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This page contains philatelic information on the Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4). 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.
This page covers only Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4), not the rest of the Intelsat series. (Intelsat-2-4, the last of the Intelsat-2s, and subsequent Intelsat(s) were not given Bird names.)
Early Bird / Intelsat-1 from 1965 should not be confused with the [failed] Earthwatch Inc. Earlybird launch from 1997.
| Bird Name | Intelsat | Location Name |
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| Early Bird | Intelsat-1 | |
| Blue Bird | Intelsat-2-1 | Atlantic-1 |
| Lani Bird | Intelsat-2-2 | Pacific-1 |
| Canary Bird | Intelsat-2-3 | Atlantic-2 |
| Intelsat-2-4 | Pacific-2 | |
| Intelsat-3-3 | Pacific-3 |
Early Bird / Intelsat-1 and Syncom are similar cylindrical spin-stabilized spacecraft, but Early Bird is taller (greater height-to-width aspect ratio), and Syncom has a larger nozzle in relation to the spacecraft body. See this side-by-side comparison.
Items depicting a satellite based on the Syncom publicity photo are highlighted in yellow in the table below.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Reference images (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below or elsewhere) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below or elsewhere) |
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| Intelsat | Intelsat | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) |
| Early Bird or Intelsat-2 (on other than Early Bird or Intelsat-2 launch covers) | |||
| Other cylindrical spin-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-3, 4, 4A, and 6 series) | Other cylindrical spin-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-3, 4, 4A, and 6 series) | ||
| Three-axis-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-5, 7, and later series) | Three-axis-stabilized Intelsat(s) (Intelsat-5, 7, and later series) |
Below is a list of Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) 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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| Early Bird / Intelsat-1, Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4 | ||||
| Afghanistan | 1135 (Mi1392) | 1985 | 20th anniv. Intelsat2: Early Bird / Intelsat-1; also Intelsat logo | |
| Ajman | Mi257A Mi257B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Early Bird" (but Syncom publicity image1) |
| Ajman | Mi257A-259A+Mi261A-262A fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Ajman | Mi878A Mi878B | Stamp-on-stamp: Japan 904 Imperforate | 1971 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4); (see also Japan cover 1980 and Paraguay 1368) |
| Ajman | Mi878_ss1 | SS1 (Mi878), stamp-on-stamp: Japan 904 | ||
| Ajman | Mi878A+Mi878_ss1 fdc | Stamp and SS1 on FDC, stamp-on-stamp: Japan 904 | ||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 (Mi193) i167 | Imperforate | 1965 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (on stamp); (8-sided, non-cylindrical) "Syncom-2" (in fdc1 cachet) |
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 ds | Deluxe sheet (167) | ||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 fdc2 | Stamp and (Edicions PUJOL) cachet on FDC | ||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. cachet) | ||
| Andorra (French Admin.) | 167 maxi | Maxicard | "Early Bird" (in text, but depiction is more like Syncom) | |
| Angola | 1110d (Mi1447) | One of MS6 (1110 (a-f)) (Mi1444-1449) | 1999 | "Intelsat-2" (in text; Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) |
| Argentina | 902 (Mi1030) | 1969 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Argentina | 902 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Círculo Filatélico de Liniers black) cachet on FDC card | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 fdc1 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Círculo Filatélico de Liniers black) cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 fdc2 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Círculo Filatélico de Liniers colored) cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 fdc3 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 fdc4 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 fdc5 | One of two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (orange and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 902+C115 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Argentina | C115 fdc1 | (Pictorial) cancel and (Círculo Filatélico de Liniers black) cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | C115 fdc2 | (Pictorial) cancel and (Círculo Filatélico de Liniers black) cachet on FDC card | ||
| Argentina | B69 (Mi1302) | 1977 | Intelsat-2 | |
| Ascension Island | 104 (Mi104) | 1966 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Ascension Island | 105 (Mi105) | |||
| Ascension Island | 106 (Mi106) | |||
| Ascension Island | 107 (Mi107) | |||
| Australia | 433 (Mi397) | 1968 | "Intelsat-2" (in text; Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) | |
