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Amateur (Ham) Radio
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Below is a checklist of amateur (ham) radio and shortwave radio 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 author using the e-mail address at the bottom of this page.
See also the amateur (ham) radio satellites page.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amateur (Ham) Radio | ||||
| Argentina | 1287 (Mi1496) | 1980 | amateur radio operator: antenna, waves, LU-prefix | |
| Argentina | B157 (Mi2110) | 1991 | LUSat-1/OSCAR-191 | |
| Ascension | 303 (Mi?) | 1982 | Scouting Year: (amateur) radio operators | |
| Ascension | 304a (BL?) | MS4 (301-304) | ||
| Australia | None | Stamped envelope, also back | 1985 | 75th anniv. Amateur Radio, The Wireless Institute of Australia, 1910 |
| Bolivia | 638 (Mi?) | 1979 | (Amateur) Radio Club of Bolivia (RCB): emblem, map | |
| Bolivia | 819 (Mi?) | 1991 | 50th anniv. Bolivian (Amateur) Radio Club, 1941: emblem, tower, antenna | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 355 (Mi?) | 2000 | 50th anniv. Amateur Radio In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1950: key | |
| Brazil | 1533 (Mi?) | 1977 | amateur radio operator's day: waves | |
| Bulgaria | 3207 (Mi3517) | 1986 | 60th anniv. home amateur radio operators, 1926: earth, headphones | |
| Burkina Faso | 1027 (Mi1363) | 1995 | Formula 1: Lusat-1/OSCAR-191 | |
| Chile | 631D (Mi?) | 1982 | 60th anniv. Chile (Amateur) Radio Club, 1922: emblem, tower | |
| Colombia | 813 (Mi?) | 1973 | 40th anniv. Radio Amateur League, 1933: emblem | |
| Colombia | C735 (Mi1813) | 1983 | 50th anniv. Radio Amateur League, 1933: dial, rainbow | |
| Costa Rica | C633 (Mi?) | 1975 | 16th Central American Radio Amateur Convention, May 02/04, San Jose | |
| Costa Rica | C634 (Mi?) | |||
| Costa Rica | C635 (Mi?) | |||
| Croatia | Unknown (new issue) | 2008 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Conf., Region-1, Cavtat | |
| Croatia | Unknown fdc (new issue) | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 910 (Mi?) | 1959 | 10th anniv. pioneer organization, 1949: (amateur) radio | |
| Djibouti | 528 (Mi?) | 1981 | Radio Amateurs Club: key, emblem | |
| Dominican Republic | 773 (Mi?) | 1976 | 50th anniv. Dominican (Amateur) Radio Club, 1926: radio, symbols | |
| Dominican Republic | C246 (Mi?) | |||
| Dominican Republic | C286 (Mi?) | 1979 | first expedition radio amateurs, Beata Island | |
| Dominican Republic | C320 (Mi?) | 1980 | radio amateurs, Catalina Island | |
| Ecuador | 1471 (Mi2403) | 1998 | 75th anniv. Guayaquil Radio Club, 1923: earth, emblem | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C124 (Mi?) | 1993 | amateur radio | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 288 (Mi?) | 2001 | amateur radio link between Space Station, Mir, and Crozet Island | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 288 proof | Color proof | ||
| Germany (West) | 1295 (Mi1015) | 1979 | World Admin. Radio Conference (WARC), Geneva: hand, dial (amateur) | |
| Germany (East) | 1391 (Mi?) | 1972 | Society Sport and Technology: amateur radio transmitter, key, tape | |
| Guyana | 3502a (Mi?) | From MS6 (3502 (a-f)) | 2000 | WSE2000: Millennium: Small is beautiful: Amsat-3C/OSCAR-131 |
| Guyana | 3502f (Mi?) | WSE2000: Millennium: Small is beautiful: Arsene/OSCAR-241 | ||
| Indonesia | 1477 (Mi?) | 1991 | 8th Regional Conf., International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Bandung | |
| Israel | 964 (Mi?) | Stamps + selvedge | 1987 | amateur radio operators |
| Israel | None | SC2 (1160+1162) | 1993 | Technion: Gurwin-1a/Techsat-1a [failed] |
| Japan | 1312 (Mi?) | 1977 | 50th anniv. Japan amateur radio, 1927: speaker, waves, key | |
| Jordan | 1156 (Mi?) | 1983 | Royal Jordan Radio Amateurs Society | |
| Jordan | 1157 (Mi?) | |||
