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Below are checklists of ozone and ozone-related events postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
See also the ozone-monitoring satellites (and instruments) page.
See also the following Contributors to Meteorology involved with the study of ozone:
| Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Ozone (O3) | Ozone (O3) |
| World Ozone Day (IDPOL)1 (annually: 16 September) Summary by year of issue and IDPOL ordinal number |
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| Vienna Convention4 (1985) | |
| Montréal Protocol2 (1987) |
Below is a list of ozone and ozone-related events on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | ||||
| Antarctica | P6 | $100. (banknote) | 1996 | Ozone measured by Nimbus-7 |
| Antarctica | P13 | $100. (banknote) | 2001 | Ozone measured by Nimbus-7 |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1988 | First ozone sounding at Vicecomodoro Marambio Meteorological Station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1990 | Recommencement of ozone soundings at Vicecomodoro Marambio Meteorological Station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1992 | Inauguration of ozone measuring station at Belgrano 2 Base |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1992 | Belgrano 2 ozone measuring station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1993 | Vicecomodoro Marambio station: ozone measurements and other atmospheric studies |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1994 | "O3" on GAW logo |
| Argentina | 1989 (Mi2400) | 1998 | "Cuidemos nuestro ozono" | |
| Argentina | 1989 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Argentina | None | Cancel and cachet on FDC for 1989 (stamp missing) | 1998 | "Cuidemos nuestro ozono" |
| Argentina | 2520 (BL105) | MS2 (2520 (a-b)) | 2009 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) |
| Argentina | 2520 fdc | MS2 on FDC | ||
| Argentina | None | IRC | 2010 | Small drawing of Antarctic ozone hole |
| Aruba | 347b (Mi?) | One of MS4 (347 (a-d)), also detail | 2009 | Antarctic ozone hole |
| Aruba | 347 fdc | One of MS4 on FDC | ||
| Austria | None | Phonecard, also back | 199? | Ozone hole |
| Belarus | 210 (Mi223) | One of strip of 2 (210a (209-210 + label)) | 1997 | Protect the ozone layer |
| British Antarctic Territory | 176 (Mi177) | 1991 | ozonesonde | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 177 (Mi178) | Dobson spectrophotometer | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 178 (Mi179) | Antarctic ozone hole | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 179 (Mi180) | "chemical studies in the ozone layer" (in text), by aircraft | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 283 (Mi296) | 1999 | British Antarctic Survey discovery: Antarctic ozone hole | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslim Govt.) | 602 (Mi?) | 2007 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| Burundi | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2012 | Antarctic ozone destruction; maps of ozone hole (in 'a' and 'd'); preparing ozone sounding balloon for launch at South Pole (in 'b') |
| Burundi | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | Antarctic ozone destruction; symbolic ozone chemistry (with Cl and N); symbolic ozone hole (on stamp) | |
| Canada | 2326-2327 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC back, also front | 2009 | "ozone" (in text) |
| Chad | 765 (Mi1667) | 1998 | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | |
| Chad | 766 (Mi1668) | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | ||
| Chad | 767 (Mi1669) | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | ||
| Chad | 768 (Mi1670) | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | ||
| Chile | 897 (Mi1391) | One of strip of 5 (901a (897-901)) | 1990 | (Red) aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) |
| Chile | 901b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (897-901)), with booklet cover | ||
| Chile | 902 (Mi?) | One of strip of 5 (906a (902-906)), inscribed "D.S.20" | ||
| Chile | 906b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (902-906)), with booklet cover | ||
| Chile | 974 (Mi1466) | One of strip of 2 (975a (974-975)) | 1991 | Antarctic ozone hole |
| Chile | 988 (Mi1480) | One of strip of 5 (992a (988-992)) | 1992 | (Yellow) aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) |
| Chile | 992b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (988-992)), with booklet cover | ||
| Chile | 993 (Mi1485) | One of strip of 5 (997a (993-997)), inscribed "D.S.20" | (Orange) aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| Chile | 997b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (993-997)), with booklet cover | ||
| Chile | 1165c (Mi?) | One of MS10 (1165 (a-j)) | 1996 | Sunscreen; don't get a sunburn |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 2002 | "too much UV can lead to cataracts, and too much UV-B can cause skin cancer and weaken the immune system" |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | Mend the ozone hole; "Ozone hole has been as large as 24 million sq km" (translated from the Chinese) |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2007 | (Antarctic) ozone hole symbolized as the pupil of an eye; protect the ozone layer |
| Comoro Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | 2010 | "Les Ravages du Changement de Climat" and "le Trou dans l'Ozone" |
| Croatia | None | One of two cancels | 2003 | Drawing of ozone molecule (O3); also O2 (in text) |
