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Below is a checklist of drought and desertification 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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| International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD)1 (2006) |
| World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) 4 (annually: 17 June) Summary by year of issue and WDCD ordinal number |
| Overprints, surcharges, semipostals, revenue/charity/fundraising items (except Sécheresse-Solidarité items, and Sahel-related items) |
| Sécheresse-Solidarité items3 |
| Sahel-related items5 |
| Conferences (directly or indirectly related to drought and desertification) |
| Specific mention of Programs/Missions/Agencies/Institutes (to fight, or be involved some way in, drought and desertification) |
| Maps related to drought and desertification |
| All other drought and desertification |
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD)1 (2006) | ||||
| Algeria | 1379 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Algeria | 1380 (Mi?) | |||
| Algeria | 1379-1380 fdc1 | Two stamps and cancel (Oran) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Algeria | 1379-1380 fdc2 | Two stamps and cancel (Jijel) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2390 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Argentina | 2391 (Mi?) | |||
| Argentina | 2390-2391 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2390-2391 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Bolivia | 1289 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Bolivia | 1290 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1291 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1292 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1289-1292 fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Stamp and cachet on stamped envelope | 2006 | |
| Ethiopia | 1708 (Mi1844) | 2006 | ||
| Ethiopia | 1709 (Mi1845) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1710 (Mi1846) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1711 (Mi1847) | |||
| Kazakhstan | 514 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Macedonia | 371 (Mi?) | From strip of 2 (371a (2x 371 + label)) | 2006 | |
| Mexico | 2523 (Mi3267) | 2006 | ||
| Mexico | 2523 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 2848 (Mi5039) | 2007 | ||
| Paraguay | 2848 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 2848 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Peru | 1533 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Peru | 1533 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 2820 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Portugal | 2821 (Mi?) | |||
| Portugal | 2820-2821 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Portugal | 2820-2821 folder | folder, cover/front only | ||
| Salvador (El) | 1653 (Mi2450) | From MS16, also half-MS16 | 2006 | |
| Spain | 3396 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Spain | 3396 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Spain | 3396 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Syria | 1602 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Turkey | 2998 (BL?) | MS4 | 2006 | |
| Turkey | 2998 fdc | MS4 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Uzbekistan | 499 (BL?) | MS4 (499 (a-d)) | 2006 | |
| Vatican City | 1334 (Mi?) | 2006 | ||
| Vatican City | 1335 (Mi?) | From MS10 (1335a 10x 1335)) | ||
| World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD)4 (annually: 17 June) | ||||
| Armenia | 698 (Mi?) | From MS10 (698a (10x 698)) | 2005 | (11th) WDCD |
| Brazil | 2592 (BL103) | SS1 | 1996 | (2nd) WDCD |
| Brazil | 2592 sc (BL?) | Souvenir card | ||
| Italy | 2401 (Mi?) | 2001 | (7th) WDCD | |
| Italy | 2401 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Kuwait | 1577 (Mi?) | 2003 | (9th) WDCD | |
| Kuwait | 1578 (Mi?) | |||
| Kuwait | 1579 (Mi?) | |||
| Kuwait | 1577-1579 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Morocco | 908 (Mi?) | 2001 | (7th) WDCD | |
| Morocco | 908 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 1047 (Mi?) | 2000 | (6th) WDCD | |
| Niger | 1048 (Mi?) | |||
| Niger | 1049 (Mi?) | |||
| Uruguay | None | Cancel on cover | 2001 | (7th) WDCD |
| Overprints, surcharges, semipostals, revenue/charity/fundraising items (except Sécheresse-Solidarité items, and Sahel-related items) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | for protection of Yellow River and nearby area in Qinghai province; parched and cracked ground (in drought); semipostal with 10c donation (in red at bottom left) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | for protection of Yellow River and nearby area in Qinghai province; parched and cracked ground (in drought); mention of desertification in text; semipostal with 10c donation (in red at bottom left) |
| Egypt | B50 (Mi1020) | 1986 | drought relief for Sudan | |
| India | None (Mi none) | Revenue stamp with (purple) overprint | ? | drought relief |
| Korea (South) | B15 (Mi878) | 1973 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); surtax for disasters | |
| Russia | B14 (Mi168) | 1921 | Volga famine relief (1921 drought contributed to the famine) | |
| Russia | B15 (Mi167) | |||
| Russia | B16 (Mi166) | |||
| Russia | B17 (Mi165) | |||
