flood

Flood-Related


Below is a checklist of flood-related 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.

Note: Items relating to the Flood, with Noah and/or Noah's Ark are found in a separate page.

Sections/divisions of the table below
Overprints, surcharges, semipostals, flood relief/help/rescue, Red Cross aid, and revenue/charity/fundraising items
(including Iraqi hand-stamped flood relief surcharges from 1967)
Other flood-related items, such as depictions and general references
UNESCO4 campaign to save Venice (from flooding), and Venice flood-related items
UNESCO4 campaign to save Florence (from flooding), and Florence flood-related items
UNESCO4 campaign to save Nubian temples and monuments (from flooding)


CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Overprints, surcharges, semipostals, flood relief/help/rescue, Red Cross aid, and revenue/charity/fundraising items
AlgeriaB102 (Mi535)1969flood relief; flood victims; "Aide aux Sinistrés - Inondations 1969"
AlgeriaB103 (Mi536)flood relief; rescuing flood victims; "Aide aux Sinistrés - Inondations 1969"
AlgeriaB103 dsDeluxe sheet (B103)
AlgeriaB102-B103 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC"Aide aux Sinistrés - Inondations 1969"
AlgeriaB102-B103 fdc2Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
AlgeriaB111 (Mi1350)2001flood relief; flood depiction; "Solidarité avec les victimes de la catastrophe nationale - 10/11/2001"
ArgentinaB17 (Mi686)1958flood relief for victims in Buenos Aires district; flood depiction; "Pro damnificados por la inundación"
ArgentinaB17 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
ArgentinaB17 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaB17 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaCB13 (Mi687)
ArgentinaCB13 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
ArgentinaCB13 fdc2Stamp and cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel)
ArgentinaCB13 fdc3Stamp and cachet (same) on FDC (different)
ArgentinaCB13 fdc4Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaCB13-CB14 fdcTwo stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaCB14 (Mi688)
ArgentinaCB14 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
ArgentinaCB14 fdc2Stamp and cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel)
ArgentinaCB14 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaCB14 fdc4Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaCB14 fdc5Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 fdc1Three stamps and cachet on FDC
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 fdc2Three stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel)
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 fdc3Three stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 fdc4Three stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (different cancel)
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 fdc5Three stamps on FDC
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 scSouvenir card
ArgentinaB17+CB13-CB14 sc fdcSouverir card FDC
AustraliaB1 (Mi?)From MS10 (B5a (2x (B1-B5))2011flood relief
AustraliaB2 (Mi?)
AustraliaB3 (Mi?)
AustraliaB4 (Mi?)
AustraliaB5 (Mi?)
AustraliaB1-B5 fdc1Five stamps on FDC
AustraliaB1-B5 fdc2Five stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
AustraliaB5a fdcMS10 and cancel (same) cachet (different) on FDC
AustraliaB5bMS5 (stamps like B1-B5)
AustriaB30 (Mi340)201 or 202 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"1921flood relief (sold at three times face value)
AustriaB31 (Mi341)204 or 205 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB32 (Mi342)207 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB33 (Mi343)208 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB34 (Mi344)210 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB35 (Mi345)211 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB36 (Mi346)212 or 213 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB37 (Mi347)215 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB38 (Mi348)216 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB39 (Mi349)238 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB40 (Mi350)239 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB41 (Mi351)241 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB42 (Mi352)242 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB43 (Mi353)220 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB44 (Mi354)221 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB45 (Mi355)222 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB46 (Mi356)223 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB47 (Mi357)224 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB48 (Mi358)225 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB49 (Mi359)226 with changed colours and overprinted "Hochwasser 1920"
AustriaB376 (Mi2587)1865A overprinted "Hochwasserhilfe 2006" and surcharged2006flood relief
AustriaB376 fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
AustriaB376 fdc2Stamp and cancel on FDC
Bangladesh726 not-issued (Mi?)From MS6 (726+not-issued (a-e) + not-issued) as designed and printed (was removed from the MS6 before official distribution)2007"In charity of flood victims"
Bangladesh726 (Mi?)MS5 (a-e) as issued with upper-left stamp removed
Bangladesh726 fdcMS5 and cancel and cachet on FDC
BelgiumB56 (Mi207)152 or 153 overprinted "Inondations - Watersnood" and surcharged1926surcharge for victims of Meuse River flood
BelgiumB57 (Mi208)From MS25 (B57a (25x B57))surcharge for victims of Meuse River flood; "Inondations - Watersnood"
BelgiumB58 (Mi209)
BhutanB5 (Mi?)From MS10 (B5a (10x B5)), 97 overprinted "Flood Relief" and surcharged1968surcharge for flood relief
BhutanB5 wrapperprotective wrapper for 100 sheets of B5"Flood relief"
BhutanB6 (Mi?)From MS10 (B6a (10x B6)), 97C overprinted "Flood Relief" and surchargedsurcharge for flood relief
BhutanB6 wrapperprotective wrapper for 100 sheets of B6"Flood relief"
BhutanB5-B6 fdcTwo stamps and cancel on FDC"Flood relief"; flood waters (on cancel)
BhutanB7 (Mi?)From MS10 (B7a (10x B7)), 97E overprinted "Flood Relief" and surchargedsurcharge for flood relief
BhutanB7 wrapperprotective wrapper for 100 sheets of B7"Flood relief"
BhutanB7 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC"Flood relief" flood waters (on cancel)
BulgariaB12 (Mi370)123 overprinted and surcharged1939for Sevlievo and Tirnovo floods
BulgariaB13 (Mi371)176 overprinted and surcharged
BulgariaB14 (Mi372)177 overprinted and surcharged
BulgariaB15 (Mi373)178 overprinted and surcharged
BulgariaB16 (Mi374)179 overprinted and surcharged
BulgariaB12-B16 fdcFive stamps and cancel on FDCflood relief for victims of Sevlievo and Tirnovo floods
BulgariaUnknown1 (Mi?)Revenue stamp~1940?
BulgariaUnknown2 (Mi?)Revenue stamp (different)
China211 cover (Mi? cover)Cachet on cover1919"American Red Cross Flood Relief Committee" (from 1919, the year of the Yellow River flood)
ChinaB1 (Mi?)223 overprinted (in red) and surcharged1920surcharge for victims of the 1919 Yellow River flood
ChinaB2 (Mi?)225 overprinted (in blue) and surcharged
ChinaB3 (Mi?)227 overprinted (in red) and surcharged
ChinaNoneSlogan cancel on cover1931(50,000,000 people) "awaiting relief; contribute to the National Flood Relief Fund"
ChinaNoneCinderella (poster stamp)~ early 1920s"China looks to us - United China Relief"
China (People's Republic)2894 (Mi?)Stamp and label1998symbolic flood8
China (People's Republic)2894 fdc1Stamp and label and cancel on FDC
China (People's Republic)2894 fdc2Stamp and label and cancel (different) and cachet on FDC
China (Taiwan)B18 (BL?)MS2 (B18 (a-b))2009flooding with Typhoon Morakot
ColombiaRA59 (Mi?)1961commemorating Manuelita de la Cruz, a nurse who died in the line of duty 25 Nov 1955 while in a flooded area
Czechoslovakia1337 (Mi1566)1965for Danube flood victims in Slovakia
Czechoslovakia1338 (Mi1567)
Czechoslovakia1337-1338 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
DenmarkB20 (Mi339)335 overprinted and surcharged1953surcharge for Netherlands flood relief
DenmarkB20 cover (Mi? cover)Stamp on cover
Ecuador1372 (Mi2300)1995house in flood; IDNDR
Fernando Po202 (Mi209)1963for Seville flood relief; "Ayuda a Sevilla"
Fernando Po203 (Mi210)
Fernando Po202-203 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
Fernando Po207 (Mi214)1963for Barcelona flood relief; "Pro Barcelona"
Fernando Po208 (Mi215)
FranceNoneFree-franking cover, also insert1840requesting flood relief donations
FranceB336 (Mi?)1959surcharge for Frejus flood relief
FranceB336 varVariation
FranceB336 coverStamp and cancel on cover"Journée nationale de solidarité - sinistrés de Frejus"
GermanyB5 (Mi258)221 overprinted "Rhin-Ruhr Hilfe" and surcharged1923surcharge for Rhine-Ruhr flood relief
GermanyB6 (Mi259)225 overprinted "Rhin-Ruhr Hilfe" and surcharged
GermanyB6a (Mi?)inverted surcharge
GermanyB7 (Mi260)196 overprinted "Rhin-Ruhr Hilfe" and surcharged
GermanyB7a (Mi?)inverted surcharge
GermanyB7b (Mi?)green background inverted
Germany (West)NoneLabel on cover1947flood
GermanyB818 (Mi1941)From MS10 (B818a (10x B818))1997flood relief surcharge; "Hochwasserhilfe 1997"; "Solidarität in der Not"
GermanyB818 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
GermanyB818 maxiStamp and cancel and cachet on maxicard
GermanyB818 sc1Stamp and cancel on souvenir card"Brandenburg Hochwasserhilfe 1997 - Solidarität in der Not" (in cancel)
GermanyB818 sc2Souvenir card (different), also back, with stamp and cancel"Brandenburg Hochwasserhilfe 1997 - Solidarität in der Not" (in cancel)
GermanyB818 cover1 (Mi1941 cover1)Stamp and cancel on cover1997"Frankfurt, Oder1 - Helfen, Retten, Bergen - Bundeswehr im Hochwassereinsatz 1997" (in cancel)
GermanyB818 cover2 (Mi1941 cover2)Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on cover (different)1997"Frankfurt, Oder1 - Helfen, Retten, Bergen - Bundeswehr im Hochwassereinsatz 1997" (in cancel)
GermanyB818 cover3 (Mi1941 cover3)Stamp and cancel (different) on cover (different) (same cancel as in next item except Frankfurt PO)1997"Frankfurt, Oder1 - Brandenburg Hochwasserhilfe 1997" (in cancel)
GermanyNoneCancel on cover (different) (same cancel as in above item except Neurardenberg PO)1997"Neurardenberg - Brandenburg Hochwasserhilfe 1997" (in cancel)
GermanyB907 (Mi2278)B831 revalued and inscribed "Hochwasserhilfe 2002", from MS10 with "Solidarität in der Not" inscription (in upper margin)2002flood relief surcharge; "Hochwasserhilfe 2002"
GermanyB907 dsDeluxe block of 4 (4x B907) with cancelflood relief surcharge; "Hochwasserhilfe 2002 - "Solidarität in der Not" (in cancel)
GermanyB907 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC"Hochwasserhilfe 2002"; "Solidarität in der Not"
GermanyB907 folder1Stamp and cancel and text on FDC folder"Hochwasserhilfe 2002"; "Solidarität in der Not"
GermanyB907 folder2Stamp and cancel and text on FDC folder (different)
GermanyB907 cover1Stamp and cancel and cachet on cover2002"Hochwasserhilfe 2002"; "Solidarität in der Not"; depiction of flood (in cachet)
GermanyB907 cover2Stamp and (square) cancel on cover2002"Hochwasserhilfe 2002"; "Solidarität in der Not 2002 - Hilfe für Hochwasseropfer" (on cancel)
GermanyNoneCancel2002high water in Dresden; "Dresden - Hilfsaktion für Hochwasseropfer 2002 - Deutsch helfen Deutscher"
GermanyNoneCancel (different)2002"Dresden - Hochwasserhilfe in Deutschland 2002 - Bundeswehreinsatz für Bürger in Not"
GermanyNoneCancel and cachet on cover201250th anniv. 1962 Drochtersen flood; flood relief depiction
Germany (East)B26 (Mi431)1954flood relief surcharge; "Helft den Hochwasser - Geschädigten"
Germany (East)B26 fdcStamp on FDC
Germany (East)B27 (Mi449)B26 surcharged1955flood relief surcharge
Germany (East)B27 fdcStamp on FDC
Germany (Berlin)9NB17 (Mi155)9N72 changed colours; overprinted "Berlinhilfe für die Hochwassergeschädigten" and surcharged1956flood relief surcharge
Germany (Berlin)9NB17 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDCflood depiction on cachet; "Für die Hochwassergeschädigten in der Bundesrepublik"
Germany (Berlin)9NB17 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC"Berlin hilft den Hochwassergeschädigten"
Germany (Berlin)9NB17 fdc3Stamp and cachet (same, except blue printing) on FDC
Ghana1066 (Mi1213)1988Red Cross relief for flood victims
GuatemalaCB16 (Mi?)1960depiction of flood; surtax for Red Cross
GuatemalaCB19 (Mi?)
HondurasC1044a (Mi?)From MS16 (C1044 (a-p))1998Hurricane Mitch reconstruction; flooding was the most common cause of damage
HondurasC1044b (Mi?)
HondurasC1044c (Mi?)
HondurasC1044d (Mi?)
HondurasC1044e (Mi?)
HondurasC1044f (Mi?)
HondurasC1044g (Mi?)
HondurasC1044h (Mi?)
HondurasC1044i (Mi?)
HondurasC1044j (Mi?)
HondurasC1044k (Mi?)
HondurasC1044l (Mi?)
HondurasC1044m (Mi?)
HondurasC1044n (Mi?)
HondurasC1044o (Mi?)
HondurasC1044p (Mi?)
HondurasC1045a (Mi1424)From MS16 (C1045 (a-p))1998Hurricane Mitch reconstruction; flooding was the most common cause of damage
HondurasC1045b (Mi1425)
HondurasC1045c (Mi1426)
HondurasC1045d (Mi1427)
HondurasC1045e (Mi1428)
HondurasC1045f (Mi1429)
HondurasC1045g (Mi1430)
HondurasC1045h (Mi1431)
HondurasC1045i (Mi1432)
HondurasC1045j (Mi1433)
HondurasC1045k (Mi1434)
HondurasC1045l (Mi1435)
HondurasC1045m (Mi1436)
HondurasC1045n (Mi1437)
HondurasC1045o (Mi1438)
HondurasC1045p (Mi1439)
HondurasC1207a (Mi?)From MS16 (C1207 (a-p))1998Hurricane Mitch reconstruction; flooding was the most common cause of damage
HondurasC1207b (Mi?)
HondurasC1207c (Mi?)
HondurasC1207d (Mi?)
HondurasC1207e (Mi?)
HondurasC1207f (Mi?)
HondurasC1207g (Mi?)
HondurasC1207h (Mi?)
HondurasC1207i (Mi?)
HondurasC1207j (Mi?)
HondurasC1207k (Mi?)
HondurasC1207l (Mi?)
HondurasC1207m (Mi?)
HondurasC1207n (Mi?)
HondurasC1207o (Mi?)
HondurasC1207p (Mi?)
HondurasC1208a (Mi?)From MS16 (C1208 (a-p))1998Hurricane Mitch reconstruction; flooding was the most common cause of damage
HondurasC1208b (Mi?)
HondurasC1208c (Mi?)
HondurasC1208d (Mi?)
HondurasC1208e (Mi?)
HondurasC1208f (Mi?)
HondurasC1208g (Mi?)
HondurasC1208h (Mi?)
HondurasC1208i (Mi?)
HondurasC1208j (Mi?)
HondurasC1208k (Mi?)
HondurasC1208l (Mi?)
HondurasC1208m (Mi?)
HondurasC1208n (Mi?)
HondurasC1208o (Mi?)
HondurasC1208p (Mi?)
HungaryB1 (Mi128)like 84 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge1913surcharge for flood relief
HungaryB2 (Mi129)like 85 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB3 (Mi130)like 86 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB4 (Mi131)like 87 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB5 (Mi132)like 88 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB6 (Mi133)like 89 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB7 (Mi134)like 90 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB8 (Mi135)like 91 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB9 (Mi136)like 92 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB10 (Mi137)like 93 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB11 (Mi138)like 94 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB12 (Mi139)like 95 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB13 (Mi140)like 96 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB14 (Mi141)like 97 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB15 (Mi142)like 101 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB16 (Mi143)like 102 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB17 (Mi144)like 103 but with extra label at bottom containing a surcharge
HungaryB18 (Mi145)B1 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red1914surcharge for flood relief
HungaryB19 (Mi146)B2 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB20 (Mi147)B3 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB21 (Mi148)B4 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB22 (Mi149)B5 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB23 (Mi150)B6 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in green
HungaryB24 (Mi151)B7 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB25 (Mi152)B8 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB26 (Mi153)B9 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB27 (Mi154)B10 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB28 (Mi155)B11 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB29 (Mi156)B12 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB30 (Mi157)B13 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB31 (Mi158)B14 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB32 (Mi159)B15 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in brown
HungaryB33 (Mi160)B16 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
HungaryB34 (Mi161)B17 flood relief issue with overprint and surcharged in red
Hungary5NB1 (Mi N-R2 1i)B1 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint1919surcharge for flood relief
Hungary5NB2 (Mi N-R2 2i)B2 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB3 (Mi N-R2 3i)B3 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB4 (Mi N-R2 4i)B4 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB5 (Mi N-R2 6i)B6 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB6 (Mi N-R2 7i)B7 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB7 (Mi N-R2 8i)B8 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB8 (Mi N-R2 10i)B10 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB9 (Mi N-R2 11i)B12 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary5NB10 (Mi N-R2 12i)B15 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Cluj overprint
Hungary6NB1 (Mi N-R2 1ii)B1 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint1919surcharge for flood relief
Hungary6NB2 (Mi N-R2 2ii)B2 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB3 (Mi N-R2 3ii)B3 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB4 (Mi N-R2 4ii)B4 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB4 var (Mi?)double overprint
Hungary6NB5 (Mi N-R2 5ii)B5 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB6 (Mi N-R2 6ii)B6 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB7 (Mi N-R2 7ii)B7 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB8 (Mi N-R2 8ii)B8 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB9 (Mi N-R2 9ii)B9 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB10 (Mi N-R2 10ii)B10 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
Hungary6NB11 (Mi N-R2 11ii)B12 flood relief issue with Romanian occupation Oradea overprint
HungaryB113 (BL7)SS11940flood relief surcharge; soldier protecting family from flood
HungaryB114 (Mi629)
HungaryB115 (Mi630)
HungaryB116 (Mi631)
HungaryB116 cardFDC card
HungaryUnknown1 (Mi?)1965Red Cross flood relief
HungaryUnknown2 (Mi?)
HungaryUnknown3 (Mi?)
HungaryUnknown4 (Mi?)
HungaryB252 (Mi2151)
iB252

