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This page contains philatelic information on the WEstern union STAR (Westar) 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.
Note that Westar-1/2/3 type and Palapa-A1/A2 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
| 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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| Westar | Westar | Westar |
| Westar (on other than Westar launch covers) |
Below is a list of WEstern union STAR (Westar) 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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| WEstern union STAR (Westar) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 456 (Mi477) | CD341 | 1988 | Westar-6 recovery by STS-51A/Discovery on 14 November 1984 (based on this photo); also information associated with this photo; (see also Congo (DR) Unknown i 2002 and Benin Unknown b 2003) |
| Benin | Unknown b (Mi none) | One of MS6 (a-f) [known illegal issue] | 2003 | Westar-6 recovery by STS-51A/Discovery on 14 November 1984 (based on this photo); also information associated with this photo; (see also Congo (DR) Unknown_i 2002 and Ascension 456) |
| Central African Republic | 761 (Mi1165A) i761 (Mi1165B) | Imperforate | 1985 | "Westar-6" recovered (by Space Shuttle astronaut on manipulator arm; see this photo) |
| Central African Republic | 761a (BL347A) i761a (BL347B) | On stamp of SS1 (761) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i761) | ||
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | Unknown i (Mi none) | One of MS9 (a-i) [known illegal issue] | 2002 | Westar-6 recovery by STS-51A/Discovery on 14 November 1984 (based on this photo); also information associated with this photo); (see also Ascension 456 and Benin Unknown b 2003) |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N376 fdc (Mi507 fdc) | (Brown and blue printed) cachet on FDC | 1975 | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Anik-A1/A2 type, or Palapa-A1/A2 type)1 |
| Madagascar | 1540f (Mi2516) | One of MS6 (1540 (a-f)) (Mi2511-2516) | 2000 | Westar-6 recovered (by Space Shuttle astronaut) |
| Osetia (North) | Local_f | One of local post MS6 (a-f) | 1997 | Westar-6 recovered (by Space Shuttle astronaut) |
| Osetia (North) | Local fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
| Qatar | 467 (Mi674) | 1988 | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Anik-A1/A2 type, or Palapa-A1/A2 type)1 | |
| Qatar | 469 (Mi676) | |||
| Sierra Leone | 1074h (Mi1264) | One of MS9 (1074 (a-f)) (Mi1257-1265) | 1989 | Either Westar-6 or Palapa-B2 (based on "STS-10, 1984" (in text, probably referring to 10th Shuttle launch, STS-11) |
| Sierra Leone | 1074h specimen | One of MS9 (1074 specimen (a-f)), overprinted "specimen" | ||
| United Nations | 256-257 fdc (Mi279-280 fdc) | (Orbit Covers) cachet on FDC | 1975 | "Westar"-1/2/3 type |
| United States | None | (Midwest Postage Stamp and Coin Show Station) cancel on cover | 1974 | "Westar"-1/2/3 type |
| United States | 1530 fdc1 (Mi1137 fdc1) | (ArtCraft black) cachet on FDC (smaller-font cancel) | 1975 | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Anik-A1/A2 type, or Palapa-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1530 fdc2 (Mi1137 fdc2) | (ArtCraft black) cachet on FDC (larger-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1536 fdc (Mi1143 fdc) | (ArtCraft black) cachet on FDC (larger-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1537a fdc1 (Mi1137-1144 fdc1) | (ArtCraft black) cachet on FDC (smaller-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1537a fdc2 (Mi1137-1144 fdc2) | (ArtCraft blue) cachet on FDC (smaller-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1575 (Mi1184) | One of block of 4 (1575a (1572-1575)) (Mi1182-1185) | 1975 | Westar-1/2/3 type |
| United States | 1575 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet) | ||
| United States | 1575 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet, large-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1575 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet, small-font cancel) | ||
| United States | 1575 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Artmaster cachet) | ||
| United States | 1575 fdc5 | Stamp and (Space Voyage) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1575 fdc6 | Stamp and (Space Voyage) cachet on FDC (also Westar-1 launch cover) | ||
| United States | 1575a fdc1 | One of four stamps on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
| United States | 1575a fdc2 | One of four stamps on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
| United States | 1575a fdc3 | One of four stamps on FDC (? cachet) | ||
| United States | SP372 | (USPS) souvenir page (1575a) | ||
| United States | CP56 | (USPS no.56) commemorative panel (1575a) | ||
| United States | 1575 cover (Mi1185 cover) | Stamp on cover (Midwest Postage Stamp and Coin Show Station pictorial cancel) | 1975 | Westar-1/2/3 type |
1The Westar-1/2/3 type and Palapa-A1/A2 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
Below is a list of WEstern union STAR (Westar) 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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| WEstern union STAR (Westar) | ||||
| 1974-04-13: Westar-1 | ||||
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Postal Progress Series) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Vernon NJ | (Westar Earth Station) cachet (return address) on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney magenta) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney magenta and black) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney magenta and black) cachet (and signatures) on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney magenta and black) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Sarzin?) cachet on (airmail) cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (InterSpace Cover) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (R. DuBeau red rubber-stamp and black typed) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Vernon NJ | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet (return address) on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-04-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch 1575 FDC |
| United States | 1974-04-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Westar-1 launch |
| 1974-10-10: Westar-2 | ||||
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Satellite Beach FL | (Whitney purple and blue) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney purple and blue) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney purple) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial-like) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-10-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Westar-2 launch |
| 1979-08-09: Westar-3 | ||||
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.22) cachet on cover | Westar-3 launch |
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Whitney black and magenta) cachet on cover | Westar-3 launch |
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC STDN blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Westar-3 launch |
