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This page contains philatelic information on the Biosatellite (Biosat) series. 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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| Biosatellite (Biosat) | Biosatellite (Biosat) | Biosatellite (Biosat) |
| Biosat (on other than Biosat launch covers) |
Below is a list of Biosatellite 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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| Biosatellite (Biosat) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of Biosatellite series 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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| Biosatellite (Biosat) | ||||
| 1966-12-14: Biosatellite-1 | ||||
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau/Jarrett? cyan and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 launch |
| Biosatellite-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1966-12-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-1 capsule recovery |
| 1967-09-07: Biosatellite-2 | ||||
| United States | 1967-09-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky orange) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 launch |
| Biosatellite-2 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-09-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-2 capsule recovery |
| 1969-06-28: Biosatellite-3 | ||||
| Ecuador | 1969-06-28? | Quito | (Purple rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| Ecuador | 1969-06-28? | Quito | (Purple rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet (slightly different) on (airmail) cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-28 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet (and signature) on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| United States | 1969-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 launch |
| Biosatellite-3 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also (partial) insert | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also (partial) insert | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Honolulu HI | (Photo/sticker) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-07 | Colorado Springs CO | (NORAD Tracking Station multi-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| United States | 1969-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Biosatellite-3 capsule recovery1 |
| Biosat (on other than Biosat launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1972-04-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Solar Covers no.39) insert from Apollo-16 event cover, also front | "Biosatellite-2" |
1Biosat-3 capsule recovery newspaper article.
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