Imperforate
1965flood relief surcharge; boat in flooded town
HungaryB252 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDCflood relief surcharge for 1965 flood; depiction of flood; water-depth gauge measuring flood level
HungaryB253 (BL49)SS1flood relief surcharge for 1965 flood; flood depiction and flood level measurement at 4 gauges in Danube River
HungaryB253 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDCflood relief surcharge for 1965 flood; flood depiction and flood level measurement at indicators in Danube River
HungaryB360 (Mi4467)1997surcharge for 1997 Oder River flood relief
HungaryB360 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
IcelandB12 (Mi285)262 overprinted and surcharged1953surcharge for Netherlands flood relief; "Hollandshjálp - 1953"
IcelandB13 (Mi286)265 overprinted and surcharged
IcelandB12-B13 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC"Net proceeds in favour of children's relief in flood stricken areas"
IfniB33 (Mi171)1958for Oct 1957 Valencia flood relief
IfniB34 (Mi172)
IfniB35 (Mi173)
IfniB33-B35 fdcThree stamps on FDC
Ifni109 (Mi?)1963for Seville flood relief; "Ayuda a Sevilla"
Ifni110 (Mi?)
Ifni114 (Mi?)for Barcelona flood relief; "Pro Barcelona"
Ifni115 (Mi?)
IndiaNonerocket mail label1940s"Monsoon flood relief" (carried by Rocket no.171)
IndiaNonerocket mail label"Monsoon flood relief" (carried by Rocket no.173)
IndonesiaB68 (Mi?)378 overprinted "Bentjana Alam" and surcharged1953flood relief for victims of Atjeh flood
IndonesiaB68 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
IndonesiaB132 (Mi288)496 overprinted "Bentjana Alam 1961" and surcharged1961flood relief surcharge
IndonesiaB133 (Mi289)497 overprinted "Bentjana Alam 1961" and surcharged
IndonesiaB134 (Mi290)500 overprinted "Bentjana Alam 1961" and surcharged
IndonesiaB207 (Mi592)1967flooded village; "Bandjir Bentjana Alam"
IndonesiaB207 vardouble impression error
IraqRA13 (Mi17)1967flood relief surcharge; "Relief of flood victims, 1967"
IraqRA14 (Mi18)RA13 flood relief issue overprinted
Iraq339 var1 (Mi373 var1)11violet overprint angled upward1967hand stamped in Arabic "Aid for 1967 flood victims, 5 fils"
Iraq340 var1 (Mi374 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq340 var2 (Mi374 var2)11red vertical overprint
Iraq340 var3 (Mi374 var3)11heavy red-violet vertical overprint
Iraq344 var1 (Mi380 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq345 var1 (Mi381 var1)11red horizontal overprint
Iraq345 var2 (Mi381 var2)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq357 var1 (Mi393 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq357 var2 (Mi393 var2)11red horzontal overprint
Iraq364 var1 (Mi400 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq364 var2 (Mi400 var2)11heavy horizontal red-violet overprint
Iraq365 var1 (Mi402 var1)11red-violet horizontal overprint
Iraq365 var2 (Mi402 var2)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq366 var1 (Mi401 var1)11violet vertical overprint
Iraq366 var2 (Mi401 var2)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq366 var3 (Mi401 var3)11black vertical overprint
Iraq366 var4 (Mi401 var4)11red-violet vertical overprint
Iraq367 var1 (Mi403 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq368 var1 (Mi404 var1)11red horizontal overprint
Iraq368 var2 (Mi404 var2)11heavy red-violet horizontal overprint
Iraq368 var3 (Mi404 var3)11violet horizontal overprint
Iraq372 var1 (Mi408 var1)11red vertical overprint
Iraq373 var1 (Mi409 var1)11dark violet vertical overprint
Iraq373 var2 (Mi409 var2)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq373 var3 (Mi409 var3)11violet overprint angled downward
Iraq373 var4 (Mi409 var4)11violet vertical overprint reading downward
Iraq373 var5 (Mi409 var5)11violet vertical overprint reading upward
Iraq377 var1 (Mi413 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq377 var2 (Mi413 var2)11red horizontal overprint
Iraq377 var3 (Mi413 var3)11violet horizontal overprint
Iraq377 var4 (Mi413 var4)11heavy violet horizontal overprint
Iraq379 var1 (Mi415 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq379 var2 (Mi415 var2)11red-violet vertical overprint
Iraq380 var1 (Mi416 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq381 var1 (Mi417 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq381 var2 (Mi417 var2)11red-violet horizontal overprint
Iraq382 var1 (Mi418 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq383 var1 (Mi419 var1)11black vertical overprint (reading upward)
Iraq383 var2 (Mi419 var2)11black vertical overprint (reading downward)
Iraq383 var3 (Mi419 var3)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq383 var4 (Mi419 var4)11violet vertical overprint (reading downward)
Iraq383 var5 (Mi419 var5)11violet vertical overprint (reading upward)
Iraq383 var6 (Mi419 var6)11red-violet vertical overprint
Iraq385 var1 (Mi421 var1)11red vertical overprint (reading downward?)
Iraq385 var2 (Mi421 var2)11red-violet vertical overprint (reading downward)
Iraq385 var3 (Mi421 var3)11red-violet vertical overprint (reading upward)
Iraq385 var4 (Mi421 var4)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq386 var1 (Mi425 var1)11red-violet vertical overprint (reading downward)
Iraq386 var2 (Mi425 var2)11red vertical overprint (reading upward)
Iraq386 var3 (Mi425 var3)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq387 var1 (Mi426 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq388 var1 (Mi427 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq390 var1 (Mi429 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq391 var1 (Mi430 var1)11red horizontal overprint
Iraq391 var2 (Mi430 var2)11red overprint angled downward
Iraq391 var3 (Mi430 var3)11red-violet horizontal overprint
Iraq391 var4 (Mi430 var4)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq392 var1 (Mi431 var1)11violet horizontal overprint
Iraq392 var2 (Mi431 var2)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq392 var3 (Mi431 var3)11black horizontal overprint
Iraq393 var (Mi435 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq396 var (Mi438 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq399 var1 (Mi441 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq400 var1 (Mi442 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
Iraq403 var (Mi445 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq404 var1 (Mi446 var1)11red-violet overprint angled upward
Iraq412 var (Mi453 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq443 var (Mi492 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq444 var (Mi493 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq452 var (Mi504 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Iraq457 var (Mi514 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
IraqC9 var1 (Mi422 var1)11red-violet nearly-horizontal overprint1967hand stamped in Arabic "Aid for 1967 flood victims, 5 fils"
IraqC9 var2 (Mi422 var2)11red-violet vertical overprint (reading upward)
IraqC10 var1 (Mi423 var1)11black horizontal overprint
IraqC11 var1 (Mi424 var1)11red horizontal overprint
IraqC11 var2 (Mi424 var2)11inverted red horizontal overprint
IraqC11 var3 (Mi424 var3)11red-violet horizontal overprint
IraqC11 var4 (Mi424 var4)11red-violet overprint angled upward
IraqC11 var5 (Mi424 var5)11violet horzontal overprint
IraqC12 var1 (Mi432 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
IraqC13 var1 (Mi433 var1)11violet overprint angled upward
IraqC13 var2 (Mi433 var2)11red-violet horizontal overprint
IraqC13 var3 (Mi433 var3)11red-violet horizontal overprint with thick characters
IraqC15 var (Mi466 var)11unknown colour overprint of unknown orientation
Italy (Republic of Venice)NoneLettersheet ("AQ" sheet3)1600s - 1700srevenue from sale of these sheets was put against the costs of Venetian flooding
ItalyNoneCancel on cover1951"Poste Italiane - Croce Rossa Italiana - Alluvionati - Reggio Emilia"
ItalyB47 (Mi2357)1995flood relief surcharge; "Pro alluvionati"
Korea (South)B3 (Mi?)watermark 312, granite paper1957flood relief surcharge
Korea (South)B3a (BL?)Imperforate SS1
Korea (South)B4 (Mi?)watermark 317
Korea (South)B5 (Mi393)1963flood relief surcharge
Korea (South)B6 (Mi?)1965flood relief surcharge
Korea (South)B15 (Mi878)1973houses in flood
Korea (South)B18 (Mi?)647 overprinted and surcharged1977flood relief surcharge
LaosB6 (Mi?)
iB6

