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Type of Cover |
Postmark Country |
Postmark Place |
Postmark Date |
Cachet |
Notes 1 or No. of Space Stamps |
Notes 2 or Space Stamp Description |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILK | USA | VARIOUS | 16/01/2003 | 9 COLORANO COVERS | NONE | N/A | SHOW EACH CREW MEMBER & EMBLEM & CREW PHOTO |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | FIRST ISRAELI ASTRONAUT | NONE | BOTH USA & ISRAELI STAMPS | SHOWS COL. RAMON & MISSION EMBLEM (SV COVER) |
| TRACKING | USA | HOUSTON | 16/01/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE COMMUNICATIONS | NONE | BOTH USA & ISRAELI STAMPS | RAMON & ISRAELI DUST EXPER EMBLEM (SV COVER) |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE COMMUNICATIONS | 1 X USA 18c STAMP | BENEFITING MANKIND | SHOWS MULTICOLOUR MISSION EMBLEM |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MULTICOLOUR MISSION EMBLEM | NONE | N/A | SPACE SHUTTLE STS-107 |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MULTICOLOUR MISSION EMBLEM | NONE | N/A | BLACK IN MEMORIAM TEXT CACHET |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MULTI MISSION EMBLEM - HANDCANCEL | NONE | N/A | NONE |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MULTI MISSION EMBLEM - HANDCANCEL | NONE | N/A | AIRMAIL STICKER |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MULTI MISSION EMBLEM-MACHINE CANCE | NONE | N/A | NONE |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | MACH CANC-2nd PMK KSC 1/2/2003 HC | NONE | N/A | HAIL COLUMBIA THE UNFINISHED MISSION |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | HANDCANCEL-2nd PMK KSC 1/2/2003 MC | NONE | N/A | HAIL COLUMBIA THE UNFINISHED MISSION |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | PICTURE OF CREW | NONE | HANDCANCEL | 'ALL MANKIND IS IN THEIR DEBT' - CKC CACHET |
| LAUNCH | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 16/01/2003 | PICTURE OF LIFTOFF FROM A DISTANCE | NONE | HANDCANCEL | SPACEHUB/FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSI |
| TRACKING | USA | NASSAU BAY BR. HOUSTON | 16/01/2003 | MULICOLOUR MISSION EMBLEM | NONE | N/A | STS 107 Columbia Research Mission Cachet |
| TRACKING | USA | PASADENA | 16/01/2003 | BROWN SPACE SHUTTLE CACHET | NONE | N/A | STS 107 COLUMBIA LAUNCH+DESTROYED ON RE-ENTRY |
| MEDAL | USA | HOUSTON NASSAU BAY | 16/01/2003 | CONTAINS A STS-107 OFFICIAL MEDAL | NONE | N/A | COVER SHOWS CREW & SHUTTLE LIFTOFF |
| TRACKING | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2003 | MULTI MISSION EMBLEM - HANDCANCEL | NONE | N/A | HAIL COLUMBIA THE UNFINISHED MISSION |
| TRACKING | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2003 | MULTI MISSION EMBLEM-MACHINE CANCE | NONE | N/A | HAIL COLUMBIA THE UNFINISHED MISSION |
| TRACKING | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2003 | MULTICOLOUR MISSION EMBLEM | NONE | N/A | HANDCANCEL - AIRMAIL STICKER |
| TRACKING | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2003 | IN MEMORIAM STS-107 COLUMBIA | 1 x 15c USA STAMP | VIKING MISSIONS TO MARS | 2nd PMK 3 JAN 2004 MER-A SPIRIT LANDING STA. |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2003 | 2nd PMK CAPE CANAVERAL 1/2/2003 MC | NONE | N/A | COLUMBIA DELIVERY TO CAPE CANAVERAL MARCH '79 |
| COMMEM | USA | LAKEWOOD | 1/02/2003 | SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING - BLACK | NONE | N/A | COLUMBIA IS LOST - SPACECRAFT DISINTEGRATES |
| COMMEM | USA | WEST HEMPSTEAD | 1/02/2003 | THEROME CACHET 22/43 (ON BACK) | NONE | HANDCANCEL | COLOURFUL PICTURE SHOWING ANGELS & SHUTTLE |
