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Azur, Aeros, and
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Azur, Aeros, and
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This page contains philatelic information on the Azur, Aeros, and Dial-Wika 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.
Azur is also known as GRS (German Research Satellite).
| 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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| Azur/GRS | Azur/GRS | Azur/GRS |
| Aeros | Aeros | Aeros |
| Dial-Wika | Dial-Wika | Dial-Wika |
Below is a list of Azur/GRS, Aeros, and Dial-Wika 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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| Azur / GRS (Germany) | ||||
| French Guiana | None | (At upper-left of) cachet on cover | 1979 | Azur |
| Germany (West) | None | (At upper-left of) cachet on cover | 1966 | early-concept Azur, project name 625-A1 |
| Germany (West) | None | (At upper-right of) cachet on cover | 1968 | Azur |
| Aeros (Germany) | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 2026 (Mi2280) | 1975 | Aeros | |
| French Guiana | None | (At middle-right of) cachet on cover | 1979 | Aeros |
| Dial-Wika (France-Germany) | ||||
| France | 1270 (Mi1705) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch, satellite like-Vanguard-21 (not Dial-Wika)2 | |
| France | 1270 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 | One of strip of 3 (Mi438 + 444 + 450) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 | Dial-Wika | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 | Dial-Wika launch | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 ds1 (PA84 ds1) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 ds2 (PA84 ds2) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds1 (PA84 ds3) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds2 (PA84 ds4) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 ds1 (PA84 ds5) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 ds2 (PA84 ds6) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 gold (PA81) | Gold foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds gold (PA81 ds) | Deluxe sheet, gold foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 silver (PA83) | Silver foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi 444 ds silver (PA83 ds) | Deluxe sheet, silver foil | Dial-Wika | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel, or Y or PA for Yvert.
**FDC = first day cover; 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.
1"like-Vanguard-2" items have the appearance of Vanguard-2, but the images of the satellite are quite small.
2Not Dial-Wika as intended, based on FDC.
Below is a list of Azur/GRS, Aeros, and Dial-Wika 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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| Azur / GRS (Germany) | ||||
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| Aeros (Germany) | ||||
| Aeros-1 | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1972-12-16 | Wessling Oberbay | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (and cancel) on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1972-12-16 | Wessling Oberbay | (Rubber-stamp) cachet (and cancel) on postal card | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Cygnus no.42) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| Aeros-2 | ||||
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Greenbelt MD; USPS, MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch (Explorer-51/54/55 image) |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (?) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch (futuristic image) |
| Dial-Wika (France-Germany) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1970-03-10 | Kourou | (Le Burin d'Or) cachet on cover | Dial-Wika launch |
| French Guiana | 1970-03-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Dial-Wika launch |
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