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TOPEX-Poseidon
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This page contains philatelic information on the TOPEX-Poseidon satellite. 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 environmental-observing 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon | TOPEX-Poseidon | TOPEX-Poseidon |
Below is a list of TOPEX-Poseidon 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon | ||||
| Dominica | 2238c (Mi2898) | One of MS6 (2238 (a-f)) | 2000 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C122 (Mi292) | 1992 | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 1047 (Mi1347) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) | 1992 | |
| Malagasy Republic | 1047B (BL178) | SS1 (1047) | ||
| Mali | 847 (Mi1672-1675) | In margin of MS4 (847 (a-d)) | 1996 | |
| Monaco | 2223 (Mi2569) | 2001 | ||
| Mordovia | Local_a | One of MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | |
| New Caledonia | C268 (Mi1022) | 1994 | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_b | On one of imperforate MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc2 (new issue) | Cachet (lower-left) on FDC | 2006 | Possible TOPEX |
| Tuva | Local_b iLocal_b | One of perforate MS4 (a-d) and imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 1994 | |
| Tuva | Local_b (o/p) iLocal_b (o/p) | One of perforate MS4 overprinted and imperforate MS4 overprinted | 1994 | |
| United States | None | Cancel on postal card | 1991 | |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1992 | |
| Yugoslavia | 2502f (Mi?) | One of booklet pane of 7 (2502 (a-g + 2 labels)), also booklet cover (Michel MH10) | 2000 | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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.
Below is a list of TOPEX-Poseidon 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon | ||||
| France | 1992-08-10 | Toulouse | (JPL) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (JPL) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (Fairchild Space) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatelie) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| United States | 1992-08-10 | Pasadena CA | (JPL) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| United States | 1995-08-10 | Pasadena CA | (JPL) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon end of prime (3-year) observation mission |
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