Symphonie-1

Symphonie
series
satellites

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This page contains philatelic information on the Symphonie-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)
Symphonie
(France-Germany)
Symphonie
(France-Germany)
Symphonie
(France-Germany)
Symphonie (on other than Symphonie launch covers)


Below is a list of Symphonie-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Symphonie (France-Germany)
Afars and Issas422 (Mi144)1976
Afars and Issas422 fdcStamp on FDC
Andorra (French Admin.)245 (Mi273)
i245

Imperforate
1976
Andorra (French Admin.)245 proofSigned proof (black)
Andorra (French Admin.)245 dsImperforate deluxe sheet (245)
Andorra (French Admin.)245 maxi1Maxicard
Andorra (French Admin.)245 maxi2Maxicard (different), also back
Andorra (French Admin.)245 maxi3Maxicard (different)
Andorra (French Admin.)245 sc(Éditions CEF) souvenir card
Andorra (French Admin.)245 fdc1Stamp and (Ediciones PUJOL) cachet on FDC
Andorra (French Admin.)245 fdc2Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet)
Andorra (French Admin.)245 fdc3Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC
Andorra (French Admin.)245 fdc3Stamp on FDC (A.F.A. no.1 cachet)
AustriaNone(Multi-color printed) cachet (with blue and purple reproduction of France 1683 on aerogramme1986
Benin349 (Mi49)1976
Benin396 (Mi131)
i396

Imperforate
1978
Benin396 dsDeluxe sheet (396)
Benin430 (Mi180)
i430

Imperforate
1979
BeninQ16 (Mi?)349 overprinted1990
BeninQ16A (Mi?)349 overprinted (different)
BeninUnknown d (Mi?)One of MS4 (a-d)2013
Burkina FasoC312 (Mi1073)
iC312
One of pair (C312a (C311-C312 + label)) (Mi1073-1074)
One of imperforate pair (iC312a (C311-C312 + label))
1985
Burkina FasoC312 fdcOne of strip of 2 stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on FDC
Burkina FasoC312bTwo of imperforate (only) MS4 (2x (iC311-iC312))
Burkina FasoC312c
iC312c
Five of MS10 (5x (C311-C312))
Five of imperforate MS10 (5x (iC311-iC312))
Central African Republic249 (Mi400)
i249

Imperforate
1976
Central African Republic249 dsDeluxe sheet (249)
Central African Republic249 fdcStamp and (EDILA) cachet on FDC
Central African Republic249 proof1Signed proof (dark purple)
Central African Republic249 proof2Signed proof (red)
Central African Republic284 (Mi452)249 overprinted in black1977
Central African Republic284 red (Mi?)249 overprinted in red
Central African Republic572 (Mi922)1983
Central African Republic573 (Mi923)
Central African Republic814 (Mi1236A)
i814 (Mi1236B)

Imperforate
1986
Central African Republic814a (BL389A)
i814a (BL389B)
On stamp of SS1 (814)
On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i814)
ChadC164 (Mi707)1974
Chad309 (Mi729)
i309

Imperforate
1976
Chad309 dsImperforate deluxe sheet (309)
Chad310 (Mi730)
i310

Imperforate
Chad310 dsImperforate deluxe sheet (310)
Chad309-310 fdcTwo stamps on FDC
Chad437 (Mi956A)
i437 (Mi956B)

Imperforate
1983Symphonie (middle-left, with modified solar panels)1
Chad437a (BL147)On stamp of SS1 (437)
Chad438 (Mi957A)
i438 (Mi957B)

Imperforate
Chad438a (BL148)On stamp of SS1 (438)
Chad439b (Mi953-958)
i439b
On two of MS6 (434-439)
On two of imperforate MS6 (i434-i439)
China (People's Republic)2246 fdc (Mi2270 fdc)(Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region) cachet on FDC1989Symphonie (with false coloring, and with modified solar panels)1
Congo (People's Republic)C247 (Mi661)
iC247
Also detail
Imperforate
1978Symphonie (near upper-center)
Congo (People's Republic)C247 dsDeluxe sheet (C247)
Congo (People's Republic)C247 fdcStamp and (?) cachet on FDC
Djibouti454 (Mi?)Afars and Issas 422 overprinted in black; from MS10 (454a (10x 454))1977
DjiboutiC137 fdc (Mi280 fdc)(EDILA) cachet on FDC1980
DjiboutiC165 (Mi348)
iC165

