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Azur, Aeros, Dial-Wika,
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Below are checklists of Azur, Aeros, Dial-Wika, and Helios 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. 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 Azur, Aeros, Dial-Wika, and Helios launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azur / GRS (Germany) | ||||
| French Guiana | None | (At upper-left of) cachet on cover | 1979 | Azur |
| Germany (West) | None | (At upper-left of) cachet on cover | 1966 | early-concept Azur, project name 625-A1 |
| Germany (West) | None | (At upper-right of) cachet on cover | 1968 | Azur |
| Aeros (Germany) | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 2026 (Mi2280) | 1975 | Aeros | |
| French Guiana | None | (At middle-right of) cachet on cover | 1979 | Aeros |
| Germany (West) | None | Cancel on Aeros-1 launch cover | 1972 | Aeros-1 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cancel on Aeros-1 launch cover (postal card) | 1972 | Aeros-1 |
| Dial-Wika (France-Germany) | ||||
| France | 1270 (Mi1705) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch, satellite like-Vanguard-21 (not Dial-Wika)2 | |
| France | 1270 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| France | 1270 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 | One of strip of 3 (Mi438 + 444 + 450) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 | Dial-Wika | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 | Dial-Wika launch | ||
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 ds1 (PA84 ds1) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | 1970 | Dial-Wika launch |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi438 ds2 (PA84 ds2) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds1 (PA84 ds3) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds2 (PA84 ds4) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 ds1 (PA84 ds5) | Deluxe sheet (gray/green) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi450 ds2 (PA84 ds6) | Deluxe sheet (white) | Dial-Wika launch | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 gold (PA81) | Gold foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 ds gold (PA81 ds) | Deluxe sheet, gold foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi444 silver (PA83) | Silver foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Ras Al Khaima | Mi 444 ds silver (PA83 ds) | Deluxe sheet, silver foil | Dial-Wika | |
| Helios (Germany)3 | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 75111 (Mi588) | 1975 | Helios | |
| French Guiana | None | (At upper-right of) cachet on cover | 1979 | Helios |
| Germany (West) | None | Cancel on cover | 1974 | Helios |
| Grenada | 756 (Mi790) | 1976 | Helios | |
| Grenada | 757 (Mi791) | |||
| Grenada | 758 (Mi792) | |||
| Grenada | 759 (Mi793) | |||
| Grenada | 763 (BL59) | SS1 | ||
| Paraguay | C414 (BL251) | SS1 | 1975 | Helios |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel, or Y or PA for Yvert.
**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.
1"like-Vanguard-2" items have the appearance of Vanguard-2, but the images of the satellite are quite small.
2Not Dial-Wika as intended, based on FDC.
3The German Helios series from the 1970s should not be confused with the French Helios series, the first of which was launched in 1995.
Below is a list of Azur, Aeros, Dial-Wika, and Helios launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azur / GRS (Germany) | ||||
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| United States | 1969-11-07 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Printed) cachet on cover | Azur launch |
| Aeros (Germany) | ||||
| Germany (West) | 1972-12-16 | Wessling Oberbay | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| Germany (West) | 1972-12-16 | Wessling Oberbay | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on postal card | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1972-12-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Cygnus no.42) cachet on cover | Aeros-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Greenbelt MD; USPS, MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch (Explorer-51/54/55 image) |
| United States | 1974-07-16 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (?) cachet on cover | Aeros-2 launch (futuristic image) |
| Dial-Wika (France-Germany) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1970-03-10 | Kourou | (Le Burin d'Or) cachet on cover | Dial-Wika launch |
| French Guiana | 1970-03-10 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Dial-Wika launch |
| Helios (Germany)1 | ||||
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Interspace) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Orbit?) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Orlando FL, Kennedy Space Center | (SEL?) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Pink rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1974-12-10 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS?)2 cachet on cover | Helios-1 launch |
| United States | 1975-03-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1975-03-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (NASA rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1975-09-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1977-10-21 | Pasadena CA | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1980-12-05 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1981-12-20 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1982-06-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-1 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC) cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Patrick AFB, FL | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS?)2 cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1976-01-15 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-2 launch |
| United States | 1978-11-01 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-2 perihelion3 |
| United States | 1980-11-14 | Pasadena CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Helios-2 perihelion3 |
1The German Helios series from the 1970s should not be confused with the French Helios series, the first of which was launched in 1995.
2SCPS = Space Coast Philatelic Society
3Perihelion = The point in the satellite's orbit when it is nearest to the sun, which in the case of Helios satellites occurs semi-annually.
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