| TRACKING | USA | NASSAU BAY BR. HOUSTON | 1/02/2003 | PICTURE OF CREW - PHILGRAF CACHET | NONE | N/A | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE |
| COMMEM | USA | NACOGDOCHES | 1/02/2003 | BLACK MISSION EMBLEM - RED PMK | NONE | N/A | IN MEMORIUM CREW OF SHUTTLE MISSION STS-107 |
| COMMEM | RUSSIA | NOVOSIBIRSK | 1/02/2003 | PMK FOR (PART OF SET 0F 4) | NONE | N/A | POSTCARD SHOWS COLUMBIA'S CREW |
| COMMEM | RUSSIA | NOVOSIBIRSK | 1/02/2003 | PMK FOR (PART OF SET 0F 4) | NONE | N/A | POSTCARD SHOWS ILAN RAMON |
| RECOVERY | USA | PALESTINE | 2/02/2003 | (START OF DEBRIS RECOVERY) | NONE | N/A | CACHET SHOWS COLUMBIA AND CREW - RED PMK |
| COMBO | USA | HOUSTON+HOUSTON | 4/02/2003 | 2nd PMK FEB 1 2003 | INCLUDES 33c USA | SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM | MEMORIAL SERVICE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER |
| RECOVERY | USA | CORSICANA | 7/03/2003 | CARRIED DURING OFFIC DEBRIS SEARCH | none | (500 COVERS EXISTS) | CACHET SHOWS THE GROUND SEARCH FOR DEBRIS |
| POST-STS | USA | PITTSFIELD | 30/03/2003 | IN MEMORIUM PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE | NONE | BERKSHIRE STAMP CLUB | CVR EMBOSSED WITH MULTICOLOUR SHUTTLE |
| RECOVERY | USA | NACOGDOCHES | 10/04/2003 | ASTRONAUTS SEARCH FOR DEBRIS | NONE | N/A | COVERS SHOWS THE SEARCH |
| RECOVERY | USA | ENNIS | 14/04/2003 | AIR SEARCH FOR COLUMBIA | NONE | N/A | COVERS SHOWS HELICOPTER (PART OF THE SEARCH) |
| POST-STS | USA | SAN ANTONIO | 6/06/2003 | STS-107 FOAM IMPACT TESTS | NONE | N/A | SW RESEARCH INSTITUTE PRESSURIZED N2 GUN |
| POST-STS | AUSTRIA | SALZBURG | 8/06/2003 | AEROSPACE '03 COVER & POSTMARK | 1 x COSMONAUT SIGNATURE | JURI ONUFRIJENKO | PMK AEROSPACE '03 - IN MEMORIAM STS-107 CREW |
| POST-STS | USA | ROCK SPRINGS PIKE | 1/02/2004 | 2nd PMK BIPPUS 2/2 -CVR SHOWS CREW | $1 LOCAL POST & 18c USA | SHUTTLE-BENIFITING MANKIND | ROCK SPRINGS LOCAL POST SHOWS SHUTTLE LANDING |
| POST-STS | USA | HEMPHILL | 1/02/2004 | COLUMBIA MEMORIAL STATION | 45c USA STAMP | 20th UPU CONGRESS | BLUE PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE-CVR SHOWS CREW |
| POST-STS | USA | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | 1/02/2004 | SHOWS PLAQUE FOR STS-107 | 2 x USA 18c STAMPS | UNDERSTANDING THE SUN ETC | 1 YEARS OF STS-107 - COLUMBIA DISASTER |
| COMMEM | ALTAI RUSSIA | AATAN | 1/02/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE - GREEN | 1 x ALTAI 3.00 STAMP | 2 x ASTRONAUTS | POSTCARD SHOWS TWO ASTRONAUTS |
| COMMEM | ALTAI RUSSIA | AATAN | 1/02/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE - GREEN | 1 x ALTAI 3.00 STAMP | 4 x OFFICIALS | POSTCARD SHOWS DOCUMENT SIGNING |
| FDCs | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | 9/09/2009 | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| FDI | LIECHTENSTEI | VADUZ | 4/03/2002 | STUDENT EXPERIMENT POSTCARD | LIECHTENSTEIN 90 STAMP | BEES IN SPACE | SHOWS THE CLASS WHICH DEVELOPED THE EXPT. |
| FDC | HUNGARY | BUDAPEST | 5/02/2003 | IN MEMORIAM COLUMBIA | MINISHEET (1 STAMP) | COLUMBIA | PMK AND STAMP SHOW COLUMBIA |
| FDC | ST THOMAS & | S. TOME | 15/02/2003 | PLAIN PMK | MINISHEET(1 STAMP) | CREW | COVER SHOWS CREW POTRAIT |
| FDC | SOMALIA | SOMALIA | 18/02/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE | 4 STAMPS | CREW | COVERS SHOW CREW POTRAIT |
| FDC | KYRGYZSTAN | KYRGYSTAN | 3/03/2003 | DIFFERENT SPELLING ON STAMPS & PMK | 9 STAMPS | CREW AND COLUMBIA | COVERS SHOWS ABSTRACT DESIGN OF COLUMBIA |
