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Below is a checklist of Amateur (ham) radio 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.
This page purposely excludes QSL cards unless they are also related to the authors' other collecting interests.
For items specifically related to the following, see:
See also Krenkel, Ernst (1903–1971) in the Contributors to Meteorology pages for additional items. Only items which note Krenkel as an amateur radio operator via his call sign RAEM2 are included below.
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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Amateur radio | Amateur radio |
Below is a list of Amateur (ham) radio on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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Amateur (ham) radio | ||||
Argentina | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1975 | Radio club LU6DK: week of radio friends |
Argentina | 1287 (Mi1496) | 1980 | amateur radio operator: antenna, waves, LU-prefix1 | |
Ascension Island | 303 (Mi308) | 1982 | Scouting Year: (amateur) radio operators | |
Ascension Island | 304a (BL13) | MS4 (301-304) | ||
Australia | None | Printed stamp and cachet on stamped envelope, also back | 1985 | 75th anniv. Amateur Radio, The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), 1910 |
Australia | 1777+label (Mi?+label) | Personalized label with stamp | 1999 | VK9RS (VK6LC) celebrated his Rowley Shoals DXpedition in 1999 |
Australia | 1798+label (Mi?+label) | Personalized label with stamp | 1999 | VK9RS (VK6LC) celebrated his Rowley Shoals DXpedition in 1999 |
Australia | 1777+label+1798+label cover | Two personalized labels with stamps on cover | 2015 | VK9RS (VK6LC) celebrated his Rowley Shoals DXpedition in 1999 |
Australian Antarctic Territory | L175 maxi (Mi215 maxi) | Maxicard, also back | 2013 | Walter Hannam with his station (cent. Mawson Australasian Antarctic Expeditions 1911-1914) |
Austria | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1970 | 50th anniv. Amateur Radio in Austria, 1920 |
Bolivia | 638 (Mi952) | 1979 | (Amateur) Radio Club of Bolivia (RCB): emblem, map | |
Bolivia | 819 (Mi1136) | 1991 | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Bolivia (RCB), 1941: emblem, tower, antenna | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Muslim Govt.) | 355 (Mi190) | 2000 | 50th anniv. Association of Radio Amateurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARABiH), 1950: key | |
Brazil | 1533 (Mi1625) | 1977 | amateur radio operator's day: waves | |
Brazil | 1533 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Brazil | 1533 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Brazil | None | QSL card, also inside | 2003 | "ZY2A" (also IDNDR) |
Bulgaria | 3207 (Mi3517) | 1986 | 60th anniv. home amateur radio operators, 1926: Earth, headphones | |
Chile | 631D (Mi1004) | 1982 | 60th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club de Chile (RCCH), 1922: emblem, tower | |
China (People's Republic) | None | (New Year) postal card back, also front | 2006 | many aspects of amateur radio |
Colombia | 813 (Mi1245) | 1973 | 40th anniv. League of Colombian Radio Amateurs (LCRA), 1933: emblem | |
Colombia | C735 (Mi1813) | 1983 | 50th anniv. League of Colombian Radio Amateurs (LCRA), 1933: dial | |
Costa Rica | C633 (Mi912) | 1975 | 16th Central American Radio Amateur Convention, May 2/4, San Jose | |
Costa Rica | C634 (Mi913) | |||
Costa Rica | C635 (Mi914) | |||
Croatia | 707 (Mi?) | From MS20 (707a (20x 707)) | 2008 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Region-1 Conference, Cavtat |
Croatia | 707 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Cuba | 5826 (Mi?) | 2016 | 50th anniv. federation of radio amateurs of Cuba, 1966: (Dr. Mario Munoz Monroy, 1912-1953, CO5MM) | |
Czechoslovakia | 910 (Mi1129) | 1959 | 10th anniv. pioneer organization, 1949: (amateur) radio | |
Djibouti | 528 (Mi303) i528 | Imperforate | 1981 | Association of Radio Amateurs of Djibouti (ARAD): key, emblem |
Djibouti | 528 ds | Deluxe sheet (528) | ||
Dominican Republic | 773 (Mi1140) | 1976 | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club Dominicano (RCD), 1926: radio, symbols | |
Dominican Republic | C246 (Mi1141) | |||
Dominican Republic | C286 (Mi1215) | 1979 | first expedition radio amateurs, Beata Island | |
Dominican Republic | C286 fdc | Stamp and (black printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Dominican Republic | C320 (Mi1281) | 1980 | radio amateurs, Catalina Island | |
Ecuador | 1471 (Mi2403) | 1998 | 75th anniv. Guayaquil Radio Club (GRC), 1923: Earth, emblem | |