| Russia | B18 (Mi174) | 150 overprinted and surcharged in brown | 1922 | Volga famine relief (1921 drought contributed to the famine) |
| Russia | B18 black (Mi174a) | 150 overprinted and surcharged in black | ||
| Russia | B18a (Mi174aI) | 150 overprinted and surcharged in black | ||
| Russia | B18 var (Mi?) | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B19 (Mi174c) | 150 overprinted and surcharged in red | ||
| Russia | B19 var (Mi?) | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B20 (Mi174b) | 150 overprinted and surcharged in blue | ||
| Russia | B20 var (Mi?) | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B21 (Mi175) | 149 overprinted and surcharged in blue | ||
| Russia | B21 var (Mi?) | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B21 black (Mi175a) | 149 overprinted and surcharged in black | ||
| Russia | B22 (Mi175b) | 149 overprinted and surcharged in red | ||
| Russia | B22 var (Mi?) | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B23 (Mi175c) | 149 overprinted and surcharged in orange | ||
| Russia | Mi175aI | 149 mit und ohne Aufdruck zusammenhängend im Paar | ||
| Russia | Mi175DD b/c | Double overprint, red and orange | ||
| Tunisia | Unknown (Mi?) | Revenue stamp; 78 overprinted "Solidarité" | 1937 | for drought relief |
| Sécheresse-Solidarité items3 | ||||
| Cameroun | 568 (Mi741) | 556 surcharged and overprinted | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Central African Republic | 193 (Mi321) | 184 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Chad | 293 (Mi667) | 271 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 288 (Mi396) | 225 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Dahomey | 310 (Mi526) | 248 surcharged and overprinted | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Gabon | C143 (Mi513) | C116 surcharged and overprinted | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Ivory Coast | 360 (Mi434) i360 | Imperforate | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Ivory Coast | 360 ds | Deluxe sheet (360) | ||
| Malagasy | 499 (Mi695) | 480 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Mali | 204 (Mi396) | 166 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Mauritania | 303 (Mi462) | 258 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Mauritania | 332 (Mi513) | 247 overprinted and surcharged | 1975 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Mauritania | 333 (Mi514) | 248 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Niger | 282 (Mi394) | 255 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Rwanda | 534 (Mi604) | 298 overprinted in blue | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Rwanda | 535 (Mi605) | 299 overprinted in black | ||
| Rwanda | 536 (Mi606) | 300 overprinted in blue | ||
| Rwanda | 537 (Mi607) | 301 overprinted in green | ||
| Rwanda | 538 (Mi608) | 302 overprinted in green | ||
| Rwanda | 539 (Mi609) | 303 overprinted in brown | ||
| Rwanda | B1 (Mi610) | 305 overprinted in brown and surcharged in black | ||
| Rwanda | 538-539+B1 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Rwanda | 693 (Mi752) | 343 overprinted | 1975 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité 1975" |
| Rwanda | 694 (Mi753) | 344 overprinted | ||
| Rwanda | 695 (Mi754) | 345 overprinted | ||
| Rwanda | 696 (Mi755) | 346 overprinted | ||
| Rwanda | 697 (Mi756) | 347 overprinted | ||
| Rwanda | 698 (Mi757) | 348 overprinted | ||
| Rwanda | B2 (Mi758) | 349 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Rwanda | B3 (Mi759) | 350 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Senegal | 392 (Mi525) | 338 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Togo | 859 (Mi990) | 758 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Upper Volta | C165 (Mi458) | C148 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine et internationale" |
| Upper Volta | C165 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | C166 (Mi459) | C149 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Sahel-related items5 | ||||
| Burkina Faso | MiC975 | Upper Volta 635 overprinted | 1984 | against desertification; Aide au Sahel '84 |
| Cameroun | 647 (Mi893) i647 | Imperforate | 1978 | Opération Sahel vert |
| Cameroun | 647 ds | Deluxe sheet (647) | ||
| Cameroun | 648 (Mi894) i648 | Imperforate | ||
| Cameroun | 648 ds | Deluxe sheet (648) | ||
| Cape Verde | 442 (Mi?) | 1982 | Summit of the CILSS (Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel) | |
| Cape Verde | 442 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| France | 1984-1987 fdc (Mi? fdc) | FDC card | 1985 | SOS Sahel; Operation "Trees for Niger"; "fight against desertification" (in French text); See also Niger 711-713 fdc |
| France | 2145 card (Mi? card) | Cancel and cachet on card | 1989 | Solidarity with the Sahel (in time of drought) |
| Mali | 338 (Mi709) i338 | Imperforate | 1979 | Operation Green Sahel for desert reclamation |
| Mali | 339 (Mi710) i339 | Imperforate | ||
| Mali | 511 (Mi1033) | 366 overprinted and surcharged | 1984 | drought relief; Aide au Sahel '84 |
| Mauritania | 577 (Mi835) | 355 overprinted and surcharged | 1984 | drought relief "Aide au Sahel 84" |
| Mauritania | 577 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Niger | 368 (Mi541) | 1976 | Opération Sahel vert | |
| Niger | 369 (Mi542) | |||
| Niger | 370 (Mi543) | |||
| Niger | 405 (Mi585) | 1977 | Opération Sahel vert | |