Imperforate
1967flooded village; surcharge for victims of 1966 Mekong Delta flood
LaosB6 dsDeluxe sheet (B6)
LaosB6 proof1Die proof, grey-green
LaosB6 proof2Die proof, violet-brown
LaosB7 (Mi?)
iB7

Imperforate
LaosB7 dsDeluxe sheet (B7)
LaosB7 proof1Die proof, black
LaosB7 proof2Die proof, green
LaosB8 (Mi?)
iB8

Imperforate
LaosB8 dsDeluxe sheet (B8)
LaosB8 proof1Die proof, black
LaosB8 proof2Die proof, blue
LaosB6-B8 fdc1Three stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC"Au profit des sinistrés de l'inondation - 1966"
LaosB6-B8 fdc2Three stamps and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC
LaosB8a (BL?)MS3 (B6-B8)surcharge for victims of 1966 Mekong Delta flood
LaosC107 (Mi?)
iC107

Imperforate
1973"Inondation Vientiane 1966"; Scouts helping flood victims
Laos241+C106-C107 fdcOne of three stamps on FDC
LiechtensteinB7 (Mi?)1928surcharge for Rhine flood relief; railway bridge demolished by flood
LiechtensteinB8 (Mi?)surcharge for Rhine flood relief; flooded village of Ruggel
LiechtensteinB9 (Mi?)surcharge for Rhine flood relief; Austrian soldiers rescuing flood victims
LiechtensteinB10 (Mi?)surcharge for Rhine flood relief; family salvaging personal effects
MoldovaUnknown (Mi?)From MS8 (8 stamps + 2 labels)2010flood relief for July 2010 flood
MoldovaUnknown label1
MoldovaUnknown label2
MoldovaUnknown fdc1Stamp and label1 and cancel and cachet on FDC
MoldovaUnknown fdc2Stamp and label2 and cancel and cachet on FDC
MoroccoB8 (Mi511)1 overprinted and surcharged in red1963flood relief surcharge
MoroccoB9 (Mi512)6 overprinted and surcharged in black
MoroccoB9 double6 overprinted and double surcharged in black
MoroccoB8-B9 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
MoroccoB8-B9 fdc2Two stamps and cachet on FDCflood relief surcharge; "Aide aux victimes des inondations"
MoroccoB17 (Mi664)173 overprinted and surcharged1970flood relief surcharge; "Inondations 1969 - Aide aux Sinistrés"
MoroccoB18 (Mi665)174 overprinted and surcharged
MoroccoB17-B18 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
MoroccoB17-B18 fdc2Two stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Rabat cancel)
MoroccoB17-B18 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC (Rabat cancel)
MoroccoB17-B18 fdc4Two stamps and cachet (same) on FDC (Casablanca cancel)
MoroccoB17-B18 fdc5Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
MoroccoNoneCancel on cover1970"Aidez vos frères sinistrés des inondations"
Morocco (French)CB1 (Mi77)51928Charitable works ("Oeuvres de bienfaisance") including for flood relief
Morocco (French)CB2 (Mi78)5
Morocco (French)CB3 (Mi79)5
Morocco (French)CB4 (Mi80)5
Morocco (French)CB5 (Mi81)5
Morocco (French)CB6 (Mi82)5
Morocco (French)CB7 (Mi83)5
Morocco (French)CB8 (Mi84)5
Morocco (French)CB9 (Mi85)5
Morocco (French)CB10 (Mi86)5
Morocco (French)CB11 (Mi19)6CB1 overprinted "Tanger"1929Charitable works ("Oeuvres de bienfaisance") including for flood relief
Morocco (French)CB12 (Mi20)6CB2 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB13 (Mi21)6CB3 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB14 (Mi22)6CB4 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB15 (Mi23)6CB5 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB16 (Mi24)6CB6 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB17 (Mi25)6CB7 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB18 (Mi26)6CB8 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB19 (Mi27)6CB9 overprinted "Tanger"
Morocco (French)CB20 (Mi28)6CB10 overprinted "Tanger"
Mozambique892 (Mi949)1983Red Cross workers in boat providing flood aid
NetherlandsB248 (Mi606)308 overprinted and surcharged1953flood relief surcharge; "Watersnood 1953"
NetherlandsB248 fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDCflood relief surcharge; hand reaching above flood waters; "Watersnood 1953"
NetherlandsB248 fdc2like FDC1 but with extra "Kinderhilfe" cachetflood relief surcharge; hand reaching above flood waters; "Watersnood 1953"
NetherlandsB248 folder1Folder, also interiorflood relief surcharge; "Net proceeds in favour of children's relief in flood stricken areas"; "Watersnood - 1953" (in cachet)
NetherlandsB248 folder2Folder (different)flood relief surcharge
NetherlandsB256 (Mi?)1953Red Cross worker in flood scene; (surcharge for Red Cross)
NetherlandsB331 (Mi?)1959flood protection project
NetherlandsB331 maxiStamp and cachet on maxicard
NetherlandsB332 (Mi?)
NetherlandsB332 maxi1Stamp and cachet on maxicard
NetherlandsB332 maxi2Stamp and cachet (different) on maxicard
NetherlandsB333 (Mi?)
NetherlandsB333 maxiStamp and cachet on maxicard
NetherlandsB334 (Mi?)
NetherlandsB334 maxiStamp and cachet on maxicard
NetherlandsB335 (Mi?)
NetherlandsB335 maxiStamp and cachet on maxicard
NetherlandsB331-B335 fdcFive stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Netherlands AntillesB20 (Mi39)226 overprinted "Watersnood Nederland 1953" and surcharged1953surcharge for Netherlands flood relief
Netherlands AntillesB20 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
Netherlands New GuineaB1 (Mi?)6 overprinted "hulp nederland 1953" and surcharged1953surcharge for Netherlands flood relief
Netherlands New GuineaB2 (Mi?)10 overprinted "hulp nederland 1953" and surcharged
Netherlands New GuineaB3 (Mi?)12 overprinted "hulp nederland 1953" and surcharged
Nicaragua1248 (Mi2394)1983Red Cross flood rescue; "Huracán Alleta, 1982"
PakistanNoneCachet on cover2010"Donate [mis-spelled 'Donte' in text] for (the) Flood … Army Relief Fund"
PhilippinesNB5 (Mi?)N18 overprinted "Baja 1943" and surcharged1943"Baja (flood) 1943"; for Luzon flood relief
PhilippinesNB6 (Mi?)N20 overprinted "Baja 1943" and surcharged
PhilippinesNB7 (Mi?)N21 overprinted "Baja 1943" and surcharged
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc1Three stamps in blocks of 4 on FDC
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc2Three stamps on FDC (different)
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc3Three stamps on FDC (different)
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc4Three stamps and cancel on FDC (different)
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc5Three stamps and cancel (same) on FDC (different arrangement of stamps and cancel)
PhilippinesNB5-NB7 fdc6Three stamps and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC (different)
PolandUnknown (Mi?)revenue stamppre-WWII
PolandUnknown (Mi?)revenue stamp 5g~1947flood relief; woman and child in tree above flood waters
PolandUnknown (Mi?)revenue stamp 10g
PolandUnknown (Mi?)revenue stamp 17z
PolandB149 (Mi3669)1997flooded houses; surcharge for victims of 1996 Oder River flood; "Pomos Powodzianom"
PolandB149 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC"Pomos dla powodzian" (in cachet)
Rio Muni22 (Mi?)1963for Seville flood relief; "Ayuda a Sevilla"
Rio Muni23 (Mi?)
Rio Muni27 (Mi?)for Barcelona flood relief; "Pro Barcelona"
Rio Muni28 (Mi?)
Romania2206 (Mi2883)From strip of 3 (2207a (2206+C179+2207))1970mother, child and flood; "Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims
Romania2207 (Mi2885)"Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims
RomaniaC179 (Mi2884)"Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims
Romania2207a fdcStrip of 3 and cachet on FDC"Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims; German Red Cross special action to aid Romanian flood victims
Romania2208 (Mi2886)"Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims
Romania2206+2208 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC"Inundatia"; for Danube flood victims
Romania2207+C179 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania2206+3649 cover (Mi2883+unknown cover)One of two stamps and cancel and cachet on cover1991flood depicted (cancel has design similar to stamp)
RomaniaC179+3649 cover (Mi2884+unknown cover)One of two stamps and cancel and cachet on cover1991flood depicted (cachet has design similar to stamp)
Romania2206 cover (Mi2883 cover)2206 and cancel and cachet on special cover1991"100 de Zile de la Inundatie din Judetul Bacau"; ruptured dam at Belci-Oneti
Romania2207 cover (Mi2885 cover)2207 and cancel and cachet on special cover"100 de Zile de la Inundatie din Judetul Bacau"; the Romanian Red Cross aids the victims
Romania2208 cover (Mi2886 cover)2208 and cancel and cachet on special cover"100 de Zile de la Inundatie din Judetul Bacau"; (replacement) houses constructed by miners
Romania3561 cover (Mi? cover)3561 and cancel and cachet on special cover1993flood rescue by firefighter
Romania4728a (Mi?)From pair (4728 (a-b)); 3921 overprinted with a wavy pattern and surcharged2005"Sprijin Pentru Semeni"; for July 2005 flood; similar design to printed stamp on Romania postalcard
Romania4728b (Mi?)
Romania4728 fdcStrip of 2 and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania4747+label (Mi5971+label)From MS8 (4747a (8x (4747 + label)), or from MS8 (4747a var (8x (4747 + label)) with imperforate margins2005for July 2005 flood; "Curcubeul Sperantei" (in upper-right margin)
Romania4747 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania4751a (Mi5975?)MS8 (8x 4751)"Inundatii - iulie 2005"; for July 2005 floods (upper margin inscription)
Romania4752a (Mi5976?)MS8 (8x 4752)
Romania4753a (Mi5977?)MS8 (8x 4753)
Romania4754a (Mi5978?)MS8 (8x 4754)
Romania4751-4752 fdcCancel on FDC
Romania4753-4754 fdcCancel on FDC
RomaniaNoneCachet on postal card20052005 flood relief
RomaniaNonePrinted stamp and cachet on postal card2005 flood relief; printed stamp is similar design to flood relief stamp Romania 4728a
RomaniaNoneCachet on postal card2005 flood relief
RomaniaNonePrinted stamp and cachet on postal card2005 flood relief
RomaniaNoneCachet on postal card2005 flood relief
RomaniaNoneCachet on stamped envelope2005?Soliciting donations for flood relief
Russia (USSR)B43 (Mi262)181 overprinted "S.S.S.R. for the victims of the Leningrad flood" and surcharged1924Leningrad flood issue
Russia (USSR)B43a (Mi262y)pelure paper
Russia (USSR)B43b (Mi?)inverted surcharge
Russia (USSR)B44 (Mi263)182 overprinted "S.S.S.R. for the victims of the Leningrad flood" and surcharged
Russia (USSR)B44a (Mi?)inverted surcharge
Russia (USSR)B45 (Mi265)184 overprinted "S.S.S.R. for the victims of the Leningrad flood" and surcharged
Russia (USSR)B45a (Mi265y)pelure paper
Russia (USSR)B46 (Mi264)185 overprinted vertically and in red "S.S.S.R. for the Leningrad proletariat" and surcharged
Russia (USSR)B46a (Mi?)double surcharge
Russia (USSR)B46b (Mi?)inverted surcharge
Russia (USSR)B47 (Mi266)186 overprinted "S.S.S.R. for the Leningrad proletariat" and surcharged
Russia (USSR)B47a (Mi266w)thick paper
Russia (USSR)B47b (Mi266y)pelure paper
Russia (USSR)B47c (Mi266z)chalk paper
Russia (USSR)B41-B47 packetStamp packet no.32 (contains B41-B47)
Rwanda1320 (Mi?)1988"Inondation"
SaarB61 (Mi255)1948surcharge for flood relief; "Hochwasser Hilfe, 1947-48"
SaarB62 (Mi256)
SaarB63 (Mi257)
SaarB63 var(inscription) "H. V. Par" (rather than "H. V. Paris")
SaarB64 (Mi258)
SaarB64a (BL1)MS4 (B61-B64)surcharge for flood relief; "Hochwasser Hilfe, 1947-48"; "Helft den Hochwassergeschädigten"
SaarCB1 (Mi259)surcharge for flood relief; "Hochwasser Hilfe, 1947-48"
