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This page contains philatelic information on the European Space Agency (ESA) Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEOS) series. 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 ESA-GEOS series from 1977-1978 only, not to be confused with USA GEOS series from 1965-1975.
| 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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| GEOS (ESA) | GEOS (ESA) | GEOS (ESA) |
| ESA-GEOS (on other than ESA-GEOS launch covers) |
Below is a list of ESA-GEOS-series 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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| Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEOS) (ESA) | ||||
| Australia | 869 fdc (Mi836 fdc) | (Benham) cachet on FDC | 1983 | ESA-GEOS; (same design as in Equatorial Guinea Mi1266A and BL277) |
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508A) i708d (Mi1508B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (708 (a-f)) (Mi1505A-1510A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) (Mi1505B-1510B) | 1997 | "SMS-GEOS" (with E-before-O, mis-spelled in selvedge text, and SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| Congo | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper and lower) margins of MS4 (a-d) In (upper and lower) margins of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "GEOS-1" and reproduction of EquatorialGuinea BL277 |
| Congo | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Congo | Unknown ms proof | MS4 (a-d) proof | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1266A Mi1266B | Imperforate | 1976-1978 | ESA-GEOS; (same design as in Australia 869 fdc) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1266A fdc | Stamp on (airmail) FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 | Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 2nd | Imperforate SS, second printing1 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 muestra | Imperforate SS1, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 fdc | Imperforate SS1 on (airmail) FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p1 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 1st overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p1 muestra | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 1st overprint, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p2 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 2nd overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p2 muestra | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 2nd overprint, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p2 inverted | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 2nd overprint inverted | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p3 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 3rd overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p3 muestra | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 3rd overprint, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p3 inverted | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 3rd overprint inverted | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p4 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 4th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p4 muestra | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 4th overprint, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p4 inverted | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 4th overprint inverted | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p5 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 5th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p5 muestra1 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 5th overprint, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p5 muestra2 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 5th overprint, double-overprint "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p5 fdc | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 5th overprint (airmail) FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 cover | Imperforate SS1 and cachet on (airmail) cover | ||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | ESA-"GEOS"-1 |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | (As above for stamp) | |
| Gabon | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown (Mi?) | Also detail | 2008 | "Geos No.2" (in text only) |
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | On stamp of SS1, also detail On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss fdc Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 10b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 10b) overprinted in black | 1979 | ESA-GEOS |
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 10b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 10b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 18b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 18b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 18b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 18b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 20b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 20b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi unlisted) Unlisted imp | One of pair (2x 20b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 20b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL unlisted) | SS1 overprinted in gold | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL unlisted) | Imperforate SS1 overprinted in silver | ||
| Paraguay | C407 (Mi2673) | 1975 | "GEOS Premier" (ESA-GEOS-1) | |
| Paraguay | C407 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 1975 (BL356) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1980 | ESA-GEOS (not "Intasat", as in text) |
| Paraguay | 1975 muestra | In (lower) margin of SS1, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | ESA-"GEOS" (in text only); (or possibly Explorer-29/36 "GEOS") |
1Equatorial Guinea BL277 was produced in 2 printings, if not more: The first printing is blue and the second is blue-violet (as seen in the non-overprinted sheets). A third printing that is magenta has been found overprinted only, and possibly a fourth printing with more green has been found on FDCs only). None of the overprints appear to be found on more than one printing.
Below is a list of ESA-GEOS-series 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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| Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEOS) (ESA) | ||||
| 1977-04-20: ESA-GEOS-1 | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1977-04-20 | Darmstadt | (ESA) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Lollini silk) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("Geodynamic Experimental Ocean Satellite - A" in text) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 1977-04-20 | Greenbelt MD Prince Georges MD | (GSFC Stamp Club blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) |
| ESA-GEOS-1 (events) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1977-04-27 | Michelstadt | (ESA) cachet on cover | Reached initial operational position |
| 1978-07-14: ESA-GEOS-2 | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1978-07-14 | Darmstadt | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| Italy | 1978-07-14 | Florence (Firenze) | (G. Oliveti) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (possible Westar-1/2/3 type and rocket depicted1) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Lollini silk) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch |
| France | 1978-07-17 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (canceled 17 July, since PO was closed 14-16 July) |
| ESA-GEOS-2 (events) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1978-07-26 | Michelstadt | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Reached initial operational position |
| ESA-GEOS (on other than ESA-GEOS launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1975-10-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GOES-1 launch cover | "GEOS-1" (in text, but SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GOES-2 launch cover | "GEOS-2" (in text, but SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on GOES-3 launch cover | "GEOS-3" (in text, but SMS/GOES-1/3 type depicted) |
1The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type satellites.
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