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| TOPEX-Poseidon (sketch) | TOPEX-Poseidon (patch) |
This page contains philatelic information on the TOPEX-Poseidon satellite. 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon (USA-France) | TOPEX-Poseidon (USA-France) | TOPEX-Poseidon (USA-France) |
| TOPEX-Poseidon (on other than TOPEX-Poseidon launch covers) |
Below is a list of TOPEX-Poseidon satellite 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon (USA-France) | ||||
| Dominica | 2238c (Mi2898) | One of MS6 (2238 (a-f)) (Mi2896-2901) | 2000 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| France | 6100a (Mi8049) | In (surrounding) margin of MS15 (15x 6100), also annotated | 2021 | TOPEX-Poseidon [#7] |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C122 (Mi292) iC122 | Imperforate | 1992 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C122 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C122 maxi1 | Maxicard (Alfred Faure, Crozet cancel) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C122 maxi2 | Maxicard (Martin de Vivies, St. Paul cancel) | ||
| Libya | 1587 (BL146) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 1997 | |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1047 (Mi1347A) i1047 (Mi1347B) | One of MS6 (1050a (1045-1050)) (Mi1345A-1350A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1050a (i1045-i1050)) (Mi1345B-1350B) | 1992 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| Malagasy (DR) | 1047b (BL178A) i1047b (BL178B) | On stamp of SS1 (1047) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i1047) | ||
| Mali | 847 (Mi1672-1675) i847 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (847 (a-d)) (Mi1672-1675) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i847 (a-d)) | 1996 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| Monaco | 2223 (Mi2569) | 2001 | ||
| Mordovia | Local_a | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1998 | |
| Mordovia | Local_ms6 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C268 (Mi1022) iC268 | Imperforate | 1994 | |
| New Caledonia | C268 fdc | Stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C268 ds | Deluxe sheet (C268) | ||
| Osetia (North) | Local_b | On one of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | |
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | "TOPEX" (Poseidon) |
| Rwanda | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Rwanda | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet (lower-left) on FDC | 2006 | (possible) TOPEX |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 1838a_ss1 (BL?) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1838a) (Mi3480) | 2008 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| Tuva | Local_b Local_ib | One of MS4 (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 1994 | |
| Tuva | Local_b o/p Local_ib o/p | One of MS4 overprinted (a-d) One of imperforate MS4 overprinted (a-d) | 1994 | |
| United States | 2571 fdc 2570 cover | (see "Lunar Orbiter" and "Landsat") (Earth-Moon Station pictorial cancel on cover | 1991 1991 | "TOPEX/Poseidon" |
| United States | None | (Earth-Moon Station, Downey CA) cancel on postal card | 1991 | "TOPEX/Poseidon" |
| United States | None | (Orange and blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1992 | "TOPEX/Poseidon" |
| United States | None | (WSE2000) postcard, also back | 2000 | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
| Yugoslavia | 2502f (Mi2997) | One of booklet pane of 7 (2502 (a-g + 2 labels)), also booklet outside (front and back) (MH10, Mi2992-2998) | 2000 | |
| Yugoslavia | 2502e-f fdc | One of two stamps and (Yugoslavia PTT) cachet on FDC | ||
Below is a list of TOPEX-Poseidon 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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| TOPEX-Poseidon (USA-France) | ||||
| 1992-08-10: TOPEX-Poseidon (and OSCAR-23) | ||||
| France | 1992-08-10 | Toulouse | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (Fairchild Space) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-08-10 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| United States | 1992-08-10 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| France | 1992-08-11 | Paris Victor Hugo | (Lollini) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| Gabon | 1992-08-11 | Libreville | (Lollini?) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon launch |
| TOPEX-Poseidon (events) | ||||
| United States | 1995-08-10 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on cover | TOPEX-Poseidon end of prime (3-year) observation mission |
| TOPEX-Poseidon (on other than TOPEX-Poseidon launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2008-12-20 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on HotBird-9 and Eutelsat-W2M launch cover | TOPEX-"Poseidon" |
| United States | 2016-01-17 | Hawthorne CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Jason-3 launch cover | "TOPEX-Poseidon" |
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