| Australia | 433 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers red/green cachet, Clarence St. Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers red/cyan cachet, Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers black/pink cachet, Moree NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers green/pink cachet, GPO Brisbane QLD cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers green/pink cachet, Wollengong NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers red/green cachet, Ballarat VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers red/cyan cachet, Ballarat VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc8 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers green/cyan cachet, Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (Parade Covers black/pink cachet, Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (Royal cyan/orange/black cachet, GPO Brisbane QLD cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc11 | Stamp on FDC (Royal cyan/orange/green cachet, Hurstville NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc12 | Stamp on FDC (Green rubber-stamp and hand-printed cachet, Moree NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc13 | Stamp on FDC (Australia Post cachet, Canberra City ACT cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc14 | Stamp on FDC (Australia Post cachet, GPO Brisbane QLD cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc15 | Stamp and (Excelsior red/black/grey) cachet on FDC (GPO Melbourne VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc1 | One of three stamps on FDC (Parade Covers dark-blue/cyan cachet, Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc2 | One of three stamps on FDC (Parade Covers red/green) cachet, ? NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc3 | One of three stamps on FDC (Royal green/orange/brown cachet, Clarence St. Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc4 | One of three stamps on FDC (Royal cyan/orange/brown cachet, Clarence St. Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc5 | One of three stamps on FDC (Royal cyan/orange/black cachet, Ashfield NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc6 | One of three stamps on FDC (Royal cyan/orange/green cachet, Nedlands South WA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc7 | One of three stamps on FDC (WCS blue-green/green cachet, Nedlands South WA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc8 | One of three stamps on FDC (WCS blue-green/green cachet, Essendon VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc9 | One of three stamps on FDC (WCS orange-brown/green cachet, Newcastle NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc10 | One of three stamps on FDC (WCS orange-brown/green cachet, GPO Brisbane QLD cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc11 | One of three stamps on FDC (WCS pink/green cachet, Clarence St. Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc12 | One of three stamps on FDC (Excelsior orange/blue/gold cachet, RAAF Sale East VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc13 | One of three stamps on FDC (Australia Post cachet, GPO Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc14 | One of three stamps on FDC (Australia Post cachet, GPO Melbourne VIC cancel) | ||
| Barbados | 977 (BL38) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2000 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Bolivia | 585a (BL71) | In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 (585) | 1976 | "Intelsat-I" (Intelsat-1/Early Bird), "Intelsat-II" (Intelsat-2/Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4), "Intelsat-III" (Intelsat-3), "Intelsat-IV" (Intelsat-4), "Intelsat-IVA" (Intelsat-4A) (all depicted and in text) |
| Brazil | 1576 (Mi1670) | 1978 | Intelsat-1 (Early Bird), Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4), Intelsat-3, Intelsat-4, Intelsat-4A, Intelsat-5 | |
| Brazil | 1576 folder | Folder, with stamp and reproduction, also page 2, page 3, and page 4 | ||
| Bulgaria | B34 (BL22) | Imperforate SS1 | 1968 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Central African Republic | 333 (Mi540A) i333 (Mi540B) | Imperforate | 1978 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Central African Republic | 333a (BL24A) i333a (BL24B) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (333) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i333) | ||
| Central African Republic | 334a (BL25A) i334a (BL25B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (334) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i334) | ||
| Central African Republic | 335a (BL26A) i335a (BL26B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (335) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i335) | ||
| Central African Republic | 336a (BL27A) i336a (BL27B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (336) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i336) | ||
| Central African Republic | C191a (BL28A) iC191a (BL28B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C191) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (C191) | ||
| Central African Republic | C192a (BL29A) iC192a (BL29B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (C192) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (C1912) | ||
| Colombia | C499 (Mi1121) | 1968 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Congo Republic | BL7A BL7B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1970 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1; (see also Oman State Unknown ss 1968) |
| Cyprus | 514 (Mi502) | 1979 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Cyprus | 514 specimen | 514 overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Cyprus | 514 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | 513-515 fdc1 | One of three stamps on FDC (brown and gold printed cachet) | ||
| Cyprus | 513-515 fdc2 | One of three stamps and (green and yellow-green printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Dahomey | J43 (Mi_Portomarken46) | One of pair (J43a (J42-J43)) (Mi_Portomarken45-46) | 1967 | "Early Bird" (but Syncom depicted) |
