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Telstar-1/2 type (Type-A1) | Telstar-1/2 type (Type-B1) | Telstar-5/6/7 type |
This page contains philatelic information on the Telstar-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.
The Telstar satellites were roughly spherical in shape with a diameter of 88 cm and were powered by 3600 solar cells. Telstar-1 had a mass of 77 kg and Telstar-2 was 79 kg. The Telstar design probably inspired that of the Chinese DFH-1 and SJ-1 (which in turn probably served as the basis for the design of the North Korean KMS-1). This intercomparison image includes the four satellites and demonstrates their family resemblance. Furthermore, this brief discussion presents some of their characteristics and differences.
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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Telstar | Telstar | Telstar |
Telstar (on other than Telstar launch covers) |
Below is a list of Telstar-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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Telstar | ||||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 (Mi178) i154 | CD111 Imperforate | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 ds | Imperforate deluxe sheet (154) | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc3 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc4 | Stamp and (?) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc5 | Stamp and (?) cachet (different colors) on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 fdc7 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
Andorra (French Admin.) | 154 maxi4 | Maxicard (different) | ||
Argentina | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1964 | Type-A1 |
Argentina | C97 fdc1 (Mi861 fdc1) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Argentina | C97 fdc2 (Mi861 fdc2) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Austria | None | Cachet (design like CDT#2 stamps) on cover | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Austria | None | (?) cachet on postal card | 1965 | "Telstar" (in text only) |
Belgium | 630 fdc (Mi1390 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Belize | 686 (Mi716) | 1983 | "Telstar-2" (Type-A1 variant: no antennas) | |
Bhutan | 53 (Mi69) | 1966 | Type-B1 | |
Bhutan | 54 (Mi70) | Type-A1 | ||
Bhutan | 55a (BL4) i55a | On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of MS2 (54-55) On one stamp and in (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (i54-i55) | Type-A1 (on stamp and in lower-left margin) and Type-B1 (in lower-center margin) | |
British Guiana | 293-294 fdc (Mi232-233 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Burundi | 127 (Mi168A) i127 (Mi168B) | Imperforate | 1965 | Type-A1 |
Burundi | 130 (Mi171A) i130 (Mi171B) | Imperforate | Type-B1 | |
Burundi | i126-i127+i131+i133 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | Type-A1 | |
Burundi | 127+130-132 fdc | Two of four stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | Type-A1 and Type-B1 | |
Burundi | i128-i130+i132 fdc | One of four imperforate stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet) | Type-B1 | |
Burundi | 133a (BL7A) i133a (BL7B) | In (right) margin of MS2 (131+133) In (right) margin of imperforate MS2 (i131+i133) | Type-C1 | |
Burundi | 140 (Mi199A) i140 (Mi199B) | Imperforate | 1965 | Type-A1 |
Burundi | 140a (BL9A) i140a (BL9B) | On one of MS3 (138-140) On one of imperforate MS3 (i138-i140) | ||
Cambodia | 327 (Mi391) i327 | From MS15 (327a (15x 327)) From imperforate MS15 (i327a (15x i327)) | 1974 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Cambodia | 327 proof1 | Proof (purple) | ||
Cambodia | 327 proof2 | Proof (black-brown) | ||
Cambodia | 327 ds (BL43, Mi391B) | Deluxe sheet (327) | ||
Cambodia | C51 (Mi405A) iC51 (Mi405B) | Gold foil Imperforate gold foil | 1974 | Type-A1 |
Cambodia | C51a (BL59A) iC51a (BL59B) | On stamp of SS1 (C51), gold foil On stamp of imperforate SS1 (iC51), gold foil | ||
Cambodia | 367 (Mi441) | 1975 | Type-A1 | |
Cambodia | 367a (BL106A) i367a (BL106B) | On stamp and in (lower-right) margin of SS1 (367) On stamp and in (lower-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i367) | ||
Cambodia | 367 ds1 (BL115) | |||
Cambodia | 367 ds2 (BL124) | |||
Cameroun | 380 (Mi381) i380 | Imperforate | 1963 | Type-B1 |
Cameroun | 380 ds | Deluxe sheet (380) | ||
Cameroun | 381 (Mi382) i381 | Imperforate | ||
Cameroun | 381 ds | Deluxe sheet (381) | ||
Cameroun | 382 (Mi383) i382 | Imperforate | ||
Cameroun | 382 ds | Deluxe sheet (382) | ||
Cameroun | 383 (Mi384) i383 | Imperforate | ||
Cameroun | 383 ds | Deluxe sheet (383) | ||
Cameroun | 380-383 fdc1 | Four stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Cameroun | 380-383 fdc2 | Four stamps and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions U.Des.Co) cachet on FDC | ||
Cameroun | C45 (Mi385) iC45 | Imperforate | ||
Cameroun | C45 ds | Deluxe sheet (C45) | ||
Cameroun | C45 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local | Local post stamp | 1965 | "TV by Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc | Local post stamp and (cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
Cape Kennedy and Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc1 | One of two local post stamps and (black printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ||
Cape Kennedy and Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc2 | One of two local post stamps and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (the second cancel (26 June 1965) is for the 2nd anniv. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech) | ||
Central African Republic | 25-26 fdc (Mi37-38 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1963 | Type-B1 |
Central African Republic | C88 (Mi239) | 1971 | Type-B1 | |
Central African Republic | BL574A BL574B | In (right) margin of SS1, gold foil In (right) margin of imperforate SS1, gold foil | 1995 | "Telstar" (Type-C) |
Central African Republic | 1106 (BL579A) i1106 (BL579B) | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "Telstar"-4/7 type |
Chad | 676Ab (Mi1420A) i676Ab (Mi1420B) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (676A) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i676A) | 1996 | "Telstar-402" (Telstar-4) |
Chad | 688a (Mi1413) i688a | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (688) In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i688) | 1996 | "Telstar-401" (Telstar-4) |
Chad | 707d (Mi1502A) i707d (Mi1502B) | One stamp and in selvedge of MS6 (707 (a-f)) (Mi1499A-1504A) One stamp and in selvedge of imperforate MS6 (i707 (a-f)) (Mi1499B-1504B) | 1997 | "Telstar" (Type-A1, in selvedge text) |
Colombia | C467 fdc (Mi1061 fdc) | (Colombia Post) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Colombia | C470 (Mi1064) | 1965 | Type-B1 | |
Comoro Islands | C7 (Mi51) | CD111 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Comoro Islands | C7 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Comoro Islands | C7 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
Comoro Islands | 196a fdc (BL38A fdc) | (Comoros Post) cachet on FDC (design similar to Comoro Islands 201, see below) | 1976 | Type-A1 |
Comoro Islands | 197a fdc (BL39A fdc) | (Comoros Post) cachet on FDC (design similar to Comoro Islands 201, see below) | ||
Comoro Islands | 199a fdc (BL41 fdc) | (Comoros Post) cachet on FDC (design similar to Comoro Islands 201, see below) | ||
Comoro Islands | 201 (Mi293A) i201 (Mi293B) | Imperforate | ||
Comoro Islands | 201a (BL43A) i201a (BL43B) | On stamp of SS1 (201) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i201) | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 534 (Mi227) | 1965 | Type-A1 | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 535 (Mi228) | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 536 (Mi229) | Type-A1 | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 537 (Mi230) | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 534-537 fdc | Four stamps and (Congo Post?) cachet on FDC | Type-B1; (plus additional antennas in cachet depiction) | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 538 (Mi231) | Type-A1 | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 539 (Mi232) | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 540 (Mi233) | Type-A1 | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 541 (Mi234) | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | ||
