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This page contains philatelic information on the P102 series (and other related USAF P-numbered military 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.
The P11 and P801 series were all launched along with Keyhole satellites, so covers for those launches are found on the Keyhole 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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| P102 | P102 | P102 |
| P698BK | P698BK | P698BK |
| P770 | P770 | P770 |
| Strawman / P770 | Strawman / P770 | Strawman / P770 |
Below is a list of P102 series (and other related USAF P-numbered military 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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| P102 | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| P698BK | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
| P770 | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of P102 series (and other related USAF P-numbered military 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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| P102 | ||||
| 1962-02-21: P102-7151 / Ferret-1 | ||||
| United States | 1962-02-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Goldcraft Cachets) cachet on cover | P102-7151 launch (but Mercury boilerplate capsule depicted) ("sky spy") |
| United States | 1962-02-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden black and magenta rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | P102-7151 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1962-02-21 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | P102-7151 launch ("spy in the sky") |
| 1962-06-18: P102-7152 / Ferret-2 | ||||
| United States | 1962-06-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Holden blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P102-7152 launch ("2 Firings" could be a mis-interpretation of "Ferret-2") |
| P698BK | ||||
| 1963-01-16: P698BK-7153 / Ferret-3 | ||||
| United States | 1963-01-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-7153 launch |
| 1963-06-29: P698BK-7154 / Ferret-4 | ||||
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, magenta accents) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, pink accents) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rank velvet, trial with overlay) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? red and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch ("secret payload") |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black printed) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch ("secret satellite") |
| United States | 1963-06-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-7154 launch ("secret satellite") |
| 1964-02-28: P698BK-7156 / Ferret-5 | ||||
| United States | 1964-02-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P698BK-7156 launch |
| P770 | ||||
| 1965-07-17: P770-7158 / Ferret-8 (and BirdDog-4) | ||||
| United States | 1965-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P770-7158 launch |
| 1966-02-09: P770-7160 / Ferret-9 (and Setter-1) | ||||
| United States | 1966-02-09 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue satellite-launch and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P770-7160 launch |
| 1966-12-29: P770-7161 / Multigroup-1 / Ferret-10 (and Setter-1A) | ||||
| United States | 1966-12-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P770-7161 launch |
| United States | 1966-12-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | P770-7161 launch |
| 1968-01-17: P770-7163 / Multigroup-3 / Ferret-12 (and Setter-1B-2) | ||||
| United States | 1968-01-17 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Vandy?/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | P770-7163 launch ("secret satellite") |
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