| Dominica | 2238e (Mi2900) | One of MS6 (2238 (a-f)) (Mi2896-2901) | 2000 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Dubai | 146 (Mi390) | 1971 | "Intelsat-II" (Intelsat-2/Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4), "Intelsat-III" (Intelsat-3), "Intelsat-IV" (Intelsat-4), "Syncom-III" (Syncom-3) (all depicted and in text) | |
| Ecuador | 748A (Mi1191) | 1966 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 (below); (8-sided, non-cylindrical) Syncom (above) | |
| France | 1122 (Mi1510) i1122 | Imperforate | 1965 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| France | 1122 proofs | Trial-color proofs | ||
| France | 1122 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| France | 1122 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. no.532 cachet) | ||
| France | 1122 maxi1 | Stamp on maxicard | ||
| France | 1122 maxi2 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1122 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 1122_ms4 | MS4 (4x 1122) | ||
| Gabon | 363 (Mi582) i363 | Imperforate | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Gabon | 363 ds | Deluxe sheet (363) | ||
| Gabon | 363 proof | Signed proof (363) | ||
| Gabon | 363 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Gabon | 363 fdc2 | Stamp and (?) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 363 fdc3 | Stamp and (?, slightly different) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N238 card (Mi273 card) | (Bausteinkarte Nr.40) cachet on stamped card | 1967 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1966 | (possible) Intelsat-2 |
| Germany (West) | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (different) | 1966 | (possible) Intelsat-2 |
| Germany (West) | 1020 cover (Mi623 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1970 | Intelsat-1 / Early Bird |
| Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1974 | "Pajaro Madrugador" ("Early Bird" in Spanish) |
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc (Mi1290 fdc) | (Hermann E. Sieger, GmbH) insert from FDC, also front | 1986 | "Early Bird" and "Intelsat" (in text only) |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also front (Benham cachet) | 1991 | "The Intelsat series and the Soviet Molniya have proved vital to world communications" |
| Guinea-Bissau | 368F (BL29A) i368F (BL29B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1976 | Early Bird / "Intelsat"-1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 375A (Mi434A) i375A (Mi434B) | Imperforate | 1977 | Three (3) Intelsat-2 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 375Ab (BL63) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 606 (Mi624A) i606 (Mi624B) | Imperforate | 1972 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Guinea Republic | C121 (Mi627A) iC121 (Mi627B) | Imperforate | ||
| Guinea Republic | 721 (Mi756A) | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Guinea Republic | 722a (BL46A) | On one stamp of MS4 (719-722) (Mi754-757) | ||
| Haiti | 558 (Mi888) | 1966 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Haiti | C272 (Mi891) | |||
| Hungary | C361 (BL111A) iC361 (BL111B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1975 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Japan | 904 (Mi960) | 1967 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4); (see also Ajman Mi878A and Japan cover 1980 and Paraguay 1368) | |
| Japan | 904 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 904 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Saburo Watanabe/JSPA) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Japan | 904 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (NCC) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Japan | 904 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Saburo Watanabe/Matsuya Co. Ltd) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Japan | 904 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Minoru Hisano) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 904 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 904 folder1 | FDC folder inside, with detail, and outside (front and back) | ||
| Japan | 904 folder2 | FDC folder inside (different), with (pictorial) cancel, text, and metallic engraving | ||
| Japan | 904 maxicard | Maxicard | ||
| Japan | 904 cover (Mi960 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Minoru Hisano) cachet on cover | 1967 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4); (see also Ajman Mi878A and Japan cover 1980 and Paraguay 1368) |
| Japan | None | (JPS Space Stamp Club) cachet (reproduction of 904) on cover | 1980 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4); (see also Ajman Mi878A and Paraguay 1368) |
| Korea (North) | 2929 (Mi3128) | 1990 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Korea (South) | 1344 (Mi1326) | 1983 | (Children's drawing of) Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Korea (South) | 1344a (BL469) | Stamp from MS2 (2x 1344) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1344a fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Lebanon | C458 (Mi935) | 1966 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Lebanon | C459 (Mi936) | |||
| Lebanon | C460 (Mi937) | |||
| Lebanon | C461 (Mi938) | |||
| Lebanon | C462 (Mi939) | |||
| Liberia | C212 (BL81A) iC212 (BL81B) | In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of SS1 In (upper-left and upper-right) margins of imperforate SS1 | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (upper-left), Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) (upper-right), Intelsat-3 (lower-right) |
