STS-107 Disaster Covers

List of Known Covers Produced For the STS-107 Mission

 

STS107 Covers

 

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.


 

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Last Modified 12 June 2023 by Dr R. J. Smith

 

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