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Ariel-series
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This page contains philatelic information on the Ariel-series satellites. 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.
The Ariel-series are also called the UK-series.
| Launch information (found in the scientific/research satellites page) |
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers (farther below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Ariel | Ariel | Ariel |
Below is a list of Ariel-series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Ariel / UK | ||||
| Dubai | 124 (Mi361) | 1970 | Ariel-3/4 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | BLA297 black | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (MiA1343), silver foil, black printing | 1978 | Ariel-3/4 |
| Equatorial Guinea | BLA297 red | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (MiA1343), silver foil, red printing | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BLB297 black | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (MiB1343), gold foil, black printing | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BLB297 red | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (MiB1343), gold foil, red printing | ||
| Hungary | 1666 (Mi2108A) i1666 (Mi2108B) | 1965 | Ariel-1 | |
| Hungary | 2667+label (Mi3459) | Single + label, see detail | 1980 | Ariel-1/2 |
| Hungary | 2667+lab fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | C33k | One of MS12 (C33 (a-l)) | 1972 | Ariel-2 |
| Oman State | None b | One of MS8 (a-h) | 1974 | Ariel-1 |
| Panama | 472 (Mi993) | 1966 | Ariel-1, Ariel-2 | |
| Panama | 472c (BL59) i472c (BL60) | In (right) margin of MS2 (472A-472B), changed colors on imperforate | ||
| Panama | 492 (Mi1105a) | 472 overprinted in black | 1968 | Ariel-1, Ariel-2 |
| Panama | 492 var (Mi1105b) | 472 overprinted in gold | ||
| Panama | 492B (BL99a) (o/p1) 492B (BL99a) (o/p2) i492B (BL100a) | In (right) margin of MS2, 472c overprinted in black, changed colors on imperforate | 1968 | Ariel-1, Ariel-2 |
| Panama | 492B var (BL99b) i492B var (BL100b) | In (right) margin of MS2, 472c overprinted in gold, changed colors on imperforate | ||
| Panama | C365c (Mi1139) | One of MS6 (C365 (a-f)) and on (left) selvedge | 1969 | Ariel-3 |
| Philippines | BL2 | SS1 | 1968 | Ariel-1 |
| Philippines | BL2 (o/p) | SS1, BL2 overprinted "SNV" | 1968? | Ariel-1 |
| Poland | 1468 (Mi1372) | 1966 | Ariel-2 | |
| Poland | 1467-1468+1472 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 906 (BL221) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1989 | Ariel-1/2 |
| Satellite Beach FL (U.S.) | Local | Set-C4 (blue) | 1964 | Ariel-1 |
| Satellite Beach FL (U.S.) | Local | Set-C4 (blue) overprinted in gold | 1965 | Ariel-1 |
| Tonga | None | One of essay strip of 3 | 1983 | Ariel-1/2 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi81 | 1966 | Ariel-1/2 | |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi92 | Mi81 overprinted new currency | 1967 | Ariel-1/2 |
| Yugoslavia | 1045 (Mi1409) | 1971 | Ariel-1 | |
*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.
Below is a list of Ariel-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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| Ariel / UK | ||||
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| Netherlands | 1962-04-26? | Amsterdam | (Printed) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Zaso) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (?) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Boerger) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-03-27 | Wallops Island VA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Ariel-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-03-27 | Wallops Island VA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Ariel-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-03-27 | Wallops Island VA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-03-27 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Ariel-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (NASA printed) cachet on cover | Ariel-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Ariel-3 launch |
| United States | 1967-05-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Ariel-3 launch (Ariel-2 image, and Ariel spelled Aerial) |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (?) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Cygnus no.11) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Cygnus no.11) cachet on cover (different autograph) | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar no.29) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-12-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-4 launch |
| Kenya | 1974-10-15 | Malindi | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Ariel-5 launch |
| Kenya | 1974-10-15 | Malindi | (Printed) cachet on cover | Ariel-5 launch |
| United Kingdom | 1974-10-15 | Slough, ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Ariel-5 launch |
| United Kingdom | 1974-10-15 | Portsmough, Hants | (Printed) cachet on cover | Ariel-5 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Ariel-5 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-02 | Wallops Island VA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Ariel-6 launch |
| United States | 1979-06-02 | Goddard Space Flight Center, MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Ariel-6 launch |
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