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World Standards Day
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Below is a checklist of World Standards Day (WSD) 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 items are found on the ISO and IEC (and related-standards) page.
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World Standards Day (WSD) (annually: 14 October) |
Summary (by year of issue and WSD ordinal number) |
Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content* |
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World Standards Day1 (annually: 14 October) | ||||
China (Taiwan) | 2066 (Mi1215) | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day: Chinese quality mark | |
China (Taiwan) | 2067 (Mi1216) | |||
Egypt (UAR) | 840 (Mi1005) | 1970 | (1st) World Standards Day: 25th anniv. ISO, 1945: standardization emblems | |
Egypt | 963 (Mi1171) | 1974 | (5th) World Standards Day: UN Day: emblems, cogwheel, calipers: ISO | |
Ethiopia | 1050 (Mi1136) | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, hand, foot, square: ESI | |
Ethiopia | 1051 (Mi1137) | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, scales: ESI | ||
Ethiopia | 1052 (Mi1138) | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, rulers: ESI | ||
Ethiopia | 1053 (Mi1139) | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, weights: ESI | ||
Ethiopia | 1054 (Mi1140) | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem: ESI | ||
Great Britain | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1970 | (1st) World Standards Day: ISO, IEC, BSI |
Iran | 2200 (Mi2133) | 1985 | (16th) World Standards Day: National Standards Office emblem: ISO: ISIRI | |
Iran | 2692 (Mi2705) | 1996 | (27th) World Standards Day: two cogwheels, other industrial symbols | |
Iraq | 868 (Mi967) | 1978 | (9th) World Standards Day: map of Iraq, ruler, globe, emblem | |
Iraq | 869 (Mi968) | |||
Iraq | 870 (Mi969) | |||
Kuwait | 636 (Mi662) | 1975 | (6th) World Standards Day: measurement symbols: ISO, KSS | |
Kuwait | 637 (Mi663) | |||
Kuwait | 1295 (Mi1427) | 1995 | (26th) World Standards Day: ISO, IEC, other emblems | |
Kuwait | 1296 (Mi1428) | |||
Kuwait | 1297 (Mi1429) | |||
Libya | 708 (Mi618) | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day: emblems, coat of arms | |
Libya | 709 (Mi619) | |||
Libya | 710 (Mi620) | |||
Namibia | 1198 (BL74, Mi1356) | SS1 | 2010 | (41st) World Standards Day: "Namibian Standards Institution" |
Nigeria | 394 (Mi377) | 1980 | (11th) World Standards Day: kilogram scale, centimeter ruler, emblem | |
Nigeria | 395 (Mi378) | (11th) World Standards Day: technician, quality control, emblem | ||
Saudi Arabia | 852 (Mi758) | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: symbols, cogwheel | |
Saudi Arabia | 1438 (Mi1615) | From MS6 (1438a (6x 1438)) | 2014 | (45th) World Standards Day: SASO emblem |
Sudan | 245 (Mi280) | 1972 | (1st) World Standards Day, 1970-10-14: emblems, measure: SSO | |
Sudan | 246 (Mi281) | |||
Sudan | 247 (Mi282) | |||
Syria | 789 (Mi1380) | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day, 1977-10-14: measures, globe: ISO | |
Syria | 988 (Mi1576) | 1983 | (14th) World Standards Day: factory, ISO emblem: SASMO | |
Syria | 989 (Mi1577) | (14th) World Standards Day: measuring equipment: ISO, SASMO |
*World Standards Day and ISO General Assembly ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.
1The date, 14 October, was chosen because it was on that day in 1946 that delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and consequently decided to create a new international organization dedicated to the coordination and unification of standards work. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was officially formed one year later and it was at the prompting of an ISO President that the first World Standards Day was celebrated on 14 October 1970.
The table below is a Summary (by year of issue and WSD ordinal number) of the World Standards Day (WSD) postal items listed in the table immediately above. Included are the number of countries issuing WSD items, as well as the number of WSD items that were issued. WSD themes and slogans are also provided. This summary is also available in spreadsheet form.
