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FR-1 satellite |
This page contains philatelic information on the French FR-1 satellite. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
| Launch information (found in the scientific/research satellites page) |
Launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers (farther below) |
Postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| FR-1 | FR-1 | FR-1 |
Below is a list of FR-1 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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| FR-1 | ||||
| Andorra (French) | 171 (Mi197) | 1966 | ||
| Andorra (French) | 171 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Burundi | 587 (Mi1581) | 1981 | ||
| Burundi | 588a (BL117C) | On one of MS3 (586-588) | ||
| Dhufar | None c | One of MS8, also imperforate MS8 | 1972 | |
| Dhufar | None c | One of MS8 overprinted "Apollo-17" | 1973 | |
| Ecuador | 756B (Mi1285) | 1966 | ||
| Ecuador | 756c (BL29) i756c (BL30) | MS3 (756-756B), changed colors on imperforate | ||
| France | None | Cachet on Skynet-5C launch cover | 2008 | |
| Gabon | C44 (Mi245) | 1966 | ||
| Mauritania | C46 (Mi268) iC46 | 1966 | ||
| Mauritania | C46 proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Niger | C60 (Mi126) | 1966 | ||
| Niger | C60 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Panama | 474B (Mi945) | Also on selvedge | 1966 | |
| Poland | 1470 (Mi1734) | 1966 | ||
| Poland | 1469-1471 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | 1846 (Mi2510) | 1966 | ||
| Senegal | C45 (Mi326) | 1966 | ||
| Senegal | C45 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Togo | 595 (Mi561) | 1967 | ||
| Togo | C66 (Mi566) | 1967 | ||
| Togo | C66a (BL27) | On one of imperforate MS2 (C65-C66) | ||
| Togo | C145 (Mi848) | 1971 | ||
| Togo | C145a (BL53) | On one of imperforate MS4 (769-770, C144-C145) | ||
| Upper Volta | C29 (Mi187) | 1966 | ||
| Upper Volta | C29 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | C37 (Mi215) | 1967 | ||
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
Below is a list of FR-1 satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| United States | 1965-12-06 | Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | FR-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-06 | Vandenberg AFB | (Rank velvet) cachet on cover | FR-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-06 | Vandenberg AFB | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | FR-1 launch |
| United States | 1965-12-06 | Vandenberg AFB | (Sarzin?) cachet on cover | FR-1 launch (Exporer-38/49 image)1 |
1The cachet on this cover contains an image of Explorer-38 or 49, both being similar.
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