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This page contains philatelic information on Telecom (TELECOMmunications) and Syracuse 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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| Telecom (France) | Telecom (France) | Telecom (France) |
| Telecom (on other than Telecom launch covers) | ||
| Syracuse (France) | Syracuse (France) | Syracuse (France) |
Below is a list of Telecom and Syracuse series 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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| Telecom (France) | ||||
| Burkina Faso | 1025a (BL_F149A) i1025a (BL_F149B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1025) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1025) | 1995 | "Telecom-2" (but Hispasat-1A/1B type depicted) |
| Central African Republic | 1109b (BL_C580A) i1109b (BL_C580B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1109) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1109) | 1996 | "Telecom-2" |
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge1 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge1 | On (black) selvedge with pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) | 1985 | Telecom-1 |
| Central African Republic | C284a+selvedge2 (Mi1100-1101+selvedge2 | On (blue) selvedge with pair (C284a (C283-C284 + label)) | ||
| Comoro Islands | C215a (BL379A) iC215a (BL379B) | In (left) margin of SS1 (C215), gold foil In (left) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC215), golf foil | 1992 | "Telecom-2" |
| Croatia | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2012 | Telecom-2 |
| Croatia | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 2012 | Telecom-2 |
| Djibouti | C215a (BL117A) iC215a (BL117B) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 (C215) In (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (iC215) | 1985 | Telecom-1 |
| France | 1934 (Mi2450) | 1984 | Telecom-1 | |
| France | 1934 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions CEF) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1934 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions CEF) cachet (slightly different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1934 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| France | 1934 fdc4 | Stamp and (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1934 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| France | 1934 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| France | 1936 (Mi2459) i1936 | Imperforate | 1984 | "Telecom-1" |
| France | 1936 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1936 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1936 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1936 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (photo/sticker) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1936 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 2109 (Mi2667) i2109 | From MS50 (2109a (50x 2109)) Imperforate | 1988 | Telecom-1 (but drawn in the stamp with a single large angled antenna on the front of the body rather than the 3 medium-size antennas that were actually present) |
| France | 2109 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 2109 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions CEF) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| France | 2109 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| France | 2109 fdc4 | Stamp and (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| France | 2109 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| France | 2109 maxi2 | Stamp (only) on maxicard | ||
| France | 2109 maxi3 | Stamp (only) on maxicard | ||
| France | 2109 cover (Mi2667 cover) | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1988 | Telecom-1 (but drawn in the stamp with a single large angled antenna on the front of the body rather than the 3 medium-size antennas that were actually present) |
| Gabon | 768 (Mi1146) | 1993 | Telecom-1 | |
| Gabon | 768a (BL175) | On one of MS4 (768a (765-768)) | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1237 (BL480A) i1237 (BL480B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1993 | "Telecom-2" |
| Guinea Republic | 1267 (BL491) i1267 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, 1237 overprinted In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, i1237 overprinted | 1994 | "Telecom-2" |
| Guinea Republic | 1257 (BL473A) i1257 (BL473B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1993 | "Telecom-2" |
| Guyana | BL206A BL206B | In (upper-left) margin of SS1, silver foil In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1, silver foil | 1992 | "Telecom-2" |
| Madagascar | 1173It (BL244A) i1173It (BL244B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (1173I) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1173I) | 1994 | "Telecom-2" |
| Madagascar | 1173Q (BL247A) i1173Q (BL247B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | ||
| Madagascar | 1255Ac (Mi1683A) i1255Ac (Mi1683B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1255A), gold foil In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1255A), gold foil | 1994 | "Telecom-2" |
| Madagascar | 1339a (BL_D272A) i1339a (BL_D272B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (1339) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i1339) | 1997 | "Telecom-2A" |
| Mali | 527 (Mi1057) i527 | One of pair (528a (527-528 + label)) (Mi1057-1058) One of imperforate pair (i528a (i527-i528 + label)) | 1985 | Telecom-1A |
| Mali | 528a fdc | One of pair and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Mali | 528b | Two of imperforate (only) MS4 (2x (i527-i528)) | ||
| Mali | 528c i528c | Five of MS10 (5x (527-528)) Five of imperforate MS10 (5x (i527-i528)) | ||
| Mali | 886a (BL_C95A) i886a (BL_C95B) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 (886) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 (i886) | 1998 | Telecom-1 (not "Spacenet", as in text) |
| Malta | 769 (Mi854) | 1991 | (stylized) Telecom-2 (main antennas and solar panels correct, but body incorrect) | |
| Malta | 769a | On all stamps and 2 labels of MS10 (10x 769) | ||
| Malta | 770a | On 2 labels (same) of MS10 (10x 770) | ||
| Malta | 769-770 fdc | One of two stamps and (Malta Post Office) cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 1601 fdc (Mi1837 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Lollini cachet) | 1987 | Telecom-1 |
| Monaco | 1623 fdc (Mi1859 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1988 | Telecom-1 |
| Monaco | 1711 fdc1 (Mi1955 fdc1) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (? cachet) | 1990 | Telecom-1 |
| Monaco | 1711 fdc2 (Mi1955 fdc2) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 fdc3 (Mi1955 fdc3) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet, different) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 fdc4 (Mi1955 fdc4) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC (La Poste Monaco cachet) | ||