| Niger | 668 (Mi915) | 584 overprinted | 1984 | drought relief; Aide au Sahel '84 |
| Niger | 669 (Mi916) | 585 overprinted | ||
| Niger | 711 (Mi959) | 1985 | protected trees in Niger; SOS Sahel and the fight against desertification through Operation "Trees for Niger" | |
| Niger | 712 (Mi960) | |||
| Niger | 713 (Mi961) | |||
| Niger | 711-713 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC, also back | "SOS Sahel; Opération 'Des arbres pour le Niger' "; see also France 1984-1987 fdc | |
| Senegal | 431 (Mi594) i431 | Imperforate | 1976 | Opération Sahel vert |
| Senegal | 431 ds | Deluxe sheet (431) | ||
| Senegal | 431 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Senegal | 624 (Mi835) | 612 overprinted | 1984 | drought relief; "Aide au Sahel 84" |
| Upper Volta | 538 (Mi793) i538 | Imperforate | 1980 | Operation Green Sahel; hand holding sand back |
| Upper Volta | 538 ds | Deluxe sheet (538) | ||
| Upper Volta | 539 (Mi794) i539 | Imperforate | Operation Green Sahel; hands holding seedlings | |
| Upper Volta | 539 ds | Deluxe sheet (539) | ||
| Conferences (directly or indirectly related to drought and desertification) | ||||
| Bahamas | 760 (Mi?) | 1992 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); starving child; International Conference on Nutrition | |
| Cuba | 4326 (Mi4537) | 2003 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); UNCCD-COP-6, Havana, Cuba | |
| Cuba | 4326 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | KM157 | 5 marks (? coin) | 1982 | 10th anniv. UN Conference on Human Environment |
| Iraq | 826 (Mi919) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Iraq | 827 (Mi920) | |||
| Korea (South) | 2371 (Mi2841) | From MS16 (2371a (16x 2371)) | 2011 | UNCCD-COP-10, Changwon, Gyeongam, South Korea |
| Korea (South) | 2371 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 2371 folder | FDC folder, with text | ||
| Mali | 306 (Mi646) i306 | Imperforate | 1978 | Hammamet Conference for Reclamation of the Desert; fight against desertification |
| Mali | 306 proof | Proof | ||
| Mexico | C543 (Mi?) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Pakistan | 435 (Mi438) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Pakistan | 435 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Pakistan | 435 folder | Folder | ||
| Senegal | 361 (Mi489) | 1972 | UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Senegal | 361 ds | Deluxe sheet (361) | ||
| Sudan | 311 (Mi356) | 1978 | desertification; UN Conference on Desertification, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Sudan | 312 (Mi347) | |||
| Sudan | 313 (Mi348) | |||
| Tajikistan | 330 (BL?) | MS2 (330 (a-b + label)); selvedge1; selvedge2 | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) (in right and lower margins); International Conference on Water Related Disaster Reduction, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Turkey | 2998a+2891 cover | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2008 | UN Desertification Conference, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turkey | 2998b+2891 cover | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2008 | UN Desertification Conference, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turkey | 3151d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (3151 (a-d)) | 2009 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) (in background); 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turkey | 3151 fdc | One of MS4 on FDC | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 660 (Mi?) | 2000 | International Conference on Desertification, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 65 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1977 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); UN Water Conference, Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 65 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 66 fdc | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 65-66 fdc1 | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 65-66 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Specific mention of Programs/Missions/Agencies/Institutes (to fight, or be involved some way in, drought and desertification) | ||||
| Cape Verde | 442 (Mi?) | 1982 | Summit of the CILSS (Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel) | |
| Cape Verde | 442 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | Lanzhou Desert Institute; prevent desertification |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | Command Centre for Flood Control and Drought Relief in Jiangsu Province |
| Ethiopia | 817 (Mi903) | 1977 | hands holding bowl and plane dropping food; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | |
| Ethiopia | 818 (Mi904) | makeshift digging tool; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 819 (Mi905) | infant with empty bowl; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 820 (Mi906) | symbolic drought over Ethiopian province of Ogaden in the Horn of Africa; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 821 (Mi907) | man among eggshells; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 817-821 fdc | Five stamps and cinderella and cachet on FDC | ||
| Ethiopia | 1413 (Mi1539) | 1995 | 10th anniv. IGADD (Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development) | |