| Cuba | 3391 (Mi3556) | 1992 | Antarctic ozone hole; values in Dobson units | |
| Cuba | 3390-3391 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC | ||
| Cyprus | None | Phonecard | 2005 | Symbolic ozone layer protecting the globe |
| Domincan Republic | 1412 (Mi?) | 2005 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| France | 2284 cover (Mi? cover) | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1992 | Spectrometric measurments of ozone |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C115 (Mi277A) iC115 (Mi277B) | One of strip of 2 (C116a (C115-C116 + label)) One of imperforate strip of 2 (iC116a (iC115-iC116 + label)) | 1991 | Ozonesonde; Antarctic ozone hole; possible spectrophotometer |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C115 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a fdc1 | One of strip of 2 and cachet on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a fdc2 | One of strip of 2 and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a fdc3 | One of strip of 2 and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a sc | Souvenir card | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a cover | One of strip of 2 on cover | 1991 | Ozonesonde; Antarctic ozone hole; possible spectrophotometer |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | (Pale red-violet) cachet on cover | 1997 | Study of the ozone layer |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 218 cover (Mi? cover) | Cachet (same, except black) on cover | 1997 | Study of the ozone layer |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 304+315 cover (Mi? cover) | Cachet on cover | 2003 | Ozonesonde; O3 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 331 cover (Mi? cover) | Cachet on cover | 2004 | Ozonesonde |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 2007 | "O3; Sondages ozone antarctique" |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | (Square blue) cachet on cover | 2008 | Ozone |
| Germany (East) / Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel and (black) cachet on cover (with Russian stamp) | 1989 | Ozonesonde |
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and (violet) cachet on cover | 1989 | Ozonesonde |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1987 | Ozone |
| Germany | 1884 fdc (Mi1785 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1995 | Antarctic ozone hole |
| Ghana | 2143 (Mi3035) | 1999 | UV effect on aquatic life | |
| Ghana | 2144 (Mi3036) | (Symbolic) ozone layer | ||
| Ghana | 2145 (Mi3037) | UV effect on Earth | ||
| Ghana | 2146 (Mi3038) | (Symbolic) blocking of UV rays | ||
| Ghana | 2147 (Mi3039) | CFC uses: be "ozone friendly" | ||
| Great Britain | 1464 (Mi1415) | 1992 | Child's drawing of ozone layer; Save the Ozone Layer (on meter) | |
| Great Britain | 1463-1466 fdc1 | One of four stamps and meter on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1463-1466 fdc2 | One of four stamps and cachet on FDC | Child's drawing of ozone layer; Protect the Ozone Layer (in cachet) | |
| Greece | 2056a cover (Mi? cover) | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2004 | International Ozone Commission (IOC): Quadrennial Ozone Symposium |
| Greenland | None | Cachet on cover | 1996 | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment (EASOE) |
| Grenada Grenadines | 1293 (Mi1414) | 1991 | Use natural coolers | |
| Grenada Grenadines | 1298 (BL215?) | SS1 | Protect ozone layer, plant more trees | |
| Jordan | 1554 (Mi1606) | 1997 | Protect ozone layer; hand symbol | |
| Jordan | 1554 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Kazakhstan | 283b (Mi269) | One of MS3 (283 (a-c)) | 1999 | Protect the ozone layer |
| Kiribati | 731 (Mi790) | 1998 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| Kiribati | 731 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Kiribati | 731-734 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Kuwait | 1369 (Mi1519) | 1997 | Protect ozone layer; hand symbol | |
| Kuwait | 1370 (Mi1520) | |||
| Kuwait | 1371 (Mi1521) | |||
| Kuwait | 1369-1371 fdc1 | Three stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Kuwait | 1369-1371 fdc2 | Three stamps and cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1444 (Mi1533?) | SS1 | 1990 | "Freon"; greenhouse effect |
| Mexico | 2060 (Mi2663) | 1997 | Molina's ozone depletion equation | |
| Mexico | 2060 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Mexico | 2550 (Mi?) | Pair (2550 a-b)) | 2007 | Ozone |
| Mozambique | 1293 (Mi1386) | 1997 | Protect the ozone layer | |
| Netherlands | 766 (Mi1396) | 1991 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| New Zealand | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | Air chemistry: aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) |
| New Zealand | None | Cinderella | 200? | Save our ozone |
| Norway | 1260 (Mi1354) | 2000 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| Norway | 1570a (Mi1676) | One of MS2 (1570 (a-b)) (BL37, Mi1676-1677) | 2009 | The Earth and a depiction of the ozone layer lighting up under UV light |
| Panama | 794 (Mi1727) | One of tête-bêche pair (794a (2x 794)) | 1992 | Save the ozone layer; Antarctic ozone hole |
| Philippines | 3328 (Mi4414-4415) | Strip of 2 (3328 (a-b)) | 2010 | Protect the ozone layer; hand symbol |
