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Below are checklists of barometers, atmospheric pressure, and pressure units on 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.
See also the following topics on the Weather Maps page:
See also the following Contributors to Meteorology whose names were used for pressure units:
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| Barometers (and barographs) |
| Atmospheric pressure and pressure units (no barometers depicted) |
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Barometers (and barographs) | ||||
| Algeria | 351 (Mi451) i351 | Imperforate | 1966 | Aneroid barometer |
| Algeria | 351 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Algeria | 351 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Algeria | 351 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc (Mi395 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Barograph |
| Australia | 431-432 fdc1 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc2 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc3 | Cachet (same) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc4 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 432 fdc (Mi396 fdc) | Cachet (same color as second) on FDC | ||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L58 (Mi62) | 1984 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L57-L58_cover | One of two stamps on cover | 1998 | Aneroid barometer |
| Belgium | None | Cachet on commericial cover | 1934 | "manometers" (in text) |
| Brazil | 936 fdc (Mi1013 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1962 | Barograph |
| Brazil | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1964 | Barograph |
| Canada | 479 fdc1 (Mi420 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC, also detail | 1968 | Aneroid barometer |
| Canada | 479 fdc2 (Mi420 fdc2) | Cachet (different) on FDC | Aneroid barometer | |
| Canada | 479 fdc3 (Mi420 fdc3) | Cachet (different) on FDC | Aneroid barometer | |
| Canada | 479 fdc4 (Mi420 fdc4) | Cachet (different) on FDC | Barometer (in text) | |
| Canada | 1287 fdc (Mi1196 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1990 | Barograph in open instrument shelter |
| Chad | 100 (Mi115) i100 | CDT with Congo 111 and Gabon 170 Imperforate | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Chad | 100 proof | Die proof | ||
| Chad | 100 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 (Mi42) i111 | CDT with Chad 100 and Gabon 170 Imperforate | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Congo (Republic) | 111 ds | Deluxe sheet (111) | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 proofs | Color proofs | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Denmark | 489 fdc1 (Mi521 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC | 1972 | Aneroid barometer |
| Denmark | 489 fdc2 (Mi521 fdc2) | Cachet (different) on FDC | Early barograph in use since 1870 | |
| France | None | Cachet (return address) on commercial cover | 1953 | "Baromètre" (in text) |
| France | None | Postcard | 1958 | Qualitative barometer |
| France | None | Meter | 1965 | "manomètres" (in text) |
| France | None | Meter | 1967 | "manomètres" (in text) |
| France | None | Meter | 1978 | "manomètres" (in text) |
| France | 3317-3326 bk-cover (Mi4247-4256 bk-cover) | Booklet cover | 2007 | (possible) aneroid barometer |
| Gabon | 170 (Mi196) i170 | CDT with Chad 100 and Congo 111 Imperforate | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Gabon | 170 proof1 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Gabon | 170 proof2 | Die proof (green) | ||
| Gabon | 170 proof3 | Die proof (black) | ||
| Gabon | 170 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 170 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 170 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Meter on commercial cover | 1949 | "manometer" (in text) |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter | 1966 | "manometer" (in text) |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter | 1972 | "manometer" (in text) |
| Germany (West) | None | Meter | 1980 | Manometer advertisement |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1981 | Barograph |
| Great Britain | 1963 (Mi1924) | 2001 | Portion of aneroid barometer | |
| Great Britain | 1963 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 | Four stamps on FDC | Aneroid barometer | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc5 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc6 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc7 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc8 | Four stamps and cancel on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc9 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc10 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc11 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc12 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc13 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc14 | Four stamps on FDC (different cancel), also insert, also insert2 | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc15 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc16 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc17 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc18 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc19 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc20 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc21 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc22 | Four stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc23 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc24 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc25 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc26 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc27 | Four stamps on FDC (different), also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc28 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc29 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc30 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 pack | Presentation pack | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 card | Publicity card | ||
| Great Britain | 1964 (Mi1925) | Portion of aneroid barometer | ||
| Great Britain | 1964 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1965 (Mi1926) | |||
