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MetOp-series
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MetOp-series
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This page contains philatelic information on the European MetOp (METeorological OPerational) 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.
| Launch information (found in the polar-orbiting 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) |
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| MetOp | MetOp | MetOp |
Below is a list of MetOp-series satellite 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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| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms9 (new issue) | MS9, also detail | 2006 | MetOp |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc1 (new issue) | MS9 and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc2 (new issue) | MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc3 (new issue) | MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc4 (new issue) | Cachet on FDC | ||
*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 for the stamps in the sheet.
Below is a list of MetOp-series satellite 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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| Russia (cancel, with Kazakhstan stamp) | 2006-10-19 | Baikonur | (Printed) cachet on cover | MetOp-2 launch |
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