| Ethiopia | 1414 (Mi?) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1415 (Mi?) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1416 (Mi?) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1413-1416 fdc | Four stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany | 1570 (Mi1404) | 1989 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); MISEREOR agency and "bread for the world" | |
| Germany | 1570 maxi | Stamp and cachet on maxicard | ||
| Monaco | 1955 (Mi?) | 1995 | FAO and desertification; parched and cracked ground (in drought) | |
| Monaco | 1955 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 2508 (Mi?) | From MS10 (2508a (10x 2508)) | 2008 | International cooperation in the fight against desertification |
| Morocco | 555 (Mi1033) | 1983 | experimental agricultural tilling to combat desertification (the Touiza Association has created programs to fight desertification in Algeria and the Maghreb) | |
| Niger | None | Cachet on cover | 1973 | "Trans-Saharan Drought Assistance Mission" (in text) |
| South Africa | 766 (Mi771) | 1989 | National Grazing Strategy: soil conservation and fighting desertification | |
| South Africa | 766 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| South Africa | 767 (Mi772) | |||
| South Africa | 767 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| South Africa | 768 (Mi773) | |||
| South Africa | 768 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| South Africa | 769 (Mi774) | |||
| South Africa | 769 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| South Africa | 766-769 fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 449 (Mi528) | 2005 | World Food Program aircraft dropping supplies to drought area | |
| Yugoslavia | 687 (Mi1032?) | 1963 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); UN FAO Freedom from Hunger campaign | |
| Maps related to drought and desertification | ||||
| Brazil | 2849 (BL119) | SS1 | 2002 | preservation of the Caatinga Nordestina (the semi-arid dryland of NE Brazil, threatened by desertification and loss of biodiversity) |
| Brazil | 2969 (Mi3424) | 2005 | San Francisco River irrigation project for part of the semi-arid Caatinga Nordestina region, which is susceptible to drought/desertification | |
| Ethiopia | 820 (Mi906) | 1977 | symbolic drought over Ethiopian province of Ogaden in the Horn of Africa | |
| Ethiopia | 1312 (Mi1394) | 1991 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); map of region in Africa affected by drought; IDNDR | |
| Ethiopia | 1416 (Mi?) | 1995 | Map of member countries of IGADD (Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development) | |
| Iraq | 826 (Mi919) | 1977 | Some areas susceptible to desertification (in and around north Africa) | |
| Iraq | 827 (Mi920) | |||
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label (Mi5921+label) | Stamp and label | 1989 | Stop desert encroachment (on stamp); poor land use can lead to desertification; regions at risk (on label) |
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label fdc | Stamp and label on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5747-5749+labels fdc | One of three stamps and labels on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 468 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1986 | "Africa in Crisis"; areas affected by drought |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 140 fdc (Mi137 fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1986 | "l'Afrique en Crise"; areas affected by drought |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 57 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1986 | "Afrika in Not"; areas affected by drought |
| All other drought and desertification | ||||
| Algeria | 853 (Mi?) | 1987 | Fight against desertification by afforestation | |
| Algeria | 855 (Mi?) | Fight against desertification with desertification barrier | ||
| Argentina | 2538a (Mi?) | From pair (2538 (a-b)) | 2009 | Effects of erosion by water (and its contribution to desertification) |
| Argentina | 2538b (Mi?) | Effects of erosion by wind (and its contribution to desertification) | ||
| Aruba | 347b (Mi?) | On one and in (right) margin of MS4 (347 (a-d)) | 2009 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Aruba | 347 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Australia | 954 (Mi?) | 1985 | "Conserve our soil" (including fight against desertification) | |
| Australia | 954 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Australia | 954-957 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Australia | 1267c (Mi1308) | One of strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) | 1992 | "Soil blows away" (in drought); "erosion control" is necessary |
| Australia | 1267c maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Australia | 1267e (Mi1310) | One of strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) (Mi1306-1310) | "Dune care" (to combat dune encroachment) | |
| Australia | 1267 fdc | Two of strip of 5 on FDC | (As above) | |
| Australia | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1993 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); other natural disasters; IDNDR |
| Australia? | None | Cinderella (poster stamp) | ? | Green Front Against the Desert - Men of the Trees |
| Australia | 2890-2893 bk ifc | Prestige booklet of 20 front cover inside | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Australia | 2890-2893 bk p4 | Prestige booklet of 20 page 4 | "extreme weather events, drought, flood and fires" (in text) | |