Imperforate
1982
DjiboutiC165 dsDeluxe sheet (C165)
DjiboutiC165 fdcStamp and (EDILA) cachet on FDC
DjiboutiC165a (BL71A)
iC165a (BL71B)
On stamp of SS1 (C165)
On stamp of imperforate SS1 (iC165)
Djibouti561 (Mi371A)
i561 (Mi371B)

Imperforate
1983
Djibouti561a (BL81A)
i561a (BL81B)
On stamp of SS1 (561)
On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i561)
DjiboutiUnknown i (Mi none)
Unknown ii
One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue]
One of imperforate MS9 (a-i)
2010"Symphonie"
DjiboutiUnknown ms proofSigned-proof MS9
DjiboutiUnknown ms fdc
Unknown ims fdc
MS9 on FDC
Imperforate MS9 on FDC
Ethiopia943 (Mi1027)1979
France1148 cover (Mi1539 cover)(Pictorial) cancel and (CIFAS/GFW/PJ) cachet on cover1974"Symphonie"
FranceNone(Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale Philatélie cachet)1975
France1485 (Mi1971)
i1485

Imperforate
1976"Symphonie"
France1485 proofDie proof (1485)
France1485 fdc1Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC
France1485 fdc2Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (different) on FDC
France1485 fdc3Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (different) on FDC
France1485 fdc4Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC, also back
France1485 fdc5Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions CEF) cachet on FDC
France1485 fdc6Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions CEF) cachet (slightly different) on FDC
France1485 fdc7Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC
France1485 fdc8Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet (slightly different) on FDC
France1485 fdc9Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Piétri Mare) cachet on FDC
France1485 fdc10Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (Sérigraphie de Zaster cachet)
France1485 fdc11Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (different)
France1485 maxi1(Éditions Bourgogne) maxicard, also back1 or back2
France1485 maxi2Maxicard (different)
France1485 maxi3Maxicard (different)
France1485 maxi4Maxicard (different), also back
France1485 maxi5Maxicard (different)
France1485 maxi6Maxicard (different)
France1485 sc1Souvenir card
France1485 sc2Souvenir card (different)
France1485 sc3Souvenir card (different)
France1485 sc4Souvenir card (different)
France1485 sc5Souvenir card (different)
France1485 sc6Souvenir card (different)
France1485 card (Mi1971 card)Stamp and (Union philatélique St-Quentinoise) cachet on card1976
France1485 cover1 (Mi1971 cover1)Stamp and (Lollini) cachet on cover1977"Symphonie"
France1485 cover2 (Mi1971 cover2)Stamp on cover1977"Symphonie"
FranceNone(Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover1977
France1657 fdc (Mi2168 fdc)(Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC1979
France1657 maxi (Mi2168 maxi)(Éditions J.F.) maxicard, also back
France1586 fdc (Mi? fdc)(Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC1987
France1683 (Mi2191)1980
France1683 fdc1Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (blank/no cachet)
France1683 fdc2Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC
France1683 fdc3Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC
France1683 fdc4Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions CEF/Lollini) cachet on FDC
France1683 maxi1Maxicard
France1683 maxi2Maxicard (different)
France1683 maxi3Maxicard (different)
France1683 sc1Souvenir card
France1683 sc2Souvenir card (different)
France1863 cover (Mi2387 cover)(Pictorial) cancel on cover (Académie Nationale de l'Air et de l'Espace cachet)1983
FranceNone(Aérospatiale) cachet on cover1987
France6100a (Mi8049)In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated2021Symphonie-1 [#4]
French GuianaNone(At middle-left of) (Verein für Weltraum-Philatelie e.V. München) cachet on cover1979"Symphonie"
French Polynesia291 (Mi222)1976
French Polynesia291 fdcStamp on FDC (Edila cachet)
GabonC274a (Mi946-947)
iC274a
In (left) margin of pair (C273-C274 + label)
In (left) margin of imperforate pair (iC273-iC274 + label)
1985
GabonC274bIn (left and right) margins of imperforate (only) MS4 (2x (iC273-iC274))
GabonC274c
iC274c
In (left and right) margins of MS10 (5x (C273-C274))
In (left and right) margins of imperforate MS10 (5x (iC273-iC274))
Germany (Berlin)9N359 (Mi494)1975(Symphonie) "communications satellite" (in German text)
Germany (Berlin)9N359 fdc1Stamp and (Hermann Oberth Gesellschaft e.V. light-blue) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359 fdc2Stamp and (Hermann Oberth Gesellschaft e.V. grey) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359 fdc3Stamp and (GH) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359 fdc4Stamp and (Folio-print) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359 fdc5Stamp and (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359+9N370+9N374 fdcOne of three stamps and (cyan and pink printed) cachet on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9N359 cover (Mi494 cover)Stamp and (Teldix GmbH) cachet on cover1976"Symphonie-1 and 2" (in German text)
Germany (Berlin)9N359+9N363 cover (Mi494+Mi498 cover)Two stamps and (ESPA) cachet on cover19805th anniv. Symphonie-1 launch (on 18 Dec 1979, rather than 4 Feb 1980 as in the cancel)
Germany (West)None(Pictorial) cancel and (yellow and brown printed) cachet on cover1970"Symphonie"
Germany (West)None(Blue and black printed) cachet on cover1974"Symphonie"
Germany (West)None(DFVLR/GSOC) cachet on cover1974"Symphonie"
Germany (West)1170 (Mi846)1975(Symphonie) "communications satellite" (in German text)
Germany (West)1170 fdc1Stamp and (Folio-print) cachet on FDC
Germany (West)1170 fdc2Stamp and (MBB) cachet on FDC
Germany (West)1170 fdc3Stamp and (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC
Germany (West)1170 fdc4Stamp and (GH) cachet on FDC
Germany (West)1170+1183+1188 cover (Mi846+?+? cover)(Multi-color printed) cachet on cover1975
Germany (West)1170 cover (Mi846 cover)(MBB) cachet on cover1979
Germany (West)1467 fdc (Mi1290 fdc)(Hermann E. Sieger, GmbH) insert from FDC, also front1986"Symphonie" (in text only)
Germany (West)1170 cardStamp(s) on card1990
Germany1170 cover (Mi846 cover)Stamp and (Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace) cachet on cover1999"Symphonie-1" (in text only)
Libya1308 (BL107)On stamp of SS11986
MalawiUnknown a (Mi?)One of MS4 (a-d)2012"Symphonie"
MaliC99 (Mi236)
iC99