Congo (Democratic Republic) | 538-541 fdc | Four stamps and (Congo Post?) cachet on FDC | Type-B1; (plus additional antennas in cachet depiction) | |
Congo (Democratic Republic) | BL589 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 (Mi2141) | 2014 | "Telstar-14R" |
Congo Republic | C27 (Mi67) | 1965 | Type-B1 | |
Congo Republic | C27 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions So.Ge.Im. cachet) | ||
Congo Republic | C27 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Congo Republic | Unknown ss (BL none) | In (lower-right) margin of SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Congo (People's Republic) | C174 (Mi397) | 1973 | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | |
Congo (People's Republic) | C174 fdc | Stamp and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Cook Islands | 747 (Mi930) | 1983 | Type-A1 | |
Cook Islands | 744-747 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Cuba | 870 (Mi929) | One of block of 5 (872a (868-872 + label)) (Mi928-932), or four of MS20 (872b (4x (868-872))) (Mi928-932) | 1964 | Type-B1 (variant: no helix) |
Cuba | 966 (Mi1028) | 1965 | Type-A1 | |
Cuba | 967 (Mi1029) | |||
Cuba | 964-968 fdc | Two of five stamps on FDC | ||
Cuba | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1965 | Type-B1 (variant: no helix) |
Czechoslovakia | 1333 (Mi1559) | 1965 | Type-A1 | |
Czechoslovakia | 1333 fdc | Stamp on FDC (green printed cachet) | ||
Czechoslovakia | 1427 (Mi1656) | 1966 | Type-B1 | |
Czechoslovakia | 1422+1427 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Czechoslovakia | 1456 (Mi1690) | 1967 | Type-C1 (variant: loop antenna on top) (in inset at lower left) | |
Djibouti | C233 (Mi498A) iC233 (Mi498B) | Imperforate | 1987 | 25th anniv. "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Djibouti | C233 fdc | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Djibouti | C233 ds | Deluxe sheet (C233) | ||
Djibouti | C233a (BL141A) iC233a (BL141B) | On stamp of SS1 (C233) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (iC233) | ||
Djibouti | 826b (Mi781) | One of MS6 (826 (a-f)) (Mi780-785) | 2000 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Dubai | Mi157 | Un-issued stamp overprinted | 1964 | Type-B1 |
Dubai | 126 (Mi370) | 1970 | Type-A1 | |
Ecuador | 748 (Mi1190) | 1966 | (mis-spelled) "Telestar" (Type-B1) | |
Ecuador | 748+748B+749 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Ecuador | 748Df (BL14) i748Df (BL15) | On one of MS3 (748+748B+748D) (Mi1990+1992+1994) Imperforate MS3 (748+748B+748D), with changed background color | ||
Egypt | None | Essay | 1977 | (poorly-depicted) Telstar-1/2 type (with extra antennas on bottom) |
Equatorial Guinea | Mi388 | 1974 | Type-C1 | |
Falkland Islands | 154-155 fdc (Mi149-150 fdc) | (Official) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Fiji | 211-212 fdc (Mi183-184 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
France | 1047 cover1 (Mi1413 cover1) | (Éditions J.F. and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1962-10-19 | First telecast, Europe-USA (Telstar implied, but not directly depicted or in text); Pleumeur-Bodou groundstation inauguration |
France | 1047 cover2 (Mi1413 cover2) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1962-10-19 | First telecast, Europe-USA (Telstar implied, but not directly depicted or in text); Pleumeur-Bodou groundstation inauguration |
France | 1047 cover3 (Mi1413 cover3) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1962-11-03 | Pleumeur-Bodou groundstation (Telstar not depicted or in text) |
France | 1047 cover4 (Mi1413 cover4) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on cover | 1962-11-19 | Pleumeur-Bodou groundstation (Telstar not depicted or in text) |
France | 1047 cover5 (Mi1413 cover5) | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1962-11-20 | "Telstar" (in text only) |
France | 1048 (Mi1414) i1048 | CDT#2, from MS25 (1048a (25x 1048)) Imperforate | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1); (see also Reunion 344) |
France | 1048 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
France | 1048 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
France | 1048 maxi3 | Maxicard (different, Lannion cancel) | ||
France | 1048 maxi4 | Maxicard (same, Pleumeur-Bodou cancel) | ||
France | 1048 maxi5 | Maxicard (different) | ||
France | 1048 fdc1 | Stamp and (P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 1048 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J. no.438) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 1048 fdc3 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J. no.438) cachet (no signatures) on FDC | ||
France | 1048 fdc4 | Stamp and (Éditions Le Foyer des Orphelins des P.T.T. Cachan) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
France | 1048 fdc5 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 1048 fdc6 | Stamp and (?) cachet (same) on FDC (different format) | ||
France | 1047-1048 ms2 | MS2 (1047-1048) | 1962 | Type-B1 |
France | 1048 cover1 (Mi1414 cover1) | Stamp and (?) cachet on cover | 1962-10-19 | First telecast, France-USA; Pleumeur-Bodou groundstation inauguration; Type-B1 (on stamp); cartoon design (on cachet) |
France | 1048 cover2 (Mi1414 cover2) | Stamp and (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1962-11-10 | First telecast via satellite; Type-B1 (on stamp); Type-A1 (variant: radial antennas on bottom) |
France | 1048 cover3 (Mi1414 cover3) | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on cover | 1962-11-19 | First telecast via satellite; Type-B1 (on stamp and Éditions P.J. cachet) |
France | 1048 cover4 (Mi1414 cover4) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (with reproduction of France 1047) on cover | 1962-12-15/16 | First telecast via satellite; Type-B1 (on stamp) |
France | 1047 cover (Mi1413 cover) | (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1963-09-12 | Type-A1 |
France | 1048 cover (Mi1414 cover) | Stamp and (Lollini) cachet on cover | 1963-09-12 | Type-B1 (on stamp); Type-A1 (in cachet) |
France | 1067 fdc (Mi1443 fdc) | Cachet (with reproduction of France 1048) on FDC | 1963 | Type-B1 |
France | None | (Text-only) meter | 1963 | Telstar (instrumental) song by The Tornados |
France | None | (Exposition de Paris) cinderella (blue) | 1963 | 15th anniv. creation of US-Europe economic co-operation and Europa (stamps): Type-B1 |
France | None | (Exposition de Paris) cinderella (green) | ||
France | None | (Exposition de Paris) cinderella (blue), overprinted | 1963 | 15th anniv. NATO (in 1964): Type-B1 |
France | None | (Exposition de Paris) cinderella (green), overprinted | ||
France | 1122 fdc (Mi1510 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
France | 1122 maxi (Mi1510 maxi) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on maxicard | Type-A1 | |
France | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | 1982-07-11 | "20th anniv. first (transatlantic) transmission of (television) images by (Telstar) satellite (on) 11 July 1962" (in French text) |
France | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1982 | "20th anniv. first (transatlantic) transmission of (television) images by (Telstar) satellite (on) 11 July 1962" (in French text) |
Franklin Mint (USA) | None | (Silver) medallion, also reverse | 1970s | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
French Polynesia | C29 (Mi23) | CD111 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1); cartoon design (on second cachet) |
French Polynesia | C29 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
French Polynesia | C29 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
French Polynesia | C33 fdc (Mi44 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C5 (Mi27) | CD111 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1); cartoon design (on second cachet) |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C5 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C5 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Fujeira | Mi76A Mi76B | Imperforate | 1966 | Type-C1 |
Fujeira | Mi70A-77A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
