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This page contains philatelic information on the French D-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.
SIGNE-3, the Solar Interplanetary Gamma-Neutron Experiment 3, a D-2B type spacecraft, is also included here.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (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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| D-series (France) | D-series (France) | D-series (France) | D-series (France) |
| D-series (on other than D-series launch covers) |
Below is a list of D-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-series (France) | ||||
| Ajman | Mi259A Mi259B | Imperforate | 1968 | "D-1" |
| Ajman | Mi257A-259A+Mi261A-262A fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | C41 (Mi119) iC41 | Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"; also Diamant rocket2 |
| Central African Republic | C41 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Central African Republic | C41 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 597 (Mi954) i597 | Imperforate | 1983 | D-1 |
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2010 | D-2B / "Aura"1 |
| Chad | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | C17 (Mi74) iC17 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| Comoro Islands | C17 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | C17 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo Republic | C37 (Mi93) iC37 | Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1" |
| Congo Republic | C37 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 643 (Mi871) i643 | Imperforate | 1982 | D-1 (with last stage attached); (see also Mali 337 and cachet on France 1934 fdc) |
| Cuba | 776 cover (Mi836 cover) | (Brown and orange printed) cachet on cover | 1967 | "D-1" |
| Cuba | 2584 (Mi2733) | 1983 | "D-1" | |
| Cuba | 3019 (Mi3175) | 1988 | D-2B / "SIGNE-3" | |
| Djibouti | Unknown h (Mi none) Unknown ih | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (a-i) | 2010 | "D-2B" / "Aura"1 |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS9 | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS9 on FDC Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 2238d (Mi2899) | One of MS6 (2238 (a-f)) (Mi2896-2901) | 2000 | "Diademe" / D-1C/1D type |
| Ecuador | 756 (Mi1283) | Only on (upper) selvedge in black | 1966 | D-1; also Diamant rocket2 (on stamp) |
| Ecuador | 756A (Mi1284) | On stamp and on (right) selvedge in black | D-1 | |
| Ecuador | 756A pair | Tête-bêche pair | ||
| Ecuador | 756B (Mi1285) | On stamp and on (upper) selvedge in red | ||
| Ecuador | 756B pair | Tête-bêche pair | ||
| Ecuador | 756Bc (BL29) i756Bc (BL30) | MS3 (756-756B) Imperforate MS3 (i756-i756B), changed colors | ||
| Ecuador | 757 (Mi1292) 757A (Mi1293) 757B (Mi1294) | Only on (left) selvedge in black | 1967 | D-1 |
| France | 1137-1138+1148_ms3 1137-1138+1148 ims3 | MS3 (1137-1138+1148) Imperforate MS3 (i1137-i1138+i1148) | 1966 | "D-1"; also Diamant rocket2 |
| France | 1148 (Mi1539) i1148 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason; (see also cachet on Tunisia 653 fdc) |
| France | 1148 ds | Deluxe sheet (1148) | ||
| France | 1148 proof | Trial-color proof | ||
| France | 1148 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1148 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1148 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1148 maxi4 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1148 maxi5 | Maxicard (Éditions PAC), also back | ||
| France | 1148 maxi6 | Maxicard (Éditions Bourgogne), also back | ||
| France | 1148 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ orange) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1148 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ green) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1148 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1148 fdc4 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1148 fdc5 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| France | 1148 card | Stamp and (Éditions PAC) cachet on FDOI card | "D-1", "D-1B", and "D-1C" (in text only); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| France | None | Folder | 1975 | "Castor", "Pollux", "D-2B" (in text only) |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard back, also front | 1977 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard back (different) | 1977 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard back (different) | 1977 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | 1977 | D-1, D-2 / SIGNE-3 type, and Diamant rocket2 |
| France | 1835 fdc1 (Mi2335 fdc1) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1982 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| France | 1835 fdc2 (Mi2335 fdc2) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | D-1 | |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Aéro Club de Bourgogne) cachet on cover | 1983 | D-1 |
| France | 1934 fdc (Mi2450 fdc) | (Brown and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1984 | D-1 (with last stage attached); (see also CongoPR 643 and Mali 337) |
