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This page contains philatelic information on TDF (Télédiffusion de France) and TV-Sat (TeleVision 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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| TDF (France) | TDF (France) | TDF (France) |
| TDF (on other than TDF launch covers) | ||
| TV-Sat (West Germany) | TV-Sat (West Germany) | TV-Sat (West Germany) |
| TV-Sat (on other than TV-Sat launch covers) | ||
| TDF or TV-Sat (non-specific) | ||
Below is a list of TDF and TV-Sat 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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| Télédiffusion de France (TDF) (France) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 862a (BL426A) i862a (BL426B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (862) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i862) | 1987 | "TDF-1" |
| Central African Republic | 896a (BL445A) i896a (BL445B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (896) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i896) | 1987 | "TDF-1" |
| Chad | 440B (BL151) i440B | On stamp of SS1, gold foil On stamp of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1983 | "TDF-1" |
| Comoro Islands | BL380A BL380B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, golf foil | 1992 | "TDF-2" |
| Congo (People's Republic) | BL68A BL68B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1991 | "TDF-2" |
| Congo (Republic) | 1035a (BL122A) i1035a (BL122B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1035) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1035) | 1993 | "TDF-1" |
| Djibouti | C239a (BL145A) iC239a (BL145B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C239) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC239) | 1988 | "TDF-1" |
| Djibouti | C242a (BL146A) iC242a (BL146B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C242), C239a overprinted In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC242), iC239a overprinted | 1988 | "TDF-1" |
| France | 1952 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (PJ) cachet on FDC | 1985 | |
| France | 2254 fdc1 (Mi2834 fdc1) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF) cachet on FDC | 1991 | "Satellite de Télévision Directe" (i.e. "TDF-1" or "TDF-2" as in the souvenir card text) |
| France | 2254 fdc2 (Mi2834 fdc2) | (Éditions philatéliques CEF) cachet (slightly different) on FDC | ||
| France | 2254-2255 fdc | One of two stamps and (Éditions philatéliques CEF) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 2254-2255 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| France | 2255 (Mi2835) i2255 | Imperforate | ||
| France | 2255 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 2255 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 2255 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 2255 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 2255 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| France | 2254 cover (Mi2834 cover) | (PJ) cachet on cover (not FDC) | 1991 | "Satellite de Télévision Directe" (i.e. "TDF-1") |
| Guinea Republic | 1108 (BL319) i1108 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1988 | "TDF-1" |
| Guinea Republic | 1187Ab (BL415) i1187Ab | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1187A), gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1187A), gold foil | 1992 | "TDF-1" |
| Malagasy Republic | 1173Ft (BL241A) i1173Ft (BL241B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (1173F) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1173F) | 1994 | "TDF-2" |
| Malagasy Republic | 1335 (BL272A) i1335 (BL272B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1997 | "TDF-1" (but Intelsat-K or Astra-1B depicted) |
| Malagasy Republic | 1340 (BL273A) i1340 (BL273B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | "TDF-2" (but Intelsat-K or Astra-1B depicted) | |
| Mali | 884a (BL_A95A) i884a (BL_A95B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (884) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i884) | 1998 | "TDF-2" (but Intelsat-K or Astra-1B depicted) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown (Mi?) Unknown imperf | Stamp-on-stamp: partial reproduction of France 2255, from MS20 (20x unknown) Imperforate, from imperforate MS20 (20x imperf unknown) | 2005 | "Satellite de Télévision Directe" (on full stamp); full reproduction (in MS8 FDC cachet) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms4 Unknown ims4 | On one of MS4 (a-d) On one of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ims4 fdc | Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown 1-4 fdc Unknown i1-i4 fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC One of four imperforate stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms8 | On one of MS8 (a-h + label) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms8 fdc | MS8 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| TeleVision SATellite (TV-Sat) (West Germany) | ||||
| Central African Republic | BL448A BL448B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1988 | "TV-Sat" |
| Djibouti | C233a (BL141A) iC233a (BL141B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 (C233) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC233) | 1987 | "TV-Sat" |
| France | C51 cover (Mi2157 cover) | (MBB) cachet on cover | 1979 | "TV-Sat" |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N578 cover (Mi? cover) | (Cyan and green printed) cachet on cover | 1989 | "TV-Sat-2" (in cachet); Unknown/fantasy comsat (on stamp) |