| Australia | 2893b | Booklet pane of 4 from prestige booklet of 20 page 5 (page 6 on reverse side is blank) | Droughts and water restrictions | |
| Australia | 2890-2893 bk p8 | Prestige booklet of 20 page 8 | climate change and exacerbated dry (i.e. drought) conditions in Australia | |
| Australia | 2890-2893 bk obc | Prestige booklet of 20 back cover outside | Cracked ground at Wivenhoe Dam due to drought (in a changing climate) | |
| Benin | 620 (Mi441) | 1986 | fight against desertification | |
| Benin | 620 ds | Deluxe sheet (620) | ||
| Benin | 620 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Benin | 620 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | Unknown (Mi?) | 2010 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); automobiles in flood; forest fire; "Unite to combat climate change" | |
| Cambodia | Unknown fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Cambodia | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) (in part of stamp and right margin); automobiles in flood; forest fire; "Unite to combat climate change" | |
| Cambodia | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Cape Verde | 428 (Mi437) | 1981 | fight against desertification | |
| Cape Verde | 429 (Mi438) | |||
| Cape Verde | 480 (Mi490) | 1984 | National Solidarity Campaign and the 1983 drought ("Seca de 1983") | |
| Cape Verde | 481 (Mi491) | |||
| Chile | 1178d (Mi?) | From MS4 (1178 (a-d)) | 1996 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2491 (Mi?) | 1994 | afforestation campaign to combat desertification | |
| China (People's Republic) | 2492 (Mi?) | |||
| China (People's Republic) | 2493 (Mi?) | |||
| China (People's Republic) | 2494 (Mi?) | |||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | desertification in Qinghai Province |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | anti-desertification project |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 1999 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); grassland degradation |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | prevent desertification |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | deforestation (leading to desertification) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | prevent desertification |
| China (People's Republic) | 3334 (Mi?) | 2004 | prevention and control of desertification | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 809 (Mi1135) | 1988 | fight against desertification | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 810 (Mi1136) | |||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 809-810 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Croatia | None | Cancel on WMD cover | 2002 | Suša (drought) |
| Djibouti | 639 (Mi511) | 1988 | campaign against thirst (related to drought) | |
| Djibouti | 639 ds | Deluxe sheet (639) | ||
| Djibouti | 639 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | 665 (Mi?) i665 | Imperforate | 1990 | campaign against thirst (related to drought) |
| Djibouti | 665 ds | Deluxe sheet (665) | ||
| Djibouti | 665 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | 740 (Mi?) | 1995 | campaign against thirst (related to drought) | |
| Djibouti | 740 ds | Deluxe sheet (740) | ||
| Egypt | 1974 (Mi?) | 2006 | "WED2: Desert and Desertification" | |
| Egypt | 1973-1974 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | Unknown (Mi?) | From strip of 3, or from MS12 (4x (strip of 3)) | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); International Year of Planet Earth |
| France | None | Meter | 1963 | wilting crop in drought under sun and healthy crop in rain |
| France | 3789 (Mi?) | From booklet pane of 12 (3793a (3782-3793)) | 2010 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| France | 3789 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| France | 3789 maxi | Stamp and cachet on maxicard | ||
| France | None | Postal card back, also front | 2010 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) contrasted with abundant water |
| Ghana | 1164 (Mi?) | 1989 | WED2: desertification | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc (Mi1924-1927 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Greece | 1992a (Mi?) | From pair (1992 (a-b)), perforated 14¼ x 13¾; or from MS16 (8x 1992 (a-b)) | 2001 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Greece | 1992 fdc | Pair of stamps on FDC | ||
| Greece | 1992d (Mi?) | From pair (1992c (1992 (d-e))), perforated 13¼ vertically | ||
| Greece | 1992f | Booklet pane (2x 1992c) from booklet with booklet cover | ||
| Greece | None | Postcard, also back | 2007 | Consequences of the planet's temperature rise during the coming decades include "extended periods of drought" (in Greek text) |
| Hungary | 2378 (Mi3073) | 1975 | plant wilting due to polluted soil or drought | |
| India | None | Letter card | 1997 | "deforestation today, drought tomorrow, famine the day after" |
| India | None | Postal wrapper for 100 letter cards | ||
| India | 1680 (Mi?) | 1998 | dead forest in drought contrasted with healthy forest | |
| India | None | Lettersheet | 20xx | "Each one plant a tree - make the country drought free" (in text) |