| France | None | (CNEP-2000) cinderella | 2000 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| French Polynesia | C42 (Mi54) iC42 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| French Polynesia | C42 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | C42 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| French Polynesia | C42 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | D-1 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C11 (Mi35) iC11 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C11 ds | Deluxe sheet (C11) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C11 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C11 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C49 (Mi144) iC49 | Imperforate | 1980 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type (on stamp and cachet), "D-2B" (in text on maxicard back), D-5A / Pollux (on stamp) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C49 ds | Deluxe sheet (C49) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C49 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C49 maxi | Maxicard, also back | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C52 (Mi120) iC52 | Imperforate | 1978 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type, D-5A / Pollux |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C52 fdc1 | Stamp and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C52 fdc2 | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C52-C53 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (TAAF Official cachet) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Castor & Pollux" (D-5B & D-5A), launched by "Diamant BP.4" rocket on "17 mai 1975" |
| Ghana | 307a (BL26) | In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS3 (305-307) | 1967 | D-1 |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown b (Mi none) | From MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "D-1C" / "Diademe-1" |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c (Mi?) | D-5B, "Castor" | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown d (Mi?) | D-5A, "Pollux" | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown b proof Unknown ib proof | From proof MS4 (a-d) From imperforate proof MS4 (a-d) | "D-1C" / "Diademe-1" | |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown c proof Unknown ic proof | D-5B, "Castor" | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown d proof Unknown id proof | D-5A, "Pollux" | ||
| Ivory Coast | Unknown proof fdc Unknown imp proof fdc | MS4 proof on FDC Imperforate MS4 proof on FDC | (As above for proof) | |
| Ivory Coast | Unknown a-d proof fdc | Stamps a-d proof on FDC | ||
| Malawi | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "D-2A" / "Tournesol" |
| Malawi | Unknown ic proof | One of imperforate proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Malawi | Unknown ms proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Malawi | Unknown fdc Unknown ifdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Malawi | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 247 (Mi252) | 1968 | "D-1" | |
| Maldive Islands | 252 (Mi257) | |||
| Mali | C42 (Mi141) iC42 | Imperforate | 1967 | Diamant rocket2 |
| Mali | C42 proof | Signed proof (black) | ||
| Mali | C44 (Mi143) iC44 | Imperforate | "D-1" | |
| Mali | C44 ds | Deluxe sheet (C44) | ||
| Mali | C42-C44 fdc | One of three stamps and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Mali | 337 (Mi708) i337 | From MS10 (10x 337 + 5 labels) Imperforate | 1979 | D-1 (with last stage attached); (see also CongoPR 643 and cachet on France 1934 fdc) |
| Manama | Mi89A Mi89B | Imperforate | 1968 | "D-1" |
| Manama | Mi87A-89A+Mi91A-92A fdc Mi87B-89B+Mi91B-92B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC One of five imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Manama | Mi1208A Mi1208B | One of strip of 5 (Mi1205A-1209A), or one of MS50 (Mi1195A-1219A + Ajman Mi2493A-2517A) One of imperforate strip of 5 (Mi1205B-1209B), or one of imperforate MS50 (Mi1195B-1219B + Ajman Mi2493B-2517B) | 1972 | D-1 |
| Manama | BL237A BL237B | MS5 (Mi1205A-1209A) Imperforate MS5 (Mi1205B-1209B) | ||
| Mauritania | C52 (Mi277) iC52 | Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"; also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) |
| Mauritania | C52 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C52 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C52 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | D-2B / "Aura"1 |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 and cachet on FDC Imperforate SS1 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss var Unknown iss var | In (upper) margin of SS1, variety In (upper) marging of imperforate SS1, variety | ||
| Nagaland (India) | Local d | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1979 | D-1 |
| New Caledonia | C46 (Mi421) iC46 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| New Caledonia | C46 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| Nicaragua | 1155 (Mi2264) | 1982 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type | |
| Niger | C58 (Mi124) iC58 | Imperforate | 1966 | Diamant rocket2 |
| Niger | C58 ds | Deluxe sheet (C58) | ||
| Niger | C58 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C61 (Mi127) iC61 | Imperforate | "D-1" | |
| Niger | C61 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Panama | 474E (Mi948A) i474E (Mi948B) i474E var (Mi954) | Imperforate Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "D-1" |
| Panama | 474Eg (BL63) i474Eg | SS1 (474E) Imperforate SS1 (i474E), changed colors | ||
| Panama | 474Eg fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Panama | 474+474B+474E fdc i474+i474B+i474E var fdc | One of three stamps on FDC One of three imperforate stamps with changed colors on FDC | ||
| Panama | C365a (Mi1137) | One stamp and on (left and upper) selvedge of MS6 (C365 (a-f)) (Mi1137-1142) | 1969 | "Diademe" / D-1C/1D type |
