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ESA-GEOS
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This page contains philatelic information on the European Space Agency (ESA) Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEOS) 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 ESA-GEOS series from 1977-1978 only, not to be confused with U.S.-GEOS series from 1965-1975.
| 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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| GEOS (ESA) | GEOS (ESA) | GEOS (ESA) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOS (ESA) | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Mi1267 | 1977 | ESA-GEOS | |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 | Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p1) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 1st overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p2) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 2nd overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p3) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 3rd overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p4) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 4th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p5) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 5th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p6) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 6th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p7) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 7th overprint | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p8) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 8th overprint | ||
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 10b) | One of pair overprinted in black | 1979 | ESA-GEOS |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 10b) | One of pair overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 18b) | One of pair overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 18b) | One of pair overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 20b) | One of pair overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 20b) | One of pair overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unknown | Overprinted in gold | ||
| Oman State | Unknown | Imperforate SS1 overprinted in silver | ||
| Paraguay | C407 (Mi2673) | 1975 | ESA-GEOS-1 | |
| Paraguay | 1975 (BL365) | SS1 | 1980 | ESA-GEOS (not Intasat)1 |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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.
1ESA-GEOS, not Intasat (a Spanish scientific satellite) as indicated on this item.
Below is a list of ESA-GEOS-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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| GEOS-1 (ESA) | ||||
| 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 | (?) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch (SMS/GOES image)1 |
| GEOS-2 (ESA) | ||||
| 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 | (Orbit) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (SMS/GOES image)1 |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (comsat image) |
1Additional SMS/GOES items appear on the SMS/GOES-series page.
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