Fujeira | BL4A BL4B | On one of MS2 (Mi76A-77A) On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi76B-77B) | ||
Fujeira | BL4A fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
Fujeira | Mi155A Mi155B | Mi76A overprinted new currency Mi76B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Type-C1 |
Fujeira | Mi343A Mi343B | Mi76A overprinted "Apollo-8" Mi76B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1969 | Type-C1 |
Fujeira | Mi343A inv o/p Mi343B inv o/p | Mi76A inverted overprint "Apollo-8" Mi76B inverted overprint "Apollo-8" | ||
Fujeira | Mi341A-348A fdc | One of eight stamps on FDC | ||
Fujeira | BL8A BL8B | On one of MS2 (Mi155A-156A), BL4A overprinted new currency On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi155B-156B), BL4B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Type-C1 |
Fujeira | BL11A BL11B | On one of MS2 (Mi343A-344A), BL4A overprinted "Apollo-8" On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi343B-344B), BL4B overprinted "Apollo-8" | 1969 | Type-C1 |
Fujeira | BL11AK BL11BK | On one of MS2 (Mi343A-344A), BL4A inverted overprint "Apollo-8" On one of imperforate MS2 (Mi343B-344B), BL4B inverted overprint "Apollo-8" | ||
Fujeira | Mi1457A Mi1457B | One of strip of 5 (Mi1457A-1461A) One of imperforate strip of 5 (Mi1457B-1461B) | 1970 | Stamp-on-stamp: France 1048 with Type-B1 |
Fujeira | Mi1457A selvedge | With selvedge | ||
Fujeira | Mi1457 ds | Deluxe sheet (Mi1457) | ||
Gabon | 167-168 fdc (Mi185-186 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1963 | Type-B1 |
Gabon | Unknown b (Mi none) Unknown ib | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] One of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | (As above for stamp) | |
Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Gambia | 2167 (Mi3269) i2167 | Imperforate | 1999 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
Germany (Berlin) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on cover | 1965 | Telstar (Type-A1, in cancel); "Telstar-1" (Type-B1, in cachet) |
Germany (Berlin) | 9N238 card (Mi273 card) | (Bausteinkarte Nr.39) cachet on stamped card | 1967 | "Telstar" (Type-C1) |
Germany (West) | None | (Black printed) cachet (with black monochrome reproduction of Paraguay 813) on cover | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (Herman Oberth Gesellschaft cachet), also back | 1965 | Telstar (Type-A1) |
Germany (West) | None | Cinderella (poster stamp), one of MS30 cinderella | ~1966 | "Telstar-2" |
Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (brown printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | 1969 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Germany (West) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (brown printed) cachet (and sigantures, different) on cover | 1969 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Germany | 1763 cover (Mi1638 cover) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on cover | 1992 | Type-B1 (variant: no helix) |
Great Britain | None | Card | ~late-1960s | Type-A1 |
Grenada | 3938 (Mi6597-6600) | In (right) margin of MS4 (3938 (a-d)) | 2013 | "Telstar" (in text only) |
Grenada Carriacou | 2126c (Mi2970) | One of MS6 (2126 (a-f)) (Mi2968-2973) | 1999 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
Guinea Republic | 607 (Mi625A) i607 (Mi625B) | Imperforate | 1972 | "Telstar" (Type-C1) |
Guinea Republic | 722 (Mi757A) | 1976 | Type-A1 | |
Guinea Republic | 722a (BL46A) | On one of MS4 (719-722) (Mi754-757) | ||
Guinea Republic | BL884A-885A fdc | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2005 | Telstar-14 (at right in cachet) |
Guinea Republic | BL891A BL891B | In (upper) margin of MS2 (Mi4182A-4183A) In (upper) margin of imperforate MS2 (Mi4182B-4183B) | 2005 | Telstar-18 / APStar-5 (or the identical ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / Protostar-1 / Intelsat-25) |
Guinea-Bissau | 368D (Mi401A) i368D (Mi401B) | Imperforate | 1976 | Type-A1 |
Guinea-Bissau | 368-368A-E fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 368Dg (BL34) | On stamp of SS1 (368D) | ||
Guinea-Bissau | 375 (Mi433A) i375 (Mi433B) | Imperforate | 1977 | Type-A1 |
Guinea-Bissau | 375g (BL62) | On stamp of SS1 (375) | ||
Haiti | C245a (BL31) | In (left, bottom, and right) margins of simulated-perforation MS2 (like C242+C245) | 1965 | Type-A1 |
Haiti | C245b (BL32) | C245a overprinted in red | ||
Haiti | C466 (Mi1323) | 1978 | Type-B1 | |
Hong Kong | 221-222 fdc1 (Mi214-215 fdc1) | (Red and black printed) cachet on FDC (Kowloon-Hong Kong cancel) | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Hong Kong | 221-222 fdc2 (Mi214-215 fdc2) | (Red and black printed) cachet on FDC (Hong Kong cancel) | ||
Hong Kong | 221-222 fdc3 (Mi214-215 fdc3) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC (Hong Kong cancel) | ||
Hungary | 1567 (Mi1996A) i1567 (Mi1996B) | Imperforate | 1964 | "Telstar-I" (Telstar-1) and "Telstar-II" (Telstar-2 / Type-A1 variant: no antennas) |
Hungary | 1567 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Hungary | 1562+1565+1567-1568 fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Hungary | 1562+1565+1567-1568 fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
Hungary | KM690 | 500 forint (silver coin) | 1992 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1); (30th anniv.) |
Hungary | 4370 (Mi5800-5807) | In (upper) margin of MS8 (a-h), also UV-light image | 2015 | |
Hungary | 4370 fdc | MS8 on FDC | ||
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 984a (Mi1036) | From strip of 2 (984 (a-b)) (Mi1036-1037) | 2003 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 984b (Mi1037) | "Telstar-8" | ||
Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 981-984 fdc | One of four strips of 2 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Israel | 294+label fdc (Mi343+label fdc) | (Israel Post) cachet on FDC, also detail1 and detail2 | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Israel | 496+tab fdc (Mi563+tab fdc) | Cinderella on (Israel Space Stamp Collectors Society) FDC | 1972 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1 variant: no antennas) |
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard | 1963 | "Italy lives the space enterprise of Gordon Cooper with Telstar II and Relay I"; Type-A1 (cancel) |
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard (different) | 1963 | "Italy lives the space enterprise of Gordon Cooper with Telstar II and Relay I"; Type-A1 (cancel) |
Ivory Coast | BL153A | On stamp (Mi1450A) of SS1 silver, also detail | 2005 | Telstar-18 (see annotated reference image) / APStar-5 (or the identical ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / Protostar-1 / Intelsat-25) |
Ivory Coast | BL154A | On stamp (Mi1450A) of SS1 silver, also detail | ||
Ivory Coast | BL155A | On stamp (Mi1451A) of SS1 gold, also detail | ||
Ivory Coast | BL156A | On stamp (Mi1451A) of SS1 gold, also detail | ||
Ivory Coast | Mi1450A_ms4 | MS4 (4x Mi1450A) silver | ||
Ivory Coast | Mi1451A_ms4 | MS4 (4x Mi1451A) gold | ||
Ivory Coast | BL162A | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi1456A) silver | 2005 | Telstar-18 / APStar-5 (or the identical ChinaSat-8 / ZX-8 / Protostar-1 / Intelsat-25) |
Ivory Coast | BL164A | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi1457A) gold | ||
Jamaica | 247 (Mi249) | 1965 | Type-B1 | |
Jamaica | 564 (Mi572) | Stamp-on-stamp: 247 | 1983 | Type-B1 |
Jordan | 856 (Mi984) | 1975 | Type-B1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | |
Jordan | 857 (Mi985) | |||
Jordan | 1173 (Mi1245) | 1983 | Type-C1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | |
Kathiri State of Seiyun (South Arabia) | Mi84A Mi84B | Imperforate with changed color | 1966 | Type-B1 |
Kathiri State of Seiyun (South Arabia) | Mi87A Mi87B | Imperforate with changed color | ||
Kathiri State of Seiyun (South Arabia) | Mi90A Mi90B | Imperforate with changed color | ||
Kathiri State of Seiyun (South Arabia) | BL1 | One of MS2 (Mi87-88) | ||
Khor Fakkan | Mi27 | 1965 | Type-A1 | |
Khor Fakkan | Mi30 | |||
Khor Fakkan | Mi25-32 fdc | Two of eight stamps on FDC | ||
Khor Fakkan | Mi80 | Mi30 overprinted new currency | 1966 | Type-A1 |
Korea (North) | 1674 (Mi1697) | One of MS8 (1675a (1670-1677)) | 1978 | Type-A1 |
