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This page contains philatelic information on the Relay-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.
| 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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| Relay (on other than Relay launch covers) |
Below is a list of Relay-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relay | ||||
| Amsterdam City Post | None | (Amssterdam CityPost) local post | 1971 | |
| Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet on postal card | 1965 | "Relay" (in cachet text) |
| Bahamas | 486 fdc (Mi476 fdc) | (Fleetwood/Ramsay) cachet on FDC | 1981 | "Relay-1" |
| Bhutan | 55 (Mi71) | 1966 | ||
| Bhutan | 55a (BL4) i55a | On one stamp and in (lower-middle) margin of MS2 (54-55) On one stamp and in (lower-middle) margin of imperforate MS2 (i54-i55) | ||
| Burundi | 126 (Mi167A) i126 (Mi167B) | Imperforate | 1965 | |
| Burundi | 126+128-129+133 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Burundi | i126-i127+i131+i133 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local | Local post stamp | 1965 | "TV by Relay" |
| Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC | ||
| Cape Kennedy and Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc1 | One of two local post stamps and (black printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
| Cape Kennedy and Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc2 | One of two local post stamps and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC (the second cancel (26 June 1965) is for the 2nd anniv. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech) | ||
| Central African Republic | C29 (Mi82) | 1965 | ||
| Central African Republic | C29 proof | Signed-proof (dark-blue) | ||
| Central African Republic | C29 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo (People's Republic, Brazzaville) | C238 (Mi588) | 1977 | ||
| Ecuador | 748B (Mi1192) | 1966 | "Relay" | |
| Ecuador | 748+748B+749 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (grey printed cachet) | ||
| Ecuador | 748Df (BL14) i748Df (BL15) | On one of MS3 (748+748B+748D) (Mi1990+1992+1994) Imperforate MS3 (748+748B+748D), with changed background color | ||
| Egypt | 1527 (Mi1769) | 1993 | ||
| Egypt | 1932 (Mi2259) i1932 | Imperforate | 2005 | |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Bronze) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Relay-1" |
| Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion, also reverse | "Relay-1" | |
| Fujeira | Mi74A Mi74B | Imperforate | 1966 | |
| Fujeira | Mi70A-77A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC (Fujeira PO cachet) | ||
| Fujeira | Mi153A Mi153B | Mi74A overprinted new currency Mi74B overprinted new currency | 1967 | |
| Fujeira | Mi341A Mi341B | Mi74A overprinted "Apollo-8" Mi74B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1969 | |
| Fujeira | Mi341A-348A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC (Fujeira PO cachet) | ||
| Gabon | 257 (Mi359) | 1970 | ||
| Gabon | 257 proof | Signed proof | ||
| Gabon | 257 fdc | Stamp and (blue and brown and black printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N238 card (Mi273 card) | (Bausteinkarte Nr.41) cachet on stamped card | 1967 | "Relay" |
| Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Relay-1" |
| Guinea Republic | 403 (Mi326) | 1965 | ||
| Guinea Republic | 401-404+C78-C79 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (blue printed cachet) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 605 (Mi623A) i605 (Mi623B) | Imperforate | 1972 | "Relay" |
| Guinea Republic | C120 (Mi626A) iC120 (Mi626B) | Imperforate | ||
| Guinea Bissau | Mi6596-6600_ms5 | MS5 (Mi6596-6600) | 2013 | "50th anniv. first direct TV signal transmission across the Pacific, via the communications satellite Relay-1" (in Portuguese text) |
| Guinea Bissau | Mi6596-6600_ms5 fdc | MS5 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Bissau | BL1155 | SS1 | ||
| Guinea Bissau | BL1155 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Bissau | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS6 (a-f) | 2023 | "60th anniv. first direct trans-Pacific TV transmission, by Relay-1" |
| Kenya | 408 (Mi398) | 1987 | ||
| Khor Fakkan | Mi26 | 1965 | ||
| Khor Fakkan | Mi32 | |||
| Khor Fakkan | Mi25-32 fdc | Two of eight stamps on FDC (grey-blue printed cachet) | ||
| Khor Fakkan | Mi81 | Mi32 overprinted new currency | 1966 | |
| Liberia | 416 (Mi620A) | 1964 | "Relay-1" | |
| Liberia | 416 ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (416) | ||
| Mauritania | C24 (Mi218) iC24 | Imperforate | 1963 | "Relay" |
| Mauritania | C24 ds | Deluxe sheet (C24) | ||
| Mauritania | C23-C24 fdc | One of two stamps and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C41 (Mi251) | 1965 | ||
| Mauritania | C41 fdc | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Mauritania | 295 (Mi436) | 1972 | ||