| FDC | GUINEA | GUINEA | 3/03/2003 | FDI PMK | 1 MINISHEET OF 1 STAMP | COLUMBIA CREW | COVERS SHOWS sts-107 LAUNCH & MEDALLIAN |
| FDC | GUINEA | GUINEA | 3/03/2003 | FDI PMK | 8 MINISHEET OF 1 STAMP | COLUMBIA CREW & SHUTTLE | MINISHEETS SHOWS VARIOUS SCENES |
| FDC | GUINEA | GUINEA | 3/03/2003 | FDI PMK | 1 SHEETLET OF 8 STAMPS | COLUMBIA CREW & SHUTTLE | COVERS SHOWS SHUTTLE |
| FDC | GAMBIA | BANJUL | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 4 MINISHEETS OF 4 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | EACH COVER SHOWS A DIFFERENT ASTRONAUT |
| FDC | ST VINCENT | KINGSTOWN | 7/04/2003 | FDI PMK | 3 MINISHEETS OF 4 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | EACH COVER SHOWS A DIFFERENT ASTRONAUT |
| FDC | GAMBIA | BANJUL | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEETS OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | GRENADA | GPO GRENADA | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEETS OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | GRENADA GREN | GRENADA GRENADINES | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEETS OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | LIBERIA | MONROVIA | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEET OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | MALDIVES | MALE | 7/04/2003 | FDI PMK & COVER | 1 MINISHEETS OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | MICRONESIA | KOLONIA POHNPEI | 7/04/2003 | FDI POSTMARK - LARGER ENVELOPE | 1 MINISHEET OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | PALAU | KOROR | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEET OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | SIERRA LEONE | FREETOWN | 7/04/2003 | PLAIN PMK | 1 MINISHEET OF 7 STAMPS | CREW & SHUTTLE | PART OF OMNIBUS ISSUE |
| FDC | HUNGARY | BUDAPEST | 9/04/2003 | PMK SHOWS SHUTTLE | 1 MINISHEETS OF 1 STAMPS | SHUTTLE | IN MEMORIAM COLUMBIA 2003,FEBRUARY (No008574) |
| FDI | GUINEA | CONAKRY | 4/05/2003 | 7 MINISHEETS ON 7 PLAIN COVERS | 1 x 500F PER MINISHEET | 2 SHOWS A CREW MEMBER | SHOW VARIOUS SCENES INCLUDING MEMORIAL SERVIC |
| FDC | BENIN | COTONOU? | 15/05/2003 | PLAIN POSTMARK | 1 MINISHEETS OF 1 STAMPS | SHUTTLE | MINISHEET SHOWS THE CREW |
| FDC | BISSAU GUINE | CORREIO | 15/05/2003 | COVER SHOWS SHUTTLE | 1 MINISHEETS OF 4 STAMPS | SHUTTLE | STAMPS SHOW DIFFERENT VIEWS OF COLUMBIA |
| FDC | BISSAU GUINE | CORREIO | 15/05/2003 | COVER SHOWS SHUTTLE | 1 MINISHEETS OF 1 STAMP | SHUTTLE | MINISHEET SHOWS LAUNCH & SHUTTLE ON 747 |
| FDC | SOMALIA | U/K | 27/10/2003 | FDI PMK SHOWS CONCORDE & METEOR | 1 MINISHEETS OF 4 STAMPS | 1 STAMP SHOWS COLUMBIA | COLUMBIA STAMP ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE DISASTER |
| FDI | ISRAEL | NAHALAL | 24/02/2004 | PMK FOR ILAN RAMON - SHOWS SHUTTLE | 1 x 2.60 ISRAEL | ILAN RAMON | COVER SHOWS MISSION PATCH ABOVE QUARTER EARTH |
| FDI | TIMOR | DILI | 17/05/2004 | 3 MINISHEETS ON 3 PLAIN COVERS | 2 STAMPS PER MINISHEET | CREW PLUS LAUNCH | 1 STP SHOWS CREW- 1 SHUTTLE SOON AFTER LAUNCH |
| ISSUED AFTER | DISASTER BUT | DOESN'T MENTION STS-107 | 9/09/2009 | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| FDC | ST THOMAS & | S.TOME | 15/02/2003 | SHEETLET OF 6 - 2 SHOW THE SHUTTLE | 1 x 1000 & 1 x 15000 | LIFTOFF & IN ORBIT | ENVELOPE SHOWS SHUTTLE LIFTOFF |
| FDC | ST THOMAS & | S.TOME | 15/02/2003 | MINISHEET 1 STAMP SHOWING LIFTOFF | 1 x 3800 Db STAMP | LIFTOFF | ENVELOPE SHOWS CONCORDE |
