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This page contains philatelic information on the Gorizont-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.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Gorizont (Russia/USSR) | Gorizont (Russia/USSR) | Gorizont (Russia/USSR) |
Below is a list of Gorizont-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorizont (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Adzharia Republic | Local1 | Cuba 2501 overprinted on 4x Russia 45202 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template | 1994/5? | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Adzharia Republic | Local2 | Cuba 2501 overprinted on 4x Russia 57332 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template | ||
| Adzharia Republic | Local3 | Cuba 2501 overprinted on 4x Russia 59842 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template | ||
| Adzharia Republic | Local4 | Cuba 2501 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067A2 (Mi252), from strip of 5, also partial overprint template | ||
| Buriatia Republic | Local | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 with various satellites | 1995 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Cambodia | 832+label (Mi910+label) | On label with "beam" extending into stamp | 1983 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Congo (Republic) | 1032a (BL119A) i1032a (BL119B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1032) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1032) | 1993 | "Gorizont" |
| Cuba | 2501 (Mi2650) | 1982 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Cuba | 2565 (Mi2714) | 1983 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Cuba | 2623 (Mi2772) | 1983 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Cuba | 3007 (Mi3163) | 1988 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Cuba | 3017 (Mi3173) | 1988 | "Gorizont" | |
| Cuba | 3017-3018+3023 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (grey printed cachet) | ||
| Djibouti | 505a (BL11A) i505a (BL11B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (505) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i505) | 1979 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Djibouti | C233a (BL141A) iC233a (BL141B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C233) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC233) | 1987 | "Gorizont" |
| Guinea Republic | 1030a (BL257A) i1030a (BL257B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1030) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1030) | 1987 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Guinea Republic | 1056a (BL283A) i1056a (BL283B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1056) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1056) | 1987 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Kabardino-Balkaria | Local | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 | 1994 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Kazakhstan | Local (Mi4w) | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 | 1992 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (North) | 2610 (Mi2784) i2610 | Imperforate | 1986 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (North) | 3168b (Mi3372) | One of MS6 (3168 (3364-3367+3368a-b)) (Mi3367-3372) | 1992 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (North) | 3607a (Mi3908-3909) | In (right) margin of MS4 (2x (3607-3608)) | 1997 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (North) | 3712_stamp (Mi4016) | Stamp from SS1 (3712) (BL389), or two of MS6 (3711a (2x (3710-3711+3712_stamp))) (Mi4014-4016) | 1998 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (North) | 3711b bk (Mi4014-4015 bk) | Booklet back, also booklet front, with booklet pane of 10 (5x (3710-3711)) | ||
| Korea (North) | 4111a (BL483) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (4111a (4106-4111 + 3 labels)) | 2001 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Korea (South) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 2016 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Laos | 508 (Mi697) | 1983 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | 2013 | "Gorizont" |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi none) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (a-c) (different) [known illegal issue] | "Gorizont" | |
| Moldova | None | Printed stamp on stamped envelope | 2011 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Mongolia | 1369 (BL98) | In (upper) margin of SS1 | 1983 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Mongolia | 1704 (BL130) | In (left and lower) margins of SS1 | 1988 | "Gorizont-14", "Gorizont-53", "Gorizont-90", "Gorizont-140" (in Cyrillic) |
| Mongolia | 3108 (Mi4379) | Also annotated | 2024 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | Local1 | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 in red | 1993 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | Local2 | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 in red and green | ||
| Poland | 2829 (BL105) | On stamp of SS1 | 1987 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Poland | 2829 fdc | SS1 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1989 | Gorizont depictions; also, Gorizont is known to have leased some transponders to "Intersputnik" |
| Russia (USSR) | 5462 (Mi5611) | Also (upper-right) detail | 1986 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1987 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1990 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5987 (Mi6180) | 1991 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) | |
| Russia | 6140 (Mi303) | 1993 | "Gorizont" (in Cyrillic) | |
| Russia | 6138-6142 fdc | One of five stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia | 6143 fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Russia | 7934 (Mi2583) | From MS8 (7934a (8x 7934)) | 2018 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Russia | 7934 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Sacha | Local set10 (Sc none, Mi none) Local Local strip2 Local strip10 | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 in various ways | 199? | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Smolensk | Local (150 val) | In center of Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1, from overprinted1 block of 4 | 1994 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Smolensk | Local (250 val) | |||
| Smolensk | Local (400 val) | |||
| Smolensk | Local (600 val) | |||
| Tonga | 1034 (Mi1574) | 2000 | "Gorizont" launch | |
| Tonga | 1037 (Mi1577) | "Gorizont" | ||
| Tonga | 1037a (BL38) | On one of MS2 (1036-1037) | ||
| Ukraine | Local | Russia 5987 (Mi6180) overprinted1 | 1992 | Gorizont-1/33 type (or Raduga-Gran type) |
| Zaire | Mi1169A-1172A_ms4 Mi1169B-1172B_ms4 | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (Mi1169A-1172A) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi1169B-1172B) | 1996 | "Gorizont-26" (in text, but Intelsat-7 depicted) |
1The definitive stamp, Russia 5987 (Mi6180), was overprinted by several republics after the breakup of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991.
2See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of Gorizont-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Gorizont (Russia/USSR) | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1979-12-28 | Sverdlovsk | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Gorizont-3 launch |
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