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Below is a checklist of amateur (ham) 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.

See also Krenkel, Ernst (1903 - 1971) in the Contributors to Meteorology pages for additional items. Only items which note Krenkel as an amateur radio operator via his call sign RAEM2 are included below.


CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Amateur (ham) radio
Argentina1287 (Mi1496)1980amateur radio operator: antenna, waves, LU-prefix1
ArgentinaB157 (Mi2110)1991LUSat-1 / OSCAR-19
Ascension303 (Mi308)1982Scouting Year: (amateur) radio operators
Ascension304a (BL13)MS4 (301-304)
AustraliaNonePrinted stamp and cachet on stamped envelope, also back198575th anniv. Amateur Radio, The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), 1910
Bolivia638 (Mi952)1979(Amateur) Radio Club of Bolivia (RCB): emblem, map
Bolivia819 (Mi1136)199150th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Bolivia (RCB), 1941: emblem, tower, antenna
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslim Govt.)355 (Mi190)200050th anniv. Association of Radio Amateurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARABiH), 1950: key
Brazil1533 (Mi1625)1977amateur radio operator's day: waves
Bulgaria3207 (Mi3517)198660th anniv. home amateur radio operators, 1926: earth, headphones
Burkina Faso1027a (Mi1363)In (upper-right) margin of SS11995LUSat-1 / OSCAR-19
Chile631D (Mi1004)198260th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club de Chile (RCCH), 1922: emblem, tower
Colombia813 (Mi1245)197340th anniv. League of Colonbian Radio Amateurs (LCRA), 1933: emblem
ColombiaC735 (Mi1813)198350th anniv. League of Colombian Radio Amateurs (LCRA), 1933: dial, rainbow
Costa RicaC633 (Mi912)197516th Central American Radio Amateur Convention, May 02/04, San Jose
Costa RicaC634 (Mi913)
Costa RicaC635 (Mi914)
Croatia707 (Mi?)2008International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Conference, Region-1, Cavtat
Croatia707 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Czechoslovakia910 (Mi1129)195910th anniv. pioneer organization, 1949: (amateur) radio
Djibouti528 (Mi303)1981Association of Radio Amateurs of Djibouti (ARAD): key, emblem
Dominican Republic773 (Mi1140)197650th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club Dominicano (RCD), 1926: radio, symbols
Dominican RepublicC246 (Mi1141)
Dominican RepublicC286 (Mi1215)1979first expedition radio amateurs, Beata Island
Dominican RepublicC320 (Mi1281)1980radio amateurs, Catalina Island
Ecuador1471 (Mi2403)199875th anniv. Guayaquil Radio Club (GRC), 1923: earth, emblem
French Southern and Antarctic TerritoriesC124 (Mi300)1993amateur radio
French Southern and Antarctic Territories288 (Mi456)2001amateur radio link between Space Station, Mir, and Crozet Island
French Southern and Antarctic Territories288 proofColor proof
Germany (West)1295 (Mi1015)1979World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC), Geneva: hand, dial (amateur)
Germany (East)1391 (Mi1776)1972Society of Sport and Technology: amateur radio transmitter, key, tape
Guyana3502a (Mi6958)From MS6 (3502 (a-f))2000WSE2000: Millennium: Small is beautiful: Amsat-3C / OSCAR-13
Guyana3502f (Mi6963)WSE2000: Millennium: Small is beautiful: Arsene / OSCAR-24
Indonesia1477 (Mi1397)19918th Regional Conference, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Bandung
Israel964+tab (Mi1063+tab)Stamp and tab1987amateur radio operators
IsraelNoneSC2 (1160+1162)1993Technion: Gurwin-1a / TechSat-1a [failed]
Japan1312 (Mi1336)197750th anniv. Japan amateur radio, 1927: speaker, waves, key
Jordan1156 (Mi1228)1983Royal Jordan Radio Amateurs Society (RJARS): King Hussein, JY1
Jordan1157 (Mi1229)
Jordan1158 (Mi1230)
Jordan1159 (Mi1231)
Jordan1160 (Mi1332)
Korea (North)3267 (Mi3485)1993350th anniv. birth I. Newton, 1643; telescope, RS/Radio
Korea (North)3265-3269 proofsDeluxe proofs
Korea (North)3265a (BL?)In (upper-left) margin of MS3 (3265-3266+3269)
Korea (North)3265b (BL?)On one stamp and in (upper-left) margin of MS3 (3265+3267-3268)
Korea (South)NonePostal card199540th anniv. amateur radio (Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL)), 1945
Korea (South)1976f (Mi?)One of MS6 (1976 (a-f)) (BL683)2000Millennium: Uribyol / Kitsat-1 / OSCAR-23, rocket
Korea (South)2073A+label (Mi2227+label)Personalized label to accompany stamp2002Korean Ladies Amateur Radio Club (KLARC), World Wide Young Ladies (WWYL) meeting, Seoul, 2004
Korea (South)2291 (Mi?)200814th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championship
Liberia1061 (Mi1384)198725th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc. (LRAA), 1962
Liberia1062 (Mi1375)
Liberia1063 (Mi1376)
Liberia1064 (Mi1377)
Luxembourg767 (Mi1173)198750th anniv. Radio (Amateurs) of Luxembourg (RL), 1937: emblem
LuxembourgUnknown (Mi?)201275th anniversary Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL), 1937: emblem
New CaledoniaC211 (Mi797)198725th anniv. Amateur Radio Association of New Caledonia (ARANC), 1962: emblem
