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Below is a checklist of A-1 satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. The A-1 satellite is also known as Asterix. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
Farther below is a list of A-1 satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
For A-1 launch information see the A-1 table on the scientific/research satellites page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | ||||
| Comoro Islands | C15 (Mi72) | From pair (C16a (C15-C16 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| Comoro Islands | C16 (Mi73) | |||
| Ecuador | 756 (Mi1283) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Ecuador | 756B (Mi1285) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Ecuador | 756c (BL29) i756c (BL30) | MS3 (756-756B), changed colors on imperforate | 1966 | Striped A-11 |
| France | 1137 (Mi1530) | From pair (1138a (1137-1138 + label)), CDT | 1965 | A-1 launch |
| France | 1138 (Mi1531) | |||
| France | 1138a fdc1 | Pair of stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1138a fdc2 | Pair of stamps on FDC | ||
| France | 1137 cover1 | Cancel on cover | 1967 | |
| France | 1137 cover2 | Stamp on cover | 1976+1977 | |
| France | 1138 cover | Stamp on cover | 1976 | |
| France | 1184 (Mi1583) | 1967 | ||
| France | 1184 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| French Polynesia | C40 (Mi52) | From pair (C41a (C40-C41 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| French Polynesia | C41 (Mi53) | |||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C9 (Mi33) | From pair (C10a (C9-C10 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C10 (Mi34) | |||
| Gabon | C43 (Mi244) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Maldive Islands | 247 (Mi252) | 1968 | Striped A-11 | |
| Maldive Islands | 252 (Mi257) | 1968 | Striped A-11 | |
| Mali | C43 (Mi142) | 1967 | ||
| Mauritania | C45 (Mi267) iC45 | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Mauritania | C45 proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| New Caledonia | C44 (Mi418) | From pair (C45a (C44-C45 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| New Caledonia | C45 (Mi419) | |||
| Niger | C59 (Mi125) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Panama | 474 (Mi943) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Reunion | 358 (Mi445) | From pair (359a (358-359 + label)), CDT, France 1138a overprinted | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| Reunion | 359 (Mi446) | |||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C30 (Mi413) | From pair (C31a (C30-C31 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | C31 (Mi414) | |||
| Senegal | C43 (Mi324) | 1966 | Striped A-11 | |
| Senegal | C43 fdc (Mi325 fdc) | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Senegal | C44 fdc (Mi326 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Somali Coast | C39 (Mi371) | From pair (C40a (C39-C40 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| Somali Coast | C40 (Mi372) | |||
| Togo | 594 (Mi560) | 1967 | Striped A-11 | |
| Togo | 597 (Mi563) | |||
| Upper Volta | C184 (BL23) | In (upper-middle) margin of SS1 | 1974 | Striped A-11 |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C22 (Mi209) | From pair (C23a (C22-C23 + label)), CDT | 1966 | A-1 launch |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | C23 (Mi210) | |||
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**CDT = common design type; 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.
1On these items A-1 has wide light-and-dark stripes, whereas there are no stripes on the other items. See the San Marco-series satellite page for a similar dilemma about stripes on that spacecraft.
Below is a list of A-1 satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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