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This page contains philatelic information on the MetOp (METeorological OPerational) 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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| MetOp (Eumetsat) | MetOp (Eumetsat) | MetOp (Eumetsat) |
Below is a list of MetOp-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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| MetOp (Eumetsat) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "MetOp" |
| Djibouti | Unknown ms (Mi none) | On one stamp and one label of MS2 (a-b + 2 labels) [known illegal issue] | 2014 | "MetOp" |
| Djibouti | Unknown fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | Unknown iss (BL none) | Imperforate SS1 [known illegal issue] | ||
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | 2018 | "MetOp-C" |
| France | None | (Lettre-verte) personalized postage, from booklet of 10 (10x single) | MetOp-C launch by "Soyouz"-ST-B Fregat-M rocket (stamp issued on the day of the launch, 7 Nov 2018); (see also French Guiana launch cover 2018) | |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5880A-5885A_ms6 Mi5880B-5885B_ms6 | In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (Mi5880A-5885A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (Mi5880B-5885B) | 2008 | MetOp-A |
| Guinea Republic | Mi5880A-5885A_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1682 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi6539) | 2009 | "MetOp-A" |
| Malawi | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "MetOp" |
| Malawi | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | In (lower-right) margin of MS9 (a-i) | 2006 | |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc1 | Imperforate MS9 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims fdc2 | Imperforate MS9 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Below is a list of MetOp-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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| MetOp (Eumetsat) | ||||
| 2006-10-19: MetOp-A | ||||
| United States | 2006-09-191 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MetOp-A launch |
| French Guiana | 2006-10-19 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | MetOp-A launch |
| Russia (cancel, with Kazakhstan stamp) | 2006-10-19 | Baikonur | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MetOp-A launch |
| United States | 2006-10-19 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | MetOp-A launch |
| 2012-09-17: MetOp-B | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-09-17 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | MetOp-B launch |
| Gabon | 2012-09-17 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MetOp-B launch |
| 2018-11-07: MetOp-C | ||||
| Finland | 2018-11-07 | Helsinki | (SVP) cachet on cover | MetOp-C launch |
| French Guiana | 2018-11-07 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MetOp-C launch: (see also France lettre-verte 2018) |
| French Guiana | 2018-11-07 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | MetOp-C launch |
| French Guiana | 2018-11-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. ArianeGroup LHA) cachet on cover | MetOp-C launch |
| Gabon | 2018-11-07 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | MetOp-C launch |
1The cancel on this MetOp-B launch cover is dated 2006-09-19 (wrong month: September), whereas the launch ocurrred on 2006-10-19 (month: October)
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