SI metric system

Metric System
(The International
System of Units (SI))


Below is a checklist of metric system (International System of Units (SI)) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the author using the e-mail address at the bottom of this page.


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Metric system (SI)
100th Anniversary of the International Metre Convention (1875 — 1975)

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Metric system (SI)
Australia541 (Mi513)1973conversion to metric system: (kg/stones-and-pounds) mass, scale
Australia542 (Mi514)conversion to metric system: (°C/°F) temperature, fever
Australia543 (Mi515)conversion to metric system: (cm/feet-and-inches) length, tape measure
Australia544 (Mi516)conversion to metric system: (mL/fluid-ounces) volume, drinking glass
Australia541-544 fdc1Four stamps and cachet on FDCconversion to metric system
Australia541-544 fdc2Four stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Bangladesh212 (Mi177)1983metric system: mail scale
Bangladesh213 (Mi178)metric system: weights, measures
Brazil940 (Mi1018)1962100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1862: millimeter gauge
Cuba2173 (Mi2268)1977SI (metric system) system: 7 (seven) SI base units, map
Denmark1388 (Mi?)2007100th anniv. metric system in Denmark
Finland750 (Mi1010)1987100th anniv. use metric system, 1887: X-cross section of standard meter bar
Finland750 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
France732 (Mi1024)1954metric system introduction in France first: allegory
France869 fdc (Mi? fdc)Cachet on FDC1958"participated in the establishment of the metric system" (in text)
France1435 (Mi1921)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: document, krypton atom, waves
France1435 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Ghana570 (Mi630)1976introduction metric system, 1975-09: liter, water
Ghana571 (Mi631)introduction metric system, 1975-09: kilogram, jam
Ghana572 (Mi632)introduction metric system, 1975-09: meter, cloth
Ghana573 (Mi633)introduction metric system, 1975-09: (°C) fever thermometer, ice, boiling tea kettle
Guyana437a (Mi726)From MS6 (437 (a-f)) (BL11)1982conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: tape measure, truck
Guyana437b (Mi727)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: juggler, unit symbols (°C)
Guyana437c (Mi728)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: man, envelope
Guyana437d (Mi729)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: woman, baby, scale
Guyana437e (Mi730)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: Canje bridge (530 m long)
Guyana437f (Mi731)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: liter bucket
Guyana557a (Mi870)From MS6 (557 (a-f)), 437 (a-f) overprinted (BL12)1982conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: tape measure, truck
Guyana557b (Mi871)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: juggler, unit symbols (°C)
Guyana557c (Mi872)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: man, envelope
Guyana557d (Mi873)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: woman, baby, scale
Guyana557e (Mi874)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: Canje bridge (530 m long)
Guyana557f (Mi875)conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: liter bucket
Hungary2418 (Mi3115)1976100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1876: X-cross section standard meter bar, meter act
Hungary2419 (Mi3116)100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1876: standard kilogram cylinder
Hungary2420 (Mi3117)100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1876: interferometer, rocket
Italy1809 (Mi2147)199055th anniv. metric system in Italy, 1935: MKS, Giovanni Giorgi
Japan673 (Mi705)1959adoption metric system: measuring glass, tape measure, scales
Japan673 fdc1Stamp and cancel and (Watanabe) cachet on FDC, also insert
Japan673 fdc2Stamp and cancel and (Watanabe) cachet (different) on FDC
Japan673 fdc3Stamp and cancel and (Watanabe) cachet (different) on FDC
Japan673 fdc4Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC (post card)
Japan673 fdc5Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Japan673 fdc6Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania225 (Mi213)1971conversion to metric system: kilogram/pounds, pan balance
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania226 (Mi214)conversion to metric system: two (°C/°F) thermometers
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania227 (Mi215)conversion to metric system: liters, petrol
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania228 (Mi216)conversion to metric system: kilometers, surveyors
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania225-228 fdc1Four stamps and cachet on FDCconversion to metric system
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania225-228 fdc2Four stamps and cachet on FDC (different cancel)
Korea (South)428 (Mi416)1964introduction metric system: metric symbols ("kg" incorrectly given as "Kg")
MexicoC241 (Mi1077)1957100th anniv. adoption metric system, 1857: measures, globe
New Zealand594 (Mi677)1976metric conversion, 1976: symbolic measures: weight, length, temperature, (unscaled) thermometer
Nigeria394 (Mi377)1980World Standards Day: kilogram scale, centimeter ruler, emblem
Pakistan364 (Mi367)1974introduction metric system: metric measures
PolandNonePostal card197960th anniv. Measurement Service, 1919: standards, SI units
Romania1873 (Mi2533)1966100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1866: derivation meter
Romania1874 (Mi2534)100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1866: metric symbols
Singapore316 (Mi322)1979introduction metric system: distance, kilometer
Singapore317 (Mi323)introduction metric system: tape measure, centimeter
Singapore318 (Mi324)introduction metric system: scale, kilogram
Singapore316-318 fdcThree stamps and cachet on FDCintroduction metric system
South Africa497 (Mi534)1977introduction metric system: world map, "M": 10th anniv. Metric Advisory Board, 1967
South Africa497 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Tonga449 (Mi?)1975introduction metric system: decade progress
Yugoslavia1180 (Mi1538)1974100th anniv. introduction metric system, 1874: measure
100th Anniversary of the International Metre Convention (1875 — 1975)
Bulgaria2236 (Mi2381)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: standard kilogram cylinder, X-cross section standard meter bar
Indonesia941 (Mi809)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: X-cross section standard meter bar, standard kilogram cylinder, globe
Korea (South)975 (Mi979)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: metric symbols
Netherlands531 (Mi1056)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: symbolic scale
Norway655 (Mi704)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: Ole Jacob Broch
Romania2547 (Mi3263)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: emblem
Russia (USSR)4304 (Mi4337)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: metric symbols
Surinam421 (Mi695)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: symbolic design
Surinam422 (Mi696)
Surinam423 (Mi697)
Sweden1121 (Mi903)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: tape measure
Sweden1121-1123 fdc1One of three stamps and cachet on FDC, also insert
Sweden1121-1123 fdc2One of three stamps on FDC (different), also insert (same)
Switzerland599 (Mi1046)1975100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: X-cross section standard meter bar, krypton spectrum


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