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EUropean REtrievable CArrier
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EUropean REtrievable CArrier
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| EURECA-1 | EURECA (sketch) |
This page contains philatelic information on the EUropean REtrievable CArrier (EURECA) 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 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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| EURECA (ESA) | EURECA (ESA) | EURECA (ESA) |
Below is a list of EURECA 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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| EUropean REtrievable CArrier (EURECA) (ESA) | ||||
| Central African Republic | 847 (Mi1272A) i847 (Mi1272B) | Imperforate | 1987 | "EURECA" (with Hermes space plane1, not Space Shuttle) |
| Central African Republic | 847a (BL411A) i847a (BL411B) | On stamp of SS1 (847) On stamp of imperforate SS1 (i847) | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a (Mi none) Unknown ia | Stamp 'a' and in (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] Stamp 'a' and in (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d) | 2017 | "Mission TSS-EURECA" (in stamp 'a') and "EURECA" (in margin) |
| Gabon | Unknown proof | Signed-proof MS4 | ||
| Gabon | Unknown ms fdc Unknown ims fdc | MS4 on FDC Imperforate MS4 on FDC | ||
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | 1084a (BL302) | In (left) margin of SS1 (1084) | 1988 | EURECA (with Hermes space plane1, not Space Shuttle) |
| Paraguay | 2265a (5x Mi4281) | Label1 and selvedge1 from MS4 (4x 2265 + 5 labels) | 1989 | "EURECA" |
1ESA's never-built Hermes space plane has an appearance somewhat like the Space Shuttle.
Below is a list of EURECA 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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| EUropean REtrievable CArrier (EURECA) (pre-launch events) | ||||
| Netherlands | 1992-07-03 | Noordwijk? | (Aeritalia Gruppo Statemi Spaziali Club Filatelico) cachet on cover | EURECA pre-launch: thermal balance test |
| EUropean REtrievable CArrier (EURECA) (ESA) | ||||
| 1992-07-31: EURECA deployed (and TSS-1 deployed by STS-46) | ||||
| France | 1992-07-31 | Paris | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| Germany (West) | 1992-07-31 | Bremen | (Red pictorial) meter and (EURECA red mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| Italy | 1992-07-31 | Torino Centro Corriere ZE | (Alenia Spazio Club Filatelico Torino) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| Italy | 1992-07-31 | Rome | Printed stamp and (multi-color printed) cachet on aerogramme | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| Spain | 1992-07-31 | Robeldo de Chavela, Madrid | (DSS-66 Madrid Station purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch/tracking; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black and oroange printed) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA printed and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA printed) cachet (same as above item) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (EURECA mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Lollini) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Alenia Spazio Club Filatelico Torino) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (STS mission patch) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (STS mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) | (STS mission patch) cachet (slightly different) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (STS mission patch) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano Silk Cachet and medallion) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Pasadena CA | (Orange printed and black rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Barstow CA | (Space Shuttle black printed and black typed) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Merritt Island FL Space Flight Tracking magenta and black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed |
| United States | 1992-07-31 1992-08-08 | Kennedy Space Center FL (machine cancel) Kennedy Space Center FL (hand cancel) | (STS mission patch/sticker) cachet (and signature) on cover | STS-46 launch; TSS-1 deployed STS-46 landing |
| United States | 1992-08-02 | Houston TX | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | EURECA deployed, when flipped horizontally |
| United States | 1992-08-02 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville Moonpost Stamp Club) cachet on cover | EURECA deployed |
| United States | 1992-08-02 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (ESA-EURECA-1) sheet, top-half, also bottom-half, back top-half, and back bottom half | EURECA deployed |
| Australia | 1992-08-03 | Parkes NSW | (CSIRO black sticker and magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | EURECA deployed |
| United States | 1992-08-06 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Black printed) cachet on cover | TSS-1 800 feet from boom |
| United States | 1992-08-06 | Houston TX | (Green and blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | "evaluation of atomic oxygen interaction with materials" |
| United States | 1992-08-07 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Magenta rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46 "Crew conference" |
| United States | 1992-08-08 | Greenbelt MD | (GSFC Shuttle Tracking Team blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | STS-46 landing |
| 1993-06-21: EURECA recovered (by STS-57) | ||||
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS mission patch) cachet on cover, also insert | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (STS mission patch) cachet (and signatures) on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (ESA) cachet on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet (and medallion) on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage blue and orange) cachet on cover | STS-57 launch |
| United States | 1993-06-24 | Nassau Bay Branch, Houston TX | (ESA) cachet on cover | EURECA-1 recovered |
| United States | 1993-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | EURECA-1 recovered |
| United States | 1993-06-24 | Houston TX | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | EURECA-1 recovered |
| United States | 1993-06-24 | Houston TX | (Space Voyage purple and orange) cachet on cover | EURECA-1 recovered |
| United States | 1993-07-01 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano Silk Cachet) cachet on cover | STS-57 landing |
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