| India | None | Meghdoot postal card | ~2005 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Indonesia | 2088 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 2006 | "Don't desert drylands" |
| Indonesia | 2184a | From strip of 3 (2184 (a-c)), or four of MS12 (2184d (4x (2184 (a-c))) | 2009 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Indonesia | 2184b | |||
| Indonesia | 2184a-c fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 2185 (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Indonesia | 2185 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | 2239b (Mi?) | From vertical pair (2239 (a-b)), or from MS12 (2239c (6x 2239)) | 2010 | symbolic desertification |
| Indonesia | 2238-2239 fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | None | Cachet on cover | 2011 | Symbolic drought over Earth |
| Iraq | 1819 (Mi?) | 2011 | Iraqi Day to Control Desertification | |
| Iraq | 1820 (Mi?) | |||
| Iraq | 1819-1820 fdc (Mi?) | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Italy | 1463 (Mi?) | 1981 | Hydro-geological research; parched and cracked ground (in drought) contrasted with healthy vegetation | |
| Ivory Coast | 694 (Mi792) | 1983 | fight against drought | |
| Ivory Coast | 695 (Mi793) | |||
| Ivory Coast | 696 (Mi794) | From MS25 (696a (25x 696)) | ||
| Japan | 2934 (Mi?) | 2005 | Ono no Komachi (Japanese poetess, ca 825-900; legend has it that there was a severe and prolonged drought in which only her intercession was able to bring back the rain. See also Sierra Leone 2459.) | |
| Korea (North) | 3340 (Mi?) | One of strip of 4 (3340a (3337-3340)), or from MS8 (3340b (2x (3337-3340))) | 1994 | "Protection from drought damage" [through release of stored water] |
| Korea (South) | 657 (Mi?) | 1969 | Prevention of damage from droughts (and floods) | |
| Korea (South) | 657 essay | Un-adopted essay | ||
| Korea (South) | 658 (Mi?) | |||
| Korea (South) | 658 essay | Un-adopted essay | ||
| Korea (South) | 657-658 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 657-658 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Kosovo | Unknown (Mi?) | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); Earth Day | |
| Libya | 1654 (Mi?) | Strip of 3 (1654 (a-c)) | 2001 | anti-desertification project |
| Maldive Islands | 1832 (Mi?) | 1992 | drought area in contrast with waterfall | |
| Maldive Islands | 1832-1835 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Mali | C544 (Mi?) | 1989 | (Fighting desertification) for a greener Mali: improved cooking stoves (and afforestation) | |
| Mali | C545 (Mi?) | |||
| Mali | C546 (Mi?) | |||
| Mali | C547 (Mi?) | |||
| Mali | C544+C546 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mali | C545+C547 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Marshall Islands | 678 (BL24) | SS1 | 1998 | drought relief; "to help alleviate the unprecedented and devastating drought brought on by El Niño" |
| Mauritania | 587 (Mi845) i587 | Imperforate | 1985 | fight against drought |
| Mauritania | 587 ds | Deluxe sheet (587) | ||
| Mauritania | 588 (Mi846) i588 | Imperforate | ||
| Mauritania | 588 ds | Deluxe sheet (588) | ||
| Mauritania | 589 (Mi844) i589 | Imperforate | fight against desertification | |
| Mauritania | 589 ds | Deluxe sheet (589) | ||
| Mauritania | 589 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 590 (Mi842) i590 | Imperforate | ||
| Mauritania | 590 ds | Deluxe sheet (590) | ||
| Mauritania | 591 (Mi843) i591 | Imperforate | ||
| Mauritania | 591 ds | Deluxe sheet (591) | ||
| Mauritius | 417 (Mi409) | 1976 | "drought in Africa" | |
| Mauritius | 418 (Mi410) | |||
| Micronesia | 421b (Mi?) | From MS4 (421 (a-d)) | 2001 | parched and cracked ground due to desertification caused by deforestation |
| Monaco | 1963b (Mi?) | One of MS8 (1963 (a-h)) | 1995 | FAO and desertification; parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Mozambique | 946 (Mi1015) | 1985 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) | |
| New Caledonia | 492 (Mi723) | 1983 | drought contrasted with healthy conditions; "L'eau ressource vitale" | |
| New Caledonia | 492 ds | Deluxe sheet (492) | ||
| New Zealand | 2172 (Mi?) | From block of 6 (2172-2177) | 2008 | "Drought - Gisborne, 1998"; parched and cracked ground (in drought); also "drought" (in FDC text) |
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc1 | One of six stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| New Zealand | 2172-2177 fdc2 | One of six stamps on FDC (different, available only in a special limited edition album, below) | ||
| New Zealand | 2172-2177_album | Limited edition album, with page containing MS5 (2177a (2172-2177)) | ||
| Nicaragua | 1379 (Mi?) | 1984 | Desertification (before and after) | |
| Nicaragua | 1380 (Mi?) | |||
| Niger | 336 (Mi488) i336 | Imperforate | 1975 | fight against drought; starving family |
| Niger | 336 proof1 | Die proof, green | ||
| Niger | 336 proof2 | Die proof, magenta | ||
| Niger | 337 (Mi489) i337 | Imperforate | fight against drought; animal skeletons | |
| Niger | 337 proof | Die proof | ||
| Niger | 338 (Mi490) i338 | Imperforate | fight against drought; truck delivering food | |
| Niger | 338 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | 584 (Mi794) | 1982 | afforestation to combat desertification | |
| Niger | 585 (Mi795) | |||
| Niger | 737+label (Mi997+label) | Stamp and label | 1986 | Trucks of hope ("Camions de l'espoir") delivering food in drought |