Korea (North) | 2380 (Mi2473A) i2380 (Mi2473B) | Imperforate | 1984 | Type-A1 |
Laos | 110 (Mi161) | 1965 | Type-B1 | |
Laos | 109-111 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Laos | 111a (BL37) | On one of MS3 (109-111) | ||
Liberia | C151 (Mi604A) iC151 (Mi604B) | Imperforate | 1963 | Type-A1 |
Liberia | 408-409+C151 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Liberia | 408-409+C151-C152 fdc | One of three stamps and SS1 on FDC | ||
Liberia | C152 (BL27A) iC152 (BL27B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | ||
Liberia | C152 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Luxembourg | 431 fdc (Mi714 fdc) | (Éditions Thill) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-A1 |
Malagasy Republic | 367 fdc (Mi534 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Mali | 40 (Mi55) | CDT#2 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Mali | 41 (Mi56) | |||
Mali | 40-41 fdc1 | Two stamps and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Mali | 40-41 fdc2 | Two stamps and (Éditions U.DES.CO) cachet on FDC | ||
Mali | 40-41 fdc3 | Two stamps and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Mali | 40-41 fdc4 | Two stamps and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
Mali | 133 (Mi227) | 1970 | Type-C1 (variant: multiple radial antennas on top and bottom) | |
Mali | 133 fdc | Stamp and (red and brown printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Mali | 133 ds | Deluxe sheet (133) | ||
Mali | 1038 (Mi2271-2274) | In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (1038 (a-d)) | 1999 | Type-A1 |
Mauritania | C23 (Mi217) iC23 | Imperforate | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Mauritania | C23 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Mauritania | C23-C24 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
Mauritania | C41 fdc (Mi251 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Micronesia | 1006 (BL226) | On stamp of SS1 | 2013 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Monaco | 542 (Mi731) i542 | Imperforate | 1963 | Type-B1 |
Monaco | 542 fdc1 | Stamp and (Lollini) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 542 fdc2 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 542 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (green and blue and black printed cachet) | ||
Monaco | 542 fdc4 | Stamp and (Rank velvet) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 542 fdc5 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 542 fdc6 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 609 (Mi802) | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) | |
Monaco | 609 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Monaco | 609 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J. no.129) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 609 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 609 fdc3 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Monaco | 605-610 fdc | One of six stamps and (B. Minne) cachet on FDC | ||
Mongolia | 441 (Mi454) | 1966 | "Telstar-1" (Type-B1) (also launch date in text) | |
Mozambique | 1872 (BL259) | On stamp of SS1 | 2009 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Mozambique | 1872 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Netherlands | None | Matchbox cover | 1960s | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
New Caledonia | C33 (Mi386) | CD111 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1); cartoon design (on second cachet) |
New Caledonia | C33 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J. no.438) cachet on FDC | ||
New Caledonia | C33 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Niger | C36 (Mi59) | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) | |
Niger | C36 fdc | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Niger | C36-C37 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
Niger | 911 (BL90) i911 | In (right) margin of SS1 In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1996 | "Telstar-401" |
Nigeria | 173 (Mi164) | 1965 | Type-B1 (variant: no radial antennas on bottom) | |
Nigeria | 173-174 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Nigeria | 173a | MS12 (12x 173) | ||
Panama | 457 (Mi778) | 1964 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) | |
Panama | 457Ef fdc (BL29 fdc) | (Purple and blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | Type-A1 | |
Panama | 460Ef (BL34) i460Ef (BL35) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (460D-460E) In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS2 (i460D-i460E), changed colors | 1965 | Type-A1 (variant: no antennas) |
Panama | C351 (Mi902) iC351 (Mi903) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | (mis-spelled) "Telestar" (Type-B1) |
Panama | iC351 proof | Imperforate proof | ||
Panama | C352 (BL54) | On stamp of SS1 | ||
Panama | 489 (Mi1094a) | 457 overprinted in black | 1968 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
Panama | 489_gold (Mi1094b) | 457 overprinted in gold | ||
Panama | 489-489A fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
Paraguay | 806-810 fdc | (Centro Filatélico del Paraguay) cachet on FDC | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Paraguay | 811 (Mi1300) i811 (Mi1308) | Imperforate with changed color | ||
Paraguay | 812 (Mi1301) i812 (Mi1309) | Imperforate with changed color | ||
Paraguay | 813 (Mi1302) i813 (Mi1310) | Imperforate with changed color | ||
Paraguay | 813a (BL54) i813a (BL55) | On stamp of SS1 (813) Imperforate SS1 (i813), changed color | ||
Paraguay | 831 (Mi1336) i831 (Mi1344) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Paraguay | 831-832 fdc | One of two stamps and (purple printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Paraguay | 898 (Mi1474) | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) | |
Paraguay | 895-899 fdc1 | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
Paraguay | 895-899 fdc2 | One of five stamps on FDC (different) | ||
Paraguay | 900 (Mi1476) | |||
Paraguay | 900-902 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Paraguay | 900a (BL73) i900a (BL74) | On one of MS2 (899-900) On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors | ||
Paraguay | 900a muestra i900a muestra | On one of MS2 (899-900) overprinted "muestra" On one of imperforate MS2 (i899-i900), changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
Paraguay | 995 (Mi1651) i995 (Mi1659) | Imperforate with changed colors | 1966 | "Telstar-1" and "Telstar-2" (Type-A1 and Type-B1, not necessarily in that order) |
Paraguay | 995 muestra i995 muestra | Imperforate with changed colors, overprinted "muestra" | ||
Paraguay | 994-998 fdc i994-i998 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC One of five imperforate stamps on FDC, also back | ||
Paraguay | 1000 (Mi1656) i1000 (Mi1664) | Imperforate with changed colors | ||
Paraguay | 1000 muestra i1000 muestra | Overprinted "muestra" Imperforate overprinted "muestra" | ||
Paraguay | 999-1001 fdc i999-i1001 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC, also back One of three imperforate stamps on FDC, also back | ||
Paraguay | 1134 (Mi1873) | 1968 | (variant: cross between Type-A1 and Type-B1) | |
Paraguay | 1134a (BL115) | Imperforate MS3 (1126-1127+1134) | ||
Paraguay | C546 (BL392, Mi3678) | On stamp of SS1 | 1983 | Type-A1 |
Philippines | BLIIA BLIIB | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 1968 | Type-A1 |
Philippines | BLIIA snv | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, BLII overprinted "SNV" | ||
Philippines | BLIIB air | In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, BLII inscribed "airmail" | ||
Pitcairn Islands | 52-53 fdc (Mi52-53 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1972 | Type-B1 |
Poland | 2151 (Mi2436) | 1976 | Type-B1 | |
Poland | 2151 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Poland | 2248a (Mi2539) | On (lower) selvedge of MS6 (2248a (6x 2248 + 2 labels)), also annotated | 1977 | Type-B1 |
Qatar | 61 (Mi64A) i61 (Mi64B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 64 (Mi67A) i64 (Mi67B) | Imperforate | ||
Qatar | 65 (Mi68A) i65 (Mi68B) | Imperforate | ||
Qatar | 67 (Mi70A) i67 (Mi70B) | Imperforate | ||
