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This page contains philatelic information on the Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) 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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| OTS (ESA) | OTS (ESA) | OTS (ESA) |
Below is a list of Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) 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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| Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) (ESA) | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 702 (BL70) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 | 1983 | |
| Barbuda | 577 (BL74) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1, Antigua and Barbuda 702 overprinted | 1983 | |
| Bolivia | 585a (BL71) | In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1 (585) | 1976 | "OTS" |
| Chad | 365 (Mi847) i365 | Imperforate | 1979 | (tiny) OTS |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprinted | 1976-1978 | "OTS-2" |
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p muestra1 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprinted, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p muestra2 | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprint, double-overprint "muestra" | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | BL277 o/p fdc | Imperforate SS1 (BL277) overprint (airmail) FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi1 (Mi1187 maxi1) | Maxicard (Bonn cancel), also detail | 1983 | OTS-1/2 type |
| Germany (West) | 1404 maxi2 (Mi1187 maxi2) | Maxicard (Hamburg cancel), also detail | ||
| Mexico | 3004 (Mi3988) | 2016 | (possible) OTS | |
| Mexico | 3004 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 2b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 2b) overprinted in black | 1979 | "OTS" |
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 2b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 2b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 4b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 4b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 4b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 4b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 6b) overprinted in black One of imperforate pair (2x 6b) overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted (Mi none) Unlisted imperf | One of pair (2x 6b) overprinted in red One of imperforate pair (2x 6b) overprinted in red | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted fdc | Three pairs overprinted in black on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted fdc | Three pairs overprinted in red on FDC | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL none) | SS1 overprinted in black | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted ss (BL unlisted) | SS1 overprinted in black | ||
| Romania | 3510b (Mi4436) | One of MS4 (3510 (a-d)) (BL239, Mi4435-4438) | 1977 | OTS (but "ECS" in text) |
| Rwanda | 815 (Mi879) i815 | Imperforate | 1977 | "OTS" |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1994 | (probable) OTS |
| Uruguay | C422 (BL29) | In (left) margin of MS3 (C422 (a-c)) | 1976 | "OTS" |
| Uruguay | C423 (BL30) | In (right) margin of MS3 (C423 (a-c)) | ||
Below is a list of Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) 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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| Orbital Test Satellite (OTS) (ESA) | ||||
| 1977-09-13: OTS-1 [failed] | ||||
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (ESTEC) cachet on cover, also associated OTS folder | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Lollini silk) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| 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 | OTS-1 launch [failed] (but Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket1) |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial brown image and black text) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial blue image and black text) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Lollini sticker) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| France | 1977-09-14 | Paris | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| United States | 1977-09-13 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Lollini sticker) cachet on cover | OTS-1 launch [failed] OTS-2 launch |
| 1978-05-11: OTS-2 | ||||
| Italy | 1978-05-11 | Firenze | (Officine Galileo) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch (mis-labeled "OTS-1", in text; but Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type) depicted) |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (ESTEC Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | GSFC, MD | (NASCOM blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hand-written) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.?) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.78/8) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back | OTS-2 launch |
| 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 | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini sticker) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini sticker) cachet (different) on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kenndy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-05-11 1977-09-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Lollini sticker) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch OTS-1 launch [failed] |
| France | 1978-05-12 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1978-05-12 | Darmstadt | (ESOC red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | OTS-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1978-05-12 | Darmstadt | (Lollini) cachet on cover | OTS-2 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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