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This page contains philatelic information on the SPOT (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre / Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) 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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| SPOT (France) | SPOT (France) | SPOT (France) |
| SPOT (on other than SPOT launch covers) |
Below is a list of SPOT series postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPOT (France) | ||||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 5984 (Mi6177), from strip of 5 | 199? | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 57261 (Mi5897), from strip of 5 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 57281 (Mi5899), from strip of 5 | ||
| Altai Republic | Local | Cuba 3023 overprinted on 4x Russia 6067 (Mi251), from strip of 5 | ||
| Australia | 1258-1260 fdc (Mi1297-1299 fdc) | (Australia Post) cachet on FDC, also back | 1992 | "The Diamantina River in flood, photographed from space by SPOT-1 in May 1990" (text in FDC back) |
| Benin | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "SPOT-5" |
| Benin | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Benin | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 535 (Mi862A) i535 (Mi862B) | Imperforate | 1982 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Central African Republic | 535 fdc | Stamp on FDC (magenta printed cachet) | ||
| Central African Republic | 535a (BL203) | On stamp of SS1 (535) | ||
| Chad | Unknown b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | "SPOT-5" |
| Chad | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown a-d proof fdc | One of four proof stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC | ||
| Comoro Islands | 386 (Mi487) i386 | Imperforate | 1978 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Comoro Islands | 386a (BL184) i386a | On stamp of SS1 (386) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i386) | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 961b (BL89) i961b | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (961) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i961) | 1992 | "SPOT-2" |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown c (Mi none) Unknown ic | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | SPOT-5 launch ("4 MAI 2002" date in text) |
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Congo (Republic) | Unknown ms proof | MS4 (a-d) proof | ||
| Cuba | 3023 (Mi3179) | 1988 | SPOT-1/2/3 type | |
| Cuba | 3017-3018+3023 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (grey printed cachet) | ||
| Djibouti | 702 (Mi572) | 1992 | SPOT-1/2/3 type (in launch configuration) | |
| Dominica | 2240 (BL406) | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2000 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | 1983 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale cachet) | 1984 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | 1952 folder (Mi2478 folder) | (Éditions P.J.) FDC folder | 1985 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel (same, except for year) | 1985 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | None | In (upper-left) margin of cinderella MS9 (3x (a-c)) | 1988 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| France | 3358 (Mi4323) | 2007 | SPOT-4/5 type | |
| France | 3358 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 3358 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| France | 3358 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (La Philatélie artistique / Les Éditions CEF cachet) | ||
| France | 3358 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Numismatique française cachet) | ||
| France | 3358 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet) | ||
| France | 3358 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| France | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 200? | Réunion Island from SPOT at 830 km altitude |
| France | None | (Blue pictorial) meter and (blue and red and black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 2010 | "SPOT Image" (Corp.) |
| France | 6100a (Mi8049) | In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated | 2021 | SPOT-1 [#6] |
| France | 6100 card | FDC-card, also annotated | SPOT-1 | |
| French Polynesia | 587 (Mi605) | 1992 | "SPOT" high-resolution false-color images | |
| French Polynesia | 587 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | 588 (Mi606) | |||
| French Polynesia | 588 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | 589 (Mi607) | |||
| French Polynesia | 589 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | 590 (BL19) | Imperforate SS1 | SPOT-1/2/3 type | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 (Mi219) | From MS10 (C95a (10x C95)) | 1986 | SPOT-1/2/3 type (on stamp); SPOT-1 false-color detail image (on FDC1 cachet), composed of pixels, of La Camargue (a region of France on the Mediterranean coast) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 ds | Deluxe sheet (C95) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 sc1 | Souvenir card | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 sc2 | Souvenir card (different) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C95 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. cachet) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 (Mi326) | 1994 | SPOT-4/5 type | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 maxi1 | Maxicard (Port Francis cancel) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 maxi2 | Maxicard (Dumont d'Urville cancel) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C130 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 597 (Mi959) | 1986 | SPOT-1/2/3 type | |
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "SPOT-5" (and launch date) |
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1189a (BL393) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1189) | 1992 | "SPOT-2" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A Mi4186B | From SS1 (BL895A), or from MS4 (4x Mi4186A) From imperforate SS1 (BL895B), or from imperforate MS4 (4x Mi4186B) | 2005 | "SPOT-5" |