| Jordan | 1158 (Mi?) | |||
| Jordan | 1159 (Mi?) | |||
| Jordan | 1160 (Mi?) | |||
| Korea (North) | 3267 (Mi?) | 1993 | 350th anniv. birth I. Newton, 1643: I. Newton, telescope, RS/Radio2 | |
| Korea (North) | 3265-3269 proofs | Deluxe proofs | ||
| Korea (North) | 3265a (Mi?) | In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (3265-3266+3269) | ||
| Korea (North) | 3265b (Mi?) | On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS3 (3265+3267-3268) | ||
| Korea (South) | None | Postal card | 1995 | 40th anniv. amateur radio (KARL), 1945 |
| Korea (South) | 1976f (Mi?) | One of MS6 (1976 (a-f)) | 2000 | Millennium: Uribyol/Kitsat-1/OSCAR-231, rocket |
| Liberia | 1061 (Mi?) | 1987 | 25th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc., 1962: emblem | |
| Liberia | 1062 (Mi?) | 25th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc., 1962: village | ||
| Liberia | 1063 (Mi?) | 25th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc., 1962: on-the-air certificate | ||
| Liberia | 1064 (Mi?) | 25th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc., 1962: globe, flags | ||
| Luxembourg | 767 (Mi?) | 1987 | 50th anniv. national home amateur radio operators network, 1937: emblem | |
| New Caledonia | C211 (Mi?) | 1987 | 25th anniv. National Association Amateur Radio, 1962: emblem | |
| Nicaragua | 1296 (Mi?) | 1983 | Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress: communication | |
| Nicaragua | 1297 (Mi?) | Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress: tower, view | ||
| Norfolk Island | 501 (Mi499) | 1991 | amateur (ham) radio: island map | |
| Norfolk Island | 501a | Booklet of 10 (10x 501) | ||
| Norfolk Island | 502 (Mi500) | amateur (ham) radio: world map | ||
| Norfolk Island | 503 (Mi501) | amateur (ham) radio: regional location | ||
| Oman | 306 (Mi316) | 1987 | 15th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Soc., 1972: emblem, radios, operators | |
| Oman | 397 (Mi430) | 1997 | 25th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Soc., 1972: emblem, earth, OSCAR-101 | |
| Oman | 397 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Pabay Island (Scotland) | Local | ? | amateur radio | |
| Peru | 860 (Mi1303) | 1985 | 55th anniv. National (Amateur) Radio Soc., 1930: emblem, OSCAR-81, terminal | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 453 (Mi483) | 1996 | amateur radio: call signs of members in Amateur Radio Operators Club, 1996 | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 454 (Mi484) | amateur radio: VR6IM calling for medical assistance | ||
| Pitcairn Islands | 455 (Mi485) | amateur radio: operator receiving transmission, physician standing by | ||
| Pitcairn Islands | 456 (Mi486) | amateur radio: Andrew Young, VR6AY, Pitcairn's first operator, 1938 | ||
| Poland | 993 (Mi1246) | 1961 | Conf. Commun. Ministers Communist Countries: Polish Amateur Radio Soc. emblem | |
| Poland | 993a (BL24) | MS3 (991-993) | ||
| Poland | 993a fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1970 | 40th anniv. amateur radio (PZK4), 1930 |
| Poland | 2088 (Mi2368) | 1975 | International Amateur Radio Union Conference, Warsaw: emblem, globe | |
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1980 | 50th anniv. amateur radio (PZK4), 1930 |
| Russia (USSR) | 4084 (Mi?) | 1973 | 70th anniv. birth E.T. Krenkel, 1903, polar exploration, station, ship (RAEM3, radio amateur) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4084a | Imperforate SS1 overprinted new value | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 4733 (Mi4820) | 1979 | RS/Radio-1, RS/Radio-22, hams emblem | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1979 | amateur radio (U0K) reaching the North Pole |