Finland | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1983 | OH4A (SRAL Convention 1983) |
Finland | None | (Luokka klass) personalized postage | 2006 | OH2BH (Martti Laine, with his wife Leena OH2BE) |
Finland | None | (Luokka klass) personalized postage | 2008 | OH8HDL (Tanja) and OH8UV (Markku, his 50 years celebration) |
Finland | None | (Luokka klass) personalized postage | 2009 | OH8HDL (Tanja Korhonen) and OH8UV (Markku Korhonen) |
Finland | None | (Luokka klass) personalized postage | 2013 | OH2BHL (Raimo Karttunen) and OH9TT (Jukka Lappalainen) |
Finland | None | (Luokka klass) personalized postage | 2018 | OF8UV (Riisitunturi National Park) |
Finland | None maxi | (Luokka klass) personalized postage maxicard | ||
Flannan Island (Scotland) | Local | 1999 | GV3VLB/p, 24-17 August | |
France | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1950 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), 13 May; 25th anniv. IARU, Réseau des Emitteurs Française (REF), 1925 |
France | None | Cancel on card | 1970 | 10th Fédération Internationale des RadioAmateurs Cheminots (FIRAC) congress (International Federation of Railroad Radio Amateurs) |
France | None | Cancel on cover | 1985 | "60 years of amateur radio" (in French text); Réseau des Emitteurs Française (REF); International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) |
France | None | Cancel on cover | 1989 | Ham fête, 1989; "Amateur radio summer school" (in French text) |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C124 (Mi300) | 1993 | "radio amateurs" | |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C124 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C124 maxi | Maxicard, also back | Walter Hannam with his station (80th anniv. Mawson Australasian Antarctic Expeditions 1911-1914) | |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 288 (Mi456) | 2001 | amateur radio link between Space Station, Mir, and Crozet Island | |
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 288 proof | Color proof | ||
French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 513 (Mi?) | MS2 (513 (a-b + label)) | 2014 | 50th anniv. amateur radio link between Paris and Île Tromelin |
Germany (East) | 1391 (Mi1776) | 1972 | Society of Sport and Technology: amateur radio transmitter, key, tape | |
Germany (West) | None | Cancel on postal card | 1948 | Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC): 2nd shortwave meeting of German amateurs, Bad Lauterberg Germany 1948 |
Germany (West) | None | Cancel on cover | 1948 | Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC): 2nd shortwave meeting of German amateurs, Bad Lauterberg Germany 1948 |
Germany (West) | None | Cancel on cover | 1965 | 40 years of German amateur radio |
Germany (West) | 1295 (Mi1015) | 1979 | World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC), Geneva: hand, dial (amateur) | |
Germany (West) | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC): 40 years of German amateur radio |
Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 1992 | Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) |
Germany | 1810 cover (Mi1690 cover) | Cancel on cover | 1994 | "DARC" (Deutscher Amateur Radio Club) and "ham radio" |
Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 1997 | Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) |
Germany | None | Cancel on cover | 2001 | Radio Scouting: Jamboree of the Air, DLOLPJ |
Germany | None | (Plusbrief Individuell) personalized postage on cover | 2012 | "HK0NA Malpelo Island Expedition" |
Germany | None | (Briefmarke Individuell) personalized postage | 2015 | 65th anniv. Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club (DARC) |
Great Britain | 676 fdc (Mi602 fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1972 | GB3BCT |
Great Britain | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1995 | Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1979 | "service through amateur radio" (in cancel text); 4th All India Amateur Radio Convention (in cachet) |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1998 | Hamfest India 1998: "World amateur radio centenary" |
India | None | (Text) cancel and cachet on cover | 2002 | Hamfest India 2002: Madras Amateur Radio Society |
India | None | Postal receipt | 2006 | "Ham radio useful in emergency" |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2006 | Amateur Radio Society of India; The International Young Ladies (YL) meet, Mumbai 2006 |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. World Scout Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), 1957 |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2008 | Ham-Tech 2008: National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), Hyderabad |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2009 | Hamfest India 2009: 50th anniv. Bangalore Amateur Radio Club, VU2ARC, 1959 |
India | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover (different) | 2009 | Hamfest India 2009: 10th Bangalore Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) |
Indonesia | 1477 (Mi1397) | 1991 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), 8th Regional Conference, Bandung; ORARI logo | |
Indonesia | 1477 cancel | Stamp and (FD pictorial) cancel | ||
Indonesia | 2482a (Mi?) | From strip of 2 (2482 (a-b)), or from MS24 (2482c (12x (a-b))) | 2018 | 50th anniv. "ORARI" (Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia) |
Indonesia | 2482b (Mi?) | |||
Indonesia | 2482 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Israel | 964+tab (Mi1063+tab) | Stamp and tab | 1987 | amateur radio operators |
Israel | 964+tab fdc | Stamp and tab and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1971 | 4th Sicilian radio amateur rally |
Italy | None | Cancel on card | 1971 | 11th Fédération Internationale des RadioAmateurs Cheminots (FIRAC) congress (International Federation of Railroad Radio Amateurs) |
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1972 | 5th Sicilian radio amateur rally |
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1977 | 50th anniv. Italian Amateur Radio (ARI) radio amateur show, 1927 |
Italy | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1982 | Italian radio amateur international congress |
Italy | None | Cancel on cover | 1987 | Emergency radio and civil protection rally of radio amateurs |
Italy | None | Cancel on card | 1988 | railroad amateur radio congress, Florence |
Italy | None | Cancel on cover | 1993 | Inauguration of Catania section of the Scicillian Amateur radio association |
Japan | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1990 | Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) |
Japan | 1312 (Mi1336) | 1977 | 50th anniv. Japan amateur radio, 1927: speaker, waves, key | |
Japan | 1312 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Japan | 1312 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Jordan | 1156 (Mi1228) | 1983 | Royal Jordan Radio Amateurs Society (RJARS): King Hussein, JY1 | |
Jordan | 1157 (Mi1229) | |||
Jordan | 1158 (Mi1230) | |||
Jordan | 1159 (Mi1231) | |||
Jordan | 1160 (Mi1332) | |||
Korea (North) | 3229 (Mi?) | 1993 | Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) champion | |
Korea (South) | None | Postal card | 1995 | 40th anniv. amateur radio (Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL)), 1945 |
Korea (South) | 2073A+label (Mi2227+label) | Personalized label to accompany (2002) stamp | 2004 | Korean Ladies Amateur Radio Club (KLARC), World Wide Young Ladies (WWYL) meeting, Seoul, 2004 |
Korea (South) | 2291 (Mi?) | 2008 | 14th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championship | |
Korea (South) | 2291 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2291 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel (different date) on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2190+label (Mi?+label) | Personalized label to accompany (2006) stamp | 2009 | SEANET (South East Asia NETwork) (amateur radio) convention, Seoul |
Korea (South) | 2528 (Mi?) | 2018 | 19th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championship | |
Liberia | 1061 (Mi1374) | 1987 | 25th anniv. Liberia Radio Amateur Assoc. (LRAA), 1962 | |
Liberia | 1062 (Mi1375) | |||
Liberia | 1063 (Mi1376) | |||
Liberia | 1064 (Mi1377) | |||
Luxembourg | 767 (Mi1173) | 1987 | 50th anniv. Radio (Amateurs) of Luxembourg (RL), 1937: emblem | |
Luxembourg | 767 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Luxembourg | 767-768 fdc | One of two stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
Luxembourg | 1327 (Mi?) | 2012 | 75th anniv. Radioamateurs du Luxembourg (RL), 1937: emblem | |
New Caledonia | C211 (Mi797) | 1987 | 25th anniv. Amateur Radio Association of New Caledonia (ARANC), 1962: emblem | |
New Caledonia | C211 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Nicaragua | 1296 (Mi2447) | 1983 | Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress (FRACAP): communication | |
Nicaragua | 1297 (Mi2448) | Federation of Central American and Pan-American Radio Amateurs Congress (FRACAP): tower, view | ||
Norfolk Island | 501 (Mi499) | 1991 | amateur (ham) radio: island map | |
Norfolk Island | 501a | Booklet of 10 (10x 501) | ||
Norfolk Island | 502 (Mi500) | amateur (ham) radio: world map | ||
Norfolk Island | 503 (Mi501) | amateur (ham) radio: regional location | ||