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) postal card | Westar-3 launch |
| United States | 1979-08-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Westar-3 launch |
| 1982-02-26: Westar-4 | ||||
| United States | 1982-02-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover | Westar-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-02-25 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | Westar-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-02-25 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney blue) cachet on cover | Westar-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-02-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Westar-4 launch |
| United States | 1982-02-25 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Westar-4 launch |
| 1982-06-09: Westar-5 | ||||
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover | Westar-5 launch |
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Westar-5 launch |
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Westar-5 launch |
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney orange) cachet on cover | Westar-5 launch |
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Whitney gold) cachet on (airmail) cover | Westar-5 launch |
| United States | 1982-06-08 | Greenbelt MD | (NASA GSFC blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Westar-5 launch |
| 1984-02-03: Westar-6 deployed (and Palapa-B2 and SPAS-1A deployed by STS-11 (41B)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-02-03 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Downey CA | (Pictorial) cancel and (RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (RSDSC red rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.70) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Whitney magenta and blue) cachet (and signature) on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Boulder CO | (NOAA SEL black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Black and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Satellite Beach FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black stickers) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed and black stickers) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Washington DC | (Black printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Johnson Space Center Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (NASA photo and mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.71) cachet on cover | "Rehearsal for Solar Max [SMM] repair" |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-03 | Houston TX Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-05 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Blue mission patch and green rubber-stamp) cachet on postcard | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed (possible) attempt to initiate the planned SPAS-1A program of experiments |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL Houston TX | (Green and red printed) cachet on cover | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-03 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL Kennedy Space Center FL | (Green and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover, also back | STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet (different) on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-02-07 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch Houston TX | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed first flight of the MMU |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-02-07 | Houston TX, Nassau Bay Branch Houston TX | (Black and red-brown rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed first flight of the MMU |
| United States | 1984-02-06 1984-11-12 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 deployed Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-02-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | "First Flight - Manned Maneuvering Unit" |
| United States | 1984-02-07 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.72) cachet on cover | "Space Shuttle - MMU Tests" |
| United States | 1984-02-11 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.73) cachet on cover | STS-41B landing |
| United States | 1984-02-13 | Marshall Space Flight Center AL | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | (possible that the date '13' is an error, and should have been '3') (if that is the case, then this cover is for STS-41B launch; Westar-6 deployed) |
| 1984-11-08: Westar-6 recovered (and Anik-D2 and Leasat-F2 deployed and Palapa-B2 recovered by STS-19 (51A)) | ||||
| Ascension Island | 1984-11-08 | Ascension | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (Dark green printed) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.86) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | STS-51A launch |
| United States | 1984-11-08 1983-10-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL Dearborn Heights MI | (Ranski) cachet on cover | STS-51A launch Motopex-83 Station pictorial cancel |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 ("Telesat-H" / Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski black printed and purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Anik-D2 (Telesat-8) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski black printed and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Leasat-F2 (Syncom-4-1) deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Mission patch) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.87) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Ranski black printed and cyan and tan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-12 1984-02-06 | Houston TX Houston TX | (SCCS) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered Palapa-B2 deployed |
| United States | 1984-11-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Palapa-B2 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club/mission patch) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered, as seen here and here |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet (different) on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Black printed) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Ranski) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-14 | Houston TX | (Zaso silk/IASP no.88) cachet on cover | Westar-6 recovered |
| United States | 1984-11-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | Post-retrieval photographs of the captured Palapa-B2 and Westar-6 satellites stowed in Discovery's cargo bay |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.89) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| United States | 1984-11-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Quadracolor?) cachet on cover | STS-51A landing |
| Westar (on other than Westar launch covers) | ||||
| Items depicting Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 are not listed again on the Palapa and Anik pages | ||||
| United States | 1975-09-25 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Intelsat-4A-1 launch cover | "Westar" |