Imperforate
1970"Symphonie" (with solar panels unfolding)
MaliC99 fdcStamp and (Mali Postes et Télécommunications) cachet on FDC
MaliC99 proofSigned proof (green)
Mali249 (Mi522)1976
Mali249 dsDeluxe sheet (249)
MaliC518a (Mi1054-1055)
iC518a
In (left) margin of pair (C517-C518 + label)
In (left) margin of imperforate pair (C517-C518 + label)
1985
MaliC518bIn (left and right) margins of imperforate (only) MS4 (2x (iC517-iC518))
MaliC518c
iC518c
In (left and right) margins of MS10 (5x (C517-C518))
In (left and right) margins of imperforate MS10 (5x (iC517-iC518))
Mauritania350 (Mi550)
i350

Imperforate
1976
Mauritania350 dsDeluxe sheet (350)
Mauritania350 fdcStamp and (EDILA) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC
Mauritania350 proof1Signed proof (purple)
Mauritania350 proof2Signed proof (yellow-brown)
Mauritania421+label (Mi642+label)
i421+label
Stamp and label
Imperforate stamp and label
1979
Mauritania420-421+labelsTwo of four stamps and (Mauritania Post) cachet on FDC
Monaco1019 fdc (Mi? fdc)(Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC1976
Monaco1375 (Mi1585)1983
Monaco1375 maxiMaxicard
Monaco1375 fdc1Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet)
Monaco1375 fdc2Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC
Monaco1375 fdc3Stamp and (Éditions CEF) cachet on FDC
Monaco1375 fdc4Stamp and (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC, also back
NepalNone(MBB) cachet on cover1978"Symphonie"
New Caledonia390 (Mi502)1971
New Caledonia390 fdcStamp and (New Caledonia Post) cachet on FDC
New CaledoniaC130 (Mi578)1976
New CaledoniaC130 fdc1Stamp on FDC (multi-color printed cachet)
New CaledoniaC130 fdc2Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet)
Niger350 (Mi512)
i350