| FDC (2) | ST THOMAS & | S.TOME | 15/02/2003 | SHEETLET 6 STAMP + MINISHEET | 6 x VARIOUS + MINISHEET | COLUMBIA LIFTOFF / EVA ETC | COVER SHOWS SCENE ON MARS(INCLUDES 2nd COVER) |
| FDC (2) | GABON | LIBREVILLE | 14/10/2005 | EACH HAS 3 OF THE 6 STAMPS | 6 x 250F GABON STAMPS | 1 SHOWS COLUMBIA | 1 SHOWS COLUMBIA ON LAUNCH PAD |
| UNSEEN | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | 9/09/2009 | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| TRACKING | USA | HOUSTON | 1/02/2003 | SPACEHAB STATION PICTORIAL PMK | SEEN SCAN | N/A | ON PLAIN COVER |
| RECOVERY | USA | ALBUQUERQUE | 3/02/2003 | RELEASE OF COLUMBIA PHOTO BY NASA | SEEN SCAN | (ONLY 5 COVERS EXISTS) | CACHET SHOWS COLUMBIA FROM BELOW & EMBLEM |
| TRACKING | USA | DALLAS | 1/02/2003 | DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| COMMEM | USA | ROANOKE | 1/02/2003 | MULTICOLOUR COLUMBIA EMBLEM | SEEN SCAN | N/A | HISTORIC PHILATELIC COVER |
| TRACKING | USA | DENVER | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| TRACKING | USA | HOUSTON | 1/02/2003 | COLUMBIA BREAKS UP OVER TEXIS | SPACEHUB PMK | SEEN SCAN | COVER SHOWS CREW, MISSION EMBLEMS & SHUTTLE |
| TRACKING | USA | KENSINGTON | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| TRACKING | USA | PASADENA | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| TRACKING | USA | PROVIDENCE | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| TRACKING | USA | WESTCHESTER | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| TRACKING | USA | SAN ANTONIO | 1/02/2003 | U/K | NOT SEEN | N/A | U/K |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY + KENNEDY | 16/01/2003 | MACH CANC-2nd PMK KSC 1/2/2003 MC | SEEN SCAN | (ONLY 10 COVERS EXISTS) | 2 MISSION EMBLEMS & PICT. OF SHUTTLE REENTRY |
| COMBO | USA | KENNEDY + KENNEDY | 16/01/2003 | THEROME CACHET (#10 envelope) | SEEN SCAN | HANDCANCELS | COLOURFUL PICTURE SHOWING EMBLEMS & SHUTTLE |
| RECOVERY | USA | HEMPHILL | 6/02/2003 | Univ. of Texas students provide possible debris maps | SEEN SCAN | Null | UTSA Researchers Assist in Columbia Recovery |
| POST-107 | USA | East Texas | 18/03/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | Longview Staging Area Cachet--Columbia |
| POST-107 | USA | East Texas | 19/03/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | Longview Staging Area Cachet--Columbia |
| POST-107 | USA | Pittsfield | 30/03/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | Stamp Show Special Postmark for STS-107 |
| FLOWN | USA | Dallas | 14/04/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | Flown on Search Aircraft |
| FLOWN | USA | Lufkin | 15/04/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | Flown on Search Aircraft |
| POST-107 | USA | Houston | 15/04/2003 | Carried on "Navy One" Dive Boat | Null | Null | Used on Toledo Bend Reservoir |
| POST-107 | USA | San Antonio | 7/07/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | SWRI Foam Test |
| POST-107 | USA | Washington | 26/08/2003 | Unknown | Null | Null | CAIB Delivers Shuttle Report |
Number of covers = 92
NOTE: With modern computers & inkjet printers anyone can easily produce professional looking covers. Therefore, it is impossible to list all such covers. In general, a selection of covers will be listed concentrating on listing as many different postmarks and events as possible with only a selection of available cachets for each. This is especially true for KSC postmarked covers where the variety of cachets is quite large.
Last Modified 12 June 2023 by Dr R. J. Smith
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