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This page contains philatelic information on the ARCtic Aurora Density (ARCAD) / Aureole / Oreol 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.
ARCAD was also known in Russian as Aureole or Oreol.
| 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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| ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia-France) | ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia-France) | ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia-France) |
Below is a list of ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol 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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| ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia-France) | ||||
| Benin | Unlisted ms (Mi?) Unlisted ims | In selvedge of MS9 In selvedge of imperforate MS9 | 2002 | ARCAD-3 |
| Benin | Unlisted fdc | MS9 on FDC | ||
| Chad | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper) margin of SS1 In (upper) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2010 | "ARCAD-3" |
| Chad | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 2025 (Mi2279) | 1975 | ARCAD-1/2 type | |
| Czechoslovakia | 2024-2027 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 (Mi164) iC67 | Imperforate | 1981 | "ARCAD-III" (ARCAD-3, but Éole depicted in the FDC cachet) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 ds | Deluxe sheet (C67) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 sc | Souvenir card (C67) | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 cover1 (Mi164 cover1) | Stamp and (black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1981 | "ARCAD-3" |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C67 cover2 (Mi164 cover2) | Stamp and (black rubber-stamp) cachet (otherwise slightly different) on cover | 1981 | "ARCAD-3" |
| Mali | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "Aureol"-1/2 type |
| Mali | Unknown ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mongolia | C90 (Mi1088) | 1977 | ARCAD-1/2 type | |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1 | 2007 | "ARCAD-3" |
| Mozambique | Unknown ss fdc Unknown iss fdc | SS1 on FDC Imperforate SS1 on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | Unknown ss_var (BL?_var) Unknown iss_var | In (upper-right) margin of SS1, variety In (upper-right) margin of imperforate SS1, variety | ||
| Poland | 3038 (Mi3331) | From MS30 (3038a (30x 3038)) | 1991 | ARCAD-3 |
| Poland | 3038 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Poland | 3038 ldoi | Stamp on LDOI cover | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4492 (Mi4533) | 1976 | ARCAD-1/2 type | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4492 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4493 (Mi4534) | Also detail | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4493 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4592 fdc (Mi4653 fdc) | (Fleetwood) back of FDC, also front | 1977 | "the USSR also launched satellites for France (1971) and India (1975)". The 1971 satellite is Aureole-1, and the 1975 satellite is Aryabhata. |
| St. Vincent | 3827c (Mi7075) i3827c | One of MS4 (3827 (a-d)) (Mi7073-7076) One of imperforate MS4 (i3827 (a-d)) | 2012 | "Aureol-1" |
| St. Vincent | 3827 proof | Signed-proof MS4 (a-d) | ||
| St. Vincent | 3827 fdc i3827 fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 3827a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2001 | "ARCAD"-3 |
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (4x a) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x ia) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (4x b) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x ib) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (4x c) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x ic) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown ms (Mi?) Unknown ims | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (4x d) In (upper-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (4x id) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown1 proofs1 | MS4, progressive-proofs | ||
| Somalia | Unknown1 proofs2 | MS4, progressive-proofs (different) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown2 proofs | MS4 (different), progressive-proofs | ||
| Somalia | Unknown1 ms fdc Unknown1 ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Somalia | Unknown1 ms fdc2 | MS4 on FDC (different cachet) | ||
| Somalia | Unknown3 ims fdc | Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Somalia | Unknown5 ms fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
Below is a list of ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol 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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| ARCAD / Aureole / Oreol (Russia-France) | ||||
| 1971-12-27: ARCAD-1 / Aureole-1 / Oreol-1 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
| 1973-12-26: ARCAD-2 / Aureole-2 / Oreol-2 | ||||
| Russia (USSR) | 1973-12-26 | Moscow | (Anklam) cachet on cover | Oreol-2 (ARCAD-2 / Aureole-2) launch |
| 1981-09-21: ARCAD-3 / Aureole-3 / Oreol-3 | ||||
| No launch cover images available yet | ||||
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