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Below is a checklist of Skylab-mission Earth imagery on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items 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.
| Skylab Mission | Dates | Event or Astronauts |
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| Numbered Skylab missions | ||
| Skylab-1 (SL-1) | 1973-05-14 | launch of the un-manned Skylab |
| Skylab-2 (SL-2) | 1973-05-25 — 1973-06-22 | Conrad, Kerwin, and Weitz |
| Skylab-3 (SL-3) | 1973-07-28 — 1973-09-25 | Bean, Garriot, and Lousma |
| Skylab-4 (SL-4) | 1973-11-16 — 1974-02-08 | Carr, Gibson, and Pogue |
| Skylab-5 (SL-5) | 1979-07-12 | re-entry of the un-manned Skylab |
Some numbering confusion exists because the first mission, the un-manned launch, is sometimes ignored, so that the three manned missions are then called Skylab-1, 2, and 3. However, the official identification and numbering of the Skylab missions is Skylab-1, 2, 3, and 4 as defined above. In this website the official numbering is used.
| 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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| Skylab-mission Earth imagery | |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-07) [SL2-100-799] | |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-22) [SL2-07-651] | Earth image2 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-22) [SL2-07-651] |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1682] | Earth image1 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1682] |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1683] | |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-3 (1973-09-03?) [SL3-121-2387] | |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4704] | |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4706] | Earth image2 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4706] |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [MSFC-7449835] | |
| Erroneous or un-identified Earth images from Skylab | |
| Chronological list with details of Skylab-mission Earth imagery | |
Below is a list of Skylab-mission Earth imagery on 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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| Skylab-mission Earth imagery [image details in table at bottom of page] |
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| Earth image2 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-22) [SL2-07-651] | ||||
| Central African Republic | Mi14141_ms3 | In (upper) margin of MS3 (3x Mi14141) | 2023 | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] | 1998 | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown d fdc | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Guinea Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 [known illegal issue] | (green-toned) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 | |
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 2078 (Mi2556) | One of MS11 (2080b (2073-2080+1312b+1315a+1317a) (Mi2551-2558+Mi1527II+Mi1530II+Mi1532II) | 2020 | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 1973 | (green-toned) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1529 fdc1 (Mi1136 fdc1) | (Marq) cachet on FDC | 1974 | (blue monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1529 fdc2 (Mi1136 fdc2) | (Cyan and magenta printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1915 fdc1 (Mi1484 fdc1) | (PhilSwiss) cachet on FDC | 1981 | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1915 fdc2 (Mi1484 fdc2) | (Don Kauer) cachet on FDC | ||
| Earth image1 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1682] | ||||
| Vatican City | 656 fdc (Mi745 fdc) | (Zaso silk) cachet on FDC; also flipped horizontally; (see also USA cover (1974-11-02) and USA cover (1979-07-11)) | 1979 | Earth image1 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1683] | ||||
| Afghanistan (spelled "Afganistan") | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] | 1999 | Earth image2 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| Bahamas | 1257 (Mi1333) | Also rotated 90 deg | 2008 | Earth image2 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| Central African Republic | Mi14143_ms3 | In (right) margin of MS3 (3x Mi14143) | 2023 | Earth image2 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-3 (1973-09-03?) [SL3-121-2387] | ||||
| Gibraltar | 363 (Mi371) | From MS10 (363a (10x 363)) | 1978 | (purple and brown enhanced) Gibraltar area cropped from Earth image3 from Skylab-3, 1973-09-03? |
| Gibraltar | 364_stamp (Mi372) | Stamp from SS1 (BL5) | ||
| Gibraltar | 363-364 fdc | Stamp and SS1 on FDC | ||
| Earth image2 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4706] | ||||
