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Below is a checklist of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are listed when available. (The International Meteorological Organization (IMO) was the predecessor to the WMO until it was renamed in 1950 and established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.) If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
This list does not include IMO/WMO-specific items found on the following pages:
| 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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| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
Below is a list of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | ||||
| Argentina | None | (Pictorial) cancel on (airmail) cover | 1974 | 6th meeting WMO Region-3 (South America) |
| Argentina | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on (airmail) cover | 1993 | 11th meeting WMO Region-3 (South America) |
| Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1984 | International Congress for Human Biometeorology: WMO emblem |
| Belgium | C16 (Mi1111) | 1958 | World's Fair, Brussels, UN Pavilion: WMO emblem | |
| Belize | 813a (Mi876) | One of strip of 3 (813 (a-c)) (Mi876-878), or three of MS9 (813d (3x (813 (a-c)))) | 1986 | WMO emblem |
| Belize | 812a-c+813a-c fdc | One of six stamps on FDC | ||
| Botswana | None | Postal card, also back | 1994 | 11th session Regional (Region-1, Africa) Association WMO, Gaborone |
| Botswana | None | Postal card (same) with 2 cancels | ||
| Brunei | 345 (Mi335) | 1986 | Admission to international organizations: WMO emblem | |
| Brunei | 348a (Mi335-338) | MS4 (345-348 + label) | ||
| Burundi | 59 (Mi69) | 1963 | 1st anniv. admission to UN, 1962: WMO emblem | |
| Burundi | 61a (BL2) | Imperforate MS2 (like 60-61) | ||
| Burundi | C265a (Mi1415) | Stamp-on-stamp: UN 50 on one of block of 4 (C265 (a-d)) (Mi1415-1418) | 1977 | WMO |
| Chile | 1672 brochure (Mi2607-2610 brochure) | Brochure inside, also front and back | 2019 | "In 1966 in Melbourne Australia, the Antarctic Meteorology Working Group proposed the creation of three Meteorological Centres in continental Antarctica: Presidente Pedro Aguirre Cerda base (Chile), Mirny-Molodezhnaja base (USSR) and McMurdo Base (USA). The plan was approved that same year by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)" (in Spanish text) |
| Costa Rica | C325 (Mi592) | 1961 | UN Day: "OMM" (WMO); the stylized compass rose, which is part of the WMO emblem, has two of its arms formed by a meteorological rocket and its exhaust | |
| Costa Rica | C322+C324 fdc | (K Print cyan and blue) cachet on FDC | "OMM", the Spanish acronym for WMO | |
| Costa Rica | C323+C326 fdc | (K Print red and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| Costa Rica | C324-C325 fdc | One of two stamps on FDC (Asociación Filatélica de Costa Rica cachet), also back | (As above for stamp) | |
| Fort Myers FL (USA) | Local | 1977 | 25th anniv. UN Postal Administration, 1951: WMO logo | |
| France | C51 sc (Mi2157 sc) | Souvenir card | 1981 | WMO (in text) |
| Greece | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1990 | 40th anniv. WMO, 1950 |
| Guinea Republic | BL1398 | SS1 (Mi5084) | 2007 | "la "Météorologie mondiale" (i.e. the WMO) et le "Conseil international pour la Science" (i.e. the ICSU). The IPY was jointly sponsored by the WMO and the ICSU |
| Guinea Republic | BL1398 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Jamaica | 746 (Mi760) | 1991 | (11th Congress WMO): National Meteorological Service: WMO emblem | |
| Jamaica | 747 (Mi761) | |||
| Jamaica | 746-747 fdc | Two stamps and (reproductions of stamps on) cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 635 (Mi667) | 1957 | Japan's admission to the UN: agency initials, including WMO | |
| Korea (North) | 3581a (Mi3875) | In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (3x 3581 + label) | 1996 | WMO emblem |
| Korea (South) | 772 (Mi784) | One of MS50 (780a (2x (756-780))), or 780a half-sheet (756-780) | 1971 | UN organizations: WMO |
| Liberia | 382 (Mi528) | 1958 | 10th anniv. Universal Human Rights, 1948: UN agency initials, emblems, including WMO | |
| Mali | 45 (Mi62) i45 | Imperforate | 1963 | Atmospheric studies: WMO emblem |
| Mali | 46 (Mi63) | |||
| Mali | 47 (Mi64) | |||
| Mali | 45-47 fdc1 | Three stamps on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Mali | 45-47 fdc2 | Three stamps and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mali | 45-47 fdc3 | Three stamps and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C25 (Mi219) | 1963 | Meteorological research: WMO emblem | |
| Mauritania | C25 ds | Deluxe sheet (C25) | ||
| Mauritania | C25 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Mauritania | C25 fdc2 | Stamp and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mauritania | C25 proof | Signed proof (black) | ||
| Mauritius | 815 (Mi806) | 1995 | 50th anniv. UN, 1945: WMO | |
| Mozambique | 521 cover (Mi580 cover) | (Black and red printed) cachet on cover | 1979 | WMO emblem |