Norfolk Island | 501-503 fdc | Three stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC, also insert | (As above for stamps) | |
Norway | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1982 | Arctic radioamateur expeditions |
Oman | 306 (Mi316) | 1987 | 15th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS), 1972: emblem, radios, operators | |
Oman | 306 fdc | Stamp and (Oman Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Oman | 397 (Mi430) | 1997 | 25th anniv. Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS), 1972: emblem, Earth, OSCAR-10 | |
Oman | 397 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | From MS15 (15 stamps) | 1992 | First amateur radio on Pabay, GM0PNS |
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | 1998 | Amateur radio operation from Pabay, GM3VLB/P, 26-28 May | |
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | 1999 | Special amateur radio call sign 2S0PNS, 1 June | |
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | 2002 | Special amateur radio call sign GQ0PNS, 18-21 June | |
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | 2003 | Amateur radio 5 MHz, GM0LWM/P, 10 June | |
Pabay Isle (Scotland) | Local | 2011 | Special amateur radio call sign GR0PNS: Royal wedding, 29 April 2011 | |
Peru | 860 (Mi1303) | 1985 | 55th anniv. Radio Club of Peru (RCP), 1930: emblem, OSCAR-8, terminal | |
Pitcairn Island | None | QSL card, also front | 1938 | "V6RAY" |
Pitcairn Islands | 453 (Mi483) | 1996 | amateur radio: call signs of members in Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Association (PIARA) | |
Pitcairn Islands | 454 (Mi484) | amateur radio: VR6IM calling for medical assistance | ||
Pitcairn Islands | 455 (Mi485) | amateur radio: operator receiving transmission, physician standing by | ||
Pitcairn Islands | 456 (Mi486) | amateur radio: Andrew Young, VR6AY, Pitcairn's first operator, 1938 | ||
Pitcairn Islands | 453-456 fdc | Four stamps and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
Poland | 993 (Mi1246) | 1961 | Conference Communications Ministers Communist Countries: PZK3 emblem | |
Poland | 993a (BL24) | MS3 (993a (991-993)) | ||
Poland | 993a fdc | MS3 on FDC | ||
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1965 | 4th European Championships: fox radio hunting |
Poland | None | Postal card | 1970 | 40th anniv. amateur radio (PZK3), 1930 |
Poland | None | Cancel on postal card | 1970 | 1st Polish radio sport amateur competition, 21 June 1970 |
Poland | None | Postal card (from 1970) and (pictorial) cancel | 1971 | 2nd Polish radio sport amateur competition, 19 June 1971 |
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1971 | 2nd Polish radio sport amateur competition, 19 June 1971 |
Poland | None | Postal card | 1972 | Urzadzenia I Systemy Radioelekroniczne (UiSR) / Union Radio Scientifique Internationale (URSI) |
Poland | None | Postal card (different) | 1972 | Urzadzenia I Systemy Radioelekroniczne (UiSR) / Union Radio Scientifique Internationale (URSI) |
Poland | 2088 (Mi2368) | 1975 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), (general) Conference, Warsaw: emblem, globe | |
Poland | 2088 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Poland | None | Cancel on cover | 1975 | Region-1 International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) conference, Warsaw |
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 1977 | "International Radio Direction Finding Sports Competition" (in Polish text) |
Poland | None | Cancel on cover | 1980 | Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) championships, Wladyslawowo |
Poland | None | Postal card and (pictorial) cancel | 1980 | 50th anniv. amateur radio (PZK3 emblem), 1930 |
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1980 | 50th anniv. amateur radio (PZK3 emblem), 1930 |
Poland | None | Cancel on postal card | 1982 | Scouting communications club, SP3ZAC |
Poland | None | Cancel on postal card | 1983 | Scouting communications club, SP3ZAC |
Poland | None | Cancel on postal card (from 1983) | 1984 | Scouting amateur radio, 26 May 1984 |
Poland | None | Cancel (different) on postal card (from 1983, same) | 1984 | Scouting amateur radio, 26 May 1984 |
Poland | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2009 | Polish Railwaymen's amateur radio club broadcasting in Magurki National Park |
Poland | None | Postal card and (pictorial) cancel | 2015 | Ham radio serving the public (in Polish text) |
Qatar | 1073 (Mi?) | 2010 | Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) emblem, International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) emblem | |
Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on postal card | 1974 | 25 years of the Pioneer Organisation in Romania; "The circle of radio amateurs" (in Romanian text) |
Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1979 | 30th anniv. first group of (radio) Pioneers in Romania, 1949 |
Romania | None | Printed stamp and cachet on postal card | 2000 | Romanian Amateur Radio Club (RARC): Radoclubului Aerostar Bacau" |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Blue and red and grey printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1961 | "radio sport" (in Russian text) |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1964 | "radio sport" (in Russian text) |
Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel on stamped envelope | 1970 | 24th amateur radio constructors' exhibition, Moscow |
Russia (USSR) | 4084 (Mi4123) | 1973 | 70th anniv. birth E.T. Krenkel, RAEM2 (radio amateur), 1903 | |
Russia (USSR) | 4084 maxi | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on maxicard | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4084 sheet | Exhibition sheet (containing 4084) | ||
Russia (USSR) | None | QSL card (same design as Russia 4084) | 1973 | E.T. Krenkel, "RAEM"2 (radio amateur) |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1974 | 50th anniv. Soviet amateur radio, 1924: Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1974 | 50th anniv. Soviet amateur radio, 1924: radio and operator |
Russia (USSR) | None | QSL card (same design as Russia 4084) | 1975 | E.T. Krenkel, "RAEM"2 (radio amateur) |
Russia (USSR) | None | Postal card | 1979 | amateur radio (U0K) reaching the North Pole |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1979 | 29th amateur radio constructors' exhibition, Moscow |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4917 (Mi5048) | 1981 | 30th all-union amateur radio designers exhibition: RS/Radio, operator | |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1981 | 30th amateur radio constructors' exhibition, Moscow |
Russia (USSR) | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope | 1986 | Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) |
Russia | None | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1993 | E.T. Krenkel, RAEM2 (radio amateur) |
Russia | 6799 (Mi1127) | 2003 | E.T. Krenkel, RAEM2 (radio amateur) | |
Russia | 6799 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Russia | 6799 cover (Mi1127 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 2003 | E.T. Krenkel, RAEM2 (radio amateur) |
Russia | 6799 card (Mi1127 card) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on postcard | 2007 | E.T. Krenkel, RAEM2 (radio amateur) |
San Marino | 1051 (Mi1280) | 1983 | World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator | |
San Marino | 1540 (Mi2030) | 2002 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Region-1 Conference: San Marino Amateur Radio Assoc. (ARRSM) | |
San Marino | 1541 (Mi2031) | |||
San Marino | 1540-1541 fdc | Two stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Slovenia | None | ? on stamped envelope | 1997 | 40th anniv. Radio Klub Cerkno (ZRS?), 1957 |
Slovenia | 419 (Mi306) | 2000 | amateur radio: Earth, man, radio, waves | |
Slovenia | 419 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Solomon Islands | 512 (Mi519) | 1983 | World Communications Year: (amateur) ham radio operator | |
Spain | None | (Text) cancel | 1974 | World Congress of radio enthusiasts, Tenerife |
Spain | None | Cancel on cover | 1998 | 75th anniv. Radio Amateurs, 1923 |
Spain | 2989 (Mi3460) | 1999 | 50th anniv. Union of Radio (Amateurs) of Spain (URE), 1949: antenna, emblem, microphone | |
Sri Lanka | 655 (Mi603) | 1983 | 55th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL), 1928: emblem | |
Sweden | None | Cancel on cover | 1985 | 60th anniv. Swedish Amateur Radio Association, 1925 |
Switzerland | 679 (Mi1163) | 1979 | 50th anniv. Union of Swiss Shortwave (Radio) Amateurs (USKA), 1929: key, OSCAR-7 | |
Switzerland | 679 fdc1 | Stamp and (Switzerland PTT) cachet on FDC | ||
Switzerland | 679 fdc2 | Stamp and (PhilSwiss) cachet on FDC | ||
Switzerland | 679 maxi | Maxicard | ||
United States | None | Prototype stamp | 1962 | 50th anniv. first Amateur FCC Radio License in 19124 |
United States | 1260 (Mi875) | 1964 | 50th anniv. American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 1914: (amateur) radio waves, dial | |
United States | 1260 essay | BEP photo essay | ||
United States | 1260 fdc1 | Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc2 | Stamp and (ArtCraft and other printed) cachets on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc3 | Stamp and (ArtCraft green) cachet (different) on FDC, also insert | ||
