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International Heliophysical Year (IHY)
(2007-2009, 50th anniv. IGY)


Below is a checklist of International Heliophysical Year (IHY) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items 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.

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CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
Antigua and Barbuda3013 (BL4)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (3013 (2x (a-c)))2008Also IPY1
Antigua and Barbuda3015 (BL5)In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (3014 (2x (a-b)))
Antigua and Barbuda3017 (BL6)In (right) margin of SS1
Antigua and Barbuda3014 (BL1)In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (3014 (2x (a-c)))2008Also IPY1
Antigua and Barbuda3016 (BL2)In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (3016 (2x (a-b)))
Antigua and Barbuda3018 (BL3)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Armenia773 (Mi632)2007
Gambia3148 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Gambia3149 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Gambia3150 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Gambia3151 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Gambia3152 (BL?)In (lower-left) margin of SS1
Gambia3153 (BL?)In (left) margin of SS1
Grenada3698 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Grenada3699 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Grenada3700 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Grenada3701 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Grenada Grenadines2707 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Grenada Grenadines2708 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Grenada Grenadines27094 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Grenada Grenadines27104 (Mi?)
i2710
In (middle-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Guinea RepublicUnknown ss (BL1390)SS12007
Guinea RepublicUnknown ss (BL1391)SS1 (different)
Guinea RepublicUnknown ss (BL1392)SS1 (different)
Guinea RepublicUnknown ms3 (Mi5067-5069)MS3
Guinea-BissauUnknown ms4 (new issue)MS4 + 2 labels2007
Liberia2513d (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2x (2513 (a-c)))2008Also IPY1
Liberia2514d (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2x (2514 (a-c)))
Liberia2515 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Liberia2516 (BL?)In (lower-right) margin of SS1
Liberia2517 (BL?)In (lower-right) margin of SS1
Liberia2518 (BL?)In (lower-right) margin of SS1
Maldive Islands2956 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (2956 (a-f))2008Also IPY1
Maldive Islands2957 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2957 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2958 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (2958 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2959 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4(2959 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2960 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (2960 (a-d))
Montserrat1200 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (1200 (a-d))2008Also IPY1
Montserrat1200 fdcMS4 on FDC
Montserrat1201 (BL?)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Montserrat1201 fdcSS1 on FDC
Nevis1542 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Nevis1542 fdcMS6 on FDC
Nevis1543 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Nevis1544 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Nevis1544 fdcMS4 on FDC
Nevis1545 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Palau941 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Palau942 (Mi?)
i942
In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Palau943 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Palau944 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Peru1669 (Mi?)2009
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown fdc (new issue)Cachet on FDC2006
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown fdc (new issue)Cachet on FDC with (blue) cancel2006IHY logo
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown fdc (imperf.)Cachet on FDC with (red) cancel
St. VincentUnknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-left) margin of MS62008Also IPY1
St. VincentUnknown fdc (new issue)MS6 on FDC
St. VincentUnknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (different)
St. VincentUnknown fdc (new issue)MS6 on FDC
St. VincentUnknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (different)
St. VincentUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (upper-left) margin of MS4
St. VincentUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (different)
St. VincentUnknown fdc (new issue)MS4 on FDC
Sierra Leone2930 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Sierra Leone2931 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (a-f)
Sierra Leone2932 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Sierra Leone2932 fdcMS4 on FDC
Sierra Leone2933 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
South Africa1374 (Mi?)MS6 (1374 (a-f))2007Also IPY1
South Africa1374 fdcMS6 and cancel and cachet on FDC
TanzaniaUnknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS62009Also IPY1
TanzaniaUnknown fdc (new issue)MS6 on FDC
TanzaniaUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS4
TanzaniaUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (different)
TanzaniaUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (different)
TanzaniaUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (different)
TanzaniaUnknown ms4 (new issue)In (top-center) margin of MS4 (different)
TanzaniaUnknown ss1 (new issue)In (lower) margin of SS1
TanzaniaUnknown ss1 (new issue)In (lower) margin of SS1 (different)
Turks and Caicos Islands1490 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (1490 (a-d))2008Also IPY1
Turks and Caicos Islands1491 (BL?)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Tuvalu1072 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (a-f)2008Also IPY1
Tuvalu1973 (Mi?)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Tuvalu1073 fdcMS4 on FDC
Tuvalu1074 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Tuvalu1075 (Mi?)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Tuvalu1076 (Mi?)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
Tuvalu1076 fdcMS4 on FDC
Union Island (St. Vincent)Unknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-left) margin of MS62008/2009Also IPY1
Union Island (St. Vincent)Unknown ms6 (new issue)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (different)
Union Island (St. Vincent)Unknown ms4 (new issue)In (lower-right) margin of MS4

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**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.

1IPY = International Polar Year


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