SaarCB1a (BL2)SS1 (CB1)surcharge for flood relief; "Hochwasser Hilfe, 1947-48"; "Helft den Hochwassergeschädigten"
San MarinoC79 (Mi463)C70 overprinted "Pro-alluvionati italiani 1951" and surcharged1951flood relief for northern Italian flood
SerbiaNoneCinderella (charity stamp)1910flood relief
SloveniaRA30 (Mi?)Strip of 2 (a-b)2005flooded house and water depth gauge measuring flood level
South AfricaB12 (Mi714-715)Pair (B12 (a-b)); 581 surcharged and overprinted "Natal Flood Disaster" (on B12a) and "Vloedramp Natal" (on B12b), from booklet pane of 10; also booklet interior and front cover and back cover; or from sheet of 60 with margin text1987surcharge for flood relief following the devastating flood in Natal province 27 Sept - 3 Oct 1987
South AfricaB12 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC"Flood disaster - Vloedramp Natal"
South AfricaB13 (Mi719-720)Pair (B13 (a-b)); 702 surcharged and overprinted "Natal Flood Disaster" (on B13a) and "Vloedramp Natal" (on B13b), from MS25; or from booklet pane of 10; also booklet interior and front cover and back cover; or from sheet with margin textsurcharge for flood relief following the devastating flood in Natal province 27 Sept - 3 Oct 1987
South AfricaB13 fdcStamp and handwritten cachet on FDC"Flood disaster - Vloedramp Natal"
South AfricaB14 (Mi725-726)Pair (B14 (a-b)); 706 surcharged and overprinted "Natal Flood Disaster" (on B14a) and "Vloedramp Natal" (on B14b), from booklet pane of 10; also booklet interior and front cover and back cover; or from sheet with margin text1988surcharge for flood relief following the devastating flood in Natal province 27 Sept - 3 Oct 1987
South AfricaB14 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC"Flood disaster - Vloedramp Natal"
South AfricaB12-B14 fdcSix (three different) stamps and cachet on FDC
South AfricaB15 (Mi731-732)Pair (B15 (a-b)); 710 surcharged and overprinted "National Flood Disaster" (on B15a) and "Nasionale Vloedramp" (on B15b), from booklet pane of 10; also booklet interior and front cover and back coversurcharge for flood relief following the repeated devastating floods in large areas of the country between September 1987 and March 1988
South AfricaB16 (Mi733-734)Pair (B16 (a-b)); 711 surcharged and overprinted "National Flood Disaster" (on B16a) and "Nasionale Vloedramp" (on B16b)surcharge for flood relief following the repeated devastating floods in large areas of the country between September 1987 and March 1988
South AfricaB17 (Mi735-736)Pair B17 (a-b)); 712 surcharged and overprinted "National Flood Disaster" (on B17a) and "Nasionale Vloedramp" (on B17b)surcharge for flood relief following the repeated devastating floods in large areas of the country between September 1987 and March 1988
South AfricaB18 (Mi737-738)Pair (B18 (a-b)); 713 surcharged and overprinted "National Flood Disaster" (on B18a) and "Nasionale Vloedramp" (on B18b)surcharge for flood relief following the repeated devastating floods in large areas of the country between September 1987 and March 1988
South AfricaB15-B18 fdc1Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDCFrench Huguenots flood relief
South AfricaB15-B18 fdc2Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC (different)French Huguenots flood relief
South AfricaB15-B18 fdc3Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC (different)Nasionale Vloedramp; National Flood Disaster
South AfricaNonePostcard back, with design elements from 581, 702 and 706 (and so of B12, B13 and B14), and inscribed "Vloedramp - Natal Flood Disaster"; also front1988
Spanish GuineaB45 (Mi338)1958surcharge for relief for Valencia flood of October 1957; "Ayuda a Valencia"
Spanish GuineaB46 (Mi339)
Spanish GuineaB47 (Mi340)
Spanish SaharaB45 (Mi177)1958surcharge for relief for Valencia flood of October 1957; "Ayuda a Valencia"
Spanish SaharaB46 (Mi178)
Spanish SaharaB47 (Mi179)
Spanish Sahara132 (Mi246)1963for Seville flood relief; "Ayuda a Sevilla"
Spanish Sahara133 (Mi247)
Spanish Sahara137 (Mi251)1963for Barcelona flood relief; "Pro Barcelona"
Spanish Sahara138 (Mi252)
SurinamB53 (Mi330)236 overprinted "Stormramp Nederland 1953" and surcharged in black1953surcharge for flood relief; "Stormramp Nederland 1953"
SurinamB54 (Mi331)237 overprinted "Stormramp Nederland 1953" and surcharged in red
SurinamB53-B54 fdcTwo stamps and cancel on FDC
SwitzerlandNonePostal card, also detail1931natural disaster relief; flood near Charmey
SwitzerlandB535 (Mi?)786 overprinted with clasped hands and "7.9.87" and surcharged1987surcharge for flood victims
SwitzerlandB535 maxiStamp and cachet on maxicard
SwitzerlandB535 fdcStamp and cachet on FDCsurcharge for flood victims; "Intempéries en Suisse"
SwitzerlandB535 cardStamp and cachet on FDC card
ThailandUnknown (Mi?)2012Red Cross flood relief
Togo690 (Mi729)1969Togo's Red Cross helping victims of the 1968 flood
Togo691 (Mi730)
United States1017 (Mi?)1953flood rescue by National Guard (at right of stamp)
United StatesB177BEP card1993"Midwest flood relief"
YugoslaviaB5 (Mi200)41 surcharged in dark red1926flood relief for 1926 Danube flood
YugoslaviaB6 (Mi201)42 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB7 (Mi202)43 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB7a (Mi?)inverted surcharge
YugoslaviaB8 (Mi203)44 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB9 (Mi204)45 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB10 (Mi205)46 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB11 (Mi206)47 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB12 (Mi207)48 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB13 (Mi208)49 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB14 (Mi209)50 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB14a (Mi?)double surcharge, also detail
YugoslaviaB15 (Mi210)51 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB16 (Mi211)52 surcharged in dark red
YugoslaviaB16a (Mi?)double surcharge
YugoslaviaNoneRed Cross label1926flooded community; flood relief for Danube flood
Yugoslavia53 (Mi212)B7 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge19281926 flood relief stamp with overprint
Yugoslavia53a (Mi?)surcharge "0.50" inverted
Yugoslavia54 (Mi213)B8 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia55 (Mi214)B9 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia56 (Mi215)B10 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia57 (Mi216)B11 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia58 (Mi217)B12 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia59 (Mi218)B13 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia60 (Mi219)B14 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia61 (Mi220)B15 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia62 (Mi221)B16 overprinted "XXXX" over the surcharge
Yugoslavia99 (Mi269)B5 overprinted "Jugoslavia" and also with 4 bars overprinted over the surcharge19331926 flood relief stamp with overprint
Yugoslavia99a (Mi?)double impression of bars
Yugoslavia100 (Mi270)B6 overprinted "Jugoslavia" and also with 4 bars overprinted over the surcharge
Yugoslavia100a (Mi?)double impression of bars
Yugoslavia101 (Mi271)B7 overprinted "Jugoslavia" and also with 4 bars overprinted over the surcharge
Yugoslavia101a (Mi?)double impression of bars
YugoslaviaRA27 (MiZ28)1962"Red Cross Week 1962" (in text) and symbolic events for which the Red Cross provides relief, including waves representing flood waters (bottom symbol)
YugoslaviaRAJ24 (MiZT24)
YugoslaviaNoneCachet on cover1970flood victims' day
Other flood-related items, such as depictions and general references
Albania1780 (Mi1894)1977rescuing child from flood
Albania1781 (Mi1895)rescuing goats from flood
AustraliaNoneCachet on stamped envelope1993flood waters; other natural disasters; IDNDR
Australia2890-2893 bk p4Prestige booklet of 20 page 42008"extreme weather events, drought, flood and fires" (in text)
Australia3442 (Mi?)2011Lake Eyre in flood
Australia3442 maxiStamp on maxicard
Austria1278 (Mi?)1984100th anniv. torrential streamflow and flash flood control works
Austria1393 fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet on FDC1987flood depiction
Austria1580 (Mi?)1992flooding of the Marchfeld canal
Bangladesh730 (Mi?)2008flooded village
Bahamas734 (Mi762)1991"flooding caused by Hurricane David in 1979" (in text)
Bahamas732-735 fdc1One of four stamps on FDC
Bahamas732-735 fdc2One of four stamps on FDC (different)
BelgiumNoneCachet on cover1953"Inondations 1953"
BelgiumNoneCachet (different) on cover1953"Inondations 1953"
BelgiumNoneCachet (different) on cover1953"Overstromingen 1953" (in text)
Belgium1045c (Mi?)One of MS10 (2x (a-d) + (e-f))2003Civil defence personnel working in flood (at lower right)
Cambodia627 (Mi704)1985detail from The Flood, painting by Michelangelo (fresco in Sistine Chapel); see also Italy 1182 and Vatican City 950-951
CambodiaUnknown (Mi?)2010flooded automobiles; parched and cracked soil in drought; forest fire; "Unite to combat climate change"
CambodiaUnknown fdcOne of five stamps on FDC
CambodiaUnknown ss (BL?)SS1flooded automobiles; parched and cracked soil in drought (in part of stamp and right margin); forest fire; "Unite to combat climate change"
CambodiaUnknown ss fdcSS1 on FDC
Canada2110a (Mi?)From MS2 (2110 (2109a+2110a))2005The Flood Gate, painting by Homer Watson
Chartonia (Great Britain)NoneLocal postal card?Thames (River) flood barrier
China (People's Republic)163 (Mi?)1952Huang Huai floodgate
China (People's Republic)1045 (Mi?)red and black1970death of Kin Hsün-hua in the Kirin border flood
China (People's Republic)1045a (Mi?)red and grey
China (People's Republic)1045 card1988death of Kin Hsün-hua in the Kirin border flood
China (People's Republic)2316 (Mi?)1991flood control, Yuzui
China (People's Republic)2317 (Mi?)drainage and flood control, Feishayan
China (People's Republic)2318 (Mi?)water volume and flood control, Baopingkou
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card1998flooded buildings
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card (different)1998army filling sandbags to fight flood
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card (different)1998fight flood
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card (different)1998Xinzho County Water Resources Bureau and Yangzha floodgate
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card1999army fighting flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)1999Command Centre for Flood Control and Drought Relief in Jiangsu Province9
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)1999Dujiangyan flood control and irrigation project
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2000ancient flood myth
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2000ancient flood myth
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2000army fighting flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2000flood rescue
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2000Laws governing water use and flood prevention and control in Datian County, Fujian Province
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2001army and citizens fighting flood (design similar to postal card from 2002 - see below)