| Macau | 471 (Mi499) | Also annotated | 1983 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Maldive Islands | 1508 (Mi1523) | 1991 | 25th anniv. Early Bird launch (in 1990): "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Mali | C62 (Mi176) | 1968 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Mali | C62 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im) cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC | ||
| Mali | C63 (Mi177) | |||
| Mali | C63 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im) cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC | ||
| Mali | C62-C63 fdc | Two stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Mali | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 (and launch date) |
| Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Manama | Mi87A Mi87B | Imperforate | 1968 | "Early Bird" (but Syncom publicity image1) |
| Manama | Mi87A-89A+Mi91A-92A fdc Mi87B-89B+Mi91B-92B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC One of five imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | 423 (Mi373) | 1978 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 or Syncom | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 421-423 fdc | One of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Nicaragua | 1129 (Mi2224) | 1981 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1; also Intelsat logo | |
| Oman State | Unknown ss (Mi none) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 1968 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1; (see also Congo Republic BL7A) |
| Panama | 464E (Mi867A) i464E (Mi867B) | Imperforate | 1966 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Panama | 464Ef (BL46A) i464Ef (BL46B) | On one stamp of MS2 (464D-464E) On one stamp of imperforate MS2 (i464D-i464E) | ||
| Panama | 473B (Mi940) | 1966 | Early Bird (upper-center-right), Syncom (upper-left) | |
| Panama | 473Bc (BL61) i473Bc (BL62) | On one stamp of MS2 (473A-473B) On one stamp of imperforate MS2 (i473A-i473B), changed colors | ||
| Panama | 490B (BL96A) i490B (BL96B) | On one stamp of MS2 (490B (c-d)), 464Ef overprinted in gold On one stamp of imperforate MS2 (i490B (c-d)), i464Ef overprinted in gold, changed colors | 1968 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Panama | 490B fdc i490B fdc | MS2 on FDC Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Panama | C366 (Mi1143) | 1969 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (not "ATS-3", as in text) | |
| Panama | C366a (BL105) | On stamp of SS1 (C366) | ||
| Paraguay | 897 (Mi1473) | 1965 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc1 | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc2 | One of five stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 900a (BL73) i900a (BL74) | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (899-900) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (in lower-right margin), "Syncom" (depicted and in text on one stamp, and in upper-left margin) | |
| Paraguay | 900a muestra i900a muestra | In (lower-right) margin of MS2 (899-900) overprinted "muestra" In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 901 (Mi1477) | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | ||
| Paraguay | 900-902 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 905 (Mi1489) i905 (Mi1497) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1965 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Paraguay | 910 (Mi1494) i910 (Mi1502) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 910a (BL75) i910a (BL76) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1, changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 997 (Mi1653) i997 (Mi1661) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "Early Bird", "Syncom-1", "Syncom-2", "Syncom-3" (but all images are Syncom publicity images1, except with no rocket flames) |
| Paraguay | 997 muestra i997 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" Imperforate with changed colors, overprinted "mustra" | ||
| Paraguay | 998 (Mi1654) i998 (Mi1662) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 998 muestra i998 muestra | Imperforate with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 994-998 fdc i994-i998 fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC Two of five imperforate stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Paraguay | 1147 (Mi1904) | 1969 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| Paraguay | 1148 (Mi1905) | "Canary Bird" (in text, aka Intelsat-2-3) | ||
| Paraguay | 1152a (BL122) | On two of MS3 (1147-1148+1151), changed colors | (As above for stamps) | |
| Paraguay | 1368 (BL168) | SS1, stamp-on-stamp: Japan 904 | 1971 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4); (see also Ajman Mi878A and Japan cover 1980) |
| Paraguay | C440 (BL278) | In (lower) margin of SS1 | 1976 | "Intelsat-I" (Intelsat-1/Early Bird), "Intelsat-II" (Intelsat-2/Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4), "Intelsat-III" (Intelsat-3), "Intelsat-IV" (Intelsat-4), "Intelsat-IV-A" (Intelsat-4A) (all depicted and in text) |
| Paraguay | C440 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | C440 muestra | SS1, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Philippines | 1746 (Mi1668) | 1985 | 20th anniv. Intelsat2: "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Philippines | 1747 (Mi1669) | |||
