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This page contains philatelic information on Sakura / CS (Communications Satellite) series. 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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| Sakura / CS (Japan) | Sakura / CS (Japan) | Sakura / CS (Japan) |
Below is a list of Sakura / CS-series 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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| Sakura / Communications Satellite (CS) (Japan) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 1107b (BL_A580A) i1107b (BL_A580B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1107) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1107) | 1996 | "Sakura-3b" (CS-3b) |
| Japan | 1385 fdc (Mi1406 fdc) | (JPS) cachet on FDC | 1979 | CS-1/2 type |
| Japan | 1550-1551 fdc (Mi1564-1565 fdc) | (JPS) cachet on FDC | 1983 | CS-1/2 type |
| Japan | None | Phonecard | 1986 | CS-1/2 type |
| Japan | 2425 (Mi2253) | 1994 | ||
| Japan | 2425 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Libya | 1306d (Mi1662) | One of MS6 (1306 (a-f)) (Mi1659-1664) | 1986 | CS-1/2 type |
| Philippines | 2008 (Mi1955) | 1989 | CS-3a | |
| Spain | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1984 | "CS" (in text only) |
| Zaire | BL_A68A BL_A68B | In (upper-right) margin of MS2 (Mi1242A-1243A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi1242B-1243B) | 1996 | "Sakura-3b" (CS-3b) |
Below is a list of Sakura / CS-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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| Sakura / Communications Satellite (CS) (Japan) | ||||
| 1977-12-15: Sakura-1 / CS-1 | ||||
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage blue and brown) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage blue and brown) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch (but Explorer-38/49 type depicted) |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS ser.77/19) cachet on cover, also back | CS-1 launch |
| United States | 1977-12-14 | GSFC, MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch |
| Japan United States | 1977-12-14 1977-02-23 | Cape Canaveral FL Tanegashima (scenic cancel) | (Space Voyage green and brown) cachet on cover | CS-1 launch ETS-2 launch |
| 1983-08-05: Sakura-2b / CS-2b | ||||
| Japan | 1983-07-06 | Tanegashima | (Space Voyage cyan and purple and blue) cachet on cover | CS-2b launch |
| Japan | 1983-07-06 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage, unusual) cachet on cover | CS-2b launch |
| 1988-02-19: Sakura-3a / CS-3a | ||||
| Japan | 1988-02-19 | Tsukubagakuen | (Space Voyage blue and brown) cachet on cover | CS-3a launch |
| United States | 1988-02-19 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage blue and grey-green) cachet on cover | CS-3a launch |
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