| Philippines | 3328 specimen | Strip of 2 overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Philippines | 3328 fdc | Strip of 2 and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (BL?) | In (upper-right) margin of MS9 | 2006 | Antarctic ozone hole |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc1 | MS9 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc2 | MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc3 | MS9 on FDC (different) | ||
| San Marino | 1746 (Mi?) | 2008 | Symbolic UV effect on humans | |
| San Marino | 1746 bp | Booklet pane of 4 (4x 1476) | ||
| San Marino | 1745-1748 fdc | One of four stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| San Marino | 1746-1747 fdc | One of two stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| South Georgia | 375 (Mi?) | MS2 (375 (a-b)) | 2009 | Antarctic ozone hole; values in Dobson units |
| South Georgia | 375a-b fdc | Two stamps on FDC | ||
| Switzerland | 1060 (Mi1697) | 1999 | O3 formula | |
| Switzerland | 1060 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Thailand | 2362 (Mi?) | 2008 | Aerosol spray can (ozone destruction) | |
| Thailand | 2365 (Mi?) | Symbolic ozone hole | ||
| Thailand | 2362-2365 fdc1 | Two of four stamps on FDC | (As above) | |
| Thailand | 2362-2365 fdc2 | Two of four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Thailand | 2362-2365 cp | Two stamps in commemorative panel of 4 (2362-2365) | ||
| Togo | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | O3; Volcanoes, the destruction of ozone and the effects of ozone damage on orchids |
| Togo | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| Tonga | 737 (Mi1121) i737 | Imperforate | 1990 | "Ice caps in danger as holes in the ozone layer grow" |
| Tonga | 737 specimen | Overprinted "specimen" | ||
| Tonga | 737 mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tonga | 737 plate-proof | Plate proof | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a (Mi239-242) | Strip of 4 (240-243), from MS24 (243b (6x (240-243))) | 1993 | Symbolic strong solar and UV radiation reaching earth |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a fdc1 | Strip of 4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a fdc2 | Strip of 4 and on FDC | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a fdc1 | One of 3 strips of 4 on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | ||
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a fdc2 | One of 3 strips of 4 and cachet on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | ||
| United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna) | 636a+243a+159a folder | One of 3 strips of 4 on FDC folder, also folder cover | ||
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1898 | Ozone Park NY (post office) |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1912 | "ozone...belt" (in text) |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1916 | "ozone-belt" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1918 | Ozone, Idaho |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1937 | Ozone TN (post office) |
| United States | None | Meter | 1952 | Sunburn |
| United States | None | Address on cover | 1968 | South Ozone Park NY (post office) |
| United States | None | Backstamp | 1968 | South Ozone Park Station, Jamaica NY (post office) |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1971 | Ozone TN (post office) |
| United States | 1915 fdc (Mi? fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1981 | "Main object: to measure affect (sic) of Sun's ultraviolet radiation on Earth's ozone layer" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1986 | National OZone Expedition (NOZE) |
| United States | None | Cachet (different) on postal card | 1986 | National OZone Expedition (NOZE) |
| United States | None | Backstamp | 1987 | Ozone Park NY (post office) |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1987 | National OZone Experiment (NOZE) II |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1994 | "Ozone alert station" |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1998 | Ozone, Arkansas |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 2008 | "focus on ozone pollution" |
| Uzbekistan | 329 (Mi451) | 2002 | Protect the ozone layer | |
| Yugoslavia | None | Cachet on WMD cover | 1991 | "Ozone" (in text) |
| World Ozone Day1 (annually: 16 September) | ||||
| Argentina | None | Meter | 1999 | (5th) World Ozone Day |
| Bangladesh | Unknown (Mi?) | 2012 | (18th) World Ozone Day | |
| Bangladesh | Unknown fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Brazil | 2761 (Mi3056) | 2000 | (6th) World Ozone Day | |
| Brazil | 2761 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Colombia | 1250 (Mi2388) | From MS6 (1250a (6x 1250)) | 2005 | (11th) World Ozone Day |
| Colombia | 1250 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Croatia | 408 (Mi523) | From MS12 (408a (12x 408)) | 1999 | (5th) World Ozone Day |
| Croatia | 408 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Croatia | 408 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Cuba | 4782 (Mi?) | 2007 | (13th) World Ozone Day | |
| Cuba | 4782 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1595 (Mi1321) | 1995 | (1st) World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1595 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1596 (Mi1322) | |||
| Egypt | 1596 var | Missing red color | ||
| Egypt | 1595-1596 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Egypt | 1597 (Mi1323) | |||
| Egypt | 1597 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1622 (Mi1351) | 1996 | 2nd World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1622 var | Shifted circles | ||
| Egypt | 1623 (Mi1352) | |||