| Germany | 1642-1643 fdc (Mi1526-1527 fdc) | (Lollini) cachet on FDC | 1991 | "TV-Sat" |
| Guinea Republic | 1107a (BL325A) i1107a (BL325B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1107) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1107) | 1988 | "TV-Sat" |
| Guinea Republic | BL353A BL353B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1990 | "TV-Sat" |
| Malagasy Republic | 978Ab (BL144A) i978Ab (BL144B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (978A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i978A) | 1990 | "TV-Sat" |
| TDF or TV-Sat (non-specific) | ||||
| Andorra (French) | 403 (Mi423) | 1991 | "Direct TV satellite" (in Catalan) (TDF or TV-Sat) | |
| Austria | 1586 (Mi2082) | 1992 | TDF or TV-Sat (or Tele-X), but missing the "boom" between the antennas and with an incorrect solar array aspect ratio | |
| Austria | 1586 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | 813 (Mi1235A) i813 (Mi1235B) | Imperforate | 1986 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Central African Republic | 813a (BL388) | On stamp of SS1 (813) | ||
| Central African Republic | 899a (BL450A) i899a (BL450B) | In (upper) margin of SS1 (899) In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 (i899) | 1987 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Central African Republic | 955 (BL485) i955 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1990 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Central African Republic | 955B (BL491) i955B | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | ||
| Chad | 437 (Mi956A) i437 (Mi956B) | Imperforate | 1983 | TDF or TV-Sat (lower-left on stamp) |
| Chad | 437a (BL147A) i437a (BL147B) | On stamp of SS1 (437) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i437) | ||
| Chad | 439b (Mi953A-958A) i439b (Mi953B-958B) | On one of MS6 (434-439) On one of imperforate MS6 (i434-i439) | ||
| Chad | 676Bc (Mi1421A) i676Bc (Mi1421B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (676B) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i676B) | 1996 | "Télé-Directe" (TDF or TV-Sat) |
| Comoro Islands | 644a (BL245) i644a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (644) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i644) | 1988 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Comoro Islands | 645a (BL250) i645a | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (645) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i645) | ||
| Djibouti | C215a (BL117A) iC215a (BL117B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (C215) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC215) | 1985 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| France | 1835 cover (Mi2335 cover) | (Aérospatiale) cachet on cover | 1984 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| France | 2109 maxi (Mi2667 maxi) | Cachet (only) on maxicard | 1988 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| France | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Aérospatiale cachet) | 1990 | TDF or TV-Sat (with spent booster behind) |
| Germany (West) | 1467 (Mi1290) | 1986 | "TDF-1" / "TV-Sat" | |
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Hermann E. Sieger, GmbH) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Kesler?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (MBB-ERNO Philatelie) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (FIDACOS) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc5 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 maxi1 | Maxicard (except cancel) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1467 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Germany | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1993 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Germany | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1997 | TDF or TV-Sat (but "DFS" in text) |
| Guinea Republic | 1036 (Mi1156) | 1987 | TDF or TV-Sat | |
| Guinea Republic | 1036b (BL263) | On stamp of SS1 (1036) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1039a (Mi1154-1159) | On one of MS6 (1039a (1034-1039)) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1058a (BL285A) i1058a (BL285B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1058) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1058) | 1987 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Guyana | Mi3888A Mi3888B | Gold foil Imperforate gold foil | 1992 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Guyana | Mi3888A_ms2 Mi3888B_ms2 | MS2 (2x Mi3888A), gold foil Imperforate MS2 (2x Mi3888B), gold foil | ||
| Guyana | Mi3889A Mi3888B | Silver foil Imperforate silver foil | ||
| Guyana | Mi3889A_ms2 Mi3889B_ms2 | MS2 (2x Mi3889A), silver foil Imperforate MS2 (2x Mi3889B), silver foil | ||
| Guyana | Mi3888A-3889A_ms2 Mi3888B-3889B_ms2 | MS2 (Mi3888A-3889A), gold and silver foil Imperforate MS2 (Mi3888B-3889B), gold and silver foil | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 801 (Mi1067A) i801 (Mi1067B) | Imperforate | 1987 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Malagasy Republic | 801a (BL52A) i801a (BL52B) | On stamp of SS1 (801) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i801) | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 804Ab (BL56A) i804Ab (BL56B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (804A), gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i804A), gold foil | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 804b (Mi1065-1070) | On one of MS6 (799-804) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 (Mi1955) | 1990 | TDF or TV-Sat | |