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card (different)2001Civilians and army fighting the flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2002raging flood waters
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2002flood relief efforts - Hangzhong
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2002army and citizens fighting flood (design similar to postal card from 2001 - see above)
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2002sandbag defense against flooding (in upper-right image)
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2002Shangyu City, flood control (in Chinese text); statue probably of Chinese king Da Yu, to mark his flood control achievements in around 2000 BC
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on stamped envelope2002flood
China (People's Republic)3304 (Mi?)MS8 (3304a (8x 3304 + 8 labels))2003flood rescue (on second label)
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card back, also front with descriptive text20035th anniv. fight against the 1998 flood in Jiujiang City after the Yangtze dike collapse
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)20035th anniv. fight against the 1998 flood in Jiujiang City after the Yangtze dike collapse
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)20035th anniv. fight against the 1998 flood in Jiujiang City after the Yangtze dike collapse
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003soldiers fighting flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003flood near Shanxi Weinan after a dike break
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003citizens of Shanxi Weinan discussing the flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003tobacco crop insured against hail and flood disasters
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003Houses destroyed by devastating flash floods
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card (different)2003the fight against the flood
China (People's RepublicNoneCachet on postal card (different)2003Army fighting the Weinan flood
China (People's RepublicNoneCachet on postal card (different)2003Weinan flood victims in tent city
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on stamped envelope2003Hanzhuang floodgate (Shandong province)
China (People's Republic)2353 cover (Mi2387 cover)Stamp and cancel on cover2003Fight against floods and Da Yu (on pictorial cancel)
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2005Jinzhu Tower and historic flood control
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2006Sujia flood control and irrigation project
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card2007flooded and destroyed houses
China (People's Republic)None(Lower-left, small) cachet on postal card2007Army fighting flood
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet (different) on postal card2007Shangyu floodgate
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card2008?(possible) sculpture of soldiers fighting a flood of the Yangtze at Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province)
China (People's Republic)3602+label (Mi?+label)Stamp and label~2008soldiers marching to fight the flood
China (People's Republic)NonePostal card back, also front~2008men fighting flood (in lower-right image)
China (People's Republic)NoneCachets on postal card200911th anniv. devastating 1998 flood; here are details of the contents related to the flood; (also for the 60th anniv. People's Republic of China)
China (People's Republic)NoneCachet on postal card2010Sanming flood control command centre
China (Taiwan)3506k personalized1 (Mi? personalized1)In (top and bottom) margins and on labels of MS10 (2x (3506 (a-e)) + 10 personalized labels)20042004 floods (this was Taiwan's worst flooding in 25 years, caused by heavy rainfall from tropical cyclone Mindule)
China (Taiwan)3506k personalized2 (Mi? personalized2)In (top and bottom) margins and on labels of MS10 (2x (3506 (a-e)) + 10 personalized labels) (different)
Comoro IslandsUnknown c (Mi2743)One of MS4 (a-d) (Mi2741-4274)2010flood
CroatiaNoneCancel on WMD cover2002Poplava (flood)
Cuba1724 (Mi1799)1972flood depiction in hurricane or tropical storm; "Crecidas y su evaluación" (Floods and evaluation (of their impacts))
Czech RepublicNonePostal card2003Reopening of Post Office Museum after 2002 flood
Czech RepublicNonePostal card (different)
Denmark579 (Mi?)1975High water in Højer flood plain
Ecuador2041c (Mi?)From block of 4 (2041 (a-d))2011"Inundaciones - viva en una zona segura" (in text)
EgyptNone44a on postcard101906Nile flood
EgyptNonePostcard101908Nile flooding near Cairo and the Pyramids
Egypt1689 (Mi?)1998"Day of the Nile Inundation"
Egypt1689 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Ethiopia1313 (Mi1395)1991flood; rainstorm and lightning; IDNDR
FranceNonePostcard101910January 1910 Paris flood, "rue Auguste Simon"
FranceNonePostcard10 (different)1910January 1910 Paris flood, "rue Parrot"
FranceNonePostcard10 (different)1910Seine flood (Jan-Feb 1910) and dam blocking the water near Paris City Hall
FranceNonePostcard10 (different)1910January 1910 Paris flood, "Place Delambre et rue des vieux Moulins"
FranceNonePostcard10 (different)1910January-February 1910, Champigny sur Marne flood, "Quai du Halage à l'Abreuvoir"
FranceNonePostcard1019201920 flood in Nancy
FranceNonePostcard101920Seine flood
France1396 fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet on FDC1975Inondation de Port Marly, 1876, painting by Alfred Sisley; (also appears on Ivory Coast unknown a 2003, and on Monaco 919)
FranceNoneCancel and cachet on cover198050th anniv. Montauban flood
FranceNoneCancel and cachet on cover198050th anniv. Reyniès flood
France3786 (Mi?)From booket pane of 12 (3793a (3782-3793))2010"inondation" (flood) to 5 m level
France3786 maxiMaxicard
FranceB720 (BL?)In (upper) margin of MS5 (B720 (a-e)), also detail2010"Inondations" (floods)
GermanyNonePostcard10 back, also front1905flood scene
GermanyNoneMeter on cover2004Sachsen-Anholt LHW (Landesbetrieb für Hochwasserschutz und Wasserwirtschaft - Regional Authority for Flood Protection and Water Management)
GermanyNoneMeter (different) on cover2006Sachsen-Anholt LHW (Landesbetrieb für Hochwasserschutz und Wasserwirtschaft - Regional Authority for Flood Protection and Water Management)
GermanyNoneCancel and cachet on cover201250th anniv. Hamburg dam break and flood, 1962
GermanyNoneCancel and cachet on cover (different)201250th anniv. Hamburg dam Wilhelmshavn flood, 1962
GermanyNoneCachet on cover, also detail201250th anniv. North Sea coastal flooding, 1962
Great BritainNonePostcard10 back, also front1903Bradford flood
Great Britain1020 (Mi?)1983Thames (River) flood barrier
Great Britain1020 fdc1Stamp and cancel on FDC
Great Britain1020 fdc2Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC
Great Britain1020 fdc3Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet (different) on FDC
Great Britain1020 fdc4Stamp and cancel (different) and cachet (different) on FDC
Great Britain1020 maxiMaxicard
Great Britain1019-1021 fdcThree stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Great BritainNoneCancel on cover1983Thames (River) flood barrier
Great Britain1066a folder (Mi? folder)Folder1984"floods" (in text)
Great Britain1963-1966 fdc (Mi1924-1928 fdc)Cachet on FDC, also detail2001
Great Britain1966a fdc (Mi1924-1927 fdc)Cachet on FDC2001"flooded Britain"
Great Britain2683 (Mi?)2009flood rescue
Greece1332 (Mi?)1979Missolonghi Salt Lake flooding
HungaryNonePrinted stamp and cancel and cachet on postal card1988150th anniv. Pest-Budai flood, 1838
HungaryNonePostal card?2004125th anniv. Szeged flood
IndiaNonerocket mail label~1935"Flood rocket despatch" (carried by Rocket no.126)
IndiaNoneRocket mail label and cachet on cover, also back1936"Flood rocket despatch" (carried by Rocket no.127)
IndiaNoneCachet on (Meghdoot) postal card2007United Nations Development Program (UNDP); emergency services; flood illustration
IndiaNoneCancel and cachet on cover2008"This tree saved the lives of about 150 persons in the Moosi flood of 1908"
Italy1182 (Mi?)1975detail from Michelangelo's The Flood (fresco in Sistine Chapel); see also Cambodia 627 and Vatican City 950-951
Ivory CoastUnknown a (Mi?)From MS4 (a-d)2003Flood at Port Marly, 1876, painting by Alfred Sisley; (also appears in the cachet of France 1396 fdc, and on Monaco 919)
Japan1753 (Mi?)1987Centenary of the Kiso 3 Rivers flood control
Japan1753 fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Japan1753 fdc2Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
JapanNonePostal card2002floodgate
Korea (North)2021 (Mi2088)
i2021
From MS8 (2020a (2014-2021)), from imperforate MS8 (i2020a (i2014-i2021))1981two men in trees above flood waters
Korea (North)2021a (BL91)SS1 (2021)
Korea (North)2122 (Mi?)Stamp-on-stamp: 20211981two men in trees above flood waters
Korea (North)3338 (Mi?)From strip of 4 (3340a (3337-3340)), or from MS8 (3340b (2x (3337-3340)))1994"Relief on the sea" (probable flood-related)
Korea (North)4104 (Mi4410)From MS4 (4104a (4101-4104))2001Mt. Jinshan Temple in flood1
Korea (North)4104 proofDeluxe proof
Korea (South)657 (Mi?)1969Prevention of damage from floods (and droughts)
Korea (South)657 essayUn-adopted essay
Korea (South)658 (Mi?)
Korea (South)658 essayUn-adopted essay
Korea (South)657-658 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Korea (South)657-658 folderFDC folder
MacauUnknown (Mi?)SS12011Mt. Jinshan Temple in flood1
MacauUnknown fdcSS1 and cancel on FDC
Maldive Islands2667e (Mi?)From MS6 (2667 (a-f))2002Zeeland flood
Monaco919 (Mi?)From MS10 (919a (10x 919))1974Inondation de Port Marly, 1876, painting by Alfred Sisley; (also appears on Ivory Coast unknown a 2003, and in the cachet of France 1396 fdc)
Monaco919 fdc1Stamp on FDC
Monaco919 fdc2Stamp and cachet on FDC
Monaco919 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Monaco919 maxiMaxicard
Monaco919 sc (Mi? sc)Stamp and cachet on souvenir card1974(As in other 919 items)
MoroccoNoneCancel1970"Aidez vos frères sinistrés des inondations"
NetherlandsNoneCancel on postcard1932Constructing a dike to hold back a flood
Netherlands493 (Mi974)1972flood control project
Netherlands493 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Netherlands708 (Mi1305)1986storm-surge barrier
Netherlands709 (Mi1306)storm-surge barrier withstanding flood
Netherlands708-709 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Netherlands1000 maxi (Mi? maxi)Cachet on maxicard1998Flood (one aspect of water management, the theme of the stamp)
Netherlands1040a (Mi1740)
1040a+tab
From MS10 (1040 (a-j)) (Mi1740-1749)1999The Afsluitdijk for flood control (dike constructed in 1932); "Where once the land was flooded is now a sea of grain" (free translation of part of Dutch text in tab)
Netherlands1040f (Mi1746)
1040f+tab
"After the 1953 flood disaster ('watersnoodramp'), the government acted decisively (free translation of a small part of Dutch text in tab); thus began the Deltawerken flood control project, 1953-1997. The project ended with the completion of the New Waterway Storm Surge Barrier.
Netherlands1137c (Mi?)One of MS10 (1137 (a-j))2002Cruquius steam pumping station removing water from flooded land (to form a polder)