| New Caledonia | 322 (Mi385) i322 | Imperforate | 1962 | 3rd Region-5 (Southwest Pacific) Assembly WMO, Noumea |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet (322) | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (PJ) cachet on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | C150 (Mi624) iC150 | Imperforate | 1979 | WMO emblem, and FGGE (in French text, literal translation "First Worldwide Experiment on the Global Atmosphere") |
| New Caledonia | C150 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Peru | 1423 (Mi1938) | 2004 | "World Meteorological Organization (OMM)" (in folder text) | |
| Peru | 1423 folder | FDC folder, also inside, and back | ||
| Qatar | 327 (Mi524) | 1972 | UN Day: WMO: WMO emblem | |
| Salvador, El | 1195 (Mi1738) | 1989 | (40th anniv. WMO, 1950) | |
| Salvador, El | 1196 (Mi1739) | |||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local | Local post stamp | 1978 | "World Meteorological Organization" (in stamp text); also "WMO" (in FDC cachet text) |
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local fdc | Local post stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Staffa (Scotland) | Local sheet | Local post FDC on information sheet | ||
| Sweden | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1965 | 4th Session, WMO Commission on Climatology |
| South Africa | 815 (Mi830) | 1991 | 30th anniv. Antarctic Treaty, 1961: map with WMO block numbers | |
| Switzerland (IMO) | None | Cachet (and return address) on cover | 1947 | IMO (International Meteorological Organization) |
| Switzerland (IMO) | None | Cachet (and return address) on cover (different) | 1947 | IMO; also, the address refers to the (12th) Conference of IMO Directors that took place later in 1947 in Washington. On 11 Oct of that year, representatives of the 31 countries at the conference signed a document (the WMO Convention) in which they agreed that a new organization, the WMO, would be created to replace the IMO. The WMO formally came into existence on 23 Mar 1950. |
| Switzerland (IMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1950 | "IMO-OMI" |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1 (Mi_OMM1) | 1956 | WMO | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O2 (Mi_OMM2) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O3 (Mi_OMM3) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O4 (Mi_OMM7) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O5 (Mi_OMM8) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O6 (Mi_OMM4) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O7 (Mi_OMM9) | 1960 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O8 (Mi_OMM5) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O9 (Mi_OMM6) | 1956 | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc1 | Six stamps and (red and grey printed) cachet on FDC | 1956 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc2 | Six stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC | 1956 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 folder | FDC folder | 1957 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O4-8O5+8O7 fdc | Three stamps and (black and green printed) cachet on FDC | 1960 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | PPO postcard; also back | 1959 | Also "International Meteorological Week" (in German text). Not a UN-Geneva item (despite "Nations Unies - Genève 10" in the cancel) since UN-Geneva postal service has issued philatelic items only since 4 Oct 1969. |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1959 | 3rd Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red text) meter on cover | 1960 | 10th anniv. WMO, 1950 |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red text) meter (similar to above, but different year) | 1962 | 10th anniv. WMO, 1950 |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1963 | 4th Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1967 | (5th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 1967 | (5th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1970 | (5th Session, WMO Commission for Synoptic Meteorology) without WMO name or emblem |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet (return address) on cover | 1970 | WMO Secretariat |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1971 | (6th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10 (Mi_OMM10) | 1973 | WMO: WMO emblem; (8O13 is specifically inscribed for 100th anniv. IMO-WMO) | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O11 (Mi_OMM11) | |||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O11 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O12 (Mi_OMM13) | |||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O12 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O13 (Mi_OMM12) | |||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O13 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10-8O13 fdc | Four stamps and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10-8O13 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O10-8O13 sc | Souvenir card | ||