| Philippines | 1746-1747 fdc1 | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Philippines | 1746-1747 fdc2 | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1765 (Mi2428) | 1965 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Romania | 1764-1766 fdc | One of three stamps and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Romania | C163 (Mi2564) | 1967 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Romania | C187b (BL98) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1972 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 906 (BL221) | On stamp of SS1 | 1989 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Local post stamp | 1965 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local post stamp fdc | Stamp (in cachet position) on FDC | ||
| Thailand | 498 (Mi514) | 1968 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) | |
| Thailand | 499 (Mi515) | |||
| Thailand | 498-499 fdc | Two stamps and (Thai Post) cachet on FDC, also detail | ||
| Thailand | 549 fdc (Mi565 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1970 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 73 (Mi73) | 1979 | Intelsat-2 (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) (on stamp and pictorial cancel); Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (in cachet) | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 71-73 fdc | One of three stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (TRNC Official) cachet on FDC | ||
| Uganda | 1485d (Mi1866) | One stamp and in (lower) margin of MS8 (1485 (a-h)) (Mi1863-1870) | 1997 | Early Bird / "Intelsat-1" |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi86A Mi86B | Imperforate | 1966 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi83A-86A+BL5A fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi97A Mi97B | Mi86A overprinted new currency Mi86B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Umm Al Qiwain | Mi94B-97B+BL6A fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 188-189 folder | Front of FDOI ceremony folder, also inside and back | 1968 | (poorly-depicted) Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United Nations | 256 (Mi279) | 1975 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1; also reproductions of UN 256 and UN-Geneva 46 (in cachet of fdc1); "Intelsat-I" (Intelsat-1) and "Intelsat-II" (Intelsat-2) (in cachet of two-stamp fdc) | |
| United Nations | 256 fdc1 | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 256 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Space Voyage cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 256 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Artmaster cachet) | ||
| United Nations | 256-257 fdc | Two stamps and (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 257 (Mi280) | |||
| United Nations | SC7 | On four of six stamps on souvenir card of 6 (New York 112-113, 256-257; Geneva 46-47) | 1975 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United Nations | SC7 (NY cancel) | SC7 with New York FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations | SC7 (WERABA-76 cancel) | SC7 with (WERABA-76) cancel | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United Nations | 256-257 cover (Mi279-280 cover) | Two stamps on cover | 1976 | (As above for stamps) |
| United Nations | SC22 | On two of six stamps on souvenir card of 7 (New York 112, 256, 373; Geneva 46, 109-110; Vienna 27) | 1982 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United Nations | SC22 (NY cancel) | SC22 with New York FDC cancel | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46 (Mi46) | 1975 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 47 (Mi47) | |||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 47 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46-47 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46 cover (Mi46 cover) | Stamp on cover | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 46-47 cover (Mi46-47 cover) | Two stamps on cover | 1976 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United States | 1274 fdc (Mi890 fdc) | (Cover Craft Cachets) cachet on FDC, also insert or insert variation | 1965 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United States | 1332b fdc (Mi930-931 fdc) | (ATA Space Unit) cachet on FDC, also annotated and insert | 1967 | Intelsat-2 or Syncom-1/2/3 type |
| United States | 1759 fdc 1710 cover | (Aeropex'77) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1978 1977 | "Intelsat"-1 / Early Bird [#6 in annotated cachet image] |
| United States | UC56 fdc | (Jim Butcher/Fleetwood) extra cachet on (USPS) aerogramme FDC | 1983 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| United States | None | (Colorano silk/ASDA) cachet (with reproduction of UN 256) on cover, also annotated cachet | 1983 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Upper Volta | C27 (Mi172) | 1965 | "Early Bird" / Intelsat-1 | |
| Upper Volta | C27 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | C27 fdc2 | Stamp and (purple and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Uruguay | C422b (Mi1407) | One of MS3 (C422 (a-c)) (BL29) | 1976 | Early Bird / "Intelsat-1" |
| Uruguay | C423b (Mi1410) | One of MS3 (C423 (a-c)) (BL30) | "Intelsat-2" | |
| Uruguay | 939+C422b+C423b fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Uruguay | 1052 fdc1 (Mi1565 fdc1) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1979 | (poorly-depicted) Intelsat-2 |
| Uruguay | 1052 fdc2 (Mi1565 fdc2) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (different cachet) | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | Mi1199 | One of MS7 (Mi1193-1199 + label) | 1970 | Early Bird / Intelsat-1 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | BL109 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi994) | 1975 | Intelsat-2 (not "Intelsat-3", as in text) |
