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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.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content*** |
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| Algeria | 1379 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Algeria | 1380 (Mi?) | |||
| Argentina | 2390 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Argentina | 2391 (Mi?) | |||
| Argentina | 2390-2391 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Argentina | 2390-2391 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Armenia | 698 (Mi?) | From MS10 (698a (10x 698) | 2005 | International Day Against Desertification |
| Aruba | Unknown (BL?) | On one (b) and in (right) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2009 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Australia | 1267c (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) | 1992 | "Soil blows away" (in drought); "erosion control" is necessary |
| Australia | 1267c maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Australia | 1267e (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) | "Dune care" (to combat dune encroachment) | |
| Australia | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1993 | parched and cracked soil in drought; other natural disasters; IDNDR1 |
| Australia? | None | Cinderella (poster stamp) | 19?? | Green Front Against the Desert - Men of the Trees |
| Australia | Unknown (BL?) | MS4 (a-d) | 200x | Parched and cracked soil in drought; "droughts and water restrictions" |
| Bahamas | 760 (Mi?) | 1992 | parched and cracked soil in drought; starving child; International Conference on Nutrition | |
| Benin | 620 (Mi441) | 1986 | fight against desertification | |
| Benin | 620 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Benin | 620 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Bolivia | 1289 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Bolivia | 1290 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1291 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1292 (Mi?) | |||
| Bolivia | 1289-1292 fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Brazil | 2592 (BL?) | SS1 | 1996 | World Day to Fight Desertification |
| Cape Verde | 428 (Mi437) | 1981 | fight against desertification | |
| Cape Verde | 429 (Mi438) | |||
| Central African Republic | 193 (Mi321) | 184 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Chad | 293 (Mi667) | 271 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Chile | 1178d (Mi?) | From MS4 (1178 (a-d)) | 1996 | parched and cracked soil 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 soil in drought |
| 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 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | Prevent desertification |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2001 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | Prevent desertification |
| China (People's Republic) | 3334 (Mi?) | 2004 | prevention and control of desertification | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Stamp and cachet on stamped envelope | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 288 (Mi396) | 225 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse Solidarité africaine" |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 809 (Mi?) | 1988 | fight against desertification | |
| Congo (People's Republic) | 810 (Mi?) | |||
| Congo (People's Republic) | 809-810 fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Cuba | 4326 (Mi4537) | 2003 | parched and cracked soil in drought; UN Conference to Combat Desertification | |
| Cuba | 4326 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Dahomey | 310 (Mi526) | 248 surcharged and overprinted | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Djibouti | 639 (Mi511) | 1988 | campaign against thirst (related to drought) | |
| Djibouti | 639 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Djibouti | 665 (Mi?) | 1990 | campaign against thirst (related to drought) | |
| Djibouti | 740 (Mi?) | 1995 | fight against thirst (related to drought) | |
| Egypt | B50 (Mi1020) | 1986 | drought relief for Sudan | |
| Egypt | Unknown (Mi?) | 2006 | "World Environment Day - Desert and Desertification" | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Unknown (Mi?) | From strip of 3; also from MS12 (4x strip of 3) | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought; International Year of Planet Earth |
| Ethiopia | 817 (Mi?) | 1977 | hands holding bowl and plane dropping food; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | |
| Ethiopia | 818 (Mi?) | makeshift digging tool; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 819 (Mi?) | infant with empty bowl; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 820 (Mi?) | map and depiction of drought area; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 821 (Mi?) | man among eggshells; Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for drought and disaster areas | ||