| Niger | 738+label (Mi998+label) | Stamp and label | ||
| Niger | 746 (Mi?) | 1987 | (Fighting desertification) for a greener Mali: improved cooking stoves | |
| Niger | 747 (Mi?) | |||
| Niger | 790 (Mi1055) | 1988 | Construction of sandbreaks to slow desert encroachment | |
| Niger | 853 (Mi?) | 1993 | fight against desertification | |
| Niger | 854 (Mi?) | |||
| Nigeria | 415 (Mi?) | 1982 | afforestation to combat desertification | |
| Norway | 1570 (BL37) | MS2 | 2009 | "Global warming … sucks moisture out of soil, leading to increasing desertification"; PPRG |
| Oman | 419 (Mi?) | 1980 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) contrasted with raindrop | |
| Panama | None | Lotto ticket | 1992 | Sequía (drought) |
| Peru | 1423 (Mi1938) | 2004 | "impacts of the climatic anomalies associated [with] El Niño" … droughts … can have a much bigger duration" (in folder text) | |
| Peru | 1423 folder | FDC folder, also inside, and back | ||
| Peru | 1434 (Mi?) | 2004 | Desertification (green tree to dead tree); drought (at upper right) | |
| Peru | 1786 (Mi?) | 2011 | desertification | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5967 (Mi6171) | 1991 | Aral Sea desertification | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5965-5967 fdc | One of three stamps and cachet on FDC | Aral Sea desertification (in one stamp and in lower stamp drawn in cachet) | |
| Rwanda | 1112-1121 (Mi1224-1233) | Set of 10 stamps | 1982 | Fight against erosion (one element of the fight against desertification) |
| Sierra Leone | 2459 (BL?) | SS1 | 2001 | (Ono no) Komachi Praying for Rain; (This Japanese woodblock painting recalls a time when the country was suffering from a severe and prolonged drought, in which only Komachi's intercession was able to bring back the rain. See also Japan 2934.) |
| Spain | None | Cancel on cover | 1989 | "Don't bring the desert home from Africa" (implicit reference to fighting desertification) |
| Spain | None | Lotto ticket | 1991 | parched and cracked ground (in drought); desertification and intensive cultivation of crops |
| Spain | None | Lotto ticket (different) | desertification and road construction | |
| Spain | None | Lotto ticket (different) | desertification and unsuitable crops and agricultural procedures | |
| Spain | None | Lotto ticket (different) | desertification and indiscriminate grazing of cattle | |
| Tanzania | 2477d (Mi?) | One of MS6 (2477 (a-f)) | 2007 | "Traditional soil and moisture conservation" (part of the fight against land degradation and desertification) |
| Thailand | 1669-1673 fdc | FDC back, also detail on back, also front | 1996 | "The Royal Rain-making Project to counter drought problems" (in text) |
| Togo | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | "La Désertification en Afrique" |
| Togo | Unknown ss (Mi?) | SS1 | ||
| Transkei | 155 (Mi163) | 1985 | Save the soil (one element in preventing desertification) | |
| Transkei | 156 (Mi164) | |||
| Transkei | 157 (Mi165) | |||
| Transkei | 158 (Mi166) | |||
| Transkei | 155-158 fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | None | Cancel on cover | 1969 | "Forest fires cause drought" |
| Tunisia | 1082 (Mi?) | 1995 | campaign against desertification | |
| Turkey | B224 (Mi2829) | 1988 | Symbolic fight against drought and desertification | |
| Turkey | B224-B225 fdc (Mi2829-2830 fdc) | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Turkey | 2668 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1991 | Erosion (can become more serious under conditions of drought and desertification) |
| Turkey | 3122c (BL67) | From MS4 (3122 (a-d)) | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| Turkey | 3122d (Mi?) | |||
| Turkey | 3122 fdc | Two of MS4 on FDC | ||
| Tuvalu | 1035 (BL6?) | SS1 | 2007 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a fdc1 | One of 3 strips of 4 on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | 1993 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a fdc2 | One of 3 strips of 4 and cachet on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | ||
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a folder | One of 3 strips of 4 on FDC folder, also folder cover | ||
| United Nations | 939a (BL?) | MS10 (10x 939 + 10 labels), label 3 and label 8 | 2007 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) (on two labels) |
| United Nations | 968 (BL29) (Mi1105-1108) | MS4 (968 (a-d)) | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations | 968 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 970 booklet | Prestige booklet cover, also back | ||
| United Nations | 968e (Mi1105-1108) | (from 970 booklet) 1st booklet pane of 4 (968 (a-d)), 42c values) | ||
| United Nations | 994 label | Label from MS10 (a-j + 10 labels) | 2009 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 440 (Mi?) | 2005 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) in India | |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494 booklet | Prestige booklet cover back | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 494ab (Mi627-630) | (from 494 booklet) 1st booklet pane of 4 (494m-p - design like UN New York 968 (a-d) but with 0.50 f.s. values) | parched and cracked ground (in drought) (on all stamps and in pane margin) | |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a (Mi156-159) | Strip of 4 (156-159), from MS24 (159b (6x (156-159)) | 1993 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a fdc1 | Strip of 4 on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a fdc2 | Strip of 4 on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a maxi1 | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 159a maxi2 | Maxicard (different cancels) | ||