*The way the notes are presented depends on how the satellite is identified on postal items:
1Many Syncom images are similar to NASA's Syncom publicity photo, which does not look like any of the Syncom reference images provided. This publicity photo was created by Bob Special, a NASA technician at Cape Kennedy. The publicity photo shows a flame coming out of Syncom's apogee motor. This was probably to make the image more dramatic. Some of the stamp reproductions of the publicity photo eliminate the flame, as noted. It must also be pointed out that the real Syncoms had a larger cone-shaped nozzle extending outward from the apogee motor than shown on the publicity photo.
2Intelsat anniversary items are counted either from Intelsat's formation, as the INternational TELecommunications SATellite Organization (INTELSAT) in 1964, or from the launch of Intelsat-1 (Early Bird) in 1965.
Below is a list of Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (and Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4) launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bird / Intelsat-1, Bird-named Intelsat-2s, and Intelsat-2-4 | ||||
| pre-Early Bird / pre-Intelsat-1 | ||||
| United States | 1964-06-02 1965-04-06 | New York NY and Wall Street Station Satellite Beach FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Intelsat shares sold2 Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1964-06-02 1965-04-06 | New York NY and Wall Street Station Satellite Beach FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover | Intelsat shares sold2 Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1964-06-02 1965-04-06 | New York NY and Wall Street Station Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "first sale of comsat stock"2 Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1964-09-08 1965-04-06 | New York NY and Wall Street Station Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "comsat stock listed on NY exchange" Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1964-09-08 1965-04-06 | New York NY and Wall Street Station Satellite Beach FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | "first sale of comsat stock"2 Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| 1965-04-06: Early Bird / Intelsat-1 | ||||
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green and black) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green and black) cachet (black shifted away from green) on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick purple and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial grey earth) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 1965-04-06 1964-06-02 | Satellite Beach FL New York NY and Wall Street Station | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch Intelsat shares sold2 |
| United States | 1965-04-06 1964-06-02 | Satellite Beach FL New York NY and Wall Street Station | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch Intelsat shares sold2 |
| United States | 1965-04-06 1964-06-02 | Satellite Beach FL New York NY and Wall Street Station | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch "first sale of comsat stock"2 |
| United States | 1965-04-06 1964-09-08 | Satellite Beach FL New York NY and Wall Street Station | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch "comsat stock listed on NY exchange" |
| United States | 1965-04-06 1964-09-08 | Satellite Beach FL New York NY and Wall Street Station | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch "first sale of comsat stock"2 |
| Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1965-05-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | "1st Communications Satellite Telecast" |
| United States | 1965-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red printed) cachet on cover | "First Pontifical blessing to the world on live NBC TV via Early Bird" |
| United Nations | 1965-10-04 | United Nations NY | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Pope Paul visits UN - TV to Europe by Early Bird" |
| United States | 1965-10-04 | New York NY | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Pope Paul visits NY - meets LBJ - TV to Europe by Early Bird" |
| United States | 1965-10-04 | World's Fair NY | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Pope Paul visits [World's] Fair - TV to Europe by Early Bird" |
| United States | 1965-10-04 1965-10-04 | New York NY World's Fair NY | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Pope Paul visits NY - meets LBJ - TV to Europe by Early Bird" World's Fair |
| United States | 1966-03-01 | New York NY | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Town Meeting of the World: Robert F. Kennedy discusses nuclear proliferation on TV by Early Bird" |
| United States | 1967-06-25 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1), Intelsat-2-2, Intelsat-2-3, and ATS-1: "First worldwide TV show featuring the Beatles by satellite" (but TIROS depicted) |
| United States | 1968-03-31 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | "TV by [Early Bird (Intelsat-1)] satellite - LBJ decides not to run" |
| United States | 1968-06-05 1968-06-06 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | "World mourns loss of RFK on TV by [Early Bird (Intelsat-1)] satellite" (but TIROS depicted) |
| Early Bird / Intelsat-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| Austria | 1966-11-25 | Gmünd | (Pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. live broadcast from Europe (London) to Australia |