| United States | 1975-09-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4A-1 launch (airmail) cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Explorer-55 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1976-02-19 | Merritt Island FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1976-02-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-1 launch cover | |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-1 launch cover | |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-1 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1976-05-13 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on Comstar-1 launch cover | |
| United States | 1976-06-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1976-06-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-2 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1976-07-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1976-07-22 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Comstar-2 launch cover | |
| United States | 1976-09-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? purple comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on DMSP-5D1-F1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1976-09-11 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (DuBeau? purple comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on DMSP-5D1-F1 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1976-09-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (DuBeau? purple comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on DMSP-5D1-F1 launch cover | |
| United States | 1976-10-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-3 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1976-10-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-3 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Palapa-A2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-03-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signatures) on Palapa-A2 launch cover | |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on ESA-GEOS-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-04-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on ESA-GEOS-1 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-05-12 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Vandy?/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on DSCS-2-7/8 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on GOES-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on GOES-2 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on GMS-1 launch (airmail) cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-08-25 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SIRIO-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-08-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SIRIO-1 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on OTS-1 launch [failed] cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-09-13 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on OTS-1 launch [failed] (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1977-11-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Meteosat-1 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-01-26 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Explorer-57 launch (airmail) cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-02-09 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on FltSatCom-1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type) |
| United States | 1978-04-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on BSE launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on OTS-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-05-11 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on OTS-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on GOES-3 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on GOES-3 launch cover | |
| United States | 1978-06-16 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on GOES-3 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-06-29 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-3 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on ESA-GEOS-2 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on ESA-GEOS-2 launch cover | |
| United States | 1978-07-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on ESA-GEOS-2 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte purple and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on NATO-3C launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on NATO-3C launch cover | |
| United States | 1978-11-20 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on NATO-3C launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1978-12-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte purple and red comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Anik-B1 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1979-01-30 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center Branch | (Havekotte blue and black comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SCATHA launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1979-12-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on Satcom-3 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on FltSatCom-3 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1980-01-17 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte red and blue and purple comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on FltSatCom-3 launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Merritt Island FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SMM [rocket] launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type depicted with a rocket)2 |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SMM [rocket] launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SMM [rocket] launch (airmail) cover | |
| United States | 1980-02-14 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte blue and red comsat and rocket rubber-stamp) cachet on SMM [rocket] launch cover | |
| United States | 1981-02-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Havekotte blue and green and orange and magenta comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-4 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1981-02-21 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Havekotte blue and green and brown and magenta comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Comstar-4 launch cover | |
| United States | 1981-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Havekotte blue and black and brown and green comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on FltSatCom-5 launch [partial failure] cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
| United States | 1983-05-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Havekotte orange-brown and black and green comsat rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-5-6 launch cover | Westar-1/2/3 type (or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type)1 |
1The Westar-1/2/3 type and Palapa-A1/A2 type and Anik-A1/A2 type are essentially identical.
2The rocket in this cachet is based on a Whitney-design cachet as found on covers such as this GOES-1_cover; the comsat design is similar to that of the Westar-1/2/3 type or Palapa-A1/A2 type or Anik-A1/A2 type satellites, all of which are essentially identical.
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