| Egypt | 1622-1623 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1824 (Mi1571) | 2002 | (8th) World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1824 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1824 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) and cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1824 folder | Folder, also inside | ||
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2001 | 7th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2002 | 8th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2004 | 10th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel, also insert | 2006 | (12th) World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2006 | (12th) World Ozone Day |
| Maldive Islands | 2953 (Mi?) | MS4 (2953 (a-d)) | 2008 | (14th) World Ozone Day |
| Mexico | 2015 (Mi2617) | 1996 | (2nd) World Ozone Day | |
| Mexico | 2015 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Mexico | 2015 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Oman State | None | Cancel | 1998 | (4th) World Ozone Day |
| Russia | 6415 (Mi621) | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day | |
| Russia | 6415 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Salvador (El) | 1464 (Mi2060) | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1265 (Mi1286) | 1997 | Protect our Earth - Save the Ozone Layer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1266 (Mi1287) | |||
| Serbia | 400 (Mi216) | From MS8 (400a (8x 400 + label)) | 2007 | (13th) World Ozone Day |
| Serbia | 400 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Slovakia | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day |
| Sri Lanka | 1763 (Mi1805) | 2010 | (16th) World Ozone Day | |
| Sri Lanka | 1763 fdc | Date of cancel on FDC | ||
| Vienna Convention4 (1985) | ||||
| Myanmar | Unknown ss (BL1) | SS1 (Mi393) | 2010 | O3; "25th Anniversary of [the] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer" |
| Myanmar | Unknown maxi | Maxicard (of stamp only) | ||
| Myanmar | Unknown ss (BL?) | Pane of 3 SS1 | ||
| Myanmar | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and cancel and cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1763 (Mi1805) | 2010 | 25th anniv. Vienna Convention | |
| Sri Lanka | 1763 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Montréal Protocol2 (1987) | ||||
| Bahrain | 497 (Mi646) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Bahrain | 498 (Mi647) | |||
| Bahrain | 499 (Mi648) | |||
| Bahrain | 500 (Mi649) | |||
| Bahrain | 497-500 fdc | Four stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
| Bangladesh | Unknown (Mi?) | 2012 | 25th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Bangladesh | Unknown fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Czech Republic | None | Postal card | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Czech Republic | None | Postal card | 2004 | 16th meeting of Parties to Montréal Protocol3 |
| Egypt | 1652 (Mi1391) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Egypt | 1653 (Mi1392) | |||
| Egypt | 1652-1653 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Greece | None | Cancel on cover | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Greece | None | Cancel on postcard, also back | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Iran | 2710 (Mi2731) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Kenya | Unknown5 (Mi?) | From strip of 3 (4-6) | 2012 | 25th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Pakistan | 882 (Mi993) | From MS28 (882a (28x 882)) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Pakistan | 882 fdc1 | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Pakistan | 882 fdc2 | Stamp and cancel (same) on FDC | ||
| Pakistan | 882 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Pakistan | 882 essay | Unlisted essay | ||
| Peru | 1156 (Mi1598) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Peru | 1156 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2488 (Mi4084) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Sri Lanka | 1349 (Mi1308) | 2001 | 13th meeting of Parties to Montréal Protocol3 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 827 (Mi?) | SS1 | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
1World Ozone Day: the official United Nations name is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (IDPOL); annually, starting 16 September 1995. World Ozone Day ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.
2The Montréal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. The treaty was opened for signature on 16 September 1987 and entered into force on 1 January 1989.
3The Meetings of the Parties to the Montréal Protocol have taken place annually since the first one in 1989
4The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer was a multilateral agreement on a framework for international efforts to protect the ozone layer. It was signed at the Vienna Conference in 1985 and came into effect in 1988. It did not, however, include legally binding reductions in the use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons, the chemicals that caused ozone depletion). Those reductions were agreed to in the subsequent Montréal Protocol, which came into effect in 1989.
Below is a summary by year of issue and World Ozone Day ordinal number of the postal items listed in the table immediately above. Included are the number of countries issuing World Ozone Day items, as well as the number of items that were issued. IDPOL themes are also provided in this summary.
