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International Heliophysical Year (IHY)
(2007 — 2009, 50th anniv. IGY)

Below is a checklist of International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 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.

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CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
International Heliophysical Year (IHY) (2007 — 2009)
Antigua and Barbuda3013 (Mi4587-4589)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (3013 (2x (a-c)))2008Also IPY
Antigua and Barbuda3014 (Mi4590-4592)In (upper-right) margin of MS6 (3014 (2x (a-c)))
Antigua and Barbuda3015 (Mi4593-4594)In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (3015 (2x (a-b)))
Antigua and Barbuda3016 (Mi4595-4596)In (upper-right) margin of MS4 (3016 (2x (a-b)))
Antigua and Barbuda3017 (BL654)In (right) margin of SS1
Antigua and Barbuda3018 (BL655)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Armenia773 (Mi632)2007
Armenia773 maxiMaxicard, also back
BeninUnknown ms (Mi none)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2012IHY logo
BeninUnknown fdc
Unknown ifdc		MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 on FDC
Gambia3148 (Mi5955-5957)
i3148		In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (3148 (2x (a-c)))
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (i3148 (2x (a-c)))		2008Also IPY
Gambia3148 fdcMS6 on FDC
Gambia3149 (Mi5958-5960)
i3149		In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (3149 (2x (a-c)))
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (i3149 (2x (a-c)))
Gambia3149 fdcMS6 on FDC
Gambia3150 (Mi5961-5962)
i3150		In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3150 (2x (a-b)))
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i3150 (2x (a-b)))
Gambia3150 fdc
i3150 fdc		MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 on FDC
Gambia3151 (Mi5963-5964)
i3151		In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3151 (2x (a-b)))
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i3151 (2x (a-b)))
Gambia3151 fdcMS4 on FDC
Gambia3152 (BL768)
i3152		In (lower-left) margin of SS1
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1
Gambia3152 fdc
i3152 fdc		SS1 on FDC
Imperforate SS1 on FDC
Gambia3153 (BL769)
i3153		In (left) margin of SS1
In (left) margin of imperforate SS1
Gambia3153 fdc
i3153 fdc		SS1 on FDC
Imperforate SS1 on FDC
Grenada3698 (Mi6105-6110)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (3698 (a-f))2009Also IPY
Grenada3699 (Mi6099-6104)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (3699 (a-f))
Grenada3700 (Mi6115-6118)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (3700 (a-d))
Grenada3701 (Mi6111-6114)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3701 (a-d))
Grenada Carriacou2707 (Mi4442-4447)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2707 (a-f))2008Also IPY
Grenada Carriacou2708 (Mi4448-4453)In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2708 (a-f))
Grenada Carriacou2709 (Mi4454-4457)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (2708 (a-d))
Grenada Carriacou2710 (Mi4458-4461)
i2710		In (middle-left) margin of MS4 (2710 (a-d))
In (middle-left) margin of imperforate MS4 (i2710 (a-d))
Guinea RepublicBL1390SS12007Also IGY
Guinea RepublicBL1390 fdcSS1 on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL1391SS1 (different)
Guinea RepublicBL1391 fdcSS1 on FDC
Guinea RepublicBL1392SS1 (different)
Guinea RepublicBL1392 fdcSS1 on FDC
Guinea RepublicMi5067-5069_ms3MS3 (Mi5067-5069)
Guinea RepublicMi5067-5069_ms3 fdcMS3 on FDC
Guinea-BissauMi3570-3573_ms4MS4 (Mi3570-3573 + 2 labels)2007
Ivory CoastUnknown ms (Mi none)
Unknown ims		In (left) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]
In (left) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d)		2011IHY logo; also IPY and IGY logos
Ivory CoastUnknown fdc
Unknown ifdc		MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 on FDC
Ivory CoastUnknown ms (Mi none)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2012IHY logo; also IGY
Liberia2513d (Mi5366-5368)
i2513d		In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2x (2513 (a-c)))
Imperforate		2008Also IPY
Liberia2514d (Mi5363-5365)
i2514d		In (upper-left) margin of MS6 (2x (2514 (a-c)))
Imperforate
Liberia2515 (Mi5369-5372)
i2515		In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2515 (a-d))
Imperforate MS4 (i2515 (a-d))
Liberia2516 (BL561)
i2516		In (left) margin of SS1
In (left) margin of imperforate SS1
Liberia2517 (BL560)
i2517		In (lower) margin of SS1
In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1
Liberia2518 (BL562)
i2518		In (lower-left) margin of SS1
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate SS1
MadagascarUnknown ms (Mi none)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue]2011IHY logo
Maldive Islands2956 (Mi4677-4682)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (2956 (a-f))2008Also IPY
Maldive Islands2957 (Mi4695-4698)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2957 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2958 (Mi4683-4686)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (2958 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2959 (Mi4687-4690)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2959 (a-d))
Maldive Islands2959 fdcMS4 on FDC
Maldive Islands2960 (Mi4691-4694)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (2960 (a-d))
MaliUnknown ms (Mi?)
Unknown ims		In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (a-d)
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (a-d)		2011IHY logo; also IGY