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1975 | (7th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1979 | (8th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (blue and black) cachet on cover | 1983 | (9th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1987 | (10th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter and (cyan and black printed) cachet on cover | 1990 | WMO name and emblem; also 2nd World Climate Conference |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Red pictorial) meter and (cyan rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1990 | WMO name and emblem; also 2nd World Climate Conference |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1991 | (11th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1995 | (12th) Congress WMO |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Black and blue printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 2007 | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Black and blue and yellow printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 2013 | "WMO - Weather, Climate, Water" |
| Switzerland (WMO) | None | (Black and blue and yellow printed) cachet (return address) on large cover | 2013 | "WMO - Weather, Climate, Water" |
| Syria | 603-604 fdc (Mi1186-1187 fdc) | (Dark blue printed) cachet on cover, also detail | 1971 | WMO logo |
| United Nations | 49 (Mi55) | 1957 | WMO | |
| United Nations | 49 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United Nations | 49 bl4 | Block of 4 (4x 49) with WMO emblem on (lower) selvedge | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc1 | Stamp and (C. George black and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc2 | Stamp and (C. George red and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc3 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc4 | Stamp and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc5 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC (3-line cancel) | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc6 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC (4-line cancel) | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc7 | Stamp and (velvet) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc8 | Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49 fdc9 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 (Mi56) | |||
| United Nations | 50 bl4 | Block of 4 (4x 50) with WMO emblem on (upper) selvedge | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc1 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (3-line cancel) | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc2 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC (4-line cancel) | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc3 | Stamp and (C. George red and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc4 | Stamp and (C. George black and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc5 | Stamp and (velvet) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc6 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc7 | Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc8 | Stamp and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft red-brown and blue) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc9 | Stamp and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft brown) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 50 fdc10 | Stamp and (The Aristocrats/Day Lowry) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc1 | Two stamps and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc2 | Two stamps and (ArtCraft) cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc3 | Two stamps and (Rank velvet) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc4 | Two stamps and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc5 | Two stamps and (Knoble) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc6 | Two stamps and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc7 | Two stamps and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft multi-color) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc8 | Two stamps and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft black) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc9 | Two stamps and (The Aristocrats/Day Lowry) cachet on FDC | ||
| United Nations | None | Essay | 1957 | WMO |
| United Nations | 49-50 cover (Mi55-56 cover) | Two stamps on FDC | 1974 | WMO |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 176 (Mi176) | On (lower) selvedge of block of 4 (4x 176) | 1989 | WMO emblem |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 177 (Mi177) | On (lower) selvedge of block of 4 (4x 177) | ||
| Vanuatu | 565 (Mi889) | 1992 | 10th anniv. membership in WMO, 1982 | |
| Vanuatu | 566 (Mi890) | |||
| Vanuatu | 567 (Mi891) | |||
| Vanuatu | 568 (Mi892) | |||
| Vanuatu | 565-568 fdc | Four stamps on FDC | ||
| Vanuatu | 565-568 folder | Folder inside (pages 1-2), also front | ||
| Zimbabwe | None | Cachet (address) on cover | 1961 | "W.M.O. Regional Association for Africa" |
Below is a list of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| World Meteorological Organization (WMO) | ||||
| French Guiana | 1973-09-29/30 | Kourou | (Lollini blue printed) cachet on cover | "CIMO1" intensive observation period; "O.M.M." (WMO); ("CIMO1" is part of the WMO) |
| French Guiana | 1973-09-29/30 | Kourou | (Lollini) cachet on cover | "CIMO1" intensive observation period; ("CIMO1" is part of the WMO) |
1CIMO: Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation (part of the WMO)
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