Year of Issue | WSD Ordinal Number | Number of | WSD Theme | WSD Slogan | |
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Countries | Items | ||||
1970 (including Sudan 245-247) | 1st | 3 | 5 | ||
1971 | 2nd | 0 | 0 | ||
1972 (except Sudan 245-247) | 3rd | 0 | 0 | ||
1973 | 4th | 0 | 0 | ||
1974 | 5th | 1 | 1 | ||
1975 | 6th | 1 | 2 | ||
1976 | 7th | 0 | 0 | ||
1977 | 8th | 2 | 4 | ||
1978 | 9th | 1 | 3 | ||
1979 | 10th | 0 | 0 | ||
1980 | 11th | 1 | 2 | ||
1981 | 12th | 0 | 0 | ||
1982 | 13th | 2 | 6 | ||
1983 | 14th | 0 | 0 | ||
1984 | 15th | 1 | 2 | ||
1985 | 16th | 1 | 1 | ||
1986 | 17th | 0 | 0 | International Standardization (Poster symbolizes what the standardization profession strives for in every project - to make pieces fit without constraints on choice or imagination.) | |
1987 | 18th | 0 | 0 | International Standardization (Poster shows an engineering component (a wing screw). Engineering drawing is part of the standard technical language itself. Rationalization and agreement should free the imagination from repetitive tasks, giving free rein to ideas and a practical basis for implementation of technology.) | |
1988 | 19th | 0 | 0 | International standardization for light and lighting | Spotlight on international standards |
1989 | 20th | 0 | 0 | Standards for health technology | Improving health security |
1990 | 21st | 0 | 0 | Environment | Restoring the environment |
1991 | 22nd | 0 | 0 | Safety | Safety at work |
1992 | 23rd | 0 | 0 | Global trade | International standards: A key to open markets |
1993 | 24th | 0 | 0 | Information technology | Information management: Faster and better with global standards |
1994 | 25th | 0 | 0 | Consumers | Standards and the consumer: Partners for a better world |
1995 | 26th | 1 | 3 | Transportation | A world on the move: International standards help transport people, energy, goods and data |
1996 | 27th | 1 | 1 | Services | Raising standards for services |
1997 | 28th | 0 | 0 | Trade | World trade needs worldwide standards |
1998 | 29th | 0 | 0 | Standards in daily life | |
1999 | 30th | 0 | 0 | Standards in the construction industry | Building on standards |
2000 | 31st | 0 | 0 | International standards for peace and prosperity | Harmony for prosperity |
2001 | 32nd | 0 | 0 | Environment | The environment and standards: Close together |
2002 | 33rd | 0 | 0 | Standards and conformity assessment | One standard, one test: Accepted everywhere |
2003 | 34th | 0 | 0 | Information and communication technologies | Global standards for the global information society |
2004 | 35th | 0 | 0 | Standards connect the world | |
2005 | 36th | 0 | 0 | Standards for a safer world | |
2006 | 37th | 0 | 0 | Standardization and small business | Standards: Big benefits for small business |
WSD Theme and/or Slogan | |||||
2007 | 38th | 0 | 0 | Standards and the global village | |
2008 | 39th | 0 | 0 | Intelligent and sustainable buildings | |
2009 | 40th | 0 | 0 | Tackling climate change through standards | |
2010 | 41st | 1 | 1 | Standards and accessibility | |
2011 | 42nd | 0 | 0 | International standards - Creating confidence globally | |
2012 | 43rd | 0 | 0 | Less waste, better results - Standards increase efficiency | |
2013 | 44th | 0 | 0 | International standards ensure positive change | |
2014 | 45th | 1 | 1 | Standards level the playing field | |
2015 | 46th | 0 | 0 | Standards, the world's common language | |
2016 | 47th | 0 | 0 | Standards build trust | |
2017 | 48th | 0 | 0 | Standards make cities smarter | |
2018 | 49th | 0 | 0 | International standards and the fourth industrial revolution | |
2019 | 50th | 0 | 0 | Video standards create a global stage | |
2020 | 51st | 0 | 0 | Protecting the planet with standards | |
2021 | 52nd | 0 | 0 | Our shared vision for a better world | |
2022 | 53rd | 0 | 0 | Standards for sustainable development goals | |
2023 | 54th | 0 | 0 | A shared vision for a better world | |
2024 | 55th | 0 | 0 | Shared vision for a better world: Standards for the changing climate | |
Summary: 13 out of 55 years | Summary: 14 countries 34 items |
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