| Paraguay | C348 (BL194) | SS1 | 1972 | "D-2A" |
| Philippines | BLIIA BLIIB | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1968 | D-1 |
| Philippines | BLIIA snv | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, BLII overprinted "SNV" | ||
| Philippines | BLIIB air | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, BLII inscribed "airmail" | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | C30 (Mi319A) iC30 (Mi319B) | Imperforate | 1969 | D-1 |
| Ras Al Khaima | C30 ds | Deluxe sheet (C30) | ||
| Romania | 2484 (Mi3190) | One of pair (2484a (2483-2484)), or five of MS10 (2484b (5x (2483-2484))) | 1974 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| Russia (USSR) | 5061 (Mi5192) | From MS8 (5061a (8x 5061)) | 1982 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type (and Prognoz and Venera-9/14 type) |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C32 (Mi415) iC32 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C32 proof | Signed proof (black) | ||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C32 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C32 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (brown printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C32 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions PAC) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| Senegal | C43 fdc (Mi324 fdc) | (Text) cancel and cachet on FDC | 1966 | Diamant rocket2; (A-1 on stamp and cachet) |
| Senegal | C44 (Mi325) iC44 | Imperforate | Diamant rocket2 | |
| Senegal | C44 proof1 | Signed proof (blue) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof2 | Signed proof (brown) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof3 | Signed proof (green) | ||
| Senegal | C44 proof4 | Signed proof (purple) | ||
| Senegal | C44 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Senegal | C43-C44 fdc | Two stamps and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Senegal | C46 (Mi335) iC46 | Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1" |
| Senegal | C46 proof1 | Signed proof (blue) | ||
| Senegal | C46 proof2 | Signed proof (black) | ||
| Senegal | C46 proof3 | Signed proof (red) | ||
| Senegal | C46 proof4 | Signed proof (green) | ||
| Senegal | C46 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Somali Coast | C49 (Mi381) iC49 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| Somali Coast | C49 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| Somali Coast | C49 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "D5" (in text only) |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Djibouti MS9) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "D-2B" / "Aura"1 (on stamp 'h' in cachet) |
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local ss | In (left) margin of imperforate silver local post SS1 | 1978 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local ss | In (left) margin of imperforate gold local post SS1 | ||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local ms | In (upper-left) margin of perforated and imperforate silver local post MS2 | ||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local ms | In (upper-left) margin of perforated and imperforate gold local post MS2 | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 45203 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | 199? | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type |
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 45203 (Mi4497), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57243 (Mi5895), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57243 (Mi5895), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57283 (Mi5899), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57283 (Mi5899), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57333 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 57333 (Mi5904), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (part of 350 value and part of 500 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 6110 (Mi314), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local (1000 value) | Cuba 3019 overprinted on 4x4 Russia 6110 (Mi314), from strip of 5, also overprint template | ||
| Tartari Republic | Local fdc1 | Two strips of 5 (from above) and (pictorial) cancel on local post FDC | (As above for stamps); also (in cancel and in one cachet) same design as Cuba 3019 (showing D-2 / SIGNE-3 type) | |
| Tartari Republic | Local fdc2 | One strip of 5 (from above) and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on ocal post FDC | ||
| Togo | 593 (Mi559A) i593 (Mi559B) | Imperforate | 1967 | Diamant rocket2 |
| Togo | 596 (Mi562A) i596 (Mi562B) | Imperforate | "D-1" | |
| Togo | 598 (Mi564A) i598 (Mi564B) | Imperforate | ||
| Togo | C65 (Mi565A) iC65 (Mi565B) | Imperforate | Diamant rocket2 | |
| Togo | 595-598+C65-C66 fdc | Two of eight stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Tunisia | 653 fdc (Mi860 fdc) | (Amicale Philatélique Tunisienne) cachet on FDC | 1975 | Green-only reproduction of France 1148 (with D-1A / Diapason) less cutouts for country, face value, and satellite name |
| Turkey | 2503 (Mi2922) | 1991 | D-2 / SIGNE-3 type | |
| Turkey | 2502-2503 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | C36 (Mi214) iC36 | Imperforate | 1967 | Diamant rocket2 |
| Upper Volta | C38 (Mi216) iC38 | Imperforate | "D-1C" | |
| Upper Volta | C39 (Mi217) iC39 | Imperforate | "D-1D" | |
| Upper Volta | C39 proofs | Trial color proofs | ||
| Upper Volta | C39 essay | Signed essay | ||
