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Palapa-series
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This page contains philatelic information on the Palapa-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 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) |
Below is a list of Palapa-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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 761 (Mi1165A) i761 (Mi1165B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Palapa-B2 recovery" (in French text), with Space Shuttle manipulator arm |
| Central African Republic | 761a (BL347A) i761a (BL347B) | On stamp of SS1 (761) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i761) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 931 (BL135) | On stamp of SS1 | 1985 | Palapa-B, with Space Shuttle manipulator arm |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 (BL833) i2253 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Anatolia-1" (formerly Palapa-C1) |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 977 (Mi845) | 1976 | ||
| Indonesia | 977a (Mi845+?) | From booklet pane of 9 (4x 977 + 5x 987) | 1978 | |
| Indonesia | 1006 (Mi879) | 1977 | ||
| Indonesia | 1174 (Mi1051) | 1982 | ||
| Indonesia | 1175 (Mi1052) | |||
| Indonesia | 1174-1175 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1192 (Mi1094) | 1983 | ||
| Indonesia | 1199 (Mi1101) | 1983 | "Palapa-B" | |
| Indonesia | 1215 (BL52) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | |
| Indonesia | 1295 (Mi199) | 1986 | ||
| Indonesia | 1313 (Mi1220) | 1987 | "Palapa-B2" | |
| Indonesia | 1314 (Mi1221) | |||
| Indonesia | 1366 (Mi1279) | 1988 | ||
| Indonesia | 1519 (Mi1440) | 1992 | "Palapa-B4" | |
| Indonesia | 1520 (Mi1441) | |||
| Indonesia | 1519-1521 fdc | Two of three stamps and cachet on FDC | (As above) | |
| Indonesia | 1643 (Mi1597) | 1996 | "Palapa-C" | |
| Indonesia | 1644 (Mi1598) | |||
| Indonesia | 1694 (Mi1681) | 1997 | (likely) Palapa-C | |
| Indonesia | 1693-1694 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | Unknown (Mi?) | One of strip of 6 (a-f) | 2016 | "Palapa-D" |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h (Mi1264) | One of MS9 (1074 (a-f)) (Mi1257-1265) | 1989 | Either Palapa-B2 or Westar-6 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h specimen | One of MS9 (1074 specimen (a-f)), overprinted "specimen" | ||
Below is a list of Palapa-series satellite 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| 1976-07-08: Palapa-A1 | ||||
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| 1977-03-10: Palapa-A2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (generic comsat depicted3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (generic comsat depicted3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Typed and black and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial Covers with text logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers with text logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| 1983-06-18: Palapa-B1 (and Anik-C2 and SPAS-1 from STS-7) | ||||
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-10-08 | Detroit MI Dearborn Heights MI | (Sally Ride Paper Doll) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch Wolvpex 1982 |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.58) cachet on cover | Anik-C2 (mis-spelled "Amik-C" in text, Telesat-7) deployed, Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed, Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.59) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-22 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed USA 1914 FDC |
| 1984-02-03: Palapa-B2 (and Westar-6 and SPAS-1A from STS-11 (41B)) | ||||
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; STS-41B launch |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-03 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Green and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back and (Rockwell International) insert and (Rockwell International) insert back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-11-12 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed Palapa-B2 recovered |
| 1984-11-08: Palapa-B2 recovered (and Anik-D2 and Leasat-F2 and Westar-6 recovered by STS-19 (51A)) | ||||
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.86) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.87) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 1984-02-06 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.89) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| 1987-03-20: Palapa-B2P | ||||
| Spain | 1987-03-20 | Madrid | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch |
| 1992-05-14: Palapa-B4 | ||||
| United States | 1992-05-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-B4 launch |
| 1996-05-15: Palapa-C2 (and AMOS-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-05-15 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Palapa-C2 launch |
1Palapa-A2 appears to have been called Palapa-B at the time these covers were issued.
2Rare/exceptional launch cover with a "Centennial Covers" text logo.
3This generic comsat and rocket cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found in GOES-1_cover19.
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