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| Country |
Cancel Date |
Cancel Location |
Type of Item |
Notes on Content |
| Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP) (USAF) |
| 1966-06-16: IDCSP-1/71 (and GGTS-1) |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Astro Covers, no logo) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Astro Covers, no logo) cachet (different) on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet (and rubber-stamp note) on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet (and typed note) on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(Sarzin) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Artopages) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Artopages) cachet (different) on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Swanson purple and black rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(HJM black and black typed) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| United States |
1966-06-16 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-1/7 launch |
| 1966-08-26: IDCSP-8/14 (and GGTS-2) [failed] |
| United States |
1966-08-26 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/14 launch [failed] |
| United States |
1966-08-26 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/14 launch [failed] |
| United States |
1966-08-26 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/14 launch [failed] |
| United States |
1966-08-26 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(HJM blue and Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover |
IDCSP-8/14 launch [failed] |
| United States |
1966-08-26 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/14 launch [failed] |
| 1967-01-18: IDCSP-8/15 |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(Sarzin?) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Swanson/DuBeau? purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Swanson/DuBeau? blue rubber-stamp) cachet (different design) on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(HJM blue and Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachets on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| United States |
1967-01-18 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Multi-color printed) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-8/15 launch |
| 1967-07-01: IDCSP-16/19 (and DODGE and LES-5) |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial orange rocket, type-1) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-16/19 launch (Pioneer-3/4 type, Pioneer-5/Explorer-62, and Vanguard-2 depicted) |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(C. Swanson purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(C. Swanson purple and red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
| United States |
1967-07-01 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Black typed) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
|
| Austria |
1967-07-03 |
Krieglach |
(typed) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-16/19 launch |
| 1968-06-13: IDCSP-20/27 |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on cover, also insert |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) |
(Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Orbit Covers, no logo) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Whitney blue and magenta) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Swanson/DuBeau? magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(R. DuBeau black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch |
| United States |
1968-06-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Black and red typed) cachet on cover |
IDCSP-20/27 launch (“secret messages and photographs”) |
| IDCSP (on other than IDCSP launch covers) |
| United States |
1969-02-09 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine canceL) |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on Tacomsat-1 launch cover |
“Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (ICSDP)” |
| United States |
1969-02-09 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on Tacomsat-1 launch cover |
| Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) (USAF) |
| 1971-11-03: DSCS-2-1/2 |
| United States |
1971-11-02 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-02 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Exquisite green and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-02 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(Whitney magenta and blue and black) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
|
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover, also insert |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Riser/Andromeda/Cygnus Cover no.9) cachet on (airmail) cover, also insert |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Centennial and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial blue) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Grey printed) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| United States |
1971-11-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Sarzin) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-1/2 launch |
| 1973-12-13: DSCS-2-3/4 |
| United States |
1973-12-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-3/4 launch |
| United States |
1973-12-13 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-3/4 launch |
| United States |
1973-12-13 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(Whitney magenta and black) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-3/4 launch |
|
| United States |
1973-12-14 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Whitney magenta and black) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-3/4 launch |
| 1975-05-20: DSCS-2-5/6 |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS ser.75/5 no.236) cachet on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch (“project 777”) |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS ser.75/5 no.79) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch (“project 777”) |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Green printed) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Whitney blue and magenta) cachet on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Patrick AFB, FL (machine cancel) |
