on imperforate | 1966 | Vanguard-2 |
| Paraguay | 926 (Mi1526) i926 (Mi1534) | Changed colors on imperforate | 1966 | Vanguard-2 |
| Paraguay | 926a (BL79) i926a (BL80) | SS1 (926), changed colors on imperforate | ||
| Poland | 822 | 1958 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Romania | C51a | Pair (C49+C51 + label) | 1957 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Romania | C51a fdc | Pair (C49+C51 + label) on FDC | ||
| Romania | C52a | Pair (C50+C52 + label) | ||
| Romania | C52a fdc | Pair (C50+C52 + label) on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | Stamped envelope, stamp like C49 | ||
| Romania | C51a (o/p) | Pair (C49+C51 + label), overprinted | 1958 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Romania | C51a (inverted o/p) | Pair (C49+C51 + label), inverted overprint | ||
| Romania | C52a (o/p) | Pair (C50+C52 + label), overprinted | ||
| Romania | C52a (inverted o/p) | Pair (C50+C52 + label), inverted overprint | ||
| Romania | C119 | Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | 1962 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| Romania | C119-122 fdc | One of four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | C122a | Imperforate MS4 (C119-C121)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56 | ||
| Romania | C122a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (U.S.) | Local | Cachet on FDC | 1965 | Vanguard-3 |
| Sharjah | Mi975 | 19?? | Vanguard-1 | |
| Sharjah | BL115A BL115B | SS1 | 1972 | Vanguard-1 |
| Surinam | B100 | 1964 | Vanguard-2 | |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi84 | 1966 | Vanguard-1 | |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi95 | Mi84 overprinted new currency | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL5A BL5B | MS2 (Mi83-84) | 1966 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL6A BL6B | MS2 (Mi94-95), BL5 overprinted new currency | 1967 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi411A Mi411B | Embossed gold | 1969 | Vanguard-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | BL25 | SS1, embossed gold | 1969 | Vanguard-1 |
| United Nations | SC22 | Souvenir Card of 7 (New York 112, 256, 373; Geneva 46, 109-110; Vienna 27) | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 |
| United Nations | SC22 (NY cancel) | SC22 with New York FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 110 | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | SC22 (Geneva cancel) | SC22 with Geneva FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 27 | 1982 | like-Vanguard-21 | |
| United Nations (Vienna) | SC22 (Vienna cancel) | SC22 with Vienna FDC cancel | ||
| United States | 1107 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 1107 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Explorer-4 launch cover | 1958 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-1 launch cover | 1959 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-2 launch cover | 1959 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-7 launch cover | 1959 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-17 (capsule-recovery) cover | 1960 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-28 launch cover | 1961 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Meter | 196~ | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Explorer-S66 launch cover | 1964 | Vanguard-2 |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1975 | 20th anniv. Project Vanguard |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1983 | 25 years space exploration: Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 2277 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1988 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3187d 3187d back | One of pane of 15 (3187 (a-o)) | 1999 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3187d fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | 1999 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3187d fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1999 | Vanguard-1 |
| United States | 3187d fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1999 | Vanguard-1, Vanguard-2 |
| United States | 3187d fdc4 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1999 | Vanguard-1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi903 Mi910 | Changed colors on imperforate | 1969 | Vanguard-1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi910_ims12 | Imperforate MS12 (12x Mi910) | ||
*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.
1"like-Vanguard-2" items have the appearance of Vanguard-2, but the images of the satellite are quite small.
2Vanguard-2, not Intasat (a Spanish scientific satellite) as indicated on this item.
3Not Dial-Wika as intended, based on FDC.
Below is a list of Vanguard-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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| Vanguard | ||||
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (different) on cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (?) cachet on cover | Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1958-05-28 | Washington DC | (Handwritten) cachet on cover | Vanguard-SLV1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-2 launch (Vanguard-1 image) |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (?) cachet on cover | Vanguard-2 launch |
| United States | 1959-02-17 | Port Canaveral FL | (?) cachet (different) on cover | Vanguard-2 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| United States | 1959-09-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (?) cachet on cover | Vanguard-3 launch |
| Vanguard anniversary | ||||
| United States | 1968-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Smithsonian no.4) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1973-03-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
| United States | 1978-03-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Vanguard-1 launch |
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