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This page contains (un-manned satellite and other selected) covers with Havekotte cachets, mostly on un-manned satellite launch, anniversary, or event covers.
These covers were produced by, or in conjunction with, Ken Havekotte of Florida. Havekotte is the owner of SpaceCoast Cover Service (SCCS), which has the same acronym as another space cover company, the Space City Cover Society (SCCS), the covers for which are not incluced here.
The covers found in this page are primarily for un-manned satellite launches or events. Covers for manned and other missions are included if they contain an element of interest to the authors.
Readers who know of additional information or images are invited to contact the authors using the e-mail addresses found at the link at the bottom of this page.
Below is a list of Havekotte cachets on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havekotte cachets (on un-manned satellite launch, anniversary, or event covers) | ||||
| United States | 1975-04-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Bob Ekas red/Havekotte blue) cachet on cover | Viking-1 pre-launch: "Viking Pathfinder TCD" |
| United States | 1975-04-22 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Bob Ekas blue/Havekotte blue) cachet on cover | Viking-1 pre-launch: "system test" |
| United States | 1975-06-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin red/Havekotte blue) cachet on cover | Viking-1 pre-launch: "TC-4 rollout" of rocket |
| United States | 1975-06-02 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Boudwin red/Havekotte blue) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1975-06-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and black typed) cachet on cover | Viking-1 pre-launch: "flight preparations" |
| United States | 1975-07-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Viking-1 pre-launch: "Viking-A lander and orbiter mated" |
| United States | 1975-08-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Symphonie-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-08-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1975-08-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1975-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Boudwin red/Havekotte blue) cachet on cover | Viking-2 launch |
| United States | 1975-09-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Intelsat-4A-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Explorer-55 launch |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Explorer-55 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1975-11-19 1975-11-24 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch USPS, IL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Explorer-55 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1976-01-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | CTS launch |
| United States | 1976-02-19 | Merritt Island FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Marisat-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1976-02-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1976-03-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Satcom-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Comstar-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1976-06-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Marisat-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1976-06-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1976-07-20 | Mars PA | (Havekotte blue and green) cachet on (airmail) cover | Viking-1 landing on Mars |
| United States | 1976-07-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1976-07-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Comstar-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1976-08-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue) cachet on cover | Viking-2 enters Mars orbit |
| United States | 1976-09-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue) cachet on cover | Viking-2 landing on Mars |
| United States | 1976-10-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Marisat-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1976-10-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-1 launch ("ESRO-GEOS" in text) (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | GMS-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-08-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Voyager-2 launch |
| United States | 1977-08-25 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SIRIO-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-08-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-09-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Voyager-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Meteosat-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-01-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | Explorer-57 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | BSE launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-05-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Pioneer-12 launch |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | GOES-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-06-29 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Comstar-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ESA-GEOS-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-08-08 | Merritt Island FL | (Havekotte blue and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Pioneer-13 launch |
| United States | 1978-08-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1978-08-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-08-08 | Orlando FL, KSC Branch | (Havekotte blue and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte purple and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NATO-3C launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-12-04 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Pioneer-12 into Venus orbit |
| United States | 1978-12-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte purple and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Anik-B1 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1979-01-30 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and black comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SCATHA launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1979-05-04 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte black and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-2 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) postal card | Westar-3 launch |
| United States | 1979-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Satcom-3 launch [partial failure] (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-3 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Merritt Island FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SMM [rocket] launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue rubber-stamp and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1981-02-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and green and orange and magenta comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Comstar-4 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1981-02-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and green and brown and magenta comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and black and brown and green comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1981-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Satcom-3R launch |
| United States | 1982-09-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte orange and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-5-5 launch |
| United States | 1983-03-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Havekotte red and green printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-8 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte magenta and brown printed) cachet on cover | GOES-6 launch |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte cyan and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1983-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte cyan and orange-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1983-05-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte orange-brown and black and green comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Intelsat-5-6 launch (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted) |
| United States | 1983-09-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte gold and green comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Galaxy-2 launch |
| United States | 1983-09-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte gold and green comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1984-03-01 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Havekotte? orange and red printed) cachet on cover | Landsat-5 and OSCAR-11 launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-11-09 | Kourou | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Marecs-2 and Spacenet-2 launch |
| United States | 1984-12-12 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Havekotte red and purple and blue printed) cachet on cover | NOAA-9 launch |
| United States | 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | GOES-G launch [failed] |
| United States | 1986-05-03 1986-05-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte red and green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1986-11-13 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Polar BEAR (formerly Transit-O17) launch |
| United States | 1987-02-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | GOES-7 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Chalet-12 launch |
| United States | 1988-09-24 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | NOAA-11 launch |
| United States | 1989-06-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | DSP-14 launch |
| United States | 1989-09-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | FltSatCom-8 launch |
| United States | 1990-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Intelsat-6-3 launch |
| United States | 1990-06-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Rosat launch |
| United States | 1990-06-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Insat-1D launch |
| United States | 1990-06-23 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Intelsat-6-4 launch |
| United States | 1990-07-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | CRRES launch |
| United States | 1990-08-17 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Thor-1 launch |
| United States | 1990-10-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Inmarsat-2-F1 launch |
| United States | 1991-01-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | NATO-4A launch |
| United States | 1991-03-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Inmarsat-2-F2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-04-04 | Kourou | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Anik-E2 launch |
| United States | 1991-04-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | BS-3h launch [failed] |
| United States | 1991-05-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Satcom-C5 launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-09-26 | Kourou | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Anik-E1 launch |
| United States | 1991-12-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Eutelsat-2-F3 launch |
| United States | 1992-02-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | DSCS-3-B14 launch |
| United States | 1992-03-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Galaxy-5 launch |
| United States | 1992-05-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Palapa-B4 launch |
| United States | 1996-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Palapa-C1 launch |
| United States | 1995-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Anik-E2R (formerly Galaxy-3R) launch |
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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