Qatar | 68a (BL2A) i68a (BL2B) | On one of MS2 (67-68) On one of imperforate MS2 (i67-i68) | ||
Qatar | 91 (Mi94a) | 61 overprinted in black | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 94 (Mi97a) | 64 overprinted in black | ||
Qatar | 95 (Mi98a) | 65 overprinted in black | ||
Qatar | 97 (Mi100a) | 67 overprinted in black | ||
Qatar | 91-98 fdc | Four of eight stamps on FDC | ||
Qatar | 98a (BL3Aa) i98a (BL3Ba) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in black On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in black | ||
Qatar | 91_red (Mi94b) | 61 overprinted in red | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 94_red (Mi97b) | 64 overprinted in red | ||
Qatar | 95_red (Mi98b) | 65 overprinted in red | ||
Qatar | 97_red (Mi100b) | 67 overprinted in red | ||
Qatar | 97_blue (Mi100c) | 67 overprinted in blue | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 98a_blue (BL3Ac) i98a_blue (BL3Bc) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 68a overprinted in blue On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i68a overprinted in blue | ||
Qatar | 101D (Mi118Aa) i101D (Mi118Ba) | (Black on red overprinted) stamp from 101i (101-101D + 4x (101E-101H) + 4 labels) created by black overprints plus 5 new stamps and 4 new labels overprinted on the 9 blank labels of the MS16 (4x (100-100C)) (Black on red overprinted) imperforate stamp from i101i (i101-i101D + 4x (i101E-i101H) + 4 labels) created by black overprints plus 5 new imperforate stamps and 4 new labels overprinted on the 9 blank labels of the imperforate MS16 (4x (i100-i100C)) | 1966 | Type-A1 |
Qatar | 101Dn (Mi118Ab) i101Dn (Mi118Bb) | (Red on black overprinted) stamp from 101Hs (101j + 101Ak + 101Bl + 101Cm + 101Dn + 4x (101Eo + 101 Fp + 101Gq + 101Hr) + 4 labels) created by red overprints plus 5 new stamps and four new labels overprinted on the 9 blank labels of the MS16 (4x (100-100C)) (Red on black overprinted) imperforate stamp from i101Hs (i101j + i101Ak + i101Bl + i101Cm + i101Dn + 4x (i101Eo + i101 Fp + i101Gq + i101Hr) + 4 labels) created by red overprints plus 5 new imperforate stamps and four new labels overprinted on the 9 blank labels of the imperforate MS16 (4x (i100-i100C)) | ||
Qatar | 114 (Mi195Aa) | 61 surcharged new currency in black | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 114_red (Mi195Ab) | 61 surcharged new currency in red | ||
Qatar | 114C (Mi198Aa) | 64 surcharged new currency in black | ||
Qatar | 114C_red (Mi198Ab) | 64 surcharged new currency in red | ||
Qatar | 114D (Mi199Aa) | 65 surcharged new currency in black | ||
Qatar | 114D_red (Mi199Ab) | 65 surcharged new currency in red | ||
Qatar | 114F (Mi201Aa) | 67 surcharged new currency in black | ||
Qatar | 117 (Mi225) | 91 surcharged new currency | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Qatar | 117C (Mi228) | 94 surcharged new currency | ||
Qatar | 117D (Mi229) | 95 surcharged new currency | ||
Qatar | 117F (Mi231) | 97 surcharged new currency | ||
Qatar | 117Gm (BL10A) i117Gm (BL10B) | On one of MS2 (97-98), 98a surcharged new currency On one of imperforate MS2 (i97-i98), i98a surcharged new currency | ||
Qatar | 118D (Mi239Aa) i118D (Mi239Ba) | Black new value overprint on 101D (from 118Hi, the (MS21 + 4 labels) created by adding the black new value overprint to each stamp of 101i) Black new value overprint on i101D (from i118Hi, the (iMS21 + 4 labels) created by adding the black new value overprint to each stamp of i101i) | 1966 | Type-A1 |
Qatar | 118Dn (Mi239Ab) i118Dn (Mi239Bb) | Black new value overprint on 101Dn (from 118Hs, the MS21 + 4 labels created by adding the overprint to each stamp of 101Hs) Black new value overprint on i101Dn (from i118Hs, the iMS21 + 4 labels created by adding the overprint to each stamp of i101Hs) | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 32 (Mi32A) i32 (Mi32B) | Imperforate | 1966 | Type-A1 |
Ras Al Khaima | 35 (Mi35A) i35 (Mi35B) | Imperforate | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 30-35 fdc | Two of six stamps on FDC | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 96 (Mi108A) i96 (Mi108B) | 32 overprinted new currency i32 overprinted new currency | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 99 (Mi111A) i99 (Mi111B) | 35 overprinted new currency i35 overprinted new currency | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 36 (BL7) | Imperforate SS1 | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 36 fdc | Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
Ras Al Khaima | 100 (BL19) | Imperforate SS1, 36 overprinted new currency | ||
Reunion | 344 (Mi424) | CDT#2, France 1048 overprinted | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Reunion | 344 ds | Deluxe sheet (344) | ||
Reunion | 344 fdc | Stamp and (P.A.C.) cachet on FDC | ||
Reunion | 343-344 fdc | One of two stamps and (Éditions P.J. no.438) cachet on FDC | ||
Reunion | 344 cover (Mi424 cover) | (France 1048 overprinted) stamps on cover | 1963-06-12 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Rwanda | 109 (Mi114A) i109 (Mi114B) | Imperforate | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-A1); (plus additional antennas in cachet depiction) |
Rwanda | 111 (Mi116A) i111 (Mi116B) | Imperforate | ||
Rwanda | 109-112 fdc | Two of four stamps and (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | ||
Rwanda | 113 (BL4A) | In (left) margin of SS1 | ||
Rwanda | 113 fdc | SS1 and (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | ||
Rwanda | 809-812 fdc (Mi873-876 fdc) | (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | 1977 | Type-A1 (plus additional antennas) |
Rwanda | 913-914 fdc (Mi982-983 fdc) | (Rwanda Post?) cachet on FDC | 1979 | Type-A1 (plus additional antennas) |
St. Pierre and Miquelon | C26 (Mi397) | CD111 | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
St. Pierre and Miquelon | C26 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
St. Pierre and Miquelon | C26 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 383 fdc (Mi394 fdc) | (Bardalo) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
St. Vincent | 1163 (Mi1217) i1163 | Imperforate | 1989 | 25th anniv. "Telstar-II" (Telstar-2 / Type-A1) |
St. Vincent | 1163 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
St. Vincent | 1164 (Mi1218) i1164 | Imperforate | ||
St. Vincent | 1164 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
St. Vincent | 1166 (Mi1219) i1166 | Imperforate | ||
St. Vincent | 1166 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
St. Vincent | 1169 (Mi1220) i1169 | Imperforate | ||
St. Vincent | 1169 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
St. Vincent | 1163-1164+1166+1169 fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
St. Vincent | 1171 (BL73) i1171 | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 25th anniv. "Telstar-II" (Telstar-2 / Type-B1) | |
Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Set-C2 (blue) | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local o/p | Set-C2 (blue) overprinted in gold | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local fdc | (Cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on local post FDC | 1965 | Type-A1 |
Satellite Beach FL (USA) | Local | Local post stamp | 1965 | "TV by Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Satellite Beach and Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc1 | One of two local post stamps and (black printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ||
Satellite Beach and Cape Kennedy FL (USA) | Local fdc2 | One of two local post stamps and (red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (the second cancel (26 June 1965) is for the 2nd anniv. of Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech) | ||
Serbia | Mi1250 (Sc?) | like Yugoslavia 871 | 2024 | |
Sharjah | 84 (Mi126) | One of tęte-bęche (se-tenant) pair (84a (83-84)) | 1965 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Sharjah | 119 (Mi187A) | 1965 | Type-A1 | |
Sharjah | 122 (Mi190A) | |||
Sharjah | 117-120 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Sharjah | 121-124 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
Sharjah | 175 (Mi246) | 122 overprinted new currency | 1966 | Type-A1 |