Also available in spreadsheet form.
| Year of Issue | IDPOL Ordinal Number | Number of | IDPOL Theme | |
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| Countries | Items | |||
| 1995 | 1st | 2 | 8 | Saving the Ozone Layer - Every Action Counts1 |
| 1996 | 2nd | 2 | 7 | ? |
| 1997 | 3rd | 4 | 6 | ? |
| 1998 | 4th | 1 | 1 | ? |
| 1999 | 5th | 1 | 3 | ? |
| 2000 | 6th | 1 | 2 | ? |
| 2001 | 7th | 1 | 1 | ? |
| 2002 | 8th | 2 | 5 | Save O3ur Sky: Protect yourself; Protect the ozone layer |
| 2003 | 9th | 0 | 0 | Save O3ur Sky: There is a hole lot more to do for our children |
| 2004 | 10th | 1 | 1 | Save O3ur Sky: Ozone friendly planet, our target |
| 2005 | 11th | 1 | 2 | Act ozone friendly - Stay sun safe |
| 2006 | 12th | 1 | 2 | Protect the ozone layer, save life on Earth |
| 2007 | 13th | 2 | 4 | Celebrating 20 years of progress in 2007 |
| 2008 | 14th | 1 | 1 | Montréal Protocol - Global partnership for global benefits |
| 2009 | 15th | 0 | 0 | Universal Participation: Ozone protection unifies the world |
| 2010 | 16th | 1 | 2 | Ozone layer protection: Governance and compliance at their best |
| 2011 | 17th | 0 | 0 | HCFC phase-out: A unique opportunity |
| 2012 | 18th | 1 | 2 | Protecting our atmosphere for generations to come |
| 2013 | 19th | 0 | 0 | ? |
| Total: 15 out of 19 years | Total: 17 countries 47 items |
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1A film entitled "Saving the Ozone Layer - Every Action Counts" was produced and distributed to over 100 developing countries in 1995. Although there was apparently no official theme for the 1995 World Ozone Day, the title of the film expresses an idea that can be taken as the theme for that year. See http://www.unep.ch/ozone/intozday.shtml.
Below is a list of ozone and ozone-related events on satellite, rocket, and balloon launch covers.
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | ||||
| United States | 1970-04-08 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit) cachet on cover | Nimbus-4 launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1970-05-27 | Glenelg SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Kookaburra (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1970-07-14 | Glenelg SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Kookaburra (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1971-02-03 | Woomera SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Kookaburra (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1971-06-22 | Woomera SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Kookaburra (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1971-06-23 | Woomera SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | Kookaburra (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| Australia | 1971-10-12 | Woomera SA | (Printed) cachet on cover | A3-H (sub-orbital) rocket launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| French Guiana | 1974-03-22 | Kourou | (Club Philatélique) cachet on cover | Nike-Ozone, Super-Loki, and Super-ARCAS (sub-orbital) rocket launch; NASA Campaign |
| Japan | 1975-01-17 | Uchinauro | (JapanCover no.47) cachet on cover | K-9M-49 (sub-orbital) rocket launch; ozone measurement |
| United States | 1975-07-18 | Palestine TX | (Two-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | stratospheric balloon launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Centennial?) cachet on cover | Explorer-55 launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (SCPS) cachet on cover | Explorer-55 launch; various references to ozone (in text) |
| Japan | 1977-09-15 | Uchinauro | (JapanCover no.87) cachet on cover | S-210-12 (sub-orbital) rocket launch; ozone measurement |
| United States | 1979-02-18 | Wallops Island VA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | Explorer-60 (SAGE) launch; "to obtain data on aerosols and ozone in the stratosphere" (in text) |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover (different color) | NOAA-B launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 1980-05-29 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Two-color rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | NOAA-B launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 2003-08-12 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | SciSat-1 launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 2003-01-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Printed) cachet on cover | SORCE launch; "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | 2004-07-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Printed) cachet on cover | EOS-Aura launch; "ozone" (in text); ozone map with Antarctic ozone hole |
| United States | 2004-07-15 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (SCP sticker) cachet on cover | EOS-Aura launch; ozone map with Antarctic ozone hole |
| United States | 2004-07-15 | Pasadena CA | (JPL) cachet on cover | EOS-Aura launch; ozone map with Antarctic ozone hole |
| United States | 2009-02-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover back, also front | NOAA-19 launch; "[NOAA-N Prime] measures...ozone distribution in the atmosphere and stratosphere" |
| United States | 2011-10-28 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on cover back, also front | NPP launch; Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) for "global ozone layer" measurements including how "ozone concentration varies with altitude", and research into "ozone pollution and depletion". |
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