| Mauritania | 294-296 fdc | One of three stamps and (red and black and purple and blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 607 (Mi800) | 1965 | "Relay" | |
| Monaco | 605-607 fdc | One of three stamps and (B. Minne) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 605-610 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (B. Minne cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 607 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 607 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C37 (Mi60) | 1964 | "Relay" | |
| Niger | C37 proof | Signed proof | ||
| Niger | C37 fdc | Stamp and (red and grey-green printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Niger | C36-C37 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Nigeria | 143a (Mi134) i143a | In (left) margin of MS12 (12x 143) In (left) margin of "imperforate"1 MS12 (12x 143) | 1963 | |
| Nigeria | 144a (Mi135) i144a | In (left) margin of MS12 (12x 144) In (left) margin of "imperforate"1 MS12 (12x 144) | ||
| Panama | C351 (Mi902) iC351 (Mi903) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Panama | iC351 proof | Imperforate proof | ||
| Panama | C352 (BL54) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
| Panama | 473B (Mi940) | 1966 | ||
| Panama | 473Bc (BL61) i473Bc (BL62) | MS2 (473A-473B) Imperforate MS2 (i473A-i473B), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 831 (Mi1336) i831 (Mi1344) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1964 | "Relay" |
| Paraguay | 831-832 fdc | One of two stamps and (purple printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 898 (Mi1474) | 1965 | "Relay" | |
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc1 | One of five stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 895-899 fdc2 | One of five stamps on FDC (black printed cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 900 (Mi1476) | |||
| Paraguay | 900-902 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Paraguay | 900a (BL73) i900a (BL74) | On one of MS2 (899-900) On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 900a muestra i900a muestra | On one of MS2 (899-900) overprinted "muestra" On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 996 (Mi1652) i996 (Mi1660) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "Relay-1", "Relay-2" |
| Paraguay | 996 muestra i996 muestra | Imperforate with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 994-998 fdc i994-i998 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC (black printed cachet) One of five imperforate stamps on FDC (black printed cachet), also back | ||
| Paraguay | 999 (Mi1655) i999 (Mi1663) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
| Paraguay | 999 muestra i999 muestra | Imperforate with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
| Paraguay | 999-1001 fdc i999-i1001 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (black printed cachet), also back One of three imperforate stamps on FDC (black printed cachet), also back | ||
| Paraguay | 1134 (Mi1873) | 1968 | ||
| Paraguay | 1134a (BL115) | Imperforate MS3 (1126-1127+1134) | ||
| Qatar | 63 (Mi66A) i63 (Mi66B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 64 (Mi67A) i64 (Mi67B) | Imperforate | ||
| Qatar | 66 (Mi69A) i66 (Mi69B) | Imperforate | ||
| Qatar | 67 (Mi70A) i67 (Mi70B) | Imperforate | ||
| Qatar | 68a (BL2A) i68a (BL2B) | On one of MS2 (67-68) On one of imperforate MS2 (i67-i68) | ||
| Qatar | 93 (Mi96a) | 63 overprinted in black | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 94 (Mi97a) | 64 overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 96 (Mi99a) | 66 overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 97 (Mi100a) | 67 overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 91-98 fdc | Four of eight stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Qatar | 98a (BL3Aa) i98a (BL3Ba) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in black On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in black | ||
| Qatar | 93_red (Mi96b) | 63 overprinted in red | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 94_red (Mi97b) | 64 overprinted in red | ||
| Qatar | 96_red (Mi99b) | 66 overprinted in red | ||
| Qatar | 97_red (Mi100b) | 67 overprinted in red | ||
| Qatar | 96_blue (Mi99c) | 66 overprinted in blue | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 97_blue (Mi100c) | 67 overprinted in blue | ||
| Qatar | 98a_blue (BL3Ac) i98a_blue (BL3Bc) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in blue On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in blue | ||
| Qatar | 114B (Mi197Aa) | 63 surcharged new currency in black | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 114B_red (Mi197Ab) | 63 surcharged new currency in red | ||
| Qatar | 114C (Mi198Aa) | 64 surcharged new currency in black | ||
| Qatar | 114C_red (Mi198Ab) | 64 surcharged new currency in red | ||
| Qatar | 114E (Mi200Aa) | 66 surcharged new currency in black | ||
