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This page contains covers with "Orbit Covers" cachets but without the Orbit Covers logo, mostly on un-manned satellite launch and event covers but also on some other covers 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.
| 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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| Orbit Covers cachets | Orbit Covers cachets |
Below is a list of Orbit Covers cachets on 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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| Orbit Covers cachets without logos (on (non-launch cover) postal items) | ||||
| Canada | 445 fdc (Mi389 fdc) | Stamp and (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on FDC | 1968 | "Alouette" |
Below is a list of Orbit Covers 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 |
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| Orbit Covers cachets without logos (on un-manned satellite launch and event covers) | ||||
| United States | 1961-07-12 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | TIROS-3 launch |
| United States | 1962-02-08 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | TIROS-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-03-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | OSO-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-23 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ranger-4 launch |
| United States | 1962-04-26 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ariel-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-05-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | ANNA-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-06-19 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | TIROS-5 launch |
| United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-08-27 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Mariner-2 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-02-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Syncom-1 launch |
| United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | TIROS-7 launch |
| United States | 1963-07-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | MIDAS-9 and US-ERS-9/10 and DASH-2 launch [only or both MIDAS-9 and KH4-23] ("spy in the sky") |
| United States | 1963-07-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Syncom-2 launch |
| United States | 1963-10-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | KH7-3 launch ("spy in the sky" and "secret satellite") |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor Pre-Model rocket test launch |
| United States | 1963-11-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-18 (IMP-A/IMP-1) launch |
| United States | 1963-12-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | KH7-4 launch ("spy in the sky" and "secret satellite") |
| United States | 1963-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover, also (newspaper clippings and hand-written) insert | TIROS-8 launch |
| United States | 1964-03-27 | Wallops Island VA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Ariel-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-10-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover, also (hand-written) insert | Explorer-22 (S66A, BE-B) launch |
| United States | 1964-10-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | "1964 Olympic Games via Syncom-III" |
| United States | 1964-12-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor Model launch |
| United States | 1964-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-26 (EPE-D) launch (but Vela depicted) |
| United States | 1965-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | TIROS-9 launch |
| United States | 1965-02-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-05-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-28 (IMP-C/IMP-3) launch |
| United States | 1965-07-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | TIROS-10 launch |
| United States | 1965-11-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Alouette-2 and Explorer-31 (ISIS-X) launch |
| United States | 1965-12-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | LES-3/4 and OV2-3 and OSCAR-4 launch |
| United States | 1966-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | ESSA-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-04-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | OAO-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-05-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-32 (AE-B) launch |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 launch (but "first US soft landing on the Moon" and "first live TV Moon photos" in cachet) |
| United States | 1966-05-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, for comparison with the no-logo version) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1966-06-02 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Surveyor-1 lunar landing |
| United States | 1966-06-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | OGO-3 launch |
| United States | 1966-06-10 | Wallops Island VA | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | OV3-4 launch |
| United States | 1966-06-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | IDCSP-1/7 and GGTS-1 launch |
| United States | 1966-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-33 (IMP-D/AIMP-1) launch |
| United States | 1966-07-01 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1966-07-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Apollo-Saturn AS-203 launch |
| United States | 1966-08-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Lunar Orbiter-1 launch |
| United States | 1967-07-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Explorer-35 (IMP-E/AIMP-2) in lunar orbit |
| United States | 1967-12-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Pioneer-8 and TETR-1 launch |
| United States | 1967-12-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1968-06-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States | 1968-06-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1969-02-24 | Satellite Beach FL | (Orbit Covers?, no logo) cachet on cover | Mariner-6 launch |
| United States | 1969-03-27 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers?, no logo) cachet on cover | Mariner-7 launch |
| United States | 1969-07-31 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Mariner-6 flyby of Mars |
| United States | 1969-07-31 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1969-08-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Mariner-7 South Pole flyby |
| United States | 1969-08-05 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1969-08-12 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | ATS-5 launch |
| United States | 1969-08-12 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | |
| United States | 1973-07-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Pioneer-11 approaching asteroid belt |
| United States | 1973-09-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Skylab-3 event |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Comstar-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch (but Explorer-38/49 type depicted) |
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