| Benin | Unknown e (Mi none) | One of MS6 (a-f) [known illegal issue]; also flipped horizontally | 2003 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Chad | Mi6353 | One of MS3 (Mi6351-6353), when rotated 60 deg | 2023 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 [known illegal issue]; also flipped horizontally and rotated 90 deg | 2002 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown ss (BL none) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue]; also rotated 180 deg | 2002 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Dominica | 2428d (Mi3460) | One of MS4 (2428 (a-d)) (Mi3457-3460) | 2003 | The photo of Skylab (only) is the same as in Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08, but the background is another image of Earth |
| Gabon | Unknown a (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2019 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown d fdc (Mi none fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC [known illegal issue] | 1998 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 469a+471a fdc (Mi466-469 fdc) | (Benham) cachet on FDC, when flipped horizontally | 1991 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Macedonia (North) | 846a (Mi912) | One of MS3 (846 (a-c)); also flipped horizontally | 2020 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Macedonia (North) | 846a-c fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (North Macedonia Post? cachet) | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]; also rotated 180 deg One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2010 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127b (Mi128) | One of MS2 (127 (a-b)) (BL4), also detail | 1983 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127b fdc | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 127 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| United States | 1529 maxi (Mi1136 maxi) | Image on maxicard | 1974 | (green-toned) Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| United States | 1529 fdc1 (Mi1136 fdc1) | (Sticker/photo) cachet on FDC | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 | |
| United States | 1529 fdc2 (Mi1136 fdc2) | (Marq) cachet on FDC card, also back | ||
| United States | 1529 poster (Mi1136 poster) | (USPS) advertising poster | ||
| United States | 3239 fdc (Mi3045 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1999 | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [MSFC-7449835] | ||||
| St. Vincent | 4234 (BL898) | SS1 (Mi8211) | 2021 | Earth image3 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Erroneous or un-identified Earth images from Skylab | ||||
| Ascension Island | 183 (Mi183) | 1975 | "From photograph of island taken from Skylab-3, 11-1-1973 from a height of 240 miles"; the date may mean 11 Jan 1973 or 1 Nov 1973; in either case, it is impossible that the image be from Skylab, since the station was launched only in May 1973, and was unoccupied on 1 Nov 1973; the source of this false-color depiction is unknown. For comparison, here is a high-resolution image of Ascension Island taken on 24 February 2003 by the Ikonos-2 satellite. | |
| Ascension Island | 184 (Mi184) | "From photograph of island taken from Skylab-4, 3-1-74, from a height of 267 miles", but that is impossible if the date is interpreted as 1 Mar 1974, since Skylab was unoccupied then; it would be possible if the date refers to 3 Jan 1974, but no such Skylab image is known to the authors; the source of this true-color depiction is unknown. For comparison, here is a high-resolution image of Ascension Island taken on 24 February 2003 by the Ikonos-2 satellite. | ||
| Ascension Island | 183-184 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Ascension Island | 394 (Mi403) | Stamp-on-stamp: 183 | 1975 | "From photograph of island taken from Skylab-3, 11-1-1973 from a height of 240 miles"; the date may mean 11 Jan 1973 or 1 Nov 1973; in either case, it is impossible that the image be from Skylab, since the station was launched only in May 1973, and was unoccupied on 1 Nov 1973; the source of this false-color depiction is unknown. For comparison, here is a high-resolution image of Ascension Island taken on 24 February 2003 by the Ikonos-2 satellite. |
Below is a list of Skylab-mission Earth imagery on satellite launch and event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Skylab-mission Earth imagery [image details in table at bottom of page] |
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| Earth image1 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-07) [SL2-100-799] | ||||
| United States | 1973-06-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on Skylab-2 event cover; also rotated 180 deg | (brown monochrome) Earth image1 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-07 |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-2 (1973-06-22) [SL2-07-651] | ||||
| United States | 1973-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on Skylab-2 event cover | (brown monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-2 landing cover | (blue monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-06-22 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-2 landing cover; (also NASA Local Post FDC, with purple local post cancel) | (blue monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-06-22 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-2 landing cover; (also NASA Local Post FDC, with blue local post cancel) | |
