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This page contains philatelic information on the European Meteosat (METEOrological SATellite) and MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) 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 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Meteosat | Meteosat | Meteosat |
| MSG | MSG | MSG |
Below is a list of Meteosat and MSG series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteosat | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2360a-b (Mi3181-3182) | Pair from MS6 (2360 (a-f)) | 2000 | Meteosat full-disk image2 |
| Austria | 1857 (Mi2358) | 2001 | Meteosat | |
| Austria | 1857 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612 (Mi3901) | 1991 | Meteosat | |
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 fdc | One of two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Bulgaria | 3612-3613 booklet | Booklet of 8 (4x 3612-3613) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C234 (Mi692) | 1980 | Meteosat | |
| Central Africa Republic | C234a (BL95) | SS1 (C234) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 535 (Mi862A) i535 (Mi862B) | 1982 | Meteosat | |
| Central Africa Republic | 535a (BL203) | SS1 (535) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | 1171c (Mi1869) | One of MS4 (1171 (a-d)) | 1997 | Meteosat-1 |
| Chad | 708d (Mi1508) | One of MS6 (708 (a-f)) | 1997 | Meteosat |
| Ciskei | 193 (Mi217) | 1992 | Meteosat | |
| Comoro Islands | 387 (Mi488) | 1978 | Meteosat | |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) | SS1 (387) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 392 (BL183A) i392 (BL183B) | SS1 | 1978 | Meteosat |
| Comoro Islands | 768 (Mi964) | 1991 | Meteosat full-disk image2 | |
| Comoro Islands | 768a (BL350) | SS1 (768) | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 961 (Mi1309) | 1992 | Meteosat-5 / MOP-21 | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 961B (BL89) | SS1 (961) | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 962a (BL?) | MS3 (959+961-962) | 1992 | Meteosat-5 / MOP-21 |
| Cyprus | 960 (Mi959) | 2000 | Meteosat | |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p2) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 2nd overprint | 1977 | Meteosat |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 (o/p3) | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) 3rd overprint | 1977 | Meteosat |
| France | None | Meter | 1977 | Meteosat-1 |
| France | None | Meter (different) | 1980 | Meteosat |
| France | 1903 (Mi2146) | 1983 | Meteosat | |
| France | 1903 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc3 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc4 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc5 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 fdc6 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| France | 1903 sc1 | Stamp and cancel on Souvenir Card | ||
| France | 1903 sc2 | Stamp and cancel on Souvenir Card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 sc3 | Stamp and cancel on Souvenir Card (different) | ||
| France | 1903 maxi1 | Stamp and cancel on maxicard | ||
| France | 1903 maxi2 | Stamp and cancel on maxicard (different) | ||
| France | None | Cachet on cover | 1983 | Meteosat |
| France | None | Cancel | 1985 | Meteosat |
| France | None | Meter (different) | 1985 | Meteosat |
| France | None | Meter (different) | 2001 | Meteosat |
| French Guiana | None | Cachet on HotBird-7A and SpainSat launch cover | 2006 | Meteosat |
| Germany (East) | 2850 (Mi3361) | 1990 | Meteosat full-disk image2 | |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter | 1985 | Meteosat |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter (different) | 1989 | Meteosat |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 561 (Mi541) | 1991 | Meteosat | |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown (new issue) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | Meteosat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413Bc (BL176) | In (left) margin of SS1 (413B) | 1981 | Meteosat |
| Guinea-Bissau | 413B+413Bc fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ivory Coast | 955 (Mi1109) | 1994 | Meteosat full-disk image2 | |
| Liechtenstein | 956 (Mi1012) | 1991 | Meteosat | |
| Mali | 847a (Mi1672) | From MS4 (847 (a-d)) | 1996 | Meteosat-5 / MOP-21 |
| Mali | 847b (Mi1673) | Meteosat-5 / MOP-21 | ||
| Morocco | 464 (Mi935) | 1980 | Meteosat | |
| Morocco | 759 (Mi1229) | 1993 | Meteosat full-disk image2 | |
| Mozambique | 946 (Mi1015) | 1985 | Meteosat | |
| Niger | 393 (Mi573) i393 | 1977 | early-concept Meteosat | |
| Niger | 393 proof | Color proof strip | ||
| Niger | 393 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 1075a (Mi1947) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 10b) | One of pair overprinted in black | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 10b) | One of pair overprinted in red | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 18b) | One of pair overprinted in black | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 18b) | One of pair overprinted in red | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 20b) | One of pair overprinted in black | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown (2x 20b) | One of pair overprinted in red | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown | Overprinted in red | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Oman State | Unknown | Imperforate SS1 overprinted in silver | 1979 | Meteosat |
| Romania | None | Cancel on stamped envelope | 1989 | Meteosat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1: stamp-on-stamp: Bulgaria 3612 | 2006 | Meteosat |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | SS1 on FDC: stamp-on-stamp: Bulgaria 3612 | ||
| Slovenia | 425a (Mi312) | On label of MS9 (9x 425) | 2000 | Meteosat |
| Swaziland | 423 (Mi420) | 1983 | Meteosat full-disk image2 | |
| Turkey | 2331 (Mi2730) | 1985 | Meteosat | |
| Turkey | 2331 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | None | Cachet on cover | 1991 | Meteosat |
| Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2005 | MSG |
| Guinea Republic | BL896 BL896B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2005 | MSG-2 |
*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.
1MOP = Meteosat Operational Program (MOP-1 to 3 = Meteosat-4 to 6).
2On these stamps the Meteosat images are color-coded using false colors. The instruments on Meteosat do not provide true-color images.
Below is a list of Meteosat and MSG 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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| Meteosat (Eumetsat) | ||||
| Meteosat-1 | ||||
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch (comsat image) |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch; also DCS2 |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS)1 cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (?) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sticker) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1977-11-23 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-11-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch |
| Meteosat-2 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1981-06-19 | Kourou | (Club Philatelique ESA) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| South Africa | 1981-06-19 | Pretoria | (Club Philatelique ESA) cachet on cover | Meteosat-2 launch |
| Meteosat-3 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-06-15 | Kourou | (Aerospatiale Philatelie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-3 launch |
| Meteosat-4 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Aerospatiale Philatelie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| Frency Guiana | 1989-03-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-4 launch |
| Meteosat-5 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1991-03-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-5 launch |
| Meteosat-6 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-11-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatelie) cachet on cover | Meteosat-6 launch |
| Meteosat-7 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-02 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| Gabon | 1997-09-03 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Meteosat-7 launch |
| MSG (Eumetsat) | ||||
| MSG-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 2002-08-28 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on cover | MSG-1 launch |
| MSG-2 | ||||
| France | 2005-12-22 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-12-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatelique du C.E.) cachet on cover | MSG-2 launch |
1SCPS = Space Coast Philatelic Society
2DCS = Data Collection System (DCS) on geostationary satellites
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