Imperforate
1976
Philippines1369a (Mi1247-1248)Pair (1368-1369)1978
ReunionNone(Pictorial) cancel1991
Rwanda1050 (Mi1134)
i1050

Imperforate
1981
St. Thomas and Prince Islands512 (Mi?)One of pair (512a (511-512))1979
Senegal344-345 fdc (Mi? fdc)(Senegal Post) cachet on FDC1971
SpainNone(AEPS/ESPA) cachet on cover1980"5th anniv. Symphonie"
SpainNone(Multi-color printed) cachet (reproduction of Djibouti MS9) on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011)2013"Symphonie" (on stamp 'i' in cachet)
United Nations256 fdc (Mi279 fdc)(Space Voyage) cachet on FDC1975"Symphonie"
Wallis and Futuna IslandsC97 (Mi357)
iC97

Imperforate
1979
Wallis and Futuna IslandsC97 fdcStamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC

1The solar panels on this satellite are not identical to those on Symphonie.


Below is a list of Symphonie-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).

CountryCancel DateCancel LocationType of ItemNotes on Content
Symphonie (France-Germany)
1974-12-18: Symphonie-1
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL(Orbit Covers) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (Intelsat-3 depicted)
United States1974-12-18Satellite Beach FL (machine cancel)(Whitney black and purple) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Satellite Beach FL (hand cancel)(Whitney black and purple) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel)(Whitney black and purple) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel)(Whitney black and purple) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel)(Whitney black) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL(Whitney black) cachet on (airmail) coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel)(Whitney black) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1974-12-18Kennedy Space Center FL(SCPS) cachet (and signature) on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL(Centennial) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-18Cape Canaveral FL(Space Voyage) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-18Kennedy Space Center FL(Space Voyage) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-18Kennedy Space Center FL(Green-and-blue-design mission patch and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-18Kennedy Space Center FL(Green-and-blue-design mission patch and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (slightly different) on coverSymphonie-1 launch
French Guiana1974-12-19Kourou(Lollini) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-19Kennedy Space Center FL(Centennial and black rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-19Kennedy Space Center FL(Centennial and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-19Cape Canaveral FL(Centennial red rocket, type-1) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-19Cape Canaveral FL(Centennial-like) cachet on coverSymphonie-1 launch
United States1974-12-19Greenbelt MD(GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp/GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also backSymphonie-1 launch
Symphonie-1 (anniversaries)
France1975-12-18/19Les Mureaux(Pictorial) cancel (on France 1485)2nd anniv. Symphonie-1 launch (if year is 1975 as it appears, then this should be the 1st anniv.)
1975-08-26: Symphonie-2
United States1975-08-26Patrick AFB, FL(Whitney magenta and black) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1975-08-26Patrick AFB, FL(Whitney magenta and black) cachet (and signature) on coverSymphonie-2 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1975-08-26Satellite Beach FL(Whitney magenta and black) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Whitney magenta) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch (folded solar panels)
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Space Voyage) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Space Voyage) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Green-and-blue-design mission patch) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Green-and-blue-design mission patch) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Green-and-blue-design mission patch) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch(Blue-design mission patch and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch(Blue-design mission patch and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Blank/no) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(C.E. Aérospatiale, Section philatélique) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(SCPS ser.75/18) cachet on cover, and backSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(SCPS ser.75/18) cachet (and signature) on cover, and backSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Orbit Covers) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Centennial) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Centennial) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Kennedy Space Center FL(Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-26Cape Canaveral FL(Havekotte blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) coverSymphonie-2 launch
Germany (West)1975-08-27Ottobrunn(Green-and-blue-design mission patch) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
Germany (West)1975-08-27Wessling, Oberbay(Pictorial) cancel and (black typed) cachet on postal cardSymphonie-2 launch
Germany (West)1975-08-27Wessling, Oberbay(Pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
Germany (West)1975-08-27Bochum(Red-brown printed and green rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
United States1975-08-27Greenbelt MD(GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on coverSymphonie-2 launch
Symphonie (on other than Symphonie launch covers)
French Guiana2008-08-14Kourou(Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on Superbird-7 and AMC-21 launch cover"Symphonie-2"


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