Netherlands1143a (Mi?)From MS10 (1143 (a-j))2003Water and flood control; North Pier, Ijmuiden, 1869
Netherlands1143b (Mi?)Water and flood control; Hansweert Lock, 1865
Netherlands1143c (Mi?)Water and flood control; damming of the Wieringermeer, 1929
Netherlands1143d (Mi?)Water and flood control; Ijsselmeer Dam
Netherlands1143e (Mi?)Water and flood control; water breaching dike at Willemstad, 1953
Netherlands1143f (Mi?)Water and flood control; repairing dike at Stavenisse, 1953, for the flood watch
Netherlands1143g (Mi?)Water and flood control; damming of the Zandkreek, 1960
Netherlands1143h (Mi?)Water and flood control; damming of the Grevelingen, 1964
Netherlands1143i (Mi?)Water and flood control; Oosterschelde flood barrier, 1995
Netherlands1143j (Mi?)Water and flood control; high water in Roermond, 1993
Netherlands1143d maxiMaxicardWater and flood control; Ijsselmeer Dam
Netherlands1143e maxiMaxicardWater and flood control; water breaching dike at Willemstad, 1953
Netherlands1143h maxiMaxicardWater and flood control; damming of the Grevelingen, 1964
Netherlands1143a-c+f-h fdcSix stamps on FDC(As above)
Netherlands1143d-e+i-j fdcFour stamps on FDC
Netherlands1327 personalized1Personalized stamp, from MS102009Below sea level regions of Netherlands potentially flooded due to future sea level rise
Netherlands1327 personalized2Personalized stamp (different), from MS10floating cities as possible response to flooded Dutch polders of the future
Netherlands1327 personalized labelPersonalized labelAnimals in flooded Dutch polder of the future
Netherlands1327 personalized fdc1Two personalized stamps and label and cancel and cachet on FDC(As above)
Netherlands1327 personalized fdc2Two personalized stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Netherlands1327 personalized packetPersonalized postage stamp packet, also back
Niger1075e (Mi1952)From MS6 (1075 (a-e)) (Mi1947-1952)2001"Inondations"
New Zealand2175 (Mi?)From block of 6 (2172-2177)2008"Weather extremes - flooding - Hikurangi 2007"; also "flood" (in FDC text)
New Zealand2172-2177 fdc1One of six stamps on FDC, also back
New Zealand2172-2177 fdc2One of six stamps on FDC (different, available only in a special limited edition album, below)
New Zealand2172-2177_albumLimited edition album, with page containing MS5 (2177a (2172-2177))
Peru1423 (Mi1938)2004"impacts of the climatic anomalies associated [with] El Niño" … floods … can have a much bigger duration" (in folder text)
Peru1423 folderFDC folder, also inside, and back
Peru1786 (Mi?)2011flood
Philippines1459a (Mi1343)One of strip of 5 (1459 (a-e)) (Mi1343-1347)1980Flooding and other natural disasters (set for 75th anniv. Rotary International, from paintings by Carlos Botong Francisco)
Philippines1460a (Mi1348)One of strip of 5 (1460 (a-e)) (Mi1348-1352)
PolandNonePostal card, also detail of printed stamp1966Fighting floods; reproduction of a medal given for the fight against floods
Romania2216 (Mi2904)From MS5 (2216a (5x 2216 + label))1970abstract painting of Danube flood, by Miró; Miró signature and date of flood on label (24/VIII/70)
Romania2217 (BL81)Simulated perforation SS1abstract painting of Danube flood, by Miró
RomaniaNoneCachet on stamped envelope1978Danube delta and flood plain
RomaniaNoneCachet on stamped envelope2003remembering the flood of June 1897
RomaniaNoneCachet on stamped envelope20102010 flood
RomaniaNonePostal card2011
RussiaNonePostcard10, also back1904Samarka River flood
Russia (USSR)5965 (Mi6169)1991flooded bell tower near Kaliazin, Volga River region
Russia (USSR)5965-5967 fdcOne of three stamps and cachet on FDCVolga flood (on one stamp and in upper stamp drawn in cachet)
RussiaNoneCachet on cover2007Flooded house
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown c (Mi?)One of MS4 (a-d)2009Helicopter flying over flooded area
San Marino676 (Mi?)1967Crucifix of Santa Croce, by Giovanni Cimabue; it was severely damaged in the Nov 1966 Florentine flood
San Marino1429m (Mi?)One of MS16 (1429 (a-p))1998London and Big Ben flooded (on reproduction of cover art for J. G. Ballard's science fiction book The Drowned World)
San Marino1429 fdcOne of MS16 on FDC
San Marino1624 (Mi?)From MS12 (1624a (12x 1624))2005flood caused by tsunami
San Marino1624 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
Senegal1356g (Mi?)One of MS9 (1356 (a-i))1999flood at el Mansurah
Sierra Leone1964 (BL342)SS1 (Mi2733)1996Drowned coastal cities due to "melting of the Earth's polar ice caps"; "City under polar ice-melt" (in text)
SpainNoneCancel on cover199150th anniv (in 1990) of 1940 Manlleu flood
SpainNoneCancel1991Consuegra flood
Sri Lanka1531 (Mi?)From MS4 (1533a (1530-1533))2005flood caused by tsunami
Sudan144+146 cover (Mi? cover)(Red rubber-stamp) cachet on cover1974"Damaged by floods during a tropical thunderstorm in the Sudan"
SwitzerlandNonePro Juventate postcard1922Paysage d'Inondation, flood scene painting by Adolf Stabli
SwitzerlandNoneCancel on cover1987100th anniv. town of Zug disaster: part of the the town slipped into the lake in a sub-aquatic landslide and was flooded
Tajikistan330 (BL?)MS2 (330 (a-b + label)); selvedge; selvedge22008floods and flood damage (in upper and lower selvedges); International Conference on Water Related Disaster Reduction
Thailand2362-2365 fdc1 (Mi? fdc1)Cachet on FDC2008Flooding (in the context of global warming)
Thailand2362-2365 fdc2 (Mi? fdc2)Two cachets (one the same, one different) on FDC2008Flooding (in the context of global warming)
Togo 1889m (Mi?)One of MS? (a-?)1999Flood, abstract painting by H. Frankenthaler (1967)
TogoUnknown b (Mi?)One of MS4 (a-d)2011"Inondation"
TogoUnknown (BL?)In (left) margin of SS1
UkraineNonePostcard10 back, also front1911flooded area near Kiev in Dnepr flood
United Nations (Geneva)254a maxi (Mi250-253 maxi)Cachet on maxicard, block of 4 (251-254), also back1994
United Nations939a label (BL? label)Label from MS10 (939a (10x 939 + 10 labels))2007
United Nations994 labelLabel from MS10 (a-j + 10 labels)2009
United StatesNoneCancel and cachet (return address) on cover1881Floodwood OH (post office)
United StatesNoneCancel on postcard101910Floodwood OH (post office)
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1927special airmail flight due flood in Connecticut River
United StatesNoneCachet on cover (different)192750th anniv. Montpelier, Vermont flood
United States681 cover (Mi? cover)Cachet on cover1929"Wheeling, West Virginia - 1913 flood of the Ohio River"
United StatesNoneCinderella1930s"Oregon - climate is ideal - no floods, …"
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1931Clara Barton and Red Cross relief efforts for the Johnstown Flood
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1936description of Harper's Ferry flood
United StatesNoneCachet on stamped envelope1938"South Fork dam 1889 - cause of the Johnstown flood"
United StatesNoneCachet on cover, also insert193950th anniv. Johnstown flood; "South Fork dam 1889 - cause of the Johnstown flood"
United StatesNoneCachet (different) on cover1939"50th anniv. Johnstown flood: 1889 - May 31 - 1939"
United States993 cover (Mi? cover)Cachet on cover1950"Johnstown, PA - the friendly flood-free city"
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1951Kansas City flood disaster
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1957Missouri flood of 1952; "5th anniv. a victorious flood fight"
United StatesNoneCancel and cachet on cover196475th anniv. Johnstown flood; "workers removing debris after the flood of May 31, 1889"
United StatesNoneCancel on cover1964"75th anniv. Johnstown flood 1889 - 1964"
United StatesNoneCancel on cover197750th anniv. Montpelier flood: 4 Nov 1927 - 4 Nov 1977
United States1726 cover1 (Mi? cover1)Cancel and cachet on cover1977the Johnstown floods of 1889, 1936 and 1977
United States1726 cover2 (Mi? cover2)Cancel (same) and cachet (different) on cover1977the Johnstown floods of 1889, 1936 and 1977
United StatesNone(Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover1980"flash floods" (in text)
United States1897A+1910 cover (Mi? cover)Cancel and cachet on cover198293rd anniv. Johnstown flood
United States2039 fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet on FDC1983depiction of flood
United States3050 cancel (Mi? cancel)Cancel2000rain and flood (in left image of cancel)
United StatesNoneCancel on cover200125th anniv. Big Thompson flood, 1976
United StatesNoneCachet on cover2010200th anniv. Long Pond flash flood7
United StatesNoneCancel
United StatesNone(Mission 57) cachet on Cosmo-SkyMed launch cover back, also front2010"Cosmo-SkyMed is used to observe events including fires, landslides, droughts, floods, pollution and earthquakes" (in text)
United StatesNoneCancel and cachet on cover2012Flooding due to Hurricane Irene
Vatican City774 (Mi?)1986St Camillus de Lillis rescuing invalid during Tiber flood (by Pierre Subleyras, 1669-1749)
Vatican City950-951 (Mi?)Strip of 21994detail from The Flood, painting by Michelangelo (fresco in Sistine Chapel); see also Cambodia 627 and Italy 1182
Vietnam (North)2699 (Mi?)199650th anniv. disaster prevention day; symbolic flood (at left)
Vietnam (North)2699 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC50th anniv. disaster prevention day; symbolic flood
UNESCO4 campaign to save Venice (from flooding), and Venice flood-related items
AjmanKM275 riyals (silver coin)1971"Save Venice" (in text)
AjmanKM3625 riyals (gold coin)
AjmanKM3950 riyals (gold coin)
AjmanKM40100 riyals (gold coin)
AjmanMi2194From block of 6 (Mi2194-2199)1972"Save Venice" mosaics
AjmanMi2195
AjmanMi2196
AjmanMi2197
AjmanMi2198
AjmanMi2199
AjmanBL478SS1 (Mi2194)
Algeria471 (Mi579)1972Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice
Algeria472 (Mi580)Bridge of Sighs, Venice
Benin690G (Mi515)Dahomey C161 surcharged1992
Bulgaria2021 (Mi2158)1972symbolic flood waters advancing toward St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
Bulgaria2022 (Mi2159)symbolic flood waters advancing toward Casa d'Oro, Venice
Bulgaria2021-2022 fdcTwo stamps and cancel (design like 2021) and cachet (design like 2022) on FDC
BurundiB52 (Mi816)1971Archangel Michael, Byzantine icon from St. Mark's
BurundiB53 (Mi817)Archangel Michael, Preparing for La Polenta, painting by Pietro Longhi
BurundiB54 (Mi818)The Charlatan, painting by Pietro Longhi
BurundiB55 (Mi819)From MS10 (B55b (10x B55))Diana's Bath, painting by Giovanni Batista Pittoni
BurundiB55a (BL56A)
iB55a (BL56B)
MS4 (B52-B55) except 2f surtax (Mi824-827)
BurundiCB22 (Mi820)1971Casa d'Oro, Venice
BurundiCB23 (Mi821)Doge's Palace, Venice
BurundiCB24 (Mi822)Church of St. John and St. Paul
BurundiCB25 (Mi823)From MS10 (CB25b (10x CB25))Doge's Palace and Piazzetta at Feast of Ascension, painting by Canaletto
BurundiCB25a (BL57A)
iCB25a (BL57B)
MS4 (CB22-CB25) except 2f surtax (Mi828-831)
Cambodia275 (Mi?)1972Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice
Cambodia276 (Mi?)symbolic flood waters advancing toward St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
Cambodia276 proofProof, changed-colours
Cambodia277 (Mi?)Bridge of Sighs, Venice
Cambodia277a (BL?)MS3 (275-277)
CamerounC182 (Mi688)
iC182

