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European Remote Sensing
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This page contains philatelic information on the ERS (European Remote Sensing) 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.
This list includes the European Space Agency (ESA) ERS series from the 1990s only, not to be confused with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Environmental Remote Sensing (ERS) series of scientific/research satellites launched in the 1960s.
| Launch information (found in the environmental-observing 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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| ERS | ERS | ERS |
Below is a list of ERS-series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERS | ||||
| Australia | 1260a (BL14) | In (upper) margin of MS3 (1258-1260) | 1992 | ERS-1/2 |
| Australia | 1260b (BL?) | In (upper) margin of 1260a overprinted | 1992 | ERS-1/2 |
| Austria | 1535 (Mi?) | 1991 | ERS-1 | |
| Austria | 1535 blackprint | Blackprint | ||
| Chile | 1043 (Mi?) | 1993 | ERS-1/2 | |
| Chile | 1043a (BL?) | SS1 (1043) | ||
| Chile | None | Cachet on cover | 1999 | ERS-2 |
| Chile | None | Cachet on cover | ~1999 | ERS-2 |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 961 (Mi1309) | 1992 | ERS-1/2 | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 961B (BL89) | SS1 (961) | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 962a | MS3 (959+961-962) | ||
| Dominica | 1533 (Mi1631) | 1992 | ERS-1/2 | |
| Germany | 1642 (Mi1526) | 1991 | ERS-1 | |
| Germany | 1642 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1992 | ERS-1 |
| Germany | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1997 | ERS-2 |
| Germany | None | Cachet | 199? | ERS-1 ground station |
| Germany | None | Cancel | 2001 | ERS |
| Gibraltar | 586 (Mi613) | On stamps and in (upper-left) margin of MS10 (586a (10x 586)) | 1991 | ERS-1/2 |
| Gibraltar | 585-586 fdc | One of two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1374 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1991 | ERS |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 559 (Mi539) | 1991 | ERS-1 | |
| Guinea | 1189 (Mi1340) | 1992 | ERS-1 | |
| Guinea | 1189a (BL393) | SS1 (1189) | ||
| Guinea | 1194b (Mi?) | MS6 (1189-1194) | 1992 | ERS-1 |
| Malagasy Republic | 1416g (Mi?) | One of MS9 (1416 (a-f + 3 labels)) | 1999 | ERS-1/2 |
| Malagasy Republic | 1416gh | SS1 | ||
| Mali | 847 (Mi1672-1675) | In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (847 (a-d)) | 1996 | ERS-1 |
| Netherlands | None | Cachet (and meter) on postcard, text on back | 1991 | ERS-1 |
| Netherlands | None | Meter | 1992 | ERS-1 |
| Niger | BL82 iBL82 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1991 | ERS-1/2 |
| Niger | BL82a | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, BL82 overprinted in silver | 1996 | ERS-1/2 |
| Niger | BL82b | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, BL82 overprinted in gold | ||
| Norway | 989 (Mi1062) | 1991 | ERS-1/2 | |
| Norway | 989-990 fdc | One of two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Portugal (Madeira) | 151 (Mi147) | One of MS4 (152 (2x (151, 152a))) | 1991 | ERS-1 |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 151 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | SS1 and cachet on FDC: stamp-on-cachet: Germany 1642 | 2006 | ERS-1 |
| San Marino | 1224 (Mi1466) | 1991 | ERS-1 | |
| Sweden | 1893a bk | On cover of booklet of 6 (2x (1893a (1891-1893))) | 1991 | ERS-1/2 |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**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.
Below is a list of ERS series 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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| ERS-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1991-07-16 | Kourou | (Philatélie spatiale) cachet on cover | ERS-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-07-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ERS-1 launch |
| ERS-2 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1995-04-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ERS-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-04-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | ERS-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-04-20 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | ERS-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-04-20 | Kourou | (SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | ERS-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-04-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ERS-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-04-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | ERS-2 launch |
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