Sharjah | 196 (Mi276) | 84 overprinted new currency | 1966 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Sierra Leone | 1069b (Mi1213) | One of MS9 (1069 (a-i)) (Mi1212-1220) | 1989 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Sierra Leone | 1069b specimen | One of MS9 (1069 specimen (a-i)) | ||
Sierra Leone | Mi13883-13886_ms4 | MS4 (Mi13883-13886) | 2022 | "Telstar-1" |
Sierra Leone | BL2296 | SS1 (Mi13887) | ||
Solomon Islands | 126-127 fdc (Mi128-129 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Somali Coast | C31 (Mi349) | CD111 | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Somali Coast | C31 ds | Deluxe sheet (C31) | ||
Somali Coast | C31 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Somali Coast | C31 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions U.Des.Co) cachet on FDC | ||
Spain | None | (ALFIL) cachet on cover | 1963 | Type-B1; (see also Spain cover 1988 and Spain cover 1989) |
Spain | None | (ALFIL) cachet on cover | 1973 | Type-A1 |
Spain | None | (ALFIL) cachet on cover | 1976 | Type-A1 |
Spain | None | (Flash) cachet on cover | 1980 | Type-A1 |
Spain | None | (ALFIL) cachet on cover | 1988 | Type-B1; (see also Spain cover 1963 and Spain cover 1989) |
Spain | None | (ALFIL) cachet on cover | 1989 | Type-B1; (see also Spain cover 1963 and Spain cover 1988) |
Staffa (Scotland) | Local | Local post stamp | 1978 | Type-B1 |
Staffa (Scotland) | Local fdc | Local post stamp on FDC (black printed cachet and signature) | ||
Sweden | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1980 | Type-B1 |
Sweden | None | (Pictorial) cancel on card | 1980 | Type-B1 |
Togo | 501 (Mi447A) i501 (Mi447B) | Imperforate | 1964 | Type-A1 |
Togo | 503 (Mi449A) i503 (Mi449B) | Imperforate | ||
Togo | 500-501+503 fdc | Two of three stamps on FDC | ||
Togo | 500-505 fdc | Two of six stamps on FDC | ||
Togo | 501-502+505 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
Togo | 505a (BL17) | Imperforate MS4 (502-505) | ||
Togo | 505a fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
Tristan da Cunha | 85-86 fdc (Mi88-89 fdc) | (Black printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-B1 |
Tunisia | 548-549 fdc (Mi748-749 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1971 | Type-B1 |
Tunisia | 606-607 fdc (Mi810-811 fdc) | (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | 1973 | Type-B1 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 330 (Mi372) | 1977 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 328-330 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (green and tan printed cachet) | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 325+329-330 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (JJF cachet, different) | ||
Uganda | 1485g (Mi1869) | One stamp and in (lower) margin of MS8 (1485 (a-h)) (Mi1863-1870) | 1997 | "Telstar-1" (Type-A1) |
Umm Al Qiwain | Mi80A Mi80B | Imperforate | 1966 | Type-B1 |
Umm Al Qiwain | Mi78A-82A+BL5B fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
Umm Al Qiwain | Mi91A Mi91B | Mi80A overprinted new currency Mi80B overprinted new currency | 1967 | Type-B1 |
United Nations | 112 fdc (Mi122 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | 1962 | Type-A1 |
United Nations | 113 fdc (Mi123 fdc) | |||
United Nations | 112-113 fdc1 (Mi122-123 fdc1) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC, also annotated cachet | "Telstar" (Type-A1) (at upper-right of FDC), Telstar (Type-B1) (in small reproduction of France 1048) | |
United Nations | 112-113 fdc2 (Mi122-123 fdc2) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | "Telstar" (Type-A1) | |
United States | None | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Telstar" (in text only) |
United States | None | (Wepex) cachet on cover | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
United States United Nations | 1193 cover 112 cover | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover, also annotated cachet | 1963 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) (at upper-right of FDC), Telstar (Type-B1) (in small reproduction of France 1048) |
United States | 1274 fdc (Mi890 fdc) | (HF) cachet on FDC | 1965 | Type-A1 |
United States | None | Postcard (back) | 196? | Type-A1 |
United States | None | Postcard (back) | 196? | Telstar launch |
United States | 1260 fdc (Mi875 fdc) | (Sarzin metallic) cachet on FDC | 1966 | Type-B1 (variant: no helix) |
United States | 1332b card1 (Mi930-931 card1) | In (upper-right) margin of Interpex MS2 card (brown reproduction) | 1968 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) |
United States | 1332b card2 (Mi930-931 card2) | In (upper-right) margin of Interpex MS2 card (dark-green) | ||
United States | 1332b card3 (Mi930-931 card3) | In (upper-right) margin of Interpex MS2 card (black-brown) | ||
United States | 1332b card3 fdc | Interpex MS2 card (black-brown) on FDC | ||
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1983 | "20 years ago...Telstar satellites were tested" |
United States | None | (Rumex Station) cancel on cover | 1984 | "Project Telstar" (Type-A1) |
Uruguay | C422 (BL29) | In (lower-middle) margin of MS3 (C422 (a-c)) | 1976 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Uruguay | C423 (BL30) | In (lower-middle) margin of MS3 (C423 (a-c)) | ||
Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc1 (Mi312-315 fdc1) | (Brown and green) cachet on FDC | 1964 | "Telstar" (Type-B1) |
Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc2 (Mi312-315 fdc2) | (Magenta and green) cachet on FDC | ||
Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc3 (Mi312-315 fdc3) | (Blue and orange) cachet on FDC | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C17 (Mi201) iC17 | CD111 Imperforate | 1962 | "Telstar" (Type-B1); cartoon design (on second cachet) |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C17 fdc1 | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C17 fdc2 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C17 fdc3 | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet (slightly different) on FDC | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C153 (Mi528) | 1987 | 25th anniv. "Telstar" (Type-A1 variant) | |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C153 proof1 | Signed proof (brown-black) | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C153 proof2 | Signed proof (green) | ||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | C153 fdc | Stamp and (EDILA) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | C106 (Mi1729) | 1982 | Type-B1 (variant) | |
Yemen Arab Republic | C106 ds | Deluxe sheet (C106) | ||
Yemen Arab Republic | 425 (Mi1791) | 1983 | Type-B1 (variant) | |
Yemen Arab Republic | 426 (Mi1792) | |||
Yemen Arab Republic | 426a (BL234) | On stamp of SS1 (426) | ||
Yemen (Kingdom) | Mi188 | 1965 | Type-B1 | |
Yemen (Kingdom) | Mi189 | |||
Yemen (Kingdom) | Mi190 | |||
Yemen (Kingdom) | Mi188-190 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
Yemen (Kingdom) | BL25 | On all three stamps and in (upper) margin of imperforate MS3 (Mi188-190) | ||
Yemen (Kingdom) | BL26 | On all three stamps and in (upper) margin of imperforate MS3 (Mi188-190), BL25 overprinted with Vatican stamps and text. | ||
Yugoslavia | 871 (Mi1217) | 1967 | "Telstar" (Type-A1) | |
Yugoslavia | 870-875 fdc | One of six stamps on FDC (green and black printed cachet) | ||
Yugoslavia | 870-871+875 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC (cyan and blue and tan printed cachet) |
1Since Telstar-1 and 2 are basically identical, most images, unless specifically identified/named, are designated by Type, based on the antennas that are visible. Two different types of antenna arrangements are most common. Both types are found together on Paraguay 995, but the two types are depicted separately on numerous postal items. A third type is found on a smaller number of items. Besides those three types, other design variations are noted.
Finally, it is interesting to note that of the Telstar-1s that are specifically identified/named, 6 are depicted as Type-A, 2 are depicted as Type-B, and 1 is depicted with no antennas. Of the Telstar-2s that are specifically identified, 2 are depicted with no antennas, 1 is depicted as Type-A, and 1 is depicted as Type-B. And, on 1 item indicating that it shows both Telstar-1 and Telstar-2, either one could be Type-A or Type-B, as no distinction is made!
