Although this issue was authorized by the Mali postal administration, virtually the whole issue was not sold in Mali, but only distributed by the Mali philatelic agency IGPC for distribution onto the philatelic market. Still offered on the IGPC website three decades later.
Some perforated values from this series are known on commercial covers.
In stamps: Meteosat MOP-2 and P2, Envisat and Radarsat. In frame: Topex Poseidon and ERS-1 satellites and FAO emblem. stamps known used on commercial mail