United States | 1260 fdc4 | Stamp and (ArtCraft black) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc5 | Stamp and (Artmaster) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc6 | Stamp and (Chickering/?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc7 | Stamp and (Chickering/? and green rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc8 | Stamp and (Sarzin metallic) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc9 | Stamp and (House of Farnam) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc10 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc11 | Stamp and (Fluegel Covers) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc12 | Stamp and (C. Stephen Anderson green) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc13 | Stamp and (C. Stephen Anderson purple) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc14 | Stamp and (Ken Boll/Cachet Craft) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc15 | Stamp and (C.G. Junior III) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc16 | Stamp and (Anchorage Philatelic Soc.) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
United States | 1260 fdc17 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc18 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
United States | 1260 fdc19 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc20 | Stamp and (Artopages) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc21 | Stamp and (The Aristocrats/Day Lowry) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc22 | Stamp and (black and magenta printed) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 1260 fdc23 | Stamp and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | SP124 | (USPS) stamp poster (1260) | ||
United States | None | QSL card, also front | 1968 | "TRW Systems Amateur Radio Club" (also OGO) |
United States | 1260 cover (Mi875 cover) | (PCS) cachet (including 1260) on cover | 1980 | 16th anniv. USA 1260 FDC |
United States | None | Cancel on postal card | 1989 | International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), 10th General Assembly, Region-2 |
United States | 3184i fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Ranto/SP124) cachet and extra (1260) stamp on FDC, also back | 1998 | |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 2012 | Dayton (Ohio) Hamvention, 2012 |
United States | None | Cancel (different) on cover | 2012 | Dayton (Ohio) Hamvention, 2012 |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "amateur radio" |
Uruguay | 1157 (Mi1692) | 1984 | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Uruguay (RCU), 1933 | |
Uruguay | 1157 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
Venezuela | 1323 (Mi2281) | 1984 | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Venezuela (RCV), 1934: waves | |
Venezuela | 1323 cover (Mi2281 cover) | Stamp on cover | 1987? | 50th anniv. (Amateur) Radio Club of Venezuela (RCV), 1934: waves |
Yugoslavia | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1965 | Yugoslav Amateur Radio Championships, Osijek |
Yugoslavia | 809 (Mi1157) i809 | Imperforate | 1966 | 20th anniv. Radio Amateurs of Yugoslav (RAJ?) Congress, 1946: emblem, unknown spacecraft |
Yugoslavia | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1977 | 16th Fédération Internationale des RadioAmateurs Cheminots (FIRAC) congress (International Federation of Railroad Radio Amateurs) |
Yugoslavia | None | (Pictorial) cancel and cachet on cover | 1984 | 23rd Fédération Internationale des RadioAmateurs Cheminots (FIRAC) congress (International Federation of Railroad Radio Amateurs) |
1LU is the internationally-assigned amateur radio call sign prefix for Argentina
2RAEM: According to E.T. Krenkel: "RAEM was the callsign of s/s Chelyuskin, crushed by the ice in the Arctic Sea in 1934. I was there the Chief Radio Operator. Since then, RAEM is my personal callsign."
3PZK: Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców (PZK) (Polish Amateur Radio Union)
4Stamp prototype designed and submitted to the USPS by Walter B. Weber of Angola NY, born in 1883 and involved in radio as early as 1912.
Below is a list of Amateur (ham) radio on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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Amateur (ham) radio | ||||
United States | 1992-03-27 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet on STS-45/Atlantis cover | Onboard view: SAREX1 operation |
United States | 1992-03-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on STS-45/Atlantis cover | Onboard view: SAREX1 operation |
1SAREX: Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment
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