Imperforate
1972Doge's Palace, painting by Ippolito
CamerounC183 (Mi689)
iC183

Imperforate
detail from Regatta on the Grand Canal, painting by Canaletto
CamerounC184 (Mi690)
iC184

Imperforate
detail from Regatta on the Grand Canal, painting by Canaletto
ChadC127 (Mi515)1972Doge's Palace and Campanile, detail from Panorama da Ponte della Marina, painting by Ippolito Caffi
ChadC128 (Mi516)detail from Venice Panorama, painting by Ippolito Caffi
ChadC129 (Mi517)detail from Grand Canal of Venice, painting by Ippolito Caffi
Cuba1753 (Mi?)1972Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice
Cuba1754 (Mi?)Bridge of Sighs, Venice
Cuba1755 (Mi?)symbolic flood waters advancing toward St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
DahomeyC159 (Mi480)
iC159

Imperforate
1972Designs based on mosaics from St. Mark's Cathedral; C161 shows Noah sending out a dove
DahomeyC159 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
DahomeyC160 (Mi481)
iC160

Imperforate
DahomeyC160 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
DahomeyC161 (Mi482)
iC161

Imperforate
DahomeyC161 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Egypt (UAR)B35 (Mi342)1967Grand Canal and Casa d'Oro in Venice (at left); also for Florence
Egypt (UAR)B36 (Mi343)Doge's Palace and Campanile and Piazzetta (at left); also for Florence
GabonC123 (Mi456)1972detail from Il Basino Verso il Canal Grande, painting by Vanvitelli
GabonC123 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
GabonC124 (Mi457)detail from Venezia Ponte de Rialto, painting by Canaletto (erroneously inscribed Caffi)
GabonC124 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
GabonC125 (Mi458)detail from Il Basino Verso il Canal Grande, painting by Vanvitelli
GabonC125 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Italy1091 (Mi1391)1973"salviamo Venezia"; Schiavoni shore; (not UNESCO)
Italy1091 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
Italy1091 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1091 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1091 fdc4Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1091 fdc5Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1091 fdc6Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1091 fdc7Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1092 (Mi1392)"salviamo Venezia"; The Tetrarchs, 4th century sculpture; (not UNESCO)
Italy1093 (Mi1393)"salviamo Venezia"; Triumph of Venice, painting by Vittore Carpaccio; (not UNESCO)
Italy1092-1093 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
Italy1092-1093 fdc2Two stamps and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1092-1093 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1094 (Mi1394)"salviamo Venezia"; bronze horses from St. Mark's; (not UNESCO)
Italy1093-1094 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
Italy1093-1094 fdc2Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1093-1094 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1095 (Mi1395)"salviamo Venezia"; St. Mark's square covered by flood; (not UNESCO)
Italy1095 fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Italy1095 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1092+1095 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
Italy1092+1095 fdc2Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1092+1095 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1094-1095 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
Italy1094-1095 fdc2Two stamps and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy1094-1095 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Italy2800 (Mi?)2007Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site (to be safeguarded (from flooding))
Ivory CoastC48 (Mi399)1972Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice
Ivory CoastC49 (Mi400)flood waters advancing toward St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
MauritaniaC118 (Mi431)1972detail from Venice Harbour, painting by Carlevaris
MauritaniaC119 (Mi432)detail from Grand Canal, painting by Canaletto
MauritaniaC120 (Mi433)detail from Santa Maria della Salute, painting by Canaletto
Monaco833 (Mi?)1972"Sauver Venise"; detail from Church of St. John and St. Paul, painting by Canaletto
Monaco834 (Mi?)"Sauver Venise"; detail from Church of St. Peter of Castello, painting by Francesco Guardi
Monaco835 (Mi?)"Sauver Venise"; detail from St. Mark's Square, painting by Bernardo Bellotto
Morocco254 (Mi697)1972Bridge of Sighs, Venice
Morocco255 (Mi698)
i255

Imperforate
symbolic flood waters advancing toward St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
Morocco256 (Mi699)
i256

Imperforate
Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice
Morocco254-256 fdc1Three stamps and cachet on FDCCachet design like 256 (Lion of St. Mark threatened by advancing water, Venice)
Morocco254-256 fdc2Three stamps on FDC
NigerC176 (Mi318)
iC176

Imperforate
1972details from Il Ridotto (The Masked Ball), painting by Francesco Guardi
NigerC177 (Mi319)
iC177