| Ethiopia | 1312 (Mi1394) | 1991 | parched and cracked soil in drought; map of region in Africa affected by drought; IDNDR1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1413 (Mi?) | 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 | ||
| Ethiopia | 1708 (Mi1844) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Ethiopia | 1709 (Mi1845) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1710 (Mi1846) | |||
| Ethiopia | 1711 (Mi1847) | |||
| France | 2145 card | Cancel and cachet on card | 1989 | Solidarity with the Sahel (in time of drought) |
| Ghana | 1164 (Mi?) | 1989 | desertification; WED2 | |
| Greece | 1992a (Mi?) | From pair (1992a-b), perforated 14¼ x 13¾; or from MS16 (8x 1992 (a-b)) | 2001 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Greece | 1992a-b 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 | ||
| Hungary | 2378 (Mi3073) | 1975 | plant wilting due to polluted soil or drought | |
| India | Unknown | Revenue stamp with (purple) overprint | 19?? | Drought relief |
| India | 1680 (Mi?) | 1998 | dead forest in drought contrasted with healthy forest | |
| India | None | Meghdoot postal card | ~2005 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Indonesia | 2088 fdc | Cachet on FDC (with 2088 (a-b) pair) | 2006 | "Don't desert drylands" |
| Indonesia | Unknown 1 | One of strip of 3, or four of MS12 | 2009 | Parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Indonesia | Unknown 2 | |||
| Indonesia | Unknown fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| Indonesia | Unknown ss | SS1 | ||
| Indonesia | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Iraq | 826 (Mi919) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification | |
| Iraq | 827 (Mi920) | |||
| Italy | 1463 (Mi?) | 1981 | Hydro-geological research; parched and cracked soil in drought contrasted with healthy vegetation | |
| Italy | 2401 (Mi?) | 2001 | World Day Against Desertification | |
| Italy | 2401 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Ivory Coast | 360 (Mi?) i360 | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" | |
| Ivory Coast | 694 (Mi?) | 1983 | Fight against desertification | |
| Ivory Coast | 695 (Mi?) | |||
| Ivory Coast | 696 (Mi?) | |||
| Kazakhstan | 514 (Mi?) | 2001 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification; parched and cracked soil in drought | |
| Korea (South) | 657 (Mi?) | 1969 | parched fields with cracked soil contrasted with healthy forest and with a flood | |
| Korea (South) | 658 (Mi?) | parched and cracked soil and withered plant in drought contrasted with healthy plants | ||
| Korea (South) | 657-658 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Korea (South) | B15 (Mi878) | 1973 | parched and cracked soil in drought; surtax for disasters | |
| Kosovo | Unknown (Mi?) | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought; Earth Day | |
| Kuwait | 1577 (Mi?) | 2003 | International Day for the fight against desertification | |
| Kuwait | 1578 (Mi?) | |||
| Kuwait | 1579 (Mi?) | |||
| Libya | 1654 (Mi?) | Strip of 3 (1654 (a-c)) | 2001 | anti-desertification project |
| Macedonia | 371 (Mi?) | From strip of 2 + label | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
| Malagasy | 499 (Mi695) | 480 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Maldive Islands | 1832 (Mi?) | 1992 | drought area in contrast with waterfall | |
| Mali | 156 cover | Cachet on cover | 1971 | "Trans-Saharan Drought Assistance Mission" |
| Mali | 204 (Mi396) | 166 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Mali | 306 (Mi646) | 1978 | Hammamet Conference for Reclamation of the Desert; fight against desertification | |
| Mali | 338 (Mi709) i338 | 1979 | Operation Green Sahel for desert reclamation | |
| Mali | 339 (Mi710) i339 | |||
| Mali | 511 (Mi1033) | 366 overprinted and surcharged | 1984 | drought relief; Aide au Sahel '84 |
| Marshall Islands | 678 (BL?) | SS1 | 1998 | Drought relief; "to help alleviate the unprecedented and devastating drought brought on by El Niño" |
| 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 | ||
| Mauritania | 577 (Mi835) | 355 overprinted and surcharged | 1984 | drought relief "Aide au Sahel 84" |
| Mauritania | 577 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 587 (Mi845) i587 | 1985 | fight against drought | |
| Mauritania | 587 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Mauritania | 588 (Mi846) i588 | |||
| Mauritania | 588 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Mauritania | 589 (Mi844) i589 | fight against desertification | ||
| Mauritania | 589 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | 590 (Mi842) i590 | |||
| Mauritania | 590 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Mauritania | 591 (Mi843) i591 | |||
| Mauritania | 591 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Mauritius | 417 (Mi?) | 1976 | "drought in Africa" | |
| Mauritius | 418 (Mi?) | |||
| Mexico | C543 (Mi?) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification | |
| Mexico | Unknown (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Micronesia | 421b (Mi?) | From MS4 (421 (a-d)) | 2001 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Monaco | 1956 (Mi?) | 1995 | FAO and desertification; parched and cracked soil in drought | |
