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This page contains philatelic information on the GMS (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite) series, the MTSat (Multi-functional Transport SATellite) series, and the Himawari series. 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.
The GMS and MTSat series are also known as Himawari.
| 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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| GMS (Japan) | GMS (Japan) | GMS (Japan) |
| MTSat (Japan) | MTSat (Japan) | MTSat (Japan) |
| Himawari (Japan) | Himawari (Japan) | Himawari (Japan) |
Below is a list of GMS, MTSat, and Himawari series 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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| GMS / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| Chad | 708b (Mi1506A) i708b (Mi1506B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (708 (a-f)) (Mi1505A-1510A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i708 (a-f)) (Mi1505B-1510B) | 1997 | "GMS-1" (in selvedge text) |
| China (Taiwan) | 2222 (Mi1374) | 1981 | A tiny drawing of a GMS (in upper-left of the stamp) | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 folder | One of two stamps in folder, also inside and outside (front and back) | ||
| Japan | None | Postal card | 1983 | |
| Japan | 1564 (Mi1588) | 1984 | ||
| Japan | 1564 mihon | 1564 overprinted "mihon" | ||
| Japan | 1564 sc mihon | Souvenir card (1564) overprinted "mihon" | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (JPS) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet (same) on FDC (2nd cancel) | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 1564 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | None | (Black) meter on cover | 1985 | |
| Japan | None | Phonecard | 1992 | "Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5" / "Himawari-5" |
| Korea (South) | 1572 (Mi1614) | Also booklet of 4 | 1990 | |
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, purple pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet, black pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (KPC cachet, purple pictorial cancel), also back | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (KPC cachet, black pictorial cancel) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1572 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Korea (South) | 2020 (Mi2087) | From MS20 (2020a (20x 2020)); also booklet of 10 | 2000 | |
| Korea (South) | 2020 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2020 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| Korea (South) | 2020 sc | Souvenir card (2020) | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1575 (Mi1595) | 1991 | "GMS-5" | |
| Niger | 1075c (Mi1949A) i1075c (Mi1949B) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | "GMS" |
| Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Pakistan | 1023 (Mi?) | From MS20 (1023a (20x 1023)), also annotated | 2003 | (three) GMS(s) |
| Pakistan | 1023 fdc | Stamp and cachet (annotated) on FDC, also back | ||
| Pakistan | 1023 leaflet | Leaflet, also back | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1234 (Mi1187) | 1998 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1234 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1988 | GMS (or GOES-4/7 type)1 |
| Thailand | 1472 (Mi1498) | From strip of 5 (1472a (5x 1472)), also booklet of 5 front | 1992 | |
| Thailand | 1472 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (two cancels), also insert | ||
| Thailand | 1472 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 566 (Mi890) | 1992 | "GMS-4" | |
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 565-568 folder | Folder inside (pages 1-2), also front | ||
| MTSat / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| Guinea Republic | BL1437 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (Mi5171) | 2007 | "MTSat-1R" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5894-5899_ms6 | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (Mi5894-5899) | 2008 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4493A Mi4493B | From MS5 (Mi4492A-4496A) From imperforate MS5 (Mi4492B-4496B) | 2009 | "MTSat-1R" |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4494A Mi4494B | "MTSat-2" | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4493A ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi4493A) | "MTSat-1R" | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4494A ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi4494A) | "MTSat-2" | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mi4492A-4496A_ms5 fdc | MS5 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Japan | 2936 (Mi3898) | One of pair (2937a (2936-2937)) (Mi3898-3899), or five of MS10 (2937b (5x (2936-2937))) | 2005 | |
| Japan | 2937a fdc1 | Pair and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2937a fdc2 | Pair and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 2937a fdc3 | Pair on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| Japan | 2936-2937 cancel | FDC cancel (different) | ||
| Japan | 2937a cover (Mi3898-3899 cover) | Pair on cover | 2015 | |
| Himawari (non-GMS and non-MTSat) (Japan) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
1The GMS-series and GOES-4/7 type has a similar appearance, both being built by Hughes Space and Communications Company.
Below is a list of GMS, MTSat, and Himawari series 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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| GMS / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| 1977-07-14: GMS-1 / Himawari-1 | ||||
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage green and purple) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | GMS-1 (not "SMS-3", as in text) launch; also DCS |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney blue and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GMS-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet (and signature) on cover | GMS-1 launch |
| 1981-08-10: GMS-2 / Himawari-2 | ||||
| United States | 1981-08-10 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage orange and green and yellow) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Minamitane (text cancel) Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage orange and purple and pink) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage blue and purple) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Minamitane (text cancel) Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen | (Zaso silk) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.11) cachet on cover | GMS-2 launch |
| Japan | 1981-08-11 1981-08-11 | Minamitane (English text cancel) Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.11) cachet on cover, also insert | GMS-2 launch |
| 1984-08-03: GMS-3 / Himawari-3 | ||||
| United States | 1984-08-02 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage orange and blue and pink) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage green and pink and red) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage brown and pink and red) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 1984-08-03 | Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) Minamitane (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| Japan | 1984-08-03 1984-08-03 | Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-3 launch |
| 1989-09-06: GMS-4 / Himawari-4 | ||||
| United States | 1989-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage orange the purple and pink) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage brown and orange) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 | Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch; also DCS |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 1989-09-06 | Minamitane (Japanese text cancel) Minamitane (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch |
| Japan | 1989-09-06 1989-09-06 | Tsukubagakuen (Japanese text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (English text cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-4 launch |
| 1995-03-18: GMS-5 / Himawari-5 (and SFU) | ||||
| Japan | 1995-03-18 1995-03-18 | Minamitane (text cancel) Minamitane (scenic cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-5 launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 1995-03-18 | Tsukubagakuen (text cancel) Tsukubagakuen (scenic cancel) | (Watanabe/NASDA no.?) cachet on cover | GMS-5 launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage green and orange) cachet on cover | GMS-5 launch |
| Japan | 1995-03-18 | Minamitane (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | GMS-5 launch |
| MTSat / Himawari (Japan) | ||||
| 1999-11-15: MTSat-1 [failed] | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2005-02-26: MTSat-1R / Himawari-6 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2006-02-18: MTSat-2 / Himawari-7 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| Himawari (non-GMS and non-MTSat) (Japan) | ||||
| 2014-10-87: Himawari-8 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 2016-11-02: Himawari-9 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
1The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type satellites, all of which are essentially identical.
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