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This page contains philatelic information on the Echo-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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| Echo (on other than Echo launch covers) |
Below is a list of Echo-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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| Echo | ||||
| Batumi | Local_b Local_ib | One of local post MS6 (a-f) One of imperforate local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | "Echo-1" |
| Batumi | Local_b o/p1 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in gold | 1998 | "Echo-1" |
| Batumi | Local_b o/p2 | One of local post MS6 (a-f) overprinted in silver | ||
| Burundi | 45-46 fdc (Mi51-52 fdc) | (ArtCraft, no logo) cachet on FDC | 1963 | |
| Central African Republic | 334 (Mi541A) i334 (Mi541B) | Imperforate | 1978 | |
| Central African Republic | 334a (BL25A) i334a (BL25B) | On stamp of SS1 (334) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i334) | ||
| Dominica | 2238b (Mi2897) | One of MS6 (2238 (a-f)) (Mi2896-2901) | 2000 | "Echo-1" |
| Ecuador | 748D (Mi1194) | From tête-bêche pair (2x 748D + label) | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Ecuador | 748Df (BL14) i748Df (BL15) | MS3 (748+748B+748D) (Mi1990+1992+1994) Imperforate MS3 (748+748B+748D), with changed background color | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella | 1964 | "Echo-2" (and hand-written launch date) |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella (30x cinderella) | ~1966 | "Echo-1" |
| Kazakhstan | 291A (Mi294) | 2000 | "Echo"-1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 295 (Mi295) | |||
| Kazakhstan | 297 (Mi296) | |||
| Monaco | 606 (Mi799) | 1965 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) | |
| Monaco | 606 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 606 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 605-607 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (B. Minne cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 605-610 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (B. Minne cachet) | ||
| Mongolia | 367 (Mi371) | 1964 | "Echo-2" launch | |
| Panama | C351 (Mi902) iC351 (Mi903) | Imperforate, with changed colors | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Panama | iC351 proof | Imperforate proof | ||
| Panama | C352 (BL54) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Paraguay | 832 (Mi1337) i832 (Mi1345) | Imperforate, with changed colors | 1964 | "Eco-2" (Echo-2) |
| Paraguay | 831-832 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (purple printed cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 898 (Mi1474) | 1965 | "Eco-II" (Echo-2) | |
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc1 | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc2 | One of five stamps on FDC (different cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 900 (Mi1476) | |||
| Paraguay | 900-902 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 900a (BL73) i900a (BL74) | On one of MS2 (899-900) On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 900a muestra i900a muestra | On one of MS2 (899-900) overprinted "muestra" On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 994 (Mi1650) i994 (Mi1658) | Imperforate, with changed colors | 1966 | "Echo-1", "Echo-2" |
| Paraguay | 994 muestra i994 muestra | Imperforate, with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 994-998 fdc i994-i998 fdc | One of five stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC One of five imperforate stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Paraguay | 1001 (Mi1657) i1001 (Mi1665) | Imperforate, with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 1001 muestra i1001 muestra | Imperforate, with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 1001a (BL93) i1001a (BL94) | On stamp of SS1 (1001) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1001), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 1001a fdc1 | SS1 on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 1001a fdc2 i1001a fdc2 | SS1 and (black printed) cachet on FDC, also back Imperforate SS1 and (black printed) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Paraguay | 1001a muestra i1001a muestra | On stamp of SS1 (1001) overprinted "muestra" On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1001), changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 999-1001 fdc i999-i1001 fdc | One of three stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC, also back One of three imperforate stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Paraguay | 1127 (Mi1866) | 1968 | "Echo-1" re-entry | |
| Paraguay | 1134 (Mi1873) | Echo-1 | ||
| Paraguay | 1134a (BL115) | Imperforate MS3 (1126-1127+1134) | (As above for stamps) | |
| Qatar | 64 (Mi67A) i64 (Mi67B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 67 (Mi70A) i67 (Mi70B) | Imperforate | ||