| Monaco | 1956 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 1963b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (1963 (a-d)) | 1995 | FAO and desertification; parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Monaco | Unknown (Mi?) | From MS10 | 2008 | International cooperation in the fight against desertification |
| Morocco | 908 (Mi?) | 2001 | International Day for the fight against desertification | |
| New Caledonia | 492 (Mi?) | 1983 | drought contrasted with healthy conditions; "L'eau ressource vitale" | |
| Niger | 282 (Mi394) | 255 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Niger | 336 (Mi488) i336 | 1975 | fight against drought; starving family | |
| Niger | 336 proof1 | Die proof, green | ||
| Niger | 336 proof2 | Die proof, magenta | ||
| Niger | 337 (Mi489) i337 | fight against drought; animal skeletons | ||
| Niger | 337 proof | Die proof | ||
| Niger | 338 (Mi490) i338 | fight against drought; truck delivering food | ||
| Niger | 368 (Mi541) | 1976 | Opération Sahel vert | |
| Niger | 369 (Mi542) | |||
| Niger | 370 (Mi543) | |||
| Niger | 405 (Mi585) | 1977 | Opératoion Sahel vert | |
| Niger | 584 (Mi794) | 1982 | afforestation to combat desertification | |
| Niger | 585 (Mi795) | |||
| Niger | 668 (Mi915) | 584 overprinted | 1984 | drought relief; Aide au Sahel '84 |
| Niger | 669 (Mi916) | 585 overprinted | ||
| Niger | 790 (Mi1055) | 1988 | Construction of sandbreaks to slow desert encroachment | |
| Niger | 853 (Mi?) | 1993 | fight against desertification | |
| Niger | 854 (Mi?) | |||
| Niger | 1047 (Mi?) | 2000 | International Day for the fight against desertification | |
| Niger | 1048 (Mi?) | |||
| Niger | 1049 (Mi?) | |||
| New Zealand | Unknown (Mi?) | From MS6 | 2008 | "Drought - Gisborne, 1998"; parched and cracked soil |
| Norway | 1570 (BL?) | MS2 | 2009 | "Global warming … sucks moisture out of soil, leading to increasing desertification"; PPRG3 |
| Pakistan | 435 (Mi?) | 1977 | UN Conference on Desertification | |
| Pakistan | 435 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 2848 (Mi?) | 2007 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Paraguay | 2848 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Paraguay | 2848 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Peru | 1533 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Peru | 1533 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 2820 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Portugal | 2821 (Mi?) | |||
| 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 100r + 100r (brown) | 1922 | Volga famine relief (1921 drought contributed to the famine) |
| Russia | B18 black (Mi174a) | 150 overprinted and surcharged 100r + 100r (black) | ||
| Russia | B18a (Mi174aI) | 150 overprinted and surcharged 100r + 100r (black) | ||
| Russia | B18 var | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B19 (Mi174c) | 150 overprinted and surcharged 100r + 100r (red) | ||
| Russia | B19 var | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B20 (Mi174b) | 150 overprinted and surcharged 100r + 100r (blue) | ||
| Russia | B20 var | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B21 (Mi175) | 149 overprinted and surcharged 250r + 250r (blue) | ||
| Russia | B21 var | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B21 black (Mi175a) | 149 overprinted and surcharged 250r + 250r (black) | ||
| Russia | B22 (Mi175b) | 149 overprinted and surcharged 250r + 250r (red) | ||
| Russia | B22 var | Inverted surcharge | ||
| Russia | B23 (Mi175c) | 149 overprinted and surcharged 250r + 250r (orange) | ||
| Russia | Mi175aI | 149 mit und ohne Aufdruck zusammenhängend im Paar | ||
| Russia | Mi175DD b/c | Double overprint, red and orange | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label (Mi5921) | 1989 | Stop desert encroachment (on stamp). Poor land use can lead to desertification (on label). | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label fdc | Stamp and label on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5747-5749+labels fdc | One of three stamp and labels on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5967 (Mi6171) | 1991 | Aral Sea desertification | |
| 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 | 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 | ||
| Salvador (El) | 1653 (Mi2450) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Senegal | 361 (Mi489) | 1972 | containing desert encroachment; UN Conference on the Human Environment | |
| Senegal | 361 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Senegal | 392 (Mi525) | 338 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Senegal | 624 (Mi835) | 612 overprinted | 1984 | drought relief; "Aide au Sahel 84" |
| Sierra Leone | 2459 (BL?) | SS1 | 2001 | "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. |
| South Africa | 766 (Mi771) | 1989 | desertification and the soil conservation campaign of the National Grazing Strategy | |