| Russia (USSR) | 4801 (Mi?) | 1979 | research ship, E.T. Krenkel (radio amateur) | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4917 (Mi5048) | 1981 | 30th all-union amateur radio designers exhibition: RS/Radio2, operator | |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1983 | (80th anniv. birth) E.T. Krenkel (radio amateur) |
| Russia (USSR) | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 1989 | E.T. Krenkel (radio amateur) hydrometeor. station |
| Russia | 6799 (Mi1127) | 2003 | (100th anniv. birth) E.T. Krenkel, polar explorer (RAEM3, radio amateur) | |
| Russia | None | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2007 | 70th anniv. Russia's first drifting ice station NP-1: E.T. Krenkel (radio amateur) is one of four under the flag |
| Russia | None | Stamp and cancel on postcard | 2007 | 70th anniv. Russia's first drifting ice station NP-1: E.T. Krenkel (radio amateur) is one of four under the flag |
| San Marino | 1051 (Mi1280) | 1983 | World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator | |
| San Marino | 1540 (Mi2030) | 2002 | IARU Region-1 Conf.: San Marino Amateur Radio Assoc. (ARRSM) | |
| San Marino | 1541 (Mi2031) | |||
| San Marino | 1540-1541 fdc | Two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Slovenia | None | Stamped envelope | 1997 | 40th anniv. Radio Klub Cerkno, 1957 |
| Slovenia | 419 (Mi306) | 2000 | amateur radio: earth, man, radio, waves | |
| Solomon Islands | 512 (Mi519) | 1983 | World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator | |
| Somalia | None | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2002 | Asian aerospace technol.: MOS-1a/1b; Proba, Uribyol/Kitsat/OSCAR1 |
| Spain | 2989 (Mi3460) | 1999 | 50th anniv. Spanish Amateur Radio Union, 1949: antenna, emblem, microphone | |
| Sri Lanka | 655 (Mi603) | 1983 | 55th anniv. Amateur Radio Society, 1928: emblem | |
| Switzerland | 679 (Mi1163) | 1979 | 50th anniv. Union of Swiss Radio Amateurs, 1929: key, OSCAR-71 | |
| Switzerland | 679 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1260 (Mi875) | 1964 | 50th anniv. American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 1914: (amateur) radio waves, dial | |
| United States | 1260 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1260 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| United States | 1260 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| Uruguay | 1157 (Mi1692) | 1984 | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club Uruguay (1983), 1933 | |
| Uruguay | 1157 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Venezuela | 1323 (Mi2281) | 1983 | 50th anniv. Venezuela (Amateur) Radio Club, 1933: waves | |
| Yugoslavia | 809 (Mi1157) i809 | 1966 | 20th anniv. Union of Yugoslav Radio Amateurs; Congress, 1946: emblem, unknown satellite | |
| Shortwave Radio | ||||
| Bhutan | 53 (Mi69) | 1966 | Shortwave radio | |
| Canada | 541 (Mi482) | 1971 | Radio Canada International, "Speaking to the world" | |
| Italy | 538 (Mi796) | 1950 | International Shortwave Radio Conference, Florence | |
| Italy | 539 (Mi797) | |||
| Netherlands | None | Cinderella | 1973 | World DX Friendship Year, Radio Nederland, and "73" greeting |
| Senegal | 499 (Mi690) | 1978 | Shortwave radio stations in Senegal | |
| Trieste (A-zone) | 77 (Mi107) | 1950 | International Shortwave Radio Conference, Florence | |
| Trieste (A-zone) | 78 (Mi108) | |||
| United States | 1329 (Mi927) | 1967 | 25th anniv. U.S. Information Agency (USIA), 1942: Voice of America (VOA), tower, waves | |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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.
1OSCAR = Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
2RS = Radio Sputnik
3RAEM = According to E.T. Krenkel: "RAEM was the callsign of s/s Chelyuskin, crushed by the ice in the Arctic Sea in 1934. I was there the Chief Radio Operator. Since then, RAEM is my personal callsign."
4PZK = Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców (PZK) (Polish Amateur Radio Union)