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A-4189A fdc Mi4186B-4189B fdc | One of four stamps on FDC One of four imperforate stamps on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | Mi4186A_ms4+4188A_ms4 fdc Mi4186B_ms4+4188B_ms4 fdc | One of two MS4 on FDC One of two imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL899A BL899B | On one of MS2 (Mi4186A-4187A) On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi4186B-4187B) | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL899B fdc | Imperforate MS2 on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1535 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2008 | SPOT-4/5 type |
| Jersey (Great Britain) | 559-562 fdc (Mi539-542 fdc) | (JPO) cachet on FDC | 1991 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Liberia | 3163 (BL749) | Stamp (Mi7024) from SS1 | 2016 | SPOT-1 launch (based on date in text on stamp) |
| Libya | 1633c (Mi2689) | One of MS5 (1633 (a-f)) (Mi2687-2692) | 1999 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Madagascar | 1415h (Mi none) i1415h | One of MS9 (1415 (a-i)) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS9 (i1415 (a-i)) | 1999 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Madagascar | 1415hi (BL none) | On stamp of SS1 (1415h) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Portugal (Madeira) | 151 maxi (Mi147 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | 1991 | SPOT-1/2/3 type |
| Portugal (Madeira) | 152a (Mi?) | One of MS4 (152 (2x (151, 152a))) | ||
| Portugal (Madeira) | 152 fdc | MS4 on FDC (Correios de Portugal cachet), also back | ||
| St. Vincent | 3826a (Mi7069) i3826a | One of MS4 (3826 (a-d)) (Mi7069-7072) One of imperforate MS4 (i3826 (a-d)) | 2012 | "SPOT"-1/2/3 type |
| St. Vincent | 3826 fdc i3826 fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 3826 proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| St. Vincent | 3827b (Mi7074) i3827b | One of MS4 (3827 (a-d)) (Mi7073-7076) One of imperforate MS4 (i3827 (a-d)) | "SPOT"-4/5 type | |
| St. Vincent | 3827 proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| St. Vincent | 3827 fdc i3827 fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 3827a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
1See here for a list of engraved/lithographed Russian definitive pairs known to exist with satellite overprints.
Below is a list of SPOT series 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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| SPOT (France) | ||||
| 1986-02-22: SPOT-1 (and Viking (Sweden)) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale philatélie) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (Swedish Space Corp.) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet on card | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS?) cachet (slightly different) on card | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS? multi-color printed) cachet on card | SPOT-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1986-02-21 | Kourou | (KPS? red and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SPOT-1 launch |
| 1990-01-22: SPOT-2 (and OSCAR-14/19) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie?) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Green printed and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou (black pictorial cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou (magenta pictorial cancel) | (Lollini) cachet (and initials) on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-01-21 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| France | 1990-01-22 | Paris Victor Hugo | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-2 launch |
| 1993-09-26: SPOT-3 (and OSCAR-25/28 and Stella and Healthsat-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-3 launch |
| French Guiana | 1993-09-25 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SPOT-3 launch (but Unknown depicted) |
| 1998-03-24: SPOT-4 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1998-03-23 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | SPOT-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-03-23 | Kourou (black cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-03-23 | Kourou (red cancel) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-03-23 | Kourou | (Éditions Philatéliques Européennes) cachet on cover, also back | SPOT-4 launch |
| French Guiana | 1998-03-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-4 launch |
| 2002-05-03: SPOT-5 (and OSCAR-47/48) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2002-05-03 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | SPOT-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 2002-05-03 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | SPOT-5 launch |
| French Guiana | 2002-05-03 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | SPOT-5 launch |
| 2012-09-09: SPOT-6 (and PROITERES and mRESINS) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2012-09-09 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | SPOT-6 launch |
| 2014-06-30: SPOT-7 (and CanX-4/5 and AiSat-1 and VELOX-1 and VELOX-P3) | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| SPOT (on other than SPOT launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1993-05-11 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Astra-1C and OSCAR-24 launch cover | "Satellite SPOT" |
| French Guiana | 1995-08-03 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Panamsat-4 launch cover | "Satellite SPOT" |
| France Guiana | 1995-08-29 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on N-Star-a launch cover | "Satellite SPOT" |
| French Guiana | 1996-03-14 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Intelsat-707 launch cover | "SPOT" jet |
| French Guiana | 2001-07-12 | Kourou | (Ruimtevaart Filatelie Club Nederland) cachet on BSat-2b and ARTEMIS launch cover, also insert | SPOT-4/5 type (in lower-right of cachet) |
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