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This page contains philatelic information on the Cluster-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.
Cluster-1 consists of Cluster-FM1/FM4 (one launch); Cluster-2 consists of Cluster-FM5/FM8 (two launches).
| 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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| Custer (ESA) | Cluster (ESA) | Cluster (ESA) |
Below is a list of Cluster-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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| Benin | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "Cluster-I" |
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi?) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2014 | Cluster FM1/FM2/FM3/FM4 launch [failed] on "4 juin 1996" |
| Benin | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown b proof Unknown ib proof | One of MS4 proof (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 proof (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Benin | Unknown ms proof fdc Unknown ims proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | ||
| Burundi | BL499A BL499B | In (lower) margin of MS2 (Mi3480A-3481A) In (lower) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi3480B-3481B) | 2014 | "Cluster" |
| Central African Republic | 848a (BL412A) i848a (BL412B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (848) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i848) | 1987 | "Programme Cluster" (early-design) |
| Chad | Unknown (Mi?) | 2013 | "Cluster-II" (Cluster-2) | |
| Chad | Unknown d (Mi?) Unknown id | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Chad | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Chad | Unknown fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Germany | B857 cover (Mi2097 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel and (Astrium) cachet on cover | 2000 | "Cluster-II" (Cluster-2) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5068 | One of MS3 (Mi5067-5069) | 2007 | "Cluster" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5067-5069_ms3 fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1390 | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1390 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi8455 | One of MS6 (Mi8453-8458) | 2011 | "Cluster" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i)) | 2005 | Cluster-2 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown iss (BL none) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (black cancel) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC (red cancel) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown a+b+c fdc Unknown ia+ib+ic fdc | One of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC One of three imperforate stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Below is a list of Cluster-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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| Cluster (ESA) | ||||
| 1996-06-04: Cluster-FM1/FM4 [failed] | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (slightly different) on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (Philatélie Arianespace) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1996-06-04 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet (different) on cover (and different cancel) | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| Gabon | 1996-06-04 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| Germany | 1996-06-04 | Bremen | (Daimler-Benz Aerospace?) cachet on cover, also back | Cluster-FM1/FM4 launch [failed] |
| 2000-07-16: Cluster-FM6 and FM7 | ||||
| Russia | 2000-07-16 | Baikonur | (Multi-color printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM6 and FM7 launch |
| Russia | 2000-07-16 | Baikonur | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Cluster-FM6 and FM7 launch |
| 2000-08-09: Cluster-FM5 and FM8 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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