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This page contains philatelic information on the GMS (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite) and MTSat (Multi-functional Transport SATellite) 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.
The GMS and MTSat series are also known as Himawari.
| Launch information (found in the geostationary weather 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) |
|---|---|---|
| GMS | GMS | GMS |
| MTSat | MTSat | MTSat |
Below is a list of GMS and MTSat series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMS / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| Chad | 708b (Mi1506) | One of MS6 (708 (a-f)) | 1997 | GMS-1 |
| China (Taiwan) | 2222 (Mi1374) | 1981 | GMS | |
| Hong Kong | 421 (Mi421) | 1983 | GMS full-disk water vapor image | |
| Japan | None | Postal card | 1983 | GMS |
| Japan | 1564 (Mi1588) | 1984 | GMS | |
| Japan | 1564 mihon | 1564 overprinted "MIHON" | ||
| Japan | 1564 mihon sc | Souvenir Card (1564) overprinted "MIHON" | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc1 | Cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc2 | Cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc3 | Cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Japan | None | Cachet on cover | 1985 | GMS |
| Japan | None | Phonecard | 1992 | GMS-5 |
| Japan | 2548 (Mi2426) | 1996 | Part of GMS full-disk visible image | |
| Korea (South) | 1572 (Mi1614) | Also booklet of 4 | 1990 | GMS |
| Korea (South) | 2020 (Mi2087) | Also booklet of 10 | 2000 | GMS |
| Maldive Islands | 1575 (Mi1595) | 1991 | GMS-5 | |
| Niger | 1075c (Mi1949) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | GMS |
| Sri Lanka | 1234 (Mi1187) | 1998 | GMS | |
| Thailand | 1472 (Mi1498) | Also booklet of 5 | 1992 | GMS |
| Thailand | 1472 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also insert | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Meter | 1988 | GMS or GOES-4/71 |
| Vanuatu | 566 (Mi890) | 1992 | GMS-4 | |
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| MTSat / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | Unknown (new issue) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | MTSAT-1R |
| Japan | 2936 (Mi3898) | 2005 | MTSat | |
| Japan | None | Cancel | 2005 | MTSat |
*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.
1The GMS-series and GOES-4/7 have a similar appearance, both being built by Hughes Space and Communications Company.
Below is a list of GMS and MTSat 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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| GMS / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| GMS-1 / Himawari-1 | ||||
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit) cachet on cover | GMS-1 (mislabeled SMS-3) launch; also DCS3 |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch (comsat image) |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| GMS-2 / Himawari-2 | ||||
| United States | 1981-08-10 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS3 |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Minamitane | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS3 |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS3 |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Minamitane | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Minamitane | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| GMS-3 / Himawari-3 | ||||
| United States | 1984-08-02 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Tsukubagakuen (scenic cancel)2 | (Space Voyage) cachet (different color) on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Minamitane | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Tsukubagakuen | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| GMS-4 / Himawari-4 | ||||
| United States | 1989-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS3 |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Minamitane | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Tsukubagakuen | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS3 |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Tsukubagakuen (scenic cancel)2 | (Space Voyage) cachet (different color) on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS3 |
| GMS-5 / Himawari-5 | ||||
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Minamitane | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-5 (+SFU) launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Tsukubagakuen | (Watanabe) cachet on cover | GMS-5 (+SFU) launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | GMS-5 (+SFU) launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Tsukubagakuen (scenic cancel)2 | (Space Voyage) cachet (different color) on cover | GMS-5 (+SFU) launch |
| MTSat / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
1SCPS = Space Coast Philatelic Society
2Scenic cancels contain drawings, as opposed to only characters and numbers.
3DCS = Data Collection System (DCS) on geostationary satellites
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