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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Below is a checklist of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are listed when available. (The IMO was the predecessor to the WMO until it was renamed in 1950 and established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.) If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
This list does not include IMO-WMO-specific items found on the following pages:
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | None | Cancel on cover | 1974 | 6th meeting WMO Region III (South America) |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1993 | 11th meeting WMO Region III (South America) |
| Austria | None | Cancel on cover | 1984 | International Congress for Human Biometeorology: WMO emblem |
| Belgium | C16 (Mi1111) | 1958 | World's Fair, Brussels, UN Pavilion: WMO emblem | |
| Belize | 813a (Mi876) | One of strip of 3 (813 (a-c)), or three of MS9 (813d (3x (813 (a-c)))) | 1986 | Belize Weather Bureau: WMO emblem |
| Botswana | None | Postal card | 1994 | 11th session Regional Association WMO, Gaborone |
| Brunei | 345 (Mi335) | 1986 | Admission to international organizations: WMO emblem | |
| Brunei | 348a (Mi335-338) | MS4 (345-348 + label) | ||
| Burundi | 59 (Mi69) | 1963 | 1st anniv. admission to UN, 1962: WMO emblem | |
| Burundi | 61a (BL2) | Imperforate MS2 (like 60-61) | ||
| Costa Rica | C325 (Mi592) | 1961 | UN Day: WMO | |
| Fort Myers FL (U.S.) | Local | 1977 | 25th anniv. UN Postal Administration, 1951: WMO logo | |
| Greece | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | 40th anniv. WMO |
| Jamaica | 746 (Mi760) | 1991 | (11th Congress WMO:) National Meteorological Service: WMO emblem | |
| Jamaica | 747 (Mi761) | |||
| Japan | 635 (Mi667) | 1957 | Japan's admission to the UN: agency initials, including WMO | |
| Korea (North) | 3851 (Mi3875) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (3x 3851 + label) | 1996 | WMO emblem |
| Korea (South) | 772 (Mi784) | One of MS50 (780a (2x (756-780))), or 780a half-sheet (756-780) | 1971 | UN organizations: WMO |
| Liberia | 382 (Mi528) | 1958 | 10th anniv. Universal Human Rights, 1948: UN agency initials, emblems, including WMO | |
| Mali | 45 (Mi62) i45 | 1963 | Atmospheric studies: WMO emblem | |
| Mali | 46 (Mi63) | |||
| Mali | 47 (Mi64) | |||
| Mali | 45-47 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C25 (Mi219) | 1963 | Meteorological research: WMO emblem | |
| Mauritania | C25 proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Mauritius | 815 (Mi806) | 1995 | 50th anniv. UN, 1945: WMO | |
| Mozambique | 521 cover (Mi580 cover) | Cachet on cover | 1979 | WMO emblem |
| New Caledonia | 322 (Mi385) | 1962 | 3rd Regional Assembly WMO, Noumea | |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C150 (Mi624) | 1979 | WMO emblem, and FGGE (in French text, literal translation "First Worldwide Experiment on the Global Atmosphere") | |
| New Caledonia | C150 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Qatar | 327 (Mi524) | 1972 | UN Day: WMO: WMO emblem | |
| Salvador, El | 1195 (Mi1738) | 1989 | (40th anniv. WMO ?) | |
| Salvador, El | 1196 (Mi1739) | |||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local | 1978 | WMO | |
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Sweden | None | Cancel on cover | 1965 | 4th Session, WMO Commission on Climatology |
| South Africa | 815 (Mi830) | 1991 | 30th anniv. Antarctic Treaty, 1961: map with WMO block numbers | |
| Switzerland | None | Cachet on cover | 1947 | (12th) Conference IMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1 (Mi1) | 1956 | WMO | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O2 (Mi2) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O3 (Mi3) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O4 (Mi7) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O5 (Mi8) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O6 (Mi4) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O7 (Mi9) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O8 (Mi5) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O9 (Mi6) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc | Six stamps and cachet on FDC | 1956 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 folder | FDC-folder | 1957 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O4-8O5+8O7 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC | 1960 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1959 | 3rd Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1963 | 4th Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1967 | (5th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel on cover | 1970 | (5th Session, WMO Commission for Synoptic Meteorology) without WMO name or emblem |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1971 | (6th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10 (Mi10) | 1973 | WMO: WMO emblem | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O11 (Mi11) | |||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O12 (Mi12) | |||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10-8O13 fdc | Three of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1975 | (7th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1979 | (8th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1983 | (9th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1987 | (10th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1990 | 2nd World Climate Conference: WMO name and emblem |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet (different) on cover | 1990 | 2nd World Climate Conference: WMO name and emblem |
| Switzerland | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | 2nd World Climate Conference: without WMO name or emblem |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 1991 | (11th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cancel on cover | 1995 | (12th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | Cachet (return address) on cover | 2007 | WMO/OMM |
| United Nations | 49 (Mi55) | 1957 | WMO | |
| United Nations | 49 block | Block of 4 (4x 49) with WMO emblem on (lower) selvedge | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc3 | Block of 4 stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 (Mi56) | |||
| United Nations | 50 block | Block of 4 (4x 50) with WMO emblem on (upper) selvedge | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc3 | Block of 4 stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc1 | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc2 | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | None | Essay | 1957 | WMO |
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Meter on cover | 1960 | 10th anniv. WMO |
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Cancel on cover | 1967 | (5th) Congress WMO |
| Vanuatu | 565 (Mi889) | 1992 | 10th anniv. membership in WMO, 1982 | |
| Vanuatu | 566 (Mi890) | |||
| Vanuatu | 567 (Mi891) | |||
| Vanuatu | 568 (Mi892) | |||
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
| Viet Nam | 2338 (Mi?) | 1992 | WMO emblem; also quasi-IDNDR | |
| Viet Nam | 2339 (Mi?) | |||
| Viet Nam | 2338-2339 fdc | Two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Yugoslavia | None | Cachet on cover | 1965 | 20 March 1950: date on which the Convention of the WMO came into effect |
*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.
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