MaliUnknown fdc
Unknown ifdc		MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 on FDC
Montserrat1200 (Mi148-1411)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (1200 (a-d))2008Also IPY
Montserrat1200 fdc1MS4 on FDC (Plymouth cancel)
Montserrat1200 fdc2MS4 on FDC (Brades cancel)
Montserrat1201 (BL123)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Montserrat1201 fdcSS1 on FDC
Nevis1542 (Mi2302-2307)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (1542 (a-f))2008Also IPY
Nevis1542 fdcMS6 on FDC
Nevis1543 (Mi2296-2301)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (1543 (a-f))
Nevis1544 (Mi2312-2315)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (1544 (a-d))
Nevis1544 fdcMS4 on FDC
Nevis1545 (Mi2308-2311)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (1545 (a-d))
Nevis1545 fdcMS4 on FDC
Palau941 (Mi2779-2784)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (941 (a-f))2008Also IPY
Palau942 (Mi2773-2778)
i942		In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (942 (a-f))
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (i942 (a-f))
Palau943 (Mi2785-2788)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (943 (a-d))
Palau943 fdcMS4 on FDC
Palau944 (Mi2789-2792)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (944 (a-d))
Peru1669 (Mi2360)
i1669
Imperforate		2009
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ims fdc (Mi? fdc)(Multi-color printed) cachet on imperforate MS9 FDC2006Also IGY
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown fdc (Mi? fdc)(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (blue pictorial cancel)2006IHY logo
St. Thomas and Prince IslandsUnknown ifdc(Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC (red pictorial cancel)
St. Vincent3640 (Mi6563-6568)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (3640 (a-f))2008IHY logo; also IPY
St. Vincent3640 fdcMS6 on FDC
St. Vincent3641 (Mi6575-6580)
i3641		In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (3641 (a-f))
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (i3641 (a-f))
St. Vincent3642 (Mi6569-6574)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (3642 (a-f))
St. Vincent3642 fdcMS6 on FDC
St. Vincent3643 (Mi6585-6588)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (3643 (a-d))
St. Vincent3643 fdcMS4 on FDC
St. Vincent3644 (Mi6589-6592)
i3644		Logos missing from this MS4 (3644 (a-f))
Logos missing from this imperforate MS4 (i3644 (a-f))
St. Vincent3645 (Mi6581-6584)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (3645 (a-d))
Sierra Leone2930 (Mi5116-5121)
i2930		In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2930 (a-f))
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS6 (i2930 (a-f))		2009Also IPY
Sierra Leone2930 fdcMS6 on FDC
Sierra Leone2931 (Mi5122-5127)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2931 (a-f))
Sierra Leone2932 (Mi5132-5135)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2932 (a-d))
Sierra Leone2932 fdcMS4 on FDC
Sierra Leone2933 (Mi5128-5131)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2933 (a-d))
South Africa1374 (BL?)MS6 (1374 (a-f))2007Also IPY
South Africa1374a-f fdcSix stamps from MS6 (minus margin) and (pictorial) cancel and (South Africa Post) cachet on FDC
Tanzania2536c (Mi4628-4629)
i2536c		In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2536c (2x 2536 (a-b)))
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (i2536c (2x i2536 (a-b)))		2009Also IPY
Tanzania2536c fdc
i2536c fdc		MS4 on FDC
Imperforate MS4 on FDC
Tanzania2537 (Mi4606-4611)In (lower-right) margin of MS6 (2537 (a-f))
Tanzania2537 fdcMS6 on FDC
Tanzania2538 (Mi4612-4615)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (2538 (a-d))
Tanzania2539 (Mi4616-4619)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (2539 (a-d))
Tanzania2540 (Mi4620-4623)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (2540 (a-d))
Tanzania2541 (Mi4624-4627)In (top-center) margin of MS4 (2541 (a-d))
Tanzania2542 (BL622)
i2542		In (lower) margin of SS1
In (lower) margin of imperforate SS1
Tanzania2542 fdc
i2542 fdc		SS1 on FDC
Imperforate SS1 on FDC
Tanzania2543 (BL623)In (lower) margin of SS1
Turks and Caicos Islands1490 (Mi1877-1880)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (1490 (a-d))2008Also IPY
Turks and Caicos Islands1491 (BL237)In (upper-right) margin of SS1
Tuvalu1072 (Mi1454-1459)In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (1072 (a-f))2008Also IPY
Tuvalu1073 (Mi1472-1475)In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (1073 (a-d))
Tuvalu1073 fdcMS4 on FDC
Tuvalu1074 (Mi1464-1467)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (1074 (a-d))
Tuvalu1075 (Mi1460-1463)In (lower-left) margin of MS4 (1075 (a-d))
Tuvalu1076 (Mi1468-1471)In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (1076 (a-d))
Tuvalu1076 fdcMS4 on FDC
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi454A-459A_ms6
Mi454B-459B_ms6		In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi454A-459A)
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (Mi454B-459B)		2008/2009Also IPY
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi454A-459A_ms6 fdcMS6 on FDC
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi460A-465A_ms6
Mi460B-465B_ms6		In (lower-left) margin of MS6 (Mi460A-465A)
In (lower-left) margin of imperforate MS6 (Mi460B-465B)
Union Island (St. Vincent)Mi466A-469A_ms4
Mi466B-469B_ms4		In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (Mi466A-469A)
In (lower-right) margin of imperforate MS4 (Mi466B-469B)

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