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Below are checklists of the following types of ocean weather ships on 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.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1975 (Mi2096) | 1985 | Weather ship1 | |
| Canada | 479 fdc (Mi420 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Weather ship1 |
| Dubai | 121 (Mi365) | 1970 | Weather ship1 | |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel on cover | 1950 | Ocean Weather Service ship Weather Explorer |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel on cover | 1958 | Ocean Weather Service ship Weather Watcher |
| Great Britain | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1974 | British weather ship Weather Surveyor (was stationed in the North Atlantic) |
| New Zealand | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1962 | New Zealand Antarctic weather ship Rotoiti |
| Niger | C55 (Mi391) | 1966 | "Frégate météorologique" (weather ship) | |
| Niger | C55 die-proof | Die proof | ||
| Niger | C55 deluxe-proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Niger | C55 proof-pair | Color proof pair | ||
| Niger | C55 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Niger | C55 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Qatar | 347 (Mi561) | 1973 | Weather ship1 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 (Mi3891) | 1971 | Weather ship1 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3860 cov | Stamp on cover | ||
| Russia (USSR) | None None | Stamped envelope (black and purple cancels), with cachet of same design as Russia 3860 | 1971 | Weather ship1 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1981 | Weather ship1 |
| Russia (USSR) | None | Stamped envelope | 1984 | Weather ship1 |
| St. Pierre and Miquelon | 431 (Mi495A) i431 (Mi495B) | 1974 | Weather ship1 | |
| South Africa | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1970 | South African weather ship SS Edwin Cook (was stationed in the South Atlantic at 40°S 10°E) |
| United Nations | 188 fdc (Mi204 fdc) | (Art Craft) cachet on FDC, also detail | 1968 | ICAO weather ship SS Cirrus (was stationed in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle) |
| United Nations | 188-189 fdc (Mi204-205 fdc) | Cachet on FDC, also detail | ||
| United States | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1979 | Weather and oceanographic research ship, NOAA Discoverer |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-2 launch cover | 1981 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-2 launch cover (different) | 1981 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-2 launch cover (different) | 1981 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1983 | Weather and oceanographic research ship, NOAA Researcher |
| United States | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1984 | Weather and oceanographic research ship, NOAA Researcher |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-4 launch cover | 1989 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-4 launch cover (different) | 1989 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on GMS-4 launch cover (different) | 1989 | Weather ship1 |
| United States | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1990 | Weather and oceanographic research ship, NOAA Malcolm M. Baldrige |
1The ships on these items are assumed to be "weather ships" because of their weather-themed context.
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