| Qatar | 114F (Mi201Aa) | 67 surcharged new currency in black | ||
| Qatar | 117B (Mi227) | 93 surcharged new currency | 1966 | "Relay" |
| Qatar | 117C (Mi228) | 94 surcharged new currency | ||
| Qatar | 117E (Mi230) | 96 surcharged new currency | ||
| Qatar | 117F (Mi231) | 97 surcharged new currency | ||
| Qatar | 117Gm (BL10A) i117Gm (BL10B) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 98a surcharged new currency On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i98a surcharged new currency | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi30A (Sc30) Mi30B | Imperforate | 1966 | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi33A (Sc33) Mi33B | Imperforate | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi30A-35A fdc | Two of six stamps on FDC (grey and brown printed cachet) | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi106A (Sc94) Mi106B | Mi30A overprinted new currency Mi30B overprinted new currency | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi109A (Sc97) Mi109B | Mi33A overprinted new currency Mi33B overprinted new currency | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL7 (Sc36) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL7 fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | BL19 (Sc100) | On stamp of imperforate SS1, BL7 overprinted new currency | ||
| Rwanda | 109-112 fdc (Mi114A-117A fdc) | (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | 1965 | (small) Relay |
| Rwanda | 113 fdc (BL4A fdc) | (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | 809-812 fdc (Mi873-876 fdc) | (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | 1977 | |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Set-C5 (blue) | 1964 | "Relay" |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set-C5 (blue) overprinted in gold | 1965 | "Relay" |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Local post stamp | 1965 | "TV by Relay" |
| Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc | Local post stamp and (cyan rubber-stamp cachet and printed cachet with design similar to Cape Kennedy local post stamp except red replaced by green) on FDC | ||
| Satellite Beach and Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc1 | One of two local post stamps and (black printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
| Satellite Beach and Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc2 | One of two local post stamps and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC (the second cancel (26 June 1965) is for the 2nd anniv. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech) | ||
| Sharjah | 47 (Mi59A) i47 (Mi59B) | Imperforate | 1964 | "Relay" |
| Sharjah | 48A (BL4) | Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Sharjah | 47_op (Mi59A_op) | 47 overprinted new currency | 1967 | "Relay" |
| Sharjah | 90 (Mi132A) i90 (Mi132B) | One of tête-bêche (se-tenant) pair (90b (89-90)) Imperforate | 1965 | |
| Sharjah | 90a (BL12) | MS2 (90a (89-90)) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi186A (Sc118) | 1965 | ||
| Sharjah | Mi192A (Sc124) | |||
| Sharjah | Mi185-188 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (grey-blue printed cachet) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi189-192 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (grey-blue cachet) | ||
| Sharjah | Mi247 (Sc176) | Mi192 overprinted new currency | 1966 | |
| Sharjah | 202 (Mi282A) i202 (Mi282B) | One of Tête-bêche (se-tenant) pair (202b (201-202)), 90 overprinted new currency Imperforate | 1966 | |
| Sharjah | 202a (BL18) | MS2 (202a (201-202)), 90a overprinted new currency | ||
| Togo | 502 (Mi448A) i502 (Mi448B) | Imperforate | 1964 | |
| Togo | 505 (Mi451A) i505 (Mi451B) | Imperforate | ||
| Togo | 500-505 fdc | Two of six stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Togo | 501-502+505 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC (green and black printed cachet) | ||
| Togo | 502+504-505 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
| Togo | 505a (BL17) | Imperforate MS4 (502-505) | ||
| Togo | 505a fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| United States | 1274 fdc (Mi890 fdc) | (Sarzin metallic) cachet on FDC | 1965 | |
| United States | C76 fdc (Mi990 fdc) | (Centennial yellow earth) cachet on FDC | 1969 | |
| United States | None | (RCA) cachet on cover | 1978 | [#2] Relay-1/2 type |
| United States | None | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1979 | "Relay"-1/2 type |
| Uruguay | C422 (BL29) | In (lower-right) margin of MS3 (C422 (a-c)) | 1976 | "Relay" |
| Uruguay | C423 (BL30) | In (lower-middle) margin of MS3 (C423 (a-c)) | ||
| Yemen Arab Republic | C90ac (Mi1704) | One of MS4 (C90a (b-e)) (BL218) | 1982 | |
| Yemen Arab Republic | C90ac proof | Chromalin proof | ||
1The "imperforate" sheets from Nigeria, i143a and i144a, are imperforate only in the surrounding margins, otherwise the stamps in both sheets are perforated on all sides.