| Monaco | 1711 maxi (Mi1955 maxi) | (Pictorial) cancel on maxicard | ||
| Monaco | 1760 fdc (Mi2009 fdc) | (La Numismatique française) cachet on FDC, also back | 1992 | Telecom-1 (not "Eutelsat" as in text) |
| Namibia | 908 (BL40) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1998 | (possible) Telecom-1 |
| New Caledonia | 1053c (Mi1471) | One of MS4 (1053 (a-d)) (BL40, Mi1469-1472) | 2008 | Telecom-1 |
| Nicaragua | 2122 (BL245) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 1995 | Telecom-2 |
| Vietnam | 2312 (BL93) i2312 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 In (upper-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1991 | Telecom-1 |
| Zaire | Mi1173A-1176A_ms4 Mi1173B-1176B_ms4 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (Mi1173A-1176A) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi1173B-1176B) | 1996 | "Telecom-2A" |
| Zaire | Mi1177A-1180A_ms4 Mi1177B-1180B_ms4 | In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (Mi1177A-1180A) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi1177B-1180B) | "Telecom-2B" | |
| Syracuse (France) | ||||
| No (non-launch cover) postal items found | ||||
Below is a list of Telecom and Syracuse series 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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| Telecom (France) | ||||
| 1984-08-04: Telecom-1A (and Eutelsat-1-F2) | ||||
| France France Ascension French Guiana | 1984-05-28 1984-06-29 1984-08-04? 1984-08-04 | Les Mureaux, Yvelines Évreux Air Ascension Kourou | (C.E. SEP and Aérospatiale) cachet on cover | Unknown event Unknown event Telecom-1A launch? Telecom-1A launch |
| France | 1984-08-04 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-08-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-08-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-08-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-08-04 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| French Guiana | 1984-08-04 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO) cachet on cover | Telecom-1A launch |
| 1985-05-08: Telecom-1B (and GStar-1) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-1B launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | Telecom-1B launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet (different) on cover, also back | Telecom-1B launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet (different) on cover, also back | Telecom-1B launch; (also "Telecom-1A" and "Telecom-1C" on back) |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1B launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-07 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telecom-1B launch |
| French Guiana | 1985-05-09 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1B launch |
| 1988-03-11: Telecom-1C (and Spacenet-3R) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK black and magenta printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK blue and pink and black printed) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK black and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK photo) cachet on card | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK red and black rubber-stamp) cachet on card | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (CPK) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (MBB-ERNO Philatelie) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| French Guiana | 1988-03-11 | Kourou | (Association philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover, also back | Telecom-1C launch |
| France | 1988-03-12 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-1C launch |
| 1991-12-16: Telecom-2A (and Inmarsat-2-F3) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (KPS? blue printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (KPS? blue printed (same) and red rubber-stamp (different)) cachets on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (KPS? red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| French Guiana | 1991-12-16 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| France | 1991-12-17 | Paris Victor Hugo | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2A launch |
| 1992-09-15: Telecom-2B (and Inmarsat-2-F4) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1992-09-15 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-2B launch |
| French Guiana | 1992-09-15 | Kourou | (KPS? red and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telecom-2B launch |
| 1995-12-06: Telecom-2C (and Insat-2C) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1995-12-06 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2C launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-12-06 | Kourou | (KPS? photo) cachet on card | Telecom-2C launch |
| French Guiana | 1995-12-06 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-2C launch |
| 1996-08-08: Telecom-2D (and Italsat-2) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1996-08-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-08-08 | Kourou | (Philatélie Arianespace/Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-08-08 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-08-08 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| French Guiana | 1996-08-08 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du CNES) cachet on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| Gabon | 1996-08-09 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telecom-2D launch |
| Telecom (on other than Telecom launch covers) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1989-04-01 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Tele-X launch cover | "Telecom 1A", "Telecom-1B", and "Telecom-1C" |
| Germany (West) United States | 1989-10-18 1989-10-23 | Wessling Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-34 launch, Galileo deployed, and STS-34 landing cover | (possible) Telecom-1 |
| French Guiana | 1999-04-02 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Insat-2E launch cover | Reproduction of Insat-2C_and_Telecom-2C_cover3 |
| Germany | 2003-12-25 | Darmstadt | (Blue pictorial) meter on Beagle-2 landing cover | (probable) Telecom-2 |
| Syracuse (France) | ||||
| 2005-10-13: Syracuse-3A (and Galaxy-15) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2005-10-13 | Kourou | (Conseil de l'Europe) cachet on cover | Syracuse-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-10-13 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Syracuse-3A launch |
| French Guiana | 2005-10-13 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Syracuse-3A launch |
| 2006-08-11: Syracuse-3B (and JCSat-10) | ||||
| French Guiana | 2006-08-11 | Kourou | (Association Philatélique du C.E. SPS) cachet on cover | Syracuse-3B launch |
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