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This page contains philatelic information on the Picard satellite. 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 Picard mission was named after the French astronomer of the 17th century Jean Picard (1620–1682).
| 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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| Picard (France) | Picard (France) | Picard (France) |
Below is a list of Picard 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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| Benin | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "Picard" |
| Benin | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "Picard" |
| Chad | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown (Mi?) | 2013 | "Picard" | |
| Chad | Unknown c (Mi?) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Chad | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| Chad | Unknown fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Malawi | Unknown a (Mi?) Unknown ia | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "Picard" |
| Malawi | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown c (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2012 | "Picard" |
Below is a list of Picard 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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| 2010-06-15: Picard (and PRISMA and BPA-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2010-06-15 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Picard launch (but cancel date "15-6-2011" is incorrect, year should be 2010) |
| Russia | 2010-06-15 | Korolev, Moscow Oblast | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Picard launch |
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