| South Africa | 766 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| South Africa | 767 (Mi772) | |||
| South Africa | 767 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Spain | 3396 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Spain | 3396 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Sudan | 311 (Mi356) | 1978 | desertification; UN Desertification Conference | |
| Sudan | 312 (Mi347) | |||
| Sudan | 313 (Mi348) | |||
| Syria | 1602 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification | |
| Tadjikistan | Unknown (BL?) | MS2 + label; detail1; detail2 | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought (in right and lower margins); International Conference on Water Related Disaster Reduction |
| Togo | 859 (Mi990) | 758 overprinted and surcharged | 1973 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine" |
| Tunisia | Unknown (Mi?) | Revenue stamp; 78 overprinted "Solidarité" | 1937 | for drought relief |
| Tunisia | 1082 (Mi?) | 1995 | campaign against desertification | |
| Turkey | 2998 (BL?) | MS4 | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
| Turkey | 2998 fdc | MS4 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Turkey | Unknown d (Mi?) | From MS4 (a-d) | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| Tuvalu | 1035 (BL?) | SS1 | 2007 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| United Arab Emirates | 660 (Mi?) | 2000 | Dubai International Conference on Desertification | |
| United Nations | 468 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | African areas affected by drought |
| United Nations | 939 (BL?) | MS10 + 10 climate-related labels, label 3 and label 8 | 2007 | parched and cracked soil in drought on two labels |
| United Nations | 968 (BL29) (Mi1105-1108) | MS4 (968 (a-d)) | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| United Nations | 968 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 970 booklet | Prestige booklet cover front and back | ||
| United Nations | 968e (Mi1105-1108) | (from 970 booklet) 1st booklet pane of 4 (968 (a-d)), 42c values) | ||
| UN (Geneva) | 65 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1977 | parched and cracked soil in drought; UN Water Conference |
| UN (Geneva) | 65 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| UN (Geneva) | 66 fdc | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| UN (Geneva) | 65-66 fdc1 | Cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| UN (Geneva) | 65-66 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| UN (Geneva) | 140 fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1986 | "Africa in Crisis"; areas affected by drought |
| UN (Geneva) | 440 (Mi?) | 2005 | parched and cracked soil in drought in India | |
| UN (Geneva) | 449 (Mi?) | 2005 | World Food Program aircraft dropping supplies to drought area | |
| UN (Geneva) | 494 booklet | Prestige booklet cover back | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| UN (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 soil in drought (on stamps and in pane margin) | |
| UN (Vienna) | 57 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | Africa in Need; areas affected by drought |
| UN (Vienna) | 159a (Mi156-159) | Strip of 4 (156-159) | 1993 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| UN (Vienna) | 159a fdc | Strip of 4 (156-159) on FDC | ||
| UN (Vienna) | 374 (Mi?) | 2005 | helicopter bringing supplies to drought area | |
| UN (Vienna) | 436 booklet | Prestige booklet cover back | 2008 | parched and cracked soil in drought |
| UN (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 soil in drought (on stamps and in pane margin) | |
| Uruguay | 2097 (Mi?) | 2004 | parched and cracked soil in drought | |
| Upper Volta | C165 (Mi458) | C148 overprinted and surcharged | 1963 | "Sécheresse-Solidarité africaine et internationale" |
| Upper Volta | C166 (Mi459) | C149 overprinted and surcharged | ||
| Upper Volta | 538 (Mi793) i538 | 1980 | Operation Green Sahel; hand holding sand back | |
| Upper Volta | 538 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Upper Volta | 539 (Mi794) i539 | Operation Green Sahel; hands holding seedlings | ||
| Upper Volta | 539 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Upper Volta | 633 (Mi914) | 1983 | Fight against desertification | |
| Upper Volta | 634 (Mi915) | |||
| Upper Volta | 635 (Mi916) | |||
| Upper Volta | 636 (Mi917) | |||
| Upper Volta | 637 (Mi918) | |||
| Uzbekistan | Unknown (BL?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
| Vatican | 1334 (Mi?) | 2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification; parched and cracked soil | |
| Vatican | 1335 (Mi?) | |||
| Yugoslavia | 687 (Mi1032?) | 1963 | parched and cracked soil in drought; UN FAO Freedom from Hunger campaign | |
*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 the strip or sheet; and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
1IDNDR = International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
2WED = World Environmental Day
3PPRG = Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers
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