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This page contains philatelic information on DIRECt TV (DirecTV) 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.
| 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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| DirecTV | DirecTV | DirecTV |
Below is a list of DirecTV-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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| DirecTV | ||||
| France | None1+label1 | On label with (Historiaphil) private post stamp | 2014 | "DirecTV-14" launch (also launch date) |
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2019 | AT&T-T-16 / DirecTV-16 |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4176A Mi4176B | From MS8 (8x Mi4176A) Imperforate | 2005 | "Direct TV-4S" (DirecTV-4S) |
| Guinea Republic | BL880A BL880B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi4176A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi4176B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4178A Mi4178B | From MS8 (8x Mi4178A) Imperforate | "Direct TV-4S" (DirecTV-4S) (but HellasSat-2 or Amazonas-1 depicted) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL882A BL882B | On stamp of SS1 (Mi4178A) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (Mi4178B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL888A BL888B | One of MS2 (Mi4176A-4177A) One of imperforate MS2 (Mi4176B-4177B) | "Direct TV-4S" (DirecTV-4S) | |
| Guinea Republic | BL889A BL889B | One of MS2 (Mi4178A-4179A) One of imperforate MS2 (Mi4178B-4179B) | "Direct TV-4S" (DirecTV-4S) (but HellasSat-2 or Amazonas-1 depicted) | |
Below is a list of DirecTV-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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| 1993-12-18: DirecTV-1 (and Thaicom-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-12-17 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | DirecTV-1 launch |
| 1995-06-10: DirecTV-3 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1995-06-09 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | DirecTV-3 launch |
| 2001-11-27: DirecTV-4S | ||||
| French Guiana | 2001-11-26 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SNECMA) cachet on cover | DirecTV-4S launch |
| 2006-10-13: DirecTV-9S (and Optus-D1 and LDREX-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2006-10-13 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | DirecTV-9S launch |
| French Guiana | 2006-10-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | DirecTV-9S launch |
| French Guiana | 2006-10-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | DirecTV-9S launch |
| Gabon | 2006-10-13 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | DirecTV-9S launch |
| 2014-12-06: DirecTV-14 (and GSat-16) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2014-12-06 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | DirecTV-14 launch |
| French Guiana | 2014-12-06 | Kourou (text cancel) | (Historiaphil) private post stamp and (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | DirecTV-14 launch |
| French Guiana | 2014-12-06 | Kourou (pictorial cancel) | (Historiaphil) cachet on cover | DirecTV-14 launch |
| DirecTV-15 (pre-launch events) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-03-30 | Kourou | (Airbus Defence & Space) cachet on cover | Pre-launch: "DirecTV-15 leaves Airbus D&S" (in French text) |
| 2015-05-27: DirecTV-15 (and SkyMexico-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2015-05-27 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. Safran Héraklès) cachet on cover | DirecTV-15 launch |
| 2019-06-20: AT&T-T-16 / DirecTV-16 (and Eutelsat-7C) | ||||
| France | 2019-06-20 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-06-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-06-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-06-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-06-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| French Guiana | 2019-06-21 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. ArianeGroupe L.H.) cachet on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
| Gabon | 2019-07-201 | Libreville | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | AT&T-T-16 launch |
1The 2019-07-20 (July) date on this cover was most likely meant to be 2019-06-20 (June), to match the date for this launch.
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