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This page contains philatelic information on the Palapa-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.
Note that Palapa-A1/A2 type and Westar-1/2/3 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
| 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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) | Palapa (Indonesia) |
| Palapa (on other than Palapa launch covers) |
Below is a list of Palapa-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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 761 (Mi1165A) i761 (Mi1165B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Palapa-B2 recovery" (in French text), with Space Shuttle manipulator arm |
| Central African Republic | 761a (BL347A) i761a (BL347B) | On stamp of SS1 (761) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i761) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 931 (BL135A) i931 (BL135B) | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 1985 | "Récupération du satellite Palapa B2, novembre 1984" (with Space Shuttle manipulator arm) |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 (BL833A) i2253 (BL833B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2003 | "Anatolia-1" (formerly Palapa-C1) |
| Guinea Republic | 2253 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 977 (Mi845) | 1976 | Palapa-A1/A2 | |
| Indonesia | 977 imp top (Mi845Co) | Imperforate on top, from booklet pane of 9, type1 (4x 977 + 5x 987 + label) (MH1a) | 1978 | Palapa-A1/A2 |
| Indonesia | 977 imp bottom (Mi845Cu) | Imperforate on bottom, from booklet pane of 9, type2 (4x 977 + 5x 987 + label) (MH1b) | ||
| Indonesia | 1006 (Mi879) | 1977 | Palapa-A1/A2 | |
| Indonesia | 1174 (Mi1051) | 1982 | Palapa-A1/A2 | |
| Indonesia | 1174-1175 fdc | One of two stamps and (SHP no.116) cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1192 (Mi1094) | 1983 | Palapa-A1/A2 | |
| Indonesia | 1199 (Mi1101) | 1983 | "Palapa-B" | |
| Indonesia | 1215 (BL52) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | Palapa-A1/A2 |
| Indonesia | 1295 (Mi1199A) | 1986 | Palapa-B | |
| Indonesia | 1313 (Mi1220) | 1987 | "Palapa-B2" | |
| Indonesia | 1314 (Mi1221) | |||
| Indonesia | 1313-1314 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Indonesia Post SHP) cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1366 (Mi1279) | 1988 | Palapa-B | |
| Indonesia | 1519 (Mi1440) | 1992 | "Palapa-B4" | |
| Indonesia | 1520 (Mi1441) | |||
| Indonesia | 1519-1521 fdc | Two of three stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Indonesia | 1643 (Mi1597) | 1996 | "Palapa-C" | |
| Indonesia | 1644 (Mi1598) | |||
| Indonesia | 1643-1644 fdc | Two stamps and (Pos Indonesia) cachet on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 1694 (Mi1681) | 1997 | (probable) Palapa-C | |
| Indonesia | 1693-1694 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 2451e (Mi3265) | One of strip of 6 (2451 (a-f)) (Mi3261-3266), or four of MS24 (2451h (4x 2451)) | 2016 | "Palapa-D" |
| Indonesia | 2451b+e-f fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (Indonesia Post cachet) | ||
| Nevis | 573 (Mi?) | CD341 | 1988 | Palapa-B2 recovery by STS-51A/Discovery on 12 November 1984 (based on this photo (not "deploying satellite" as in text) |
| Qatar | 467 (Mi674) | 1988 | Palapa-A1/A2 type (or Anik-A1/A2 type, or Westar-1/2/3 type)1 | |
| Qatar | 469 (Mi676) | |||
| Sierra Leone | 1074h (Mi1264) | One of MS9 (1074 (a-f)) (Mi1257-1265) | 1989 | Either Palapa-B2 or Westar-6 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h specimen | One of MS9 (1074 specimen (a-f)), overprinted "specimen" | ||
| United States | 2544 program | (USPS) FDOI program inside, also front | 1995 | "STS-7 ... deployed two communications satellites" (Palapa-B1 and Anik-C2) |
1The Palapa-A1/A2 type and Westar-1/2/3 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
Below is a list of Palapa-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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| Palapa (Indonesia) | ||||
| 1976-07-08: Palapa-A1 | ||||
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | ("Space-Master A", on back)) cachet on cover, also back | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney pale brown and black) cachet on cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| United States | 1976-07-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney orange) cachet on (airmail) cover | Palapa-A1 launch |
| 1977-03-10: Palapa-A2 | ||||
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 (Palapa-A1/A2 type or Westar-1/2/3 type or similar depicted with a rocket3) |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Black typed and black and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial Covers, with logo)2 cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage red and green) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage red and blue) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-A2 launch (mis-labeled "Palapa-B" in text)1 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black) cachet on (airmail) cover | Palapa-A2 launch |
| 1983-06-18: Palapa-B1 (and Anik-C2 and SPAS-1 deployed by STS-7) | ||||
| Chile | 1983-06-18 | Santiago | (Space Voyage red and purple and pink) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| Spain | 1983-06-18 | Madrid | (Green printed) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage orange and purple and tan) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage red and black and pink) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (Greenbelt STDN Station black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Moffett Field CA | (NASA Ames Research Center) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red and purple rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (Multi-color printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (MBB/ERNO) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue mission patch) cachet on postal card | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (Boudwin black and green rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Houston TX | (Boudwin black and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 | Satellite Beach FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-18 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Telesat Canada) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1981-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL Dearborn Heights MI | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed Farmpex Station pictorial cancel |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB Station CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB Station CA | (RSDSC) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards AFB Station CA | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL Edwards CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-18 1983-10-08 | Detroit MI Dearborn Heights MI | (Sally Ride Paper Doll) cachet on cover | STS-7 launch; Anik-C2 (Telesat-7) deployed Wolvpex Station pictorial cancel |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.58) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed; ("Amik-C" mis-spelled in text) |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple) cachet on postal card | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Houston TX | (NASA photo) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-B1 deployed |