Nicaragua1296 (Mi2447)1983Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress (FRACAP): communication
Nicaragua1297 (Mi2448)Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress (FRACAP): tower, view
Norfolk Island501 (Mi499)1991amateur (ham) radio: island map
Norfolk Island501aBooklet of 10 (10x 501)
Norfolk Island502 (Mi500)amateur (ham) radio: world map
Norfolk Island503 (Mi501)amateur (ham) radio: regional location
Oman306 (Mi316)198715th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS), 1972: emblem, radios, operators
Oman397 (Mi430)199725th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS), 1972: emblem, earth, OSCAR-10
Oman397 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Pabay Island (Scotland)Local?amateur radio
Peru860 (Mi1303)198555th anniv. Radio Club of Peru (RCP), 1930: emblem, OSCAR-8, terminal
Pitcairn Islands453 (Mi483)1996amateur radio: call signs of members in Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Association (PIARA)
Pitcairn Islands454 (Mi484)amateur radio: VR6IM calling for medical assistance
Pitcairn Islands455 (Mi485)amateur radio: operator receiving transmission, physician standing by
Pitcairn Islands456 (Mi486)amateur radio: Andrew Young, VR6AY, Pitcairn's first operator, 1938
Poland993 (Mi1246)1961Conference Communications Ministers Communist Countries: PZK3 emblem
Poland993a (BL24)MS3 (991-993)
Poland993a fdcMS3 on FDC
PolandNonePostal card197040th anniv. amateur radio (PZK3), 1930
Poland2088 (Mi2368)1975International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Conference, Warsaw: emblem, globe
PolandNonePostal card198050th anniv. amateur radio (PZK3 emblem), 1930
QatarUnknown (Mi?)2010Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) emblem, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) emblem
Russia (USSR)4084 (Mi4123)197370th anniv. birth E.T. Krenkel (RAEM2, radio amateur), 1903, polar exploration, station, ship
Russia (USSR)4084a (BL?)Imperforate SS1
Russia (USSR)4084 maxiStamp and cancel and cachet on maxicard70th anniv. birth
Russia (USSR)4733 (Mi4820)1979RS/Radio-1, RS/Radio-2, hams emblem
Russia (USSR)NonePostal card1979amateur radio (U0K) reaching the North Pole
Russia (USSR)4917 (Mi5048)198130th all-union amateur radio designers exhibition: RS/Radio, operator
Russia6799 (Mi1127)2003(100th anniv. birth) E.T. Krenkel (RAEM2, radio amateur), polar explorer
San Marino1051 (Mi1280)1983World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator
San Marino1540 (Mi2030)2002International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region-1 Conference: San Marino Amateur Radio Assoc. (ARRSM)
San Marino1541 (Mi2031)
San Marino1540-1541 fdcTwo stamps and cancel on FDC
SloveniaNone? on stamped envelope199740th anniv. Radio Klub Cerkno (ZRS?), 1957
Slovenia419 (Mi306)2000amateur radio: earth, man, radio, waves
Solomon Islands512 (Mi519)1983World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator
SomaliaUnknown ss (BL?)In (left) margin of SS12002Asian aerospace technology: MOS-1a/1b; Proba, Uribyol / Kitsat / OSCAR
Spain2989 (Mi3460)199950th anniv. Union of Radio (Amateurs) of Spain (URE), 1949: antenna, emblem, microphone
Sri Lanka655 (Mi603)198355th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL), 1928: emblem
Switzerland679 (Mi1163)197950th anniv. Union of Swiss Shortwave (Radio) Amateurs (USKA), 1929: key, OSCAR-7
Switzerland679 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
United States1260 (Mi875)196450th anniv. American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 1914: (amateur) radio waves, dial
United States1260 fdc1Stamp and (Artcraft) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc2Stamp and (ArtCraft and other printed) cachets on FDC
United States1260 fdc3Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc4Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc5Stamp and (Sarzin metallic) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc6Stamp and (House of Farnam) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc7Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc8Stamp and (Fluegel) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc9Stamp and (Stephen Anderson) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc10Stamp and (Ken Boll Cachet Craft) cachet on FDC
United States1260 fdc11Stamp and (C.G.Junior) cachet on FDC
Uruguay1157 (Mi1692)198450th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Uruguay (RCU), 1933
Uruguay1157 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Venezuela1323 (Mi2281)198450th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Venezuela (RCV), 1934: waves
Yugoslavia809 (Mi1157)
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196620th anniv. Radio Amateurs of Yugoslav (RAJ?) Congress, 1946: emblem, unknown satellite

1LU is the internationally-assigned amateur radio call sign prefix for Argentina
2RAEM = 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."
3PZK = Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców (PZK) (Polish Amateur Radio Union)


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