Below is a list of Telstar-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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Telstar | ||||
1962-07-10: Telstar-1 | ||||
Italy | 1962-07-10 | Rome | (Red printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, pink and green) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet, pink and grey) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sarzin and stickers) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet (and signatures, different) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet (and signatures, different) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet (and signatures, different) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sokalsky blue) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky blue) cachet (and signature, different) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Cocoa Beach FL | (Harry A. Gordon? sticker and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Harry A. Gordon sticker and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Bell Telephone Laboratories) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover, also insert | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet (and signature) on cover, also insert | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet (and signatures) on cover, also insert | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson green and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp and black typed and cropped KhorFakkan Mi30 stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft Type-A general-purpose and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Blue and red and black printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | USS Enterprise | (Red and cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Astro Covers) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Boerger/AB Covers blue printed and black typed) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Black printed and stickers/labels) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Patrick AFB, FL | (C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 | Port Canaveral FL | (GoldCraft, no logo) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 1972-07-10 | Andover ME (machine cancel) Andover ME (hand cancel) | (Bell System) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch 10th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 1983-07-28 | Patrick AFB, FL Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1962-07-10 1987-07-10 | Andover ME Holmdel NJ | (Bell System) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 launch 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
Telstar-1 (events) | ||||
Austria | 1962-07-23 | Greis-Brenner | (Red printed) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Italy | 1962-07-23 | Rome | (Yellow-green printed) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Italy? | 1962-07-23 | Rome? | (Brown printed) cachet and "cancels" on (un-stamped) cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
United States | 1962-07-23 | Washington DC | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
United States | 1962-07-23 | Andover ME | (Black sticker) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
United States | 1962-07-23 | Woodville OH | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Vatican City | 1962-07-23 | Vatican City | (Brown printed) cachet on postcard | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Vatican City | 1962-07-23 | Vatican City | (Black printed) cachet on postcard | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Vatican City | 1962-07-23 | Vatican City | (Green printed) cachet on postcard | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Vatican City | 1962-07-23 | Vatican City | (Red and green printed) cachet on cover | Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
United States | 1962-08-01 | Andover ME | (Bell System and red typed) cachets on cover | Telstar-1 200th orbit |
United States | 1962-08-01 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet on cover | Telstar-1 200th orbit |
United States | 1962-08-01 | Andover ME (hand cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Telstar first outer space communications |
United States | 1962-08-01 | Andover ME (machine cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Telstar first outer space communications |
United States | 1962-08-20 | Andover ME (hand cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | "first newspaper reports from one nation to another" |
United States | 1962-10-23 | Andover ME | (Bell System and red typed) cachets on cover | Telstar transmission performance tests |
United States | 1962-10-24 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet on cover | Telstar tests |
Telstar-1 (anniversaries) | ||||
United States | 1963-07-10 | Andover ME | (Rank velvet and magenta typed) cachets (and signature) on cover | 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch (in magenta typed cachet) |
Austria | 1963-07-23 | Vienna | (Pictorial) cancel and (green printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Austria | 1963-07-23 | Vienna | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue-green printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
Austria | 1963-07-23 | Vienna | (Pictorial) cancel on postcard | 1st anniv. Telstar first official exchange: USA-Europe |
United States | 1967-07-10 | Andover ME | (Bell System) cachet on cover | 5th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1972-07-10 1962-07-10 | Andover ME (hand cancel) Andover ME (machine cancel) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Bell System) cachet on cover | 10th anniv. Telstar-1 launch Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1973-07-10 | New York NY | France 1048 and (Bell logo and red typed) cachet on cover | 11th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1973-07-10 1987-07-10 | New York NY Holmdel NJ | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 11th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | France 1048 and (Bell Laboratories) cachet (return address) on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Andover ME | (Red printed and Comsat black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Artopages) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Black sticker and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Gadspex Station AL | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 | Smithsonian Station, Washington DC | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-05-07 | Holmdel NJ Cape Canaveral FL | (Red and cyan printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-05-07 | Andover ME Andover ME | (Comsat black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-05-07 | Holmdel NJ Andover ME | (Bell logo) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-07-28 | Holmdel NJ (magenta cancel) Holmdel NJ (black cancel) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1982-07-10 1983-07-28 | Holmdel NJ (meter) Holmdel NJ (hand cancel) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch Telstar-3A launch |
France | 1982-08-19 | Pleumeur-Bodou | France 1047 and two cancels on cover | 20th anniv. first Telstar-1 transmission |
France | 1987-07-10 | Pleumeur-Bodou | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Bell) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Andover ME | France 1048 and (red printed and Comsat black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (AT&T printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (AT&T printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover (different) | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Two stickers and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 1962-07-10 | Holmdel NJ Andover ME | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Bell) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch Telstar-1 launch |
United States France | 1987-07-10 1962-09-28 | Holmdel NJ Pleumeur-Bodou | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on France 1048 FDC (Éditions P.J. no.438) cachet on France 1048 FDC | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States France | 1987-07-10 1962-09-28 | Holmdel NJ Pleumeur-Bodou | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on France 1047 FDC (Éditions P.J. no.437) cachet on France 1047 FDC | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 1973-07-10 | Holmdel NJ New York NY | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 11th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1987-07-10 1987-07-11 | Andover ME Andover ME | (Black printed) cachet (different) on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch 25th anniv. first Telstar-1 transmission |
France | 1987-07-11 | Pleumeur-Bodou | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
Romania | 1987-07-23 | Botosani | (Pictorial) cancel and (magenta and grey printed) cachet on cover | 25th anniv. "20th anniv. first (transatlantic) transmission of (television) images by (Telstar) satellite (on) 23 July 1962" (in Romanian text) |
United States | 1992-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 30th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1992-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Two rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 30th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
France | 1992-07-11 | Pleumeur-Bodou | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 30th anniv. USA-France Telstar-1 TV transmission |
United States | 2002-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Artopages) cachet on cover | 40th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2002-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (with reproduction of France 1048 in red) on cover | 40th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Andover ME | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Holmdel NJ | (Black and tan printed) cachet (different) on cover | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Sagamore Beach MA | (Coverscape) cachet (different) on cover | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 2012-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) cachet on cover, also back | 50th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
1963-05-07: Telstar-2 | ||||
France | 1963-05-07 | Pleumeur Bodou | France 1048 and (black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
Italy | 1963-05-07 | Avezzano | (Black printed and hand-printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United Nations | 1963-05-07 | New York NY | (Blue and pink printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet (and signature, different) on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Andover ME | (Black printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Andover ME | (Black printed) cachet (and signatures, different) on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial green and black) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "Telstar-1" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial green and black) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "Telstar-1" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial black) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "Telstar-1" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Satellite Beach FL | (Blue and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Holmdel NJ | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Harry A. Gordon sticker and red-to-blue rubber-stamp) cachets on (airmail) cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "first Telstar" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "first Telstar" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso black-and-white sticker) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "Telstar-1" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black printed) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-2 launch; also "Telstar-1" |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Swanson black rubber-stamp and photo sticker) cachet on (airmail) cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Jim Fitzpatrick magenta and green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Satellite Beach FL | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 | Satellite Beach FL | (C. Swanson red rubber-stamp and black hand-printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 1962-05-074 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 1962-05-074 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Rank silkscreened) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1962-05-07 1963-05-094 | Cape Canaveral FL Bronx NY (on back) | (Harry A. Gordon sticker and purple rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover, also back | Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1963-05-07 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch Telstar-3A launch |
Great Britain | 1963-05-08 | Helston, Cornwall | (Black printed and black hand-printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-2 launch |
Telstar-2 (events) | ||||
United States | 1963-07-02 | Andover ME | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "TV by Telstar[-2] - President Kennedy meets Pope Paul" |
Belgium | 1963-07-10 | Brussels | (Black printed) cachet on cover | "Town meeting of the world": "Telstar-2" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
Germany (West) | 1963-07-10 | Frankfurt | (Black printed) cachet on cover | "Town meeting of the world": "Telstar-2" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
Great Britain | 1963-07-10 | London | (Black printed) cachet on cover | "Town meeting of the world": "Telstar-2" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
United States | 1963-07-10 | Denver CO | (Black printed) cachet on cover | "Town meeting of the world": "Telstar-2" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
United States | 1963-07-10 | Andover ME | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | "First TV show by Telstar[-2] - Town meeting of the world" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
United States | 1963-07-10 | Andover ME | (Rank velvet, dense-flocking) cachet on cover | "First TV show by Telstar[-2] - Town meeting of the world" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch) |
United States | 1963-07-10 | Andover ME | (Rank velvet and magenta typed) cachets (and signature) on cover | "First TV show by Telstar[-2] - Town meeting of the world" (on 1st anniv. Telstar-1 launch, as noted in magenta typed cachet) |
United States | 1965-01-20 | Washington DC | (Black sticker and black typed) cachet on cover | "First US Presidential Inauguration beamed to Eruope via Telstar-2" |
Telstar-2 (anniversaries) | ||||
