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This page contains philatelic information on LES (Lincoln Experimental Satellite) and LCS (Lincoln Calibration Sphere) 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.
| 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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| LES (USAF) | LES (USAF) | LES (USAF) |
| LES (on other than LES launch covers) | ||
| LCS (USAF) | LCS (USAF) | LCS (USAF) |
Below is a list of LES and LCS 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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| Lincoln Experimental Satellite (LES) (USAF) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| Lincoln Calibration Sphere (LCS) (USAF) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of LES and LCS 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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| Lincoln Experimental Satellite (LES) (USAF) | ||||
| 1965-02-11: LES-1 | ||||
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky red) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| 1965-05-06: LES-2 (and LCS-1) | ||||
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky black) cachet on cover | LES-2 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LES-2 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-2 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-2 launch |
| 1965-12-21: LES-3/4 (and OSCAR-4 and OV2-3) | ||||
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Exquisite, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (NASA black-and-white sticker) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (DuBeau? blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 launch |
| 1967-07-01: LES-5 (and DODGE and IDCSP-16/19) | ||||
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial orange rocket, type-1) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch (Pioneer-3/4 type, Pioneer-5/Explorer-62, and Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet (slightly different) on (airmail) cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black typed) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages?) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| Austria | 1967-07-03 | Krieglach | (Black and red typed) cachet on cover | LES-5 launch |
| 1968-09-26: LES-6 (and OV2-5 and OV5-2/4) | ||||
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different line lengths), also insert2 and insert2 back | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different line lengths), also insert2 and insert2 back | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different line lengths), also insert2 and insert2 back | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert1 or insert1 variation (slightly different line lengths), also insert2 and insert2 back | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 (machine cancel) | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 (hand cancel) | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch (not "Atlantic-3" / Intelsat-3-1 [failed], as in cachet) |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM black and red typed) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney red and black) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney red and black) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (blank/no) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| United States | 1968-09-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-6 launch |
| 1976-03-14: LES-8/9 (and SolRad-11A/11B) | ||||
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue-green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Boudwin black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney blue and red) cachet (and signatures) on cover, also back | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.76/5 no.236) cachet on cover, also back | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.76/5 no.79) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back | LES-8/9 launch |
| United States | 1976-03-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NRL) folder, also inside1 and inside2 and inside3 and inside4 and inside5 | LES-8/9 launch |
| LES (on other than LES launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 1968-09-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Intelsat-3-1 launch [failed] cover | "four military research spacecraft...including Lincoln Experimental Satellite" (LES-6) |
| United States | 1968-09-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Intelsat-3-1 launch [failed] cover | |
| Lincoln Calibration Sphere (LCS) (USAF) | ||||
| 1965-05-06: LCS-1 (and LES-2) | ||||
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky black) cachet on cover | LCS-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LCS-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-1 launch |
| 1965-10-15: LCS-2 (and OV2-1) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different line lengths) | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp and red hand-printed) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson blue rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Exquisite) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet/silkscreened) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM black and Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jarrett? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1965-10-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black typed) cachet on (airmail) cover | LCS-2 launch [failed] |
| 1968-08-16: LCS-3 (and OV5-8 and SECOR-11/12 and Orbiscal-1 and Mylar Balloon and Rigidsphere and Gridsphere-1/2 and LIDOS and 2 others) [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1968-08-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial black rocket, type-1) cachet on cover | LCS-3 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1968-08-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/Vandy? blue rubber-stamps) cachet on cover | LCS-3 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1968-08-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | LCS-3 launch [failed] (but LIDOS depicted) |
| 1971-08-06: LCS-4 (and OV1-20P/21P and Cannonball-2 and RDTS and Mylar Balloon and Rigidsphere and Gridsphere-1/2) | ||||
| United States | 1971-08-06 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | LCS-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-08-06 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Swanson/Vandy? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-4 launch |
| United States | 1971-08-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/Vandy? black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | LCS-4 launch |
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