| Austria | 1966-11-25 | Gmünd | (Pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet (different) on cover | 1st anniv. live broadcast from Europe (London) to Australia |
| New Zealand | 1985-04-06 | Warkworth | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 20th anniv. Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch; (also "Intelsat-V" (Intelsat-5) depicted) |
| Romania | 1990-04-06 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel and (brown printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| United States | 2010-05-03 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 45th anniv. live broadcast of Today Show from Rome, Italy to US |
| United States | 2015-04-06 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Early Bird (Intelsat-1) launch |
| 1966-10-26: Blue Bird / Intelsat-2-1 / Atlantic-1 [partial failure] | ||||
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (mis-identified as "Lani Bird" in text) |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (mis-identified as "Lani Bird" in text) |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (mis-identified as "Lani" in text) |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (mis-identified as "Lani" in text) |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (mis-identified as "Lani" in text) |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM blue and Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] |
| United States | 1966-10-27 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] (but TIROS depicted) "Lani Bird" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (also "Pacific" in text) |
| 1967-01-11: Lani Bird / Intelsat-2-2 / Pacific-1 | ||||
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slight differences) | "Lani-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (also "Pacific" in text) |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slight differences) | "Lani-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (also "Pacific" in text) |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slight differences) | "Lani-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (also "Pacific" in text) |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | "Lani Bird-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (but Syncom publicity image1) |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | "Lani Bird-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | "Lani Bird-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM blue-green and Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau/Jarrett? cyan and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "Lani Bird-2" (Intelsat-2-2) launch |
| United States | 1967-01-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky green) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-2 launch |
| United States | 1967-01-11 1966-10-27 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | "Lani Bird" (Intelsat-2-2) launch (also "Pacific" in text) (but TIROS depicted) Blue Bird (Intelsat-2-1) launch [partial failure] |
| Intelsat-2-2 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-06-25 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1), Intelsat-2-2, Intelsat-2-3, and ATS-1: "First worldwide TV show featuring the Beatles by satellite" (but TIROS depicted) |
| 1967-03-23: Canary Bird / Intelsat-2-3 / Atlantic-2 | ||||
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit black and yellow-orange) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit black and orange-red) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch (also "Atlantic" in text) |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch (also "Atlantic" in text) |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Worldvision Collector's Cover) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| United States | 1967-03-23 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | "Canary Bird" (Intelsat-2-3) launch |
| Intelsat-2-3 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1967-06-25 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Early Bird (Intelsat-1), Intelsat-2-2, Intelsat-2-3, and ATS-1: "First worldwide TV show featuring the Beatles by satellite" (but TIROS depicted) |
| 1967-09-28: Intelsat-2-4 / Pacific-2 | ||||
| France | 1967-09-27 | Pleumeur-Bodou | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch |
| United States | 1967-09-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch (mis-identified as "Lani Bird" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| United States | 1967-09-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Intelsat-2-4 launch ("Pacific-2" in text) |
| Early Bird or Intelsat-2 (on other than Early Bird or Intelsat-2 launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1968-12-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-2 launch cover | "Canary Bird" |
| United States | 1969-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | "Early Bird" (in text only) |
| United States | 1969-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | |
| United States | 1969-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | |
| United States | 1969-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-3 launch cover | "Pacific One (Intelsat-II)" meaning Intelsat-2-2, and "Pacific Two (Intelsat-II)" meaning Intelsdat-2-4 |
| United States | 1969-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-3 launch cover | |
| United States | 1969-07-25 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert1 from Intelsat-3-5 launch cover, also front and insert2 (partial) | "Intelsat-1" and "Intelsat-2" |