| United Nations (Vienna) | 374 (Mi?) | 2005 | helicopter bringing supplies to drought area | |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436 booklet | Prestige booklet cover back | 2008 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 436ab (Mi575-578) | (from 436 booklet) 1st booklet pane of 4 (436m-p - design like UN New York 968 (a-d) but with 0.35 € values) | parched and cracked ground (in drought) | |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1964 | "Save water" (in the context of the drought that affected New York state in 1964, 1965, and 1966) |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1965 | "Save water" (in the context of the drought that affected New York state in 1964, 1965, and 1966) |
| United States | None | (Mission 57) cachet on Cosmo-SkyMed launch cover back, also front | 2010 | "Cosmo-SkyMed is used to observe events including fires, landslides, droughts, floods, pollution and earthquakes" (in text) |
| Uruguay | 2097 (Mi2849) | 2004 | parched and cracked ground (in drought) | |
| Upper Volta | 633 (Mi914) | 1983 | fight against desertification | |
| Upper Volta | 634 (Mi915) | |||
| Upper Volta | 635 (Mi916) | |||
| Upper Volta | 635 ds | Deluxe sheet (635) | ||
| Upper Volta | 636 (Mi917) | |||
| Upper Volta | 636 ds | Deluxe sheet (636) | ||
| Upper Volta | 636 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Upper Volta | 637 (Mi918) | |||
| Upper Volta | 637 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
1Deserts are natural ecosystems, but desertification is a global problem. The 58th session of the UN General Assembly declared 2006 to be the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD). The objective of the Year was to emphasize that desertification is a major threat to mankind and to raise awareness of the principal factors related to desertification: climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and human influences.
2WED = World Environmental Day
3The authors of this website have been unable to find any documentation related to the "Sécheresse-Solidarité" overprints. They were probably issued to draw attention to the trans-national aspect of the problem of drought in Africa, and possibly to contribute to a fund for African drought relief. However, it is not known whether or not the money obtained from the sale of these stamps actually did end up in any such fund.
4World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD), (annually: 17 June): sponsored by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), first observed in 1995.
5The Sahel is a semi-arid transition region that extends across Africa between the Sahara to the north and the wetter regions of equatorial Africa to the south. It is an ecologically vulnerable area. After years of above average rainfall, a drought came to the Sahel in the late 1960s. It marked the beginning of a generally dry period in the region. The Sahel drought was one of the factors that led to the establishment of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertifiction (UNCCD). Research has shown that rainfall variability is a major element in the environmental problems of the area, but that human influences also play a large role in the degradation of the land.
Below is a summary by year of issue and WDCD ordinal number of the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) postal items listed in the table immediately above. Included are the number of countries issuing WDCD items, as well as the number of WDCD items that were issued. WDCD themes are also provided in this summary.
Also available in spreadsheet form.
| Year of Issue | WDCD Ordinal Number | Number of | WDCD Theme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | Items | |||
| 1995 | 1st | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2nd | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3rd | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 4th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 5th | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6th | 1 | 3 | Desertification - A Global Threat |
| 2001 | 7th | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 8th | 0 | 0 | Land Degradation |
| 2003 | 9th | 1 | 4 | Water Resource Management |
| 2004 | 10th | 0 | 0 | Social Dimensions of Desertification - Migration and Poverty |
| 2005 | 11th | 1 | 1 | Desertification and Women |
| 2006 | 12th | 0 | 0 | The Beauty of Deserts - The Challenge of Desertification |
| 2007 | 13th | 0 | 0 | Climate Change |
| 2008 | 14th | 0 | 0 | Sustainable Agriculture |
| 2009 | 15th | 0 | 0 | Conserving Land and Water = Securing our Common Future |
| 2010 | 16th | 0 | 0 | Enhancing Soils Anywhere Enhances Life Everywhere |
| 2011 | 17th | 0 | 0 | Forests keep drylands working |
| 2012 | 18th | 0 | 0 | Healthy soil sustains your life: let's go land-degradation neutral |
| 2013 | 19th | 0 | 0 | Don't let out future dry up |
| Total: 5 out of 19 years | Total: 7 countries 15 items |
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