Imperforate
NigerC177 fdc
NigerC178 (Mi320)
iC178

Imperforate
NigerC179 (Mi321)
iC179

Imperforate
NigerC179 fdc
Pakistan318 (Mi?)1972"Venice in peril"; Angels above Grand Canal
Pakistan318 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Pakistan318 folderFirst Day of Issue folder
Romania2374 (Mi3053)1972Casa d'Oro, detail from a painting by Gheorge Petrascu
Romania2374 maxiMaxicard
Romania2375 (Mi3054)Gondola, detail from a painting by N. Darascu
Romania2375 maxiMaxicard
Romania2376 (Mi3055)Venice palace, detail from a painting by Gheorge Petrascu
Romania2376 maxiMaxicard
Romania2377 (Mi3056)Venice scene, detail from a painting by M. Bunescu
Romania2377 maxiMaxicard
Romania2378 (Mi3057)Doge's Palace, detail from a painting by N. Darascu
Romania2378 maxiMaxicard
Romania2379 (Mi3058)Venice scene, detail from a painting by M. Bunescu
Romania2379 maxiMaxicard
Romania2374+2379 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania2375+2378 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania2376-2377 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
Romania2380 (BL99)SS1High Housefronts in Venice, painting by G. Petrascu
Romania2380 fdcSS1 and cancel and cachet on FDC
SenegalC110 (Mi482)1972detail from Fonteghetto della Farina, painting by Canaletto
SenegalC111 (Mi483)detail from San Giorgio Maggiore, painting by Giovanni Guardi
Togo802 (Mi908)1972symbolic flood waters and St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
Togo803 (Mi909)symbolic flood waters and Rialto Bridge, Venice
TogoC171 (Mi910)symbolic flood waters and Casa d'Oro, Venice
TogoC171 dsDeluxe sheet (C171)symbolic flood waters and Casa d'Oro, Venice
TogoC171a (BL62)Simulated perforation MS3 (802-803 + C171)
Upper VoltaC100 (Mi363)1972Music, painting by Pietro Longhi
Upper VoltaC101 (Mi364)detail from Panorama da Ponte della Marina, painting by Ippolito Caffi
Vatican City518 (Mi?)1972St. Mark in storm, 12th century mosaic
Vatican City518 maxiMaxicard
Vatican City519 (Mi?)Block of 4 (519 (a-d))Map of Venice, 1581
Vatican City519 maxiMaxicard
Vatican City520 (Mi?)St. Mark's Basilica, detail from a painting by Emilio Vangelli
Vatican City520 maxiMaxicard
Vatican City520a (BL?)MS3
Vatican City520a fdcMS3 and cachet on FDC
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi510From MS6 (6x Mi510) (BL81?)1968Save the Monuments of Venice
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi511From MS6 (6x Mi511)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi512From MS6 (6x Mi512)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi513From MS6 (6x Mi513)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi514From MS6 (6x Mi514)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomMi515From MS6 (6x Mi515)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomBL82SS1
UNESCO4 campaign to save Florence (from flooding), and Florence flood-related items
DenmarkNoneCancel1967Firenze (Florence) flood; (not UNESCO)
Egypt (UAR)B35 (Mi342)1967Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence (at right); also for Venice
Egypt (UAR)B36 (Mi343)Palazzo Veccio in Florence (at right); also for Venice
Italy668_op (MiA927)668 overprinted "Firenze (Florence) alluvione 4 Nov 1966"1966Florence flood - 4 Nov 1966; (not UNESCO)
Italy668_op maxiOverprinted stamp and cancel on maxicard
ItalyNoneCancel200640th anniv. Florence and Dintorni flood; (not UNESCO)
ItalyNoneCancel and cachet (text) on cover200640th anniv. Florence flood; (not UNESCO)
Yemen Mutawakelite KingdomBL80BPrinted-perforation SS11968"Save the Monuments of Florence" (in text)
UNESCO4 campaign to save Nubian temples and monuments (from flooding)
 

The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was constructed between 1960 and 1970 and was filled during the following years, reaching its full capacity in 1976 (e.g. see Egypt Scott 1003, issued in 1976). The dam was designed to regulate the annual flooding of the Nile, to store water for agriculture, to minimize the impacts of droughts and to produce hydroelectricity. It has had a major impact on both the economy and the culture of Egypt. Lake Nasser, which formed upstream of the dam, displaced more than 100,000 people, and many historic monuments were at risk, including Abu Simbel and Philae. Those and others were transferred to higher ground under an international project to save the monuments that was launched by UNESCO in 1960. The project lasted for 20 years. The move of Abu Simbel was completed in 1968. The move of Philae began in 1976 and was completed in 1980.

There are a large number of philatelic items from many countries that were issued in support of the UNESCO campaign. This table includes items that refer to the campaign explicitly or implicitly and also depict in some fashion flooded monuments or parts of monuments, or rising waters threatening to flood them, or contain text related to the flooding.

Algeria318 (Mi?)
i318

Imperforate
1964Two statues of Ramses II flooded
Algeria318 dsDeluxe sheet (318)
Argentina750 (Mi825)1963symbolic flood, statue of Queen Nefertiti at Abu Simbel
Egypt538 (Mi?)1961flood waters threatening Trajan's Kiosk (design similar to Yemen 127 and 128)
EgyptC108 (Mi?)1966flood waters threatening Abu Simbel
EgyptC109 (Mi?)
Egypt744 (Mi?)1968flooded temple of Philae
Egypt746 (Mi?)
Egypt811 (Mi?)1969flooded columns of temple of Philae
Egypt845a (Mi?)Strip of 3 (842+844-845)1970flood waters threatening temple of Philae
Egypt928 (Mi?)1972flooded columns of temple of Philae
Egypt945 (Mi?)1973flooded columns of temple of Philae
Egypt966 (Mi?)1974flooded temple of Philae
Egypt1087 (Mi?)1978flooded temple of Philae
France2O39+2O40 sc (Mi? sc)Text in souvenir card1987Reference in text to flooding of Philae
Ghana154 (Mi160)1963symbolic flooding of sphinx at Wadi es-Sebua
Guinea Republic352 (Mi261)1964flooded sphinxes at Wadi es-Sebua
MauritaniaC32 (Mi?)1964flooded temple of Philae and Trajan's Kiosk
MauritaniaC33 (Mi?)
MauritaniaC34 (Mi?)
Monaco479 (Mi?)1961flooded Sphinx of Wadi-es-Sebua
Pakistan204 (Mi?)1964flooded temple of Philae
Pakistan204-205 folderOne stamp and text in folderflooded temple of Philae; with the emergence of Lake Nasser, "the monuments of Nubia would have been submerged and lost"
Qatar48 (Mi?)1965flooded temple of Philae
Qatar49 (Mi?)flooded Trajan's Kiosk
Qatar50 (Mi?)flooded Trajan's Kiosk
Qatar51 (Mi?)flooded temple of Philae
SyriaC337 (Mi?)1965symbolic flooding of Ramses, horse and chariot
SyriaC338 (Mi?)symbolic flooding of two statues of Ramses II
Tunisia440 (Mi632)1964Gate of temple of Philae raised above flood waters; (UNESCO not specifically mentioned)
UruguayC266 (Mi?)1964flooded statue of Ramses II
UruguayC267a (BL?)One of imperforate MS3 (713+C266-C267)
Vatican City380 (Mi?)1964flooded Trajan's Kiosk; (UNESCO not specifically mentioned)
Vatican City380 maxi1Stamp on maxicardflooded temple of Philae and Trajan's Kiosk; (UNESCO not specifically mentioned)
Vatican City382 (Mi?)flooded Trajan's Kiosk; (UNESCO not specifically mentioned)
Vatican City380 maxi2Stamp on maxicard (different, with different date)1969flooded Trajan's Kiosk; (UNESCO not specifically mentioned)
Yemen (North)127 (Mi233)1962flood waters threatening Trajan's Kiosk (design similar to Egypt 538)
Yemen (North)128 (Mi234)
Yemen (North)128a (BL6)Two stamps in imperforate MS2 (127-128)
Yemen (North)Mi328127 overprinted1963flood waters threatening Trajan's Kiosk (design similar to Egypt 538)
Yemen (North)Mi329128 overprinted

1The Mt. Jinshan (Gold Mountain) Temple was built by the eastern Jin Dynasty some 1600 years ago in the Hangzhou area. It is the birthplace of the Chinese Buddhist Liberation Rite of Water. The flooding of the Jinshan Temple is a story from the Chinese Legend of the White Snake, and revolves around the conflict between the White Snake (in human form, Lady Bai Suzhen) and Fa Hai, a Buddhist monk in the Temple. After her husband Xu Xian was tricked into going to Mt. Jinshan by Fa Hai, Lady Bai and her maid Xiaoqing threw their embroidered shoes into the river, which had the immediate effect of diverting water from the East Sea and inundating the Jinshan Temple. But Fa Hai threw off his kasaya (cassock) which became an embankment which helped to keep the water out. That time, his magic was stronger than that of Lady Bai.
2N-R = Michel Neu-Rumänien catalogue number
3The AQ sheets (from acqua, or water) were the first form of postal stationery in the world. First issued in 1608, they were created to bring in tax revenue to help the city recover from the frequent floods the occurred. Each sheet measured 8 ½" by 11 ½" and cost 4 soldi. These sheets were the only legal way to communicate with the Venetian government. They could be used as an envelope or could be written upon, folded and mailed.
4UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
5This set is found under "Marokko" in the Michel catalog. The stamps were sold in sets only and at twice face value.
6This set was sold only in Tangier, at twice face value.
7On 6 June 1810, a slope beside Long Pond near Glover, Vermont gave way. Two billion gallons of water rushed out, creating a flash flood and a path of destruction all the way to Lake Memphremagog, where it ended, 26 miles and six hours later. The cachet shows the runaway waters and a runner (who really existed and was named Spencer Chamberlain) racing to warn the miller's wife of the coming flood. In the raging waters are seen animals and uprooted trees. The pictorial cancel shows Chamberlain and the runaway waters.
8This semi-postal stamp, China (PR) 2894+label, was issued to support the fight against the 1998 Chinese flood and to relieve the victims of that flood. In 1998, the whole Yangtze River basin was struck by the most serious floods since 1931 and 1954. There was great damage, but millions of soldiers and civilians bravely fought the floods and rescued the victims under the leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Many other Chinese citizens made contributions in cash or in kind to support the fight against the flood. To commemorate the fight against this disaster and to raise funds for the flood-ravaged areas, the State Postal Bureau issued this semi-postal stamp. It is somewhat unusual since the tax portion is specified on a separate label rather than on the stamp itself. In the stamp and the label, the zig-zagging forms, like coiled ribbons, symbolize arms in arms in the shape of the Chinese character "zhong" (the masses). The message is that with love and unity, the Chinese people will rise as one to fight the flood. The income from this semi-postal stamp, including both the donation (tax) part and the postage, was for flood relief and to this end was distributed to the appropriate government departments.
9In the red text is the poem "A six thousand year history of flood control, a five thousand year history of a people. Like the ever flowing water in the Rivers of Yangtze and Huai is our passion for water conservation and water resources"
10There are many different flood-related postcards. This is particularly true of the devastating 1910 floods in Paris. The postcard images included here, and particularly those from France, are only a small subset of the total number of flood-related postcards that exist.
11Iraq issued a large number of hand-stamped flood relief surcharges in 1967 as highlighted in pale yellow. At least 42 different Iraqi stamps were overprinted and surcharged (in Arabic) "Aid for 1967 Flood Victims, 5 fils". Various colours were used, and the surcharges were applied in various orientations on the stamps. It was compulsory to use the surcharged stamps on all mail in Iraq during the period 18 June to 18 December 1967. The flood relief surcharge stamps presented here include to the authors' knowledge all the Iraqi stamps that were surcharged, but the variety of surcharge orientations, thicknesses and colours is incomplete. Information about these stamps is scarce. The Scott catalogue does not mention them. Furthermore, the authors have been unable to find reference to a significant flood in Iraq in 1967. However, the Michel catalogue refers to this set of stamps as being "compulsory" surtax stamps, and includes all the catalogue numbers of some of the stamps which were surcharged. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue does not list these stamps, but mentions that they were "officially handstamped". There also exists one other Iraq stamp (Scott RA13, not a member of the large overprint/surcharge set) that also mentions "Relief of Flood Victims, 1967". We conclude that the weight of the evidence is that the overprint/surcharge stamps are legitimate rather than bogus, but would love to hear from readers who may have more information about these stamps and about the flood that inspired them.


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