ISO

ISO and
related standards


Below is a checklist of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and related standards 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.

Additional ISO items are found on the World Standards Day (WSD) page.


CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Finland3831961(5th) General Assembly ISO, Helsinki, 1961-06-05: standardization symbol
India39219646th General Assembly ISO, New Delhi: calipers, globe, lotus: ISI
Russia (USSR)330919677th General Assembly ISO, Moscow: congress type
Turkey186319708th General Council Meeting ISO, Ankara: Hittite sun disk
Turkey1864
Related standards
Australia636197650th anniv. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), 1926: ruler, standards
Austria12201982Geodesists’ Day: Office of Standards tower
Brazil14921976Brazilian Bureau of Standards, ABNT, founded 1940
Denmark740 (Mi783)1983300th anniv. weights and measures ordinance, 1683
India552197225th anniv. India Bureau of Standards, 1947: plumb line, symbols: ISI
Korea (South)803197110th anniv. industrial standardization, 1961: slide caliper, KS emblem
Netherlands677 (Mi1286)1986300th anniv. Amsterdam Datum Ordinance, 1686: land elevation gauge
Netherlands793 (Mi1407)199175th anniv. Netherlands Normalization (Standardization) Institute, 1916: electrical wiring
Russia (USSR)4370 (Mi4404)197550th anniv. Committee for Standardization of Communications Ministry, 1925: standardization symbols
Switzerland736 (Mi1248)1983100th anniv. Machine Manufacturers Association, 1882: micrometer, pattern, standards

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.


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