(Whitney blue and magenta) cachet on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
|
| United States |
1975-05-20 |
Patrick AFB, FL (hand cancel)
Postal Service FL (machine cancel) |
(Whitney blue and red) cachet on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-5/6 launch |
| 1977-05-12: DSCS-2-7/8 |
| United States |
1977-05-12 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Orbit Covers) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-7/8 launch (“secret satellite”) |
| United States |
1977-05-12 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-7/8 launch (“program [project] 777”) |
| United States |
1977-05-12 |
Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB |
(Vandy?/DuBeau? cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-7/8 launch (Westar-1/2/3 type depicted) (project “777”) |
| United States |
1977-05-12 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-7/8 launch |
| United States |
1977-05-12 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-7/8 launch |
| 1978-03-25: DSCS-2-9/10 [failed] |
| United States |
1978-03-25 |
Patrick AFB, FL |
(Whitney purple and black) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-9/10 launch [failed] |
| United States |
1978-03-25 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-9/10 launch [failed] |
|
| United States |
1978-03-27 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-9/10 launch [failed] |
| 1978-12-13: DSCS-2-11/12 |
| United States |
1978-12-13 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-11/12 launch (project “triple 7” (777)) |
| United States |
1978-12-13 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS) cachet (and signature) on cover |
DSCS-2-11/12 launch (project “triple 7” (777)) |
| United States |
1978-12-13 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-11/12 launch |
| 1979-11-21: DSCS-2-13/14 |
| United States |
1979-11-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-13/14 launch |
| United States |
1979-11-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(SCPS ser.79/18) cachet (and signature) on cover, also back |
DSCS-2-13/14 launch |
| United States |
1979-11-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) |
(Whitney orange and black) cachet on cover |
DSCS-2-13/14 launch |
| United States |
1979-11-20 |
Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) |
(Whitney orange and black) cachet on (airmail) cover |
DSCS-2-13/14 launch |
| 1985-10-03: DSCS-3-B4/B5 (from STS-28 (51J)) |
| United States |
1985-08-30 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
STS-51J rollout (“secret military mission”) |
|
| United States |
1985-09-12 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Centennial) cachet on cover |
STS-51J flight readiness test (“secret military mission”) |
|
| United States |
1985-10-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(RSDSC) cachet on cover, also insert and insert back |
STS-51J launch |
| United States |
1985-10-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Zaso silk/IASP no.114) cachet on cover |
STS-51J launch (“secret satellites” and “secret cargo”) |
| United States |
1985-10-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Zaso silk/IASP no.115) cachet on cover |
STS-51J launch (“secret” and “secret satellite”) |
| United States |
1985-10-03 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Whitney magenta and blue) cachet (and signatures) on cover |
STS-51J launch |
| United States |
1985-10-03 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Colorano silk) cachet on cover |
STS-51J launch (“secrecy”) |
|
| United States |
1985-10-04 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Colorano silk) cachet on cover |
DSCS-3-B4/B5 deployed |
| 1989-09-05: DSCS-2-15 and DSCS-3-A2 |
| United States |
1989-09-05 |
Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB |
(Boudwin magenta and grey rubber-stamp, based on a Swanson design, and black rubber-stamp text) cachet on (airmail) cover |
DSCS-2-15 and DSCS-3-A2 launch (“top secret” and “nicknamed White cloud”); (“cluster of four satellites” is unclear!) |
| 1992-02-11: DSCS-3-B14 |
| United States |
1992-02-10 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Red-brown printed) cachet on cover |
DSCS-3-B14 launch |
| DSCS (on other than DSCS launch covers) |
| United States |
1971-03-20 |
Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB |
(Space Voyage) insert from Jumpseat-1 launch cover, also front |
“DSCS (Defense Satellite Communications System)” |
| United States |
1975-06-21 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on OSO-8 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1975-08-20 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Viking-1 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1975-09-25 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Intelsat-4A-1 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1975-10-16 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on GOES-1 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1975-12-12 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Satcom-1 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1975-12-15 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on DSP-5 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1976-01-15 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Helios-2 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1976-01-19 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on CTS launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1976-02-19 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet on Marisat-1 launch cover |
DSCS-2 |
| United States |
1976-04-22 |
Kennedy Space Center FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on NATO-3A launch cover |
“interoperable with U.S. Defense Satellite communications” (DSCS) |
| United States |
1976-04-22 |
Cape Canaveral FL |
(Space Voyage) cachet on NATO-3A launch cover |
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