| Upper Volta | C36+C39 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Upper Volta | C37-C38 fdc | One of two stamps and (text) cancel and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | C69 (Mi268) | C39 overprinted in red | 1969 | "D-1D" |
| Upper Volta | C184 (BL23) iC184 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1974 | D-5B / Castor; also Diamant rocket2 (in right margin) |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C24 (Mi211) iC24 | CD122 Imperforate | 1966 | "D-1"A / Diapason |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C24 fdc1 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C24 fdc2 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Éditions PAC) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp); also Diamant rocket2 (in cachet) | |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C24 fdc3 | Stamp and (text) cancel and (green and brown printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamp) | |
| Yugoslavia | 1045 (Mi1409) | From MS9 (1045a (9x 1045)) | 1971 | D-1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1045-1047 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
1The French D-series satellite (D-2B / Aura) from 1975 should not be confused with the USA EOS-Aura from 2004, which goes by the same name.
2Diamant-A rockets were used to launch the D-1 series and other French satellites from 1965 to 1975. Only Diamant items also featuring a D-series satellite, or belonging to sets related to a D-series satellite, are shown here.
3See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
4The Tartari Republic overprints of Cuba 3019 span blocks of 4 Russian definitives but not necessarily the same blocks of 4 that divide the strips into 5 overprinted stamps. See an example of how the stamps are divided differently in terms of overprints (in red) vs. divided for use as stamps (in green). Since our emphasis is on the D-series satellite, in the table above we present the strips divided in terms of overprints.
Below is a list of D-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-series (France) | ||||
| 1966-02-18: D-1A | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1967-02-08: D-1C | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1967-02-15: D-1D | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1971-04-15: D-2A / Tournesol | ||||
| French Guiana | 1971-04-15 | Kourou | (Lollini green and blue) cachet on cover | D-2A (Tournesol) launch |
| French Guiana | 1971-04-15 | Kourou | (Lollini magenta and brown) cachet on cover | D-2A (Tournesol) launch |
| 1971-12-06: D-2A / Polaire [failed] | ||||
| French Guiana | 1971-12-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | D-2A (Polaire) launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1971-12-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | D-2A (Polaire) launch [failed] |
| 1975-09-27: D-2B / Aura1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1975-09-27 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | D-2B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-09-27 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on cover | D-2B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-09-27 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | D-2B launch |
| 1973-05-21: D-5A / Pollux and D-5B / Castor [failed] | ||||
| French Guiana | 1973-05-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | D-5A+5B launch [failed] |
| French Guiana | 1973-05-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | D-5A+5B launch [failed] |
| 1975-05-17: D-5A / Pollux and D-5B / Castor | ||||
| French Guiana | 1975-05-17 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | D-5A+5B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-17 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | D-5A+5B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-17 | Kourou | (CNES) cachet on cover | D-5A+5B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-17 | Kourou | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | D-5A+5B launch |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-17 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | D-5A+5B launch (also Super-ARCAS rocket launch in support of the satellite launch) |
| 1977-06-17: SIGNE-32 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| D-series (on other than D-series launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1965-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Brown printed) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover, also annotated | Diamant rocket3 |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-28 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "D-5A" and "D-5B"; also "detection and first measurements of atmospheric drag [acting on the satellites]" (in French text) |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-28 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (slightly different) on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | |
| French Guiana | 1975-05-28 | Kourou | (Lollini silk) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "Castor" and "Pollux" |
| French Guiana | 2008-07-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on Arabsat-4AR and Intelsat-25 launch cover | D-1 |
1The French D-series satellite (D-2B / Aura) from 1975 should not be confused with the USA EOS-Aura from 2004, which goes by the same name.
2SIGNE-1 and SIGNE-2 were payloads on Prognoz-2 and (possible) Prognoz-6 spacecraft, respectively.
3Diamant rockets were used to launch the D-1 series and other French satellites from 1965 to 1975.
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