United States | 1964-05-07 | Andover ME | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1st anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1983-05-07 1982-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1983-05-07 1982-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL Holmdel NJ | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Blue and red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1983-05-07 1982-07-10 | Andover ME Andover ME | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1983-05-07 1982-07-10 | Andover ME Holmdel NJ | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Bell logo) cachet on cover | 20th anniv. Telstar-2 launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1988-05-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Artopages and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1988-05-07 | Andover ME | (Comsat black rubber-stamp and hand-written) cachets on cover | 25th anniv. Telstar-2 launch |
1983-07-28: Telstar-3A / Telstar-301 | ||||
United States | 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Holmdel NJ | (Bell Laboratories printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on share owners newsletter | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Holmdel NJ | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on picture | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Holmdel NJ | (Blue and red printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Andover ME | (Comsat and other black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Hawley PA | (AT&T printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Multi-color printed and black rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Haleiwa HI | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney black and purple) cachet on (airmail) cover | Telstar-3A launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 1962-07-10 | Cape Canaveral FL Patrick AFB, FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 1963-05-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (SpaceCraft) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch Telstar-2 launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 1982-07-10 | Holmdel NJ (black cancel) Holmdel NJ (magenta cancel) | (Red and cyan printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
United States | 1983-07-28 1982-07-10 | Holmdel NJ (hand cancel) Holmdel NJ (meter) | (Red and blue and cyan printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3A launch 20th anniv. Telstar-1 launch |
Telstar-3C / Telstar-302 (and Leasat-F1 and SBS-4) (pre-launch events) | ||||
United States | 1984-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D pre-launch: "second rollout" |
1984-08-30: Telstar-3C / Telstar-302 (and Leasat-F1 and SBS-4 deployed by STS-16 (41D)) | ||||
Ascension Island | 1984-08-30 | Ascension | (Space Voyage purple and red) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
Chile | 1984-08-30 | Santiago | (Space Voyage brown and red) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonport Stamp Club black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed ("SB-4" in text) |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (KSC Philatelic Society) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Red and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Brown and magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Las Cruces NM | (White Sands STDN Facility) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Signature only) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial-like) cachet (different) on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Omaha NE | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney purple and black) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.78) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 1981-05-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (First Rank/Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed USA 1917 FDC |
United States | 1984-08-30 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Hughes mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
United States | 1984-08-30 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Mission patch/AT&T) cachet on cover | STS-41D launch; SBS-4 deployed Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.79) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2, not "Syncom-4-1", as in text) deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
United States | 1984-08-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Leasat-F1 (Syncom-4-2) deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed and magenta rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Hughes black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3C deployed |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "OAST-1 solar array unfolded" |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.80) cachet on cover | "the 1st extension test of the Advanced Solar Array Technology Panel (OAST-1)" and "AT&T's Telstar-3B/Skynet satellite was deployed today" (should be Telstar-3C, not "Telstar-3B") |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | OAST-1 solar array unfolded |
United States | 1984-09-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | OAST-1 solar array unfolded |
Chile | 1984-09-05 | Santiago | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
Japan | 1984-09-05 | Kadena, Okinawa | (Space Voyage black and red and tan) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
Japan | 1984-09-05 | Kadena, Okinawa | (Space Voyage black and red and pink) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | WSMR Branch, NM | (Space Voyage blue and red and pale-green) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Black and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on (airmail) cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Red and blue printed) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
United States | 1984-09-05 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.81) cachet on cover | STS-41D landing |
1985-06-17: Telstar-3D / Telstar-303 (and Morelos-1 and Arabsat-1B and SPARTAN-101 deployed by STS-25 (51G)) | ||||
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and yellow and black printed) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.101) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-17 1984-04-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Purple and brown rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover, also back | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed STS-41C launch |
United States | 1985-06-17 1985-11-27 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51G launch; Morelos-1 deployed Aussat-A2 deployed; Morelos-2 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet (and signature) on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-18 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Arabsat-1B deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (Cyan and black printed) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch | (AT&T) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Telstar-3D3 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-20 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.102) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed |
United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
United States | 1985-06-20 1985-06-22 | Cape Canaveral FL Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | SPARTAN-101 deployed SPARTAN-101 recovered |
United States | 1985-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.103) cachet on cover | "SPARTAN-1 astronomy platform" |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards CA | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
United States | 1985-06-24 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.104) cachet on cover | STS-51G landing |
1994-09-09: Telstar-402 | ||||
French Guiana | 1994-09-08 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telstar-402 launch |
1995-09-23: Telstar-402R / Telstar-45 | ||||
French Guiana | 1995-09-23 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch |
French Guiana | 1995-09-23 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch |
French Guiana | 1995-09-23 | Kourou | (KPS) cachet on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch |
French Guiana | 1995-09-23 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch (but Eutelsat-2 depicted) |
France | 1995-09-24 | Paris | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch |
Gabon | 1995-09-24 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-4 (Telstar-402R) launch |
1999-02-15: Telstar-6 (now Galaxy-26) | ||||
Russia | 1999-02-15 | Baikonur | (Red-brown printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Telstar-6 (Galaxy-26) launch |
1999-09-25: Telstar-7 (now Galaxy-27) | ||||
Gabon | 1999-09-25 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-7 (Galaxy-27) launch |
French Guiana | 1999-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telstar-7 (Galaxy-27) launch |
French Guiana | 1999-09-25 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet (different) on cover | Telstar-7 (Galaxy-27) launch |
French Guiana | 1999-09-25 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telstar-7 (Galaxy-27) launch |
1994-11-29: Telstar-11 / Orion-1 | ||||
United States | 1994-11-29 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Edwin J. Isler sticker) cachet on cover | Telstar-11 (launched as Orion-1) |
1999-10-19: Telstar-12 / Orion-2 | ||||
French Guiana | 1999-10-19 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on cover | Telstar-12 (launched as Orion-2) |
French Guiana | 1999-10-19 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-12 (launched as Orion-2) |
Gabon | 1999-10-19 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-12 (launched as Orion-2) |
Telstar-18V / APStar-5C (pre-launch events) | ||||
United States | 2018-09-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) "static fire test"; also "Telstar-19V" (in text) |
2018-09-10: Telstar-18V / APStar-5C | ||||
Finland | 2018-09-09 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) launch |
Finland | 2018-09-09 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) launch |
United States | 2018-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) launch |
United States | 2018-09-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) launch |
United States | 2018-09-10 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Telstar-18V (APStar-5C) launch |
2018-07-22: Telstar-19V | ||||
United States | 2018-07-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Telstar-19V launch |
Telstar (on other than Telstar launch covers) | ||||
United States | 1960-08-09 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on Atlas-D (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1960-09-15 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sokalsky black) cachet on Polaris (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1960-11-17 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on Polaris (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1962-04-27 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on Ariel-1 launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1962-05-09 | Port Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on Pershing-1 (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1962-09-19 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on Atlas-F (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1962-10-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) insert or insert variation (minor differences), also Explorer-14 launch front | "Telstar measured new belt" |
United States | 1962-10-03 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) insert or insert variation (minor differences), also Explorer-14 launch front | |
United States | 1962-10-03 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) insert or insert variation (minor differences), also Explorer-14 launch front (with signature) | |
United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on Relay-1 launch cover | "Telstar" |
United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on Relay-1 launch cover | "Telstar" |
United States | 1962-12-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on Relay-1 launch cover | "Telstar" |
United States | 1962-12-14 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft) cachet on Relay-1 launch cover | |
United States | 1963-05-15 1963-05-16 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sokalsky black) cachet on Mercury-MA-9 launch and landing cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1964-01-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert or insert variation1 (minor differences) or insert variation2 (minor differences) from Relay-2 launch cover, also front | "Telstar-1,2" |
United States | 1964-01-21 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) insert or insert variation1 (minor differences) or insert variation2 (minor differences) from Relay-2 launch cover, also front | |
United States | 1964-07-27 | Houston TX | (TD Productions/HJM-like) cachet on Gemini-4 pre-launch cover, also annotated | (poorly-depicted) "Telstar"-1/2 (Type-A1) |
United States | 1964-09-05 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky blue) cachet on OGO-1 launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1965-07-20 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky red/Celestial red) cachet (but spelled "Celistial") on US-ERS-17 and Vela-5/6 launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1965-07-24 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Brown printed) cachet on Bumper-WAC-8 (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover, also annotated | Telstar |
United States | 1965-02-16 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sokalsky black) cachet on Pegasus-1 launch cover | Type-B1 |
United States | 1971-01-26 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Riser/Andromeda Cover no.23) insert from Intelsat-4-2 launch (airmail) cover, also front and insert2 (partial) | "Telstar" |
United States | 2018-11-15 | Hawthorne CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on OSCAR-100 (Es'hail-2) launch cover | "Telstar-19V", incorrectly in text) |
United States | 2018-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Red Eagle) cachet on OSCAR-100 (Es'hail-2) launch cover |
1Since Telstar-1 and 2 are basically identical, most images, unless specifically identified/named, are designated by Type, based on the antennas that are visible. Two different types of antenna arrangements are most common. Both types are found together on Paraguay 995, but the two types are depicted separately on numerous postal items. A third type is found on a smaller number of items. Besides those three types, other design variations are noted.
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