| Great Britain | 1965 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 (Mi1927) | |||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a (Mi1924-1925) | MS4 (1963-1966) | Aneroid barometer | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc1 | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc2 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc3 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc4 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc5 | MS4 on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc6 | MS4 and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc7 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc8 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc9 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc10 | MS4 on FDC (different), also insert | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc11 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc12 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc13 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc14 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a cover | MS4 on cover | 2002 | Aneroid barometer |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299 (Mi1330) | 2008 | Aneroid barometer (hPa or mb1, and mm Hg) | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299a (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of MS10 (10x 1299) | ||
| Hungary | 3490 (Mi4339) | 1995 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc (Mi292-293 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Aneroid barometer |
| Italy | 754 (Mi1020) | 1958 | Mercury barometer | |
| Italy | 754 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (North) | 2254 (Mi2309) | From MS6 (2254a (6x 2254)), also detail | 1982 | Tissandier reading aneroid barometer |
| Monaco | 1476 (Mi1696) | 1985 | Barograph | |
| Monaco | 1476 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Morocco | 103 (Mi532) | 1964 | Barograph trace | |
| Netherlands | B621 (Mi1290) | 1986 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Netherlands | B621 card | FD card | ||
| Netherlands | B621 maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| Netherlands | B621 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Netherlands | B621 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Netherlands | B621 maxi4 | Maxicard (different) | ||
| Netherlands | B619-B622 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | B619-B622 sc1 | Souvenir card | ||
| Netherlands | B619-B622 sc2 | Souvenir card (different) | ||
| Netherlands | B619-B622 bk no.32 | Booklet (no.32) of 8 (2x (B619-B622)) | ||
| Netherlands | B619-B622 bk no.36 | Cover for booklet (no.36) | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 (Mi385) | 1962 | Barograph | |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet (322) | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | Barograph; also (probable) aneroid barometers (in cachet) | |
| Nigeria | 311-312 essay | Essay (18k) | 1973 | Barograph |
| Norway | 355-357 fdc (Mi411-413 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1957 | Graduated manometer (on right side of globe) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2165 (Mi2194) | 1959 | (possible) small barometer | |
| San Marino | 1043 (Mi1273) | 1983 | Mercury barometer | |
| Tunisia | 441 (Mi633) | 1964 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Tunisia | 441 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Tunisia | 621 (Mi825) | 1973 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Uganda | 1200 (BL207) | On stamp of SS1 | 1994 | Barograph |
| United Arab Emirates | 668 (Mi643) | 2000 | Two aneroid barometers (complete and partial) | |
| United Arab Emirates | 669 (Mi644) | Aneroid barometer (partial) | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 668-669 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | Multiple aneroid barometers | |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1861 | Portable barometer |
| United States | None | Postcard | 1907 | Mule barometer |
| United States | None | Advertising card back | 1974 | "barometers" (in text) |
| United States | 2032 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1983 | Jeffries and mercury barometer |
| Upper Volta | 107 fdc (Mi116 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1963 | Aneroid barometer |
| Upper Volta | C21 (Mi161) | 1965 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Upper Volta | C21 ds | Deluxe sheet (C21) | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 proof | Die proof | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 imperf-pair | Imperforate pair | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 fdc | FDC | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 235 (Mi312) | 1964 | Barograph | |
| Vietnam (South) | 236 (Mi313) | |||
| Vietnam (South) | 237 (Mi314) | |||
| Vietnam (South) | 238 (Mi315) | |||
| Vietnam (South) | 238 ds | Deluxe sheet (238) | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 235-238 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc1 (Mi525 fdc1) | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Manometer, barograph |
| Vietnam (South) | 447 fdc2 (Mi525 fdc2) | Cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Vietnam (South) | 447 folder | Cachet on FDC folder | ||
| Yugoslavia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1965 | Simple barometer or weather glass |
| Atmospheric pressure and pressure units (no barometers depicted) | ||||
| Great Britain | None | Cachet on cover | 2005 | Lowest pressure (902 mb or hPa)1 |
| Grenada | 1537 (Mi1689) | 1987 | Boyle's Law: pressure and volume | |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc (Mi292-293 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | High pressure (1032 mb or hPa)1 |
| Italy | 714 (Mi972) | 1956 | "pressione" (in text) | |
| Italy | 714 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Italy | 714 card | FDOI card | ||
| Liberia | Mi2901 | One of MS17 (Mi2893-2909 + label) | 2000 | Study of barometric pressure |
| Netherlands | B652 (Mi1381) | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)), also detail | 1990 | Synoptic code message from DeBilt, Netherlands: pressure (979.6 hPa) and pressure tendency (falling, then rising 3.0 hPa in past 3 hours) |
| Netherlands | B652 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| United States | None | (Red printed) cachet on cover | 1950 | "pressure" (in text) |
| United States | 4524p (Mi?) | One of MS16 (4524 (a-p)) | 2011 | (tire, or compressed air) "pressure" (in text) |
1Pressure units in millibars (mb) and hectopascals (hPa) are equivalent in value, the first is old-metric and the second is SI (modern metric system).
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