| United States | 1969-07-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert1 from Intelsat-3-5 launch cover, also front and insert2 (partial) | |
| United States | 1969-07-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert1 from Intelsat-3-5 launch cover, also front and insert2 (partial) | |
| United States | 1969-11-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Skynet-1A launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1970-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-3-6 launch scrubbed cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1970-01-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (slightly different, and signature) on Intelsat-3-6 launch scrubbed cover, also cachet detail | |
| United States | 1970-01-15 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-6 launch cover | "Intelsat-1" (Early Bird), "Intelsat-2" (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) (in text) |
| United States | 1970-01-15 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-6 launch cover | |
| United States | 1970-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-8 launch cover, also insert | "Pacific One (Intelsat-II)" meaning Intelsat-2-2, and "Pacific Two (Intelsat-II)" meaning Intelsat-2-4 |
| United States | 1970-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-3-8 launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1970-08-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt purple rubber-stamp) cachet on Skynet-1B launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1970-08-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Skynet-1B launch cover, also cachet detail | |
| United States | 1970-11-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt) cachet on OAO-B launch [failed] cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1971-01-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt purple and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4-2 launch scrubbed cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1971-01-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt red rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4-2 launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1971-01-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.23) insert from Intelsat-4-2 launch (airmail) cover, also front and insert2 (partial) | "Early Bird" |
| United States | 1971-12-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4-3 launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1971-12-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Solar Covers no.30) cachet on Intelsat-4-3 launch cover, also insert | "Early Bird" / "Intelsat-1", "Intelsat-2" |
| United States | 1971-12-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Solar Covers no.30) cachet on Intelsat-4-3 launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1971-12-20 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Solar Covers no.30) cachet on Intelsat-4-3 launch cover, also insert | |
| United States | 1971-12-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Intelsat-4-3 launch cover | "Intelsat-1" (Early Bird), "Intelsat-2" (Blue Bird, Lani Bird, Canary Bird, or Intelsat-2-4) (in text) |
| United States | 1972-01-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Solar Covers no.32 or 33 (assumed)) insert from Intelsat-4-4 launch cover, also front | "Early Bird" and "Intelsat II" |
| United States | 1972-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Solar Covers no.32 or 33 (assumed)) insert from Intelsat-4-4 launch cover, also front | |
| United States | 1972-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt red rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4-4 launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1972-01-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on Intelsat-4-4 launch cover, also cachet detail | |
| United States | 1972-06-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.25) insert1 from Intelsat-4-5 launch (airmail) cover, also insert2 and front | "Early Bird" (Intelsat-1) |
| United States | 1972-06-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt blue rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4-5 launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1973-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Carlos Altgelt red rubber-stamp) cachet on Anik-A2 launch cover, also cachet detail | (tiny) Intelsat-2 |
| United States | 1973-08-23 | Patrick AFB, FL | (COMSAT Corp.) cachet on Intelsat-4-7 launch (airmail) cover, also detail | "Intelsat-1" and "Intelsat-2" |
| United States | 1975-09-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-4A-1 launch cover | "Intelsat-1" and "Intelsat-2" |
1Many Syncom images are similar to NASA's Syncom publicity photo, which does not look like any of the Syncom reference images provided. This publicity photo was created by Bob Special, a NASA technician at Cape Kennedy. The publicity photo shows a flame coming out of Syncom's apogee motor. This was probably to make the image more dramatic. Some of the stamp reproductions of the publicity photo eliminate the flame, as noted. It must also be pointed out that the real Syncoms had a larger cone-shaped nozzle extending outward from the apogee motor than shown on the publicity photo.
2Intelsat shares sold: The second set of five million shares were sold to the public, with the FCC responsible for apportioning sales. When these shares were offered on 2 June 1964, the public snapped them up. Comsat stock was very popular--so popular that the size of purchases was limited and, as a result, Comsat stock ownership was dispersed.
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