| Monaco | 1711 fdc1 | Stamp and (?) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 1711 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet, different) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (La Poste Monaco cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Niger | BL89A | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1996 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Niger | BL89A o/p1 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, BL89A overprinted in dark-brown-red | 1998 | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Niger | BL89A o/p2 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, BL89A overprinted in blue | TDF or TV-Sat | |
| Romania | 3298a (BL219) | In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1985 | TDF or TV-Sat (or Tele-X), but with the antennas missing |
| Romania | 3372a (BL226) | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1986 | TDF or TV-Sat (or Tele-X), but with the antennas missing |
| Tanzania | 1174Gi (Mi1759-1763+1765) | On one label of MS6 (1174 (a-f + 3 labels)) | 1994 | TDF or TV-Sat (but incorrect antenna placement) |
| Tanzania | 1174H (BL249) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | ||
| Tanzania | 1174H gold | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, gold foil | ||
Below is a list of TDF and TV-Sat 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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| Télédiffusion de France (TDF) (France) | ||||
| 1988-10-28: TDF-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (CPK blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (CPK green printed and red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (CPK black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (CPK multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (CPK red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | TDF-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-10-27 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | TDF-1 launch; also "TDF-2" (in text on back) |
| 1990-07-24: TDF-2 (and DFS-2/Kopernikus-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1990-07-24 | Kourou | (Photo and black printed) cachet on cover | TDF-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-07-24 | Kourou | (Club philatélique ESA?) cachet on cover | TDF-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-07-24 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | TDF-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-07-24 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | TDF-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1990-07-24 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | TDF-2 launch |
| TDF (on other than TDF launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-07-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on Insat-1C and Eutelsat-1-F5 launch cover | TDF or TV-Sat |
| Germany (West) | 1989-06-05 | Wessling-Oberbay | (Hermann E. Sieger, GmbH) cachet on DFS-1 and Superbird-A launch on cover | TDF |
| French Guiana | 1991-10-29 | Kourou | (PJ) cachet on Intelsat-6-1 launch cover | "TDF-1" |
| French Guiana | 1993-07-22 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Insat-2B and Hispasat-1B launch cover | "TDF" |
| France Guiana | 1996-02-05 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on N-Star-b launch cover | "TDF" and "TV-Sat" propulsion module |
| TeleVision SATellite (TV-Sat) (West Germany) | ||||
| 1987-11-21: TV-Sat-1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (Dark-blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (Dark-blue and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on card | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet (slightly different) on card | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| French Guiana | 1987-11-20 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1987-11-21 | Bremen | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-1 launch |
| 1989-08-08: TV-Sat-2 (and HIPPARCOS)1 | ||||
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Green printed) cachets on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Green printed and red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (Cyan and orange printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (MBB) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana | 1989-08-08 | Kourou | (CPK?) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| French Guiana Germany (West) | 1989-08-08 1989-08-08 | Kourou Wessling, Oberbay | (CPK?) cachet on postcard | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| France | 1989-08-09 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1989-08-09 | Darmstadt | (ESOC) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1989-08-09 | Bremen | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| Netherlands | 1989-08-09 | Noordwijk | (Estec Philatelic Club) cachet on cover | TV-Sat-2 launch |
| TV-Sat (on other than TV-Sat launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-07-21 | Kourou | (Aérospatiale Philatélie) cachet on Insat-1C and Eutelsat-1-F5 launch cover | TV-Sat or TDF |
| France Guiana | 1996-02-05 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on N-Star-b launch cover | "TV-Sat" and "TDF" propulsion module |
1Image of Ariane-4 1989-08-08 launch of HIPPARCOS and TV-Sat-2
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