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Telstar-series satellite
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| Telstar-1/2 type (Type-A) | Telstar-1/2 type (Type-B) |
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| Telstar-1/2 type (Type-A) | Telstar-1/2 type (Type-B) |
Below is a checklist of Telstar-series satellite common design type stamps. There are two common design types used by more than one country, issued for the same event, 11-12 July 1962, as noted below. Both common design types contain images of Telstar Type-B design. For an explanation of Type-A, Type-B, and Type-C designs, see the footnote on the main Telstar page.
| Telstar-series satellite Common Design Types |
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| First television transmission between Europe and America |
| First television relay via satellite |
Below are common design type items for the First television transmission between Europe and America.
| Details | Image | |
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| Telstar (CD111) | ||
| Country | Andorra (French Admin.) |  |
| Catalog Number | 154 (Mi178) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | Comoro Islands |  |
| Catalog Number | C7 (Mi51) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | French Polynesia |  |
| Catalog Number | C29 (Mi23) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | French Southern and Antarctic Territories |  |
| Catalog Number | C5 (Mi27) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | New Caledonia |  |
| Catalog Number | C33 (Mi386) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | St. Pierre and Miquelon |  |
| Catalog Number | C26 (Mi397) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | Somali Coast |  |
| Catalog Number | C31 (Mi349) | |
| Year of Issue | 1963 | |
| Country | Wallis and Futuna Islands |  |
| Catalog Number | C17 (Mi201) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
Below are common design type items for the First television relay via satellite.
| Details | Image | |
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| Telstar (common design #2) | ||
| Country | France |  |
| Catalog Number | 1048 (Mi1414) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | Mali |  |
| Catalog Number | 40 (Mi55) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | Mali |  |
| Catalog Number | 41 (Mi56) | |
| Year of Issue | 1962 | |
| Country | Reunion |  |
| Catalog Number | 344 (Mi424), France 1048 overprinted |
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| Year of Issue | 1963 | |
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