| United States | 1983-06-20 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | "STS-7 3rd day in flight" (unknown event) |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed to free flight (and later recovered and stowed back in the payload bay; while in free flight, SPAS-1 took this photo of Challenger, with Earth in the background |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.59) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed to free flight (and later recovered and stowed back in the payload bay; while in free flight, SPAS-1 took this photo of Challenger, with Earth in the background |
| United States | 1983-06-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed to free flight (and later recovered and stowed back in the payload bay; while in free flight, SPAS-1 took this photo of Challenger, with Earth in the background |
| United States | 1983-06-22 1981-05-21 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | SPAS-1 deployed to free flight (and later recovered and stowed back in the payload bay; while in free flight, SPAS-1 took this photo of Challenger, with Earth in the background USA 1914 FDC |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-7 landing |
| 1984-02-03: Palapa-B2 deployed (and Westar-6 and SPAS-1A deployed by STS-11 (41B)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-02-03 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.70) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Boulder CO | (NOAA SEL black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Satellite Beach FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black stickers) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black stickers) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Johnson Space Center Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (NASA photo and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.71) cachet on cover | "Rehearsal for Solar Max [SMM] repair" |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-03 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Blue mission patch and green rubber-stamp) cachet on postcard | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed (possible) attempt to initiate the planned SPAS-1A program of experiments |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Green and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-02-07 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch Houston TX | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed first flight of the MMU |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-02-07 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch Houston TX | (Black and red-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed first flight of the MMU |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-11-12 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-02-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "First Flight - Manned Maneuvering Unit" |
| United States | 1984-02-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.72) cachet on cover | "Space Shuttle - MMU Tests" |
| United States | 1984-02-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.73) cachet on cover | STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-13 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (possible that the date '13' is an error, and should have been '3') (if that is the case, then this cover is for STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed) |
| 1984-11-08: Palapa-B2 recovered (and Anik-D2 and Leasat-F2 deployed and Westar-6 recovered by STS-19 (51A)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-11-08 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (Dark green printed) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.86) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 1983-10-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL Dearborn Heights MI | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch Motopex-83 Station pictorial cancel |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski black printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.87) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski black printed and cyan and tan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 1984-02-06 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered, as seen here and here |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.88) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Post-retrieval photographs of the captured Palapa-B2 and Westar-6 satellites stowed in Discovery's cargo bay |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.89) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| 1987-03-20: Palapa-B2P | ||||
| Spain | 1987-03-20 | Madrid | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch |
| United States | 1987-03-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hughes/Perumtel) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch |
| United States | 1987-03-20 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney pale brown-red and black) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2P launch |
| 1992-05-14: Palapa-B4 | ||||
| United States | 1992-05-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Palapa-B4 launch |
| United States | 1992-05-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Palapa-B4 launch |
| 1996-02-01: Palapa-C1 | ||||
| United States | 1996-01-31 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Carsten Fuchs/Ken Havekotte) cachet on cover | Palapa-C1 launch |
| 1996-05-15: Palapa-C2 (and AMOS-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-05-15 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Palapa-C2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-05-15 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Palapa-C2 launch |
| 2009-08-31: Palapa-D | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2009-08-31 | Sha Ba Post Office 1 in Mian Ning, Sichuan | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Palapa-D launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2009-08-31 | Mian Ning, Sichuan | (China National Philatelic Corporation) cachet on cover, also back | Palapa-D launch |
| Palapa (on other than Palapa launch covers) | ||||
| See Westar4 (on other than Westar launch covers) | ||||
1Palapa-A2 appears to have been called Palapa-B at the time these covers were issued.
2Launch cover with a "Centennial Covers" text logo (most Centennial items have no such logo).
3The 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.
4The Palapa-A1/A2 type and Westar-1/2/3 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
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