| Qatar | 68a (BL2A) i68a (BL2B) | On one of MS2 (67-68) On one of imperforate MS2 (i67-i68) | ||
| Qatar | 94 (Mi97a) | 64 overprinted in black | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 97 (Mi100a) | 67 overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 98a (BL3Aa) i98a (BL3Ba) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in black On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 94_red (Mi97b) | 64 overprinted in red | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 97_red (Mi100b) | 67 overprinted in red | ||
| Qatar | 97_blue (Mi100c) | 67 overprinted in blue | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 98a_blue (BL3Ac) i98a_blue (BL3Bc) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in blue On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in blue | ||
| Qatar | 114C (Mi198Aa) | 64 surcharged new currency in black | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 114C_red (Mi198Ab) | 64 surcharged new currency in red | ||
| Qatar | 114F (Mi201Aa) | 67 surcharged new currency in black | ||
| Qatar | 117C (Mi228) | 94 surcharged new currency | 1966 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| Qatar | 117F (Mi231) | 97 surcharged new currency | ||
| Qatar | 117Gm (BL10A) i117Gm (BL10B) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 98a surcharged new currency On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i98a surcharged new currency | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | MiA714A fdc | (G. George) cachet (reproduction of USA 1173) on FDC (silver foil stamp) | 1971 | "Echo-1" |
| Ras Al Khaima | MiB714A fdc | (G. George) cachet (reproduction of USA 1173) on FDC (gold foil stamp) | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3053 (Mi3076) | 1965 | Echo-2 (and Luna-1/2 type) | |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Set-D01 (green) | 1965 | "Echo"-1 |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc | Local post stamp (in cachet position) on FDC | ||
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set-D01 (green) overprinted in gold | 1965 | "Echo"-1 |
| Somali Coast | C36 fdc (Mi365 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1965 | "Echo-II" (Echo-2) |
| United Nations | 112 fdc (Mi122 fdc) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | 1962 | "Echo"-1 |
| United Nations | 112-113 fdc (Mi122-123 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet (with small reproduction of USA 1173) on FDC, also annotated cachet | "Echo" (in lower part of FDC), also "Echo-1" | |
| United Nations | 113 fdc (Mi123 fdc) | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | "Echo"-1 | |
| United States | 1173 (Mi803) | 1960 | "Echo-1" | |
| United States | 1173 fdc1 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc2 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet (and signature) on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc3 | Stamp and (black rubber-stamp?) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc4 | Stamp and (ATA Space Unit/Swanson/Fitzpatrick)3 cachet on FDC1 (4-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc5 | Stamp and (ATA Space Unit/Swanson/Fitzpatrick)3 cachet on FDC1 (3-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc6 | Stamp and (ATA Space Unit/Swanson/Fitzpatrick)3 cachet (and signature) on FDC1 (3-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc7 | Stamp and (Bell Labs) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc8 | Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc9 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also information sheet, letter, and skin sample | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc10 | Stamp on FDC (3-line cancel, Henry Cachet cachet) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc11 | Stamp on FDC (4-line cancel, Henry Cachet cachet) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc12 | Stamp and (Stephen Anderson, blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc13 | Stamp and (Stephen Anderson, purple) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc14 | Stamp and (Fluegel Covers) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc15 | Stamp and (Meter Digest) cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC, also back | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc16 | Stamp and (SOAR) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc17 | Stamp and (HF) cachet on FDC (3-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc18 | Stamp and (HF) cachet on FDC (4-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc19 | Stamp and (Webcraft addon, applied in 2009) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc20 | Stamp and (Aerojet Stamp Club) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc21 | Stamp and (The Aristocrats/Day Lowry) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc22 | Stamp and (Tri-Color) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc23 | Stamp and (Overseas Mailer) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc24 | Stamp and (Bell Telephone Co.) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc25 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet, 3-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc26 | Stamp on (airmail) FDC (blank/no cachet, 4-line cancel) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc27 | Stamp and (Cachet Craft/Ken Boll) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc28 | Stamp and (multi-color printed and black typed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc29 | Stamp and (Boerger) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc30 | Stamp and (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc31 | Stamp and (Kolor Kover) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc32 | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc33 | Stamp and (Bell Labs) cachet (and signature) on FDC; also Echo-1 re-entry | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc34 | Stamp and (Astro Covers) cachet on FDC; also 39th anniv. Echo-1 launch | ||
| United States | 1173 fdc35 | Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC; also 50th anniv. Echo-1 launch | ||
| United States | 1173 sp | (NASA) souvenir page (1173) | ||
| United States | SP49 | (USPS) stamp poster (1173) | ||
| United States | 1173 fdos1 | Stamp and (ATA Space Unit/Swanson/Fitzpatrick)3 cachet (and signatures) on FDOS cover2 | 1960 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1173 fdos2 | Stamp and (ATA Space Unit/Swanson/Fitzpatrick)3 cachet (and signatures, different) on FDOS cover2 | ||
| United States | None | Postcard back (see also Echo-1 cover), also front | ~1960 | "Echo"-1 |
| United States | None | (SOAR) cinderella | 1960 | Echo-1 (based on similarity to (1173) stamp design |
| United States | None | (G.T. Schjeldahl Co.) cachet on cover | 1961 | "Echo-1" skin sample |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Echo"-1 |
| United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover, also annotated cachet | 1963 | "Echo" (in lower part of FDC), also "Echo-1" (in small reproduction of USA 1173) |
| United States | 1393 fdc (Mi1005 fdc) | (Riser/Andromeda Space Covers) cachet on FDC | 1970 | "Echo-1" (and "SCORE") |
| United States | SC18 | (BEP/14th Interpex) Souvenir Card of 4 (4x 1173, background includes 976, 1435b, and C69) | 1972 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1529 folder (Mi1136 folder) | (Fleetwood) FDC folder (with extra 1173 canceled stamp) | 1974 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1556 sc (Mi1164 sc) | (PCS) souvenir card (with Aristocrat FDC) | 1975 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | None | (Smithsonian/NRL) insert1 back from cover, also insert1, insert2, insert2 back, and cover front | 1975 | "On August 12, 1960, ECHO, the world's largest man-made satellite (at that time), was placed in orbit to test the feasibility of passive artificial satellite communications" |
| United States | 1570a fdc (Mi1179-1180 fdc) | (Pasted on) cachet (with black-and-white reproduction of USA 1173) on FDC | 1975 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1759 fdc 1710 cover | (Aeropex'77) cachet on FDC, also annotated | 1978 1977 | "Echo" (in text only) |
| United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover, also annotated | 1978 | (possible) Echo |
| United States | None | (PCS) cachet (including USA 1173) on cover, also insert | 1979 | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1913 fdc (Mi1482 fdc) | (Carrollton no.144) cachet (with purple-monochrome reproduction of USA 1173) on FDC | 1981 | "Echo-1"; (see also sets of 1912-1919 FDCs) |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1983 | 25th anniv. NASA; Echo-1 |
| United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet (different) on cover | 1983 | 25th anniv. NASA; Echo-1 |
| United States | None | (Parforex-25) cachet on cover (Parforex Station cancel), also cachet detail | 1985 | "Echo"-1 |
| United States | None | (Parforex-30) cachet on cover (Parforex Station cancel), also cachet detail | 1990 | "Echo"-1 |
| Uruguay | C422 (BL29) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (C422 (a-c)) | 1976 | "Echo-1" |
| Uruguay | C423 (BL30) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (C423 (a-c)) | ||
1Inserts for this FDC: ATA Space Unit Astrophile space activities summary for Echo-1 launch and Post Office release no.345 and New York Times newspaper clipping.
2Inserts for this FDC: ATA Space Unit Astrophile outside (front and back) and inside pages from 16 Dec 1960 honoring Echo-1 and the issue of USA 1173 by showing the Post Office stamp poster that later became USA SP49.
3The cachet of this FDC (dated 15 December 1960) or this FDOS (dated 16 December 1960) was the first space cachet made by the team of Carl Swanson and Joseph R. Fitzpatrick. They would go on to produce hundreds of space covers through their company Space Craft Covers, which they founded in March 1961.