Below is a list of Relay-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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| Relay | ||||
| 1962-12-13: Relay-1 | ||||
| United States | 1962-12-13 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet, green) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-13 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet, pink) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-13 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank typed) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Harry Gordon) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-13 1964-01-21 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-13 1964-01-21 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet, different) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Zaso) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Zaso) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch; also "Telstar" |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch; also "Telstar" |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Relay-1 launch; also "Telstar" |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Relay-1 launch; also "Telstar" |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Swanson/DuBeau? purple and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft Type-B general-purpose and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet (and signature) on cover | Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, brown and pink) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1962-12-14 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, green and pink) cachet on cover | Relay-1 launch Relay-2 launch |
| Relay-1 (events) | ||||
| United States | 1963-06-25 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - President Kennedy visits West Germany" |
| United States | 1963-06-26 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - President Kennedy visits West Berlin" |
| United States | 1963-06-26 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet, dense-flocking) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - President Kennedy visits West Berlin" |
| United States | 1963-06-26 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet (and signature) on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - Kennedy visits Ireland" |
| United States | 1963-06-27 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - Kennedy visits Ireland" |
| United States | 1963-07-01 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - Kennedy visits England" |
| United States | 1963-07-01 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet, trial with overlay) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - Kennedy visits England" |
| United States | 1963-07-01 | Nutley NJ | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Relay[-1] - Kennedy visits Italy" |
| United States | 1963-11-26 | Nutley NJ | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | "The tragic 4 days sent to Europe from Nutley NJ by Relay[-1] satellite - Relay[-1] transmits first TV by satellite to East European countries" |
| 1964-01-21: Relay-2 | ||||
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation1 (minor differences) or insert variation2 (minor differences) | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert or insert variation1 (minor differences) or insert variation2 (minor differences) | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch (but Ariel-3/4 type depicted) |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky purple) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sokalsky purple) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky blue, and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial yellow earth) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch (but Relay, Vanguard-2, Pioneer-3/4 type3, Explorer-1, TIROS/ESSA type depicted) |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial yellow earth) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch (but Relay, Vanguard-2, Pioneer-3/4 type3, Explorer-1, TIROS/ESSA type depicted) |
| United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp/Gordon red rubber-stamp and sticker) cachet on (airmail) cover | Relay-2 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 1962-12-13 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 1962-12-13 | Satellite Beach FL Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet, different) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, brown and pink) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch Relay-1 launch |
| United States | 1964-01-21 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, green and pink) cachet on cover | Relay-2 launch Relay-1 launch |
| Relay (on other than Relay launch covers) | ||||
| There exist a large number of Centennial Covers with generic cachets with multiple satellites depicted, including Relay-1/2 type. Details about these cachets, as well as images of the covers, are found in the Centennial Covers page. | ||||
| United States | 1969-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | "Relay-1" and "Relay-2" (in text only) |
| United States | 1969-02-05 | Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | |
| United States | 1969-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert2 from Intelsat-3-3 launch cover, also front and insert1 | |
| United States | 1975-12-02 | Pasadena CA | Qatar 63 stamp (as part of black printed and black typed) cachet on Pioneer-11 anniversary cover | "Relay" |
| United States | 1976-03-16 | Auburn MA | (GSFC Stamp Club blue printed) cachet on 50th anniv. first liquid fuel rocket flight/launch cover | "Relay"-1/2 type |
| United States | 1978-05-20 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same design as immediately above) on Pioneer-12 launch cover | "Relay"-1/2 type |
| United States | 1978-10-24 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on Nimbus-7 and CAMEO launch cover | "Relay"-1/2 type |
| United States | 1983-01-25 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC multi-satellite blue rubber-stamp) cachet (same) on IRAS and PIX-2 launch cover | "Relay"-1/2 type |
| Pakistan | 2011-11-17 | Karachi | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Shenzhou-8 event cover | Relay [out-of-date and out-of-topic for these covers] |
| Pakistan | 2011-11-17 | Karachi | (Black printed) cachet on Shenzhou-8 event cover | Relay |
| Pakistan | 2011-11-17 | Karachi | (Black printed) cachet (different) on Shenzhou-8 event cover | Relay |
| Pakistan | 2011-11-17 | Karachi | (Black printed) cachet (different) on Shenzhou-8 event cover | Relay |
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