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Below is a checklist of shortwave radio 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.


CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Shortwave radio1
Ascension111 (Mi108)1967BBC (South Atlantic) Relay Station: BBC emblem
Ascension112 (Mi109)
Ascension113 (Mi110)
Ascension114 (Mi111)
Ascension317 (Mi328)198250th anniv. BBC overseas broadcasting, 1931
Ascension318 (Mi329)
Ascension319 (Mi330)
Ascension320 (Mi331)
Ascension508 (Mi550)199125th anniv. BBC (South Atlantic) Relay Station, 1966
Ascension509 (Mi551)
Ascension510 (Mi552)
Ascension511 (Mi553)
Ascension656 (Mi707)199630th anniv. BBC (South Atlantic) Relay Station, 1966
Ascension657 (Mi708)
Ascension658 (Mi709)
Ascension659 (Mi710)
Australia1162 (Mi1180)198950th anniv. Radio Australia, 1939
Australian Antarctic TerritoryL16 (Mi16)1966Mawson radio station: VLV
Bhutan53 (Mi69)1966Shortwave radio receiver
Canada541 (Mi482)1971Radio Canada International, "Speaking to the world"
CubaC231 (Mi756)1962International radio service
CubaC232 (Mi757)
CubaC233 (Mi758)
CubaC234 (Mi759)
Cuba1618 (Mi1692)197110th anniv. Radio Havana Cuba (RHC), 1961
Cuba1619 (Mi1693)
Cuba2047 (Mi2116)197615th anniv. Radio Havana Cuba (RHC), 1961
Cuba2862 (Mi3016)198625th anniv. Radio Havana Cuba (RHC), 1961
Italy538 (Mi796)1950International Shortwave Radio Conference, Florence
Italy539 (Mi797)
Japan696 (Mi728)196025th anniv. Radio Japan, 1935
Japan1649 (Mi1638)From pair (1650a (1649-1650))198550th anniv. Radio Japan, 1935
Japan1650 (Mi1639)
Liberia659 (Mi903)197420th anniv. Radio ELWA2, 1954
Liberia660 (Mi904)
Liberia661 (Mi905)
Liberia662 (Mi906)
Liberia830 (Mi1088)197925th anniv. Radio ELWA2, 1954
Liberia831 (Mi1089)
NetherlandsNoneCinderella1973World DX Friendship Year, Radio Nederland (RN), and "73" greeting
Netherlands Antilles316 (Mi201)1969Dutch World Broadcasting relay: Radio Nederland (RN): map, mast, waves
Netherlands Antilles316 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
Netherlands Antilles316 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Netherlands Antilles316 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Netherlands Antilles322 (Mi215)19705th anniv. Trans World Radio, 1965
Netherlands Antilles323 (Mi216)
Netherlands Antilles322-323 fdc1Two stamps and cachet on FDC
Netherlands Antilles322-323 fdc2Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Netherlands Antilles322-323 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
Norfolk Island466 (Mi471)198950th anniv. Radio Australia, 1939
Norfolk Island467 (Mi472)
Norfolk Island468 (Mi473)
Russia (USSR)4791 (Mi4899)197950th anniv. Radio Moscow, 1929
Senegal499 (Mi690)1978Shortwave radio stations in Senegal
Switzerland758 (Mi1302)198550th anniv. Swiss Radio International, 1935
Trieste (A-zone)77 (Mi107)1950International Shortwave Radio Conference, Florence
Trieste (A-zone)78 (Mi108)
United States1329 (Mi927)196725th anniv. US Information Agency (USIA), 1942: Voice of America (VOA)
United States1329 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
United StatesSP194(USPS) souvenir page (1329)
Vatican City681 (Mi779)198150th anniv. Radio Vatican (RV), 1931
Vatican City682 (Mi780)
Vatican City683 (Mi781)
Vatican City684 (Mi782)


1Radio stations that are known to use shortwave frequencies are included, even though their shortwave broadcasts are not specifically noted.
2ELWA = Eternal Love Winning Africa


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