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ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol-series
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This page contains philatelic information on the Russian/French ARCAD (ARCtic Aurora Density) / Aureole / Oreol-series satelites. 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 Russian scientific/research and 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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| ARCAD (Russia/France) | ARCAD (Russia/France) | ARCAD (Russia/France) |
Below is a list of ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol-series 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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| ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia/France) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown | In selvedge of MS9 | 2002 | ARCAD-3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2025 (Mi2279) | 1975 | ARCAD-1/2 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 (Mi164) | 1981 | ARCAD-3 | |
| Mongolia | C90 (Mi1088) | 1977 | ARCAD-1/2 | |
| Mozambique | Unknown (new issue) Unknown (imperf.) | SS1, also imperforate SS1 | 2007 | ARCAD-3 |
| Mozambique | Unknown fdc (new issue) Unknown fdc (imperf.) | SS1 on FDC, also imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Poland | 3038 (Mi3331) | 1991 | ARCAD-3 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4492 (Mi4533) | 1976 | ARCAD-1/2 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4493 (Mi4534) | |||
| Somalia | Unknown Unknown (imperf.) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4, also imperforate MS4 | 2000 | ARCAD-3 |
| Somalia | Unknown Unknown (imperf.) | In (upper-left) margin of MS4, different, also imperforate MS4 | 2000 | ARCAD-3 |
*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 of the stamps in the sheet.
Below is a list of ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol-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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| Russia (USSR) | 1973-12-26 | Moscow | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Oreol-2 (ARCAD-2/Aureole-2) launch |
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