| United States | 1973-08-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Port Philatelic Society) cachet on Skylab-3 event cover; (also Space Port Local Post FDC) | (purple monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-09-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-3 landing cover | (blue monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-11-16 | Houston TX | (Astrophil no.40) cachet on Skylab-4 launch cover | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-12-02 | Sacramento CA | (Multi-color printed) back of Pioneer-10 event postcard, also front | (green-toned) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1973-12-03 | Moffett Field CA | (Multi-color printed) back of Pioneer-10 event postcard, also front | (green-toned) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1974-02-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-4 landing cover | (red monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| United States | 1974-02-08 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on Skylab-4 landing cover; (also NASA Local Post FDC) | |
| United States | 2023-05-25 | Houston TX | (Red Eagle) cachet on Skylab-2 anniversary cover | Earth image2 from Skylab-2, 1973-06-22 |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-3 (1973-07-28) [SL3-114-1682] | ||||
| United States | 1974-11-02 | Pittsburgh PA | (The Philatelic Society of Pittsburgh) cachet (and signature) on Skylab-4 event cover; also flipped horizontally; (see also Vatican City 656 fdc) | (similar to) Earth image1 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| United States | 1979-07-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.20) cachet on Skylab re-entry cover; also flipped horizontally; (see also Vatican City 656 fdc) | Earth image1 from Skylab-3, 1973-07-28 |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4704] | ||||
| United States | 2018-05-14 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on Skylab-1 anniversary-of-launch cover; also flipped horizontally | Earth image1 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-4 (1974-02-08) [SL4-143-4706] | ||||
| United States | 1973-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue and black printed) cachet on Skylab-4 event cover | (blue monochrome) Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| United States | 1975-03-16 1975-03-17 | Barstow CA (red meter) Barstow CA (black cancel) | Back of Mariner-10 event postcard, also front | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
| Australia | 1979-07-12 | Adelaide SA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.19) cachet on Skylab re-entry cover; also flipped horizontally | Earth image2 from Skylab-4, 1974-02-08 |
The table below is a chronological list with details of Skylab-mission Earth imagery found in the tables above.
| Skylab mission and image | Date | NASA photo number | Image details/explanation |
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| Details of Skylab-mission Earth imagery referenced in the tables above | |||
| Earth image1 from Skylab-2 | 1973-06-07 | SL2-100-799 | Astronauts Kerwin and Conrad photographed by Astronaut Weitz during an EVA to free a jammed solar panel in the Skylab-2 mission (with Earth's surface in the background) |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-2 | 1973-06-22 | SL2-07-651 | Earth below Skylab (photographed from the Skylab-2 Command and Service Module (CSM) during the final fly-around inspection by the CSM before returning home) |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-3 | 1973-07-28 | SL3-114-1682 | Skylab above the jungle of northern Brazil (photographed from the Skylab-3 Command and Service Module (CSM) during station-keeping prior to docking) |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-3 | 1973-07-28 | SL3-114-1683 | Skylab above the Amazon River at Ilha Grande de Garupá (photographed from the Skylab-3 Command and Service Module (CSM) during station-keeping prior to docking) |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-3 | 1973-09-03? | SL3-121-2387 | Earth view centered on Gibraltar as photographed from Skylab-3 (cloud-free except over northern Morocco) |
| Earth image1 from Skylab-4 | 1974-02-08 | SL4-143-4704 | Earth below Skylab (photographed from the Skylab-4 Command and Service Module (CSM) during the final fly-around inspection by the CSM before returning home) |
| Earth image2 from Skylab-4 | 1974-02-08 | SL4-143-4706 | Earth below Skylab (photographed from the Skylab-4 Command and Service Module (CSM) during the final fly-around inspection by the CSM before returning home) |
| Earth image3 from Skylab-4 | 1974-02-08 | MSFC-7449835 | Closeup of Earth below Skylab (photographed from the Skylab-4 Command and Service Module (CSM) during the final fly-around inspection by the CSM before returning home) |
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