Below is a list of Echo-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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| Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital] | ||||
| 1959-10-28: Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital test-1] | ||||
| United States | 1959-10-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Shotput-1 (sub-orbital) rocket launch (this was the first test of an inflatable aluminum-coated Mylar-plastic sphere as a passive electronic reflector in space) |
| 1960-01-16: Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital test-2] | ||||
| United States | 1960-01-18 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Shotput-2 (sub-orbital) rocket launch on 16 Jan (not "Project Mercury Escape Capsule" and "Little Joe Booster" as in the cachet); the mission was a test for Project Echo; the rocket reached 413 km |
| 1960-02-27: Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital test-3] | ||||
| United States | 1960-02-29 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft) cachet on cover | Shotput-3 (sub-orbital) launch; "Project Echo lights up Eastern sky" (but unknown/fantasy spacecraft depicted); (in this mission, radio transmissions from Holmdel NJ were reflected by the sphere to Round Hill MA) |
| 1960-04-02: Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital test-4] | ||||
| United States | 1960-04-02 | Wallops Island VA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Shotput-4 (sub-orbital) rocket launch (but Bomarc missile depicted) |
| 1960-05-31: Echo (Shotput) rocket [sub-orbital test-5] | ||||
| United States | 1960-06-01 | Wallops Island VA | (Magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Shotput-5 (sub-orbital) rocket launch (in this mission, the test payload consisted of the balloon and two beacon transmitters) |
| Echo | ||||
| 1960-08-12: Echo-1 | ||||
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Patrick AFB, FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover (see also USA postcard back 1960) | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sig Bette) cachet on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Gordon sticker and black typed) cachet (with rocket design similar to USA cinderella 1959) on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1960-08-12 | Port Canaveral FL | (Red and gold printed) cachet on cover | Echo-1 launch |
| Echo-1 (post-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1961-08-12 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover (3c meter) | Echo-1 5000th orbit (1st anniv. launch) |
| United States | 1961-08-12 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover (4c meter) | Echo-1 5000th orbit (1st anniv. launch) |
| United States | 1962-08-12 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Echo-1 10,000th orbit (2nd anniv. launch) |
| United States | 1968-05-24 1960-12-15 | Holmdel NJ Washington DC | (Bell Labs) cachet on cover | Echo-1 re-entry; also USA 1173 FDC |
| Echo-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 1975-08-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (MoF no.30) cachet on cover | 15th anniv. Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 1999-08-10 1960-12-15 | Cleveland OH, West Park Washington DC | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 39th anniv. Echo-1 launch; also USA 1173 FDC |
| United States | 2010-08-12 | Holmdel NJ | (Sig Bette) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 2010-08-12 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 2010-08-12 1960-12-15 | Holmdel NJ Washington DC | (Artmaster) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Echo-1 launch; also USA 1173 FDC |
| United States | 2015-08-12 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. Echo-1 launch |
| United States | 2020-08-12 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 60th anniv. Echo-1 launch |
| 1962-01-15: Big Shot-1 rocket [sub-orbital Echo test, failed] | ||||
| United States | 1962-01-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Green printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Big Shot-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch (mission failed when the balloon ruptured during inflation) |
| United States | 1962-01-15 | Port Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | Big Shot-1 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch (mission failed when the balloon ruptured during inflation) |
| 1962-07-18: Big Shot-2 rocket [sub-orbital Echo test] | ||||
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft Type-B general-purpose and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft Type-C general-purpose and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft Type-C general-purpose and purple rubber-stamp) cachet (slightly different arrangement) on cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Harry A. Gordon) cachet on (airmail) cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Hand-printed) cachet on (airmail) cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| United States | 1962-07-18 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky orange) cachet on cover | Big Shot-2 (sub-orbital Echo test) rocket launch |
| 1964-01-25: Echo-2 | ||||
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson red and grey) cachet on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta and grey) cachet on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta and grey) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson magenta and grey) cachet (and signature, different) on cover, also insert and insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden blue and magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden blue and magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet (and signature) on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Echo-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Echo-2 launch |
| Echo-2 (post-launch events) | ||||
| United States | 1964-01-27 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers blue) cachet on cover | orbital pass over Cleveland |
| United States | 1964-01-27 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers blue and black) cachet on cover | orbital pass over Cleveland |
| United States | 1964-01-27 | Cleveland OH | (Astro Covers black) cachet on cover | orbital pass over Cleveland |
| Echo-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
| United States | 2019-01-24 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 55th anniv. Echo-2 launch; also "Echo-1" |
| Echo (on other than Echo launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1962-10-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artmaster FDC) cachet on ANNA-2 launch cover | "Echo" (in text only) |
| United States | 1965-06-23 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin?) cachet on PAGEOS launch cover | "Echo-1" |
| United States | 1968-11-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on Pioneer-9 and TETR-2 launch cover, also annotated | Echo |
| United States | 1969-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | "Echo-1" and "Echo-2" (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 | 1975-05-23 | Haleiwa HI | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet (with reproduction of USA 1173) on Intelsat-4-1 launch cover | "Echo-1" |
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