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Below is a checklist of Climatic regions and climate-related maps 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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| 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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Below is a list of Climatic regions and climate-related maps on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climatic regions and climate-related maps | ||||
| Angola | 1620+selvedge1 (Mi2119+selvedge1) | Stamp from MS10 (1620a (10x 1620)) | 2019 | |
| Angola | 1621+selvedge2 (Mi2118+selvedge2) | Selvedge from MS10 (1621a (10x 1621)) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc1 (Mi395 fdc1) | (Parade Covers red/cyan) cachet on FDC (GPO Brisbane QLD cancel) | 1968 | climatological mean position of the subtropical highs |
| Australia | 431 fdc2 (Mi395 fdc2) | (Parade Covers black/green) cachet on FDC (Lane Cove NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc3 (Mi395 fdc3) | (Parade Covers black/grey-green) cachet on FDC (Edgeworth NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc4 (Mi395 fdc4) | (Parade Covers black/pink) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc5 (Mi395 fdc5) | (Parade Covers brown/cyan) cachet on FDC (Ararat VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc6 (Mi395 fdc6) | (Parade Covers dark-blue/cyan) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc7 (Mi395 fdc7) | (Parade Covers orange-brown/grey) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc1 | (Parade Covers dark-blue/cyan) cachet on FDC (Clarence St. Sydney NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc2 | (Parade Covers red/green) cachet on FDC (Eltham VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc3 | (Parade Covers brown/grey-green) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc4 | (Parade Covers dark-blue/pink) cachet on FDC (Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc5 | (Parade Covers red/cyan) cachet on FDC (Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc6 | (Parade Covers orange-brown/cyan) cachet on FDC (Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc1 | (Parade Covers dark-blue/cyan) cachet on FDC (Adelaide SA cancel) | ||
| Australia | 431-433 fdc2 | (Parade Covers red/green) cachet on FDC (? NSW cancel) | ||
| Australia | 432 fdc (Mi396 fdc) | (Parade Covers dark-blue/cyan) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Australia | 433 fdc (Mi397 fdc) | (Parade Covers black/pink) cachet on FDC (Russell Street Philatelic VIC cancel) | ||
| Bahrain | 405 (Mi496) | 1993 | (surface albedo ?) map of the world | |
| Bahrain | 404-406 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc (Mi420 fdc) | (Schering) cachet on FDC, also back | 1968 | Principal climatic regions of Canada; (see also Canada P105) |
| Canada | P105 | $100. (banknote) back, also front | 2004 | Principal climatic regions of Canada; (see also Canada 479 fdc) |
| Central African Republic | BL1672 | On stamp (Mi7359) and in (upper-left) margin of SS1 | 2017 | Climatological map of vegetation; Map of an "El Niño" ocean temperature event (on stamp) |
| China (Taiwan) | 3574k_1 label6 (Mi2986-2995 label6) | Label from MS10 (3574k_1 (a-j + 10 labels)) | 2004 | Image of the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) around Taiwan from NOAA-16; with temperature scale (at the upper left of the image) |
| Comoro Islands | 386a (BL184) i386a | In (right) margin of SS1 (386) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i386) | 1978 | Climatic regions of Africa |
| Comoro Islands | 387a (BL185) i387a | In (right) margin of SS1 (387) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i387) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 388a (BL186) i388a | In (right) margin of SS1 (388) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i388) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 389a (BL187) i389a | In (right) margin of SS1 (389) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i389) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 390a (BL188) i390a | In (right) margin of SS1 (390) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i390) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 391a (BL189) i391a | In (right) margin of SS1 (391) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i391) | ||
| Comoro Islands | 392 (BL183A) i392 (BL183B) | On stamp of SS1 On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 1978 | Climatic regions of Africa |
| Comoro Islands | 768b (BL350A) i768b (BL350B) | In (right) margin of SS1 (768) In (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i768) | 1991 | Over land: possible climatic regions based on simple precipitation thresholds; over water: mean position of the subtropical highs, with the highest pressures in reddish tones |
| Cuba | 1590 (Mi1664) | 1971 | Tracks of major hurricanes near Cuba | |
| Cuba | 1589-1592 fdc | One of four stamps and (blue and purple printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 358 (Mi358) | 1973 | Global general circulation, wind patterns | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | One of seven stamps on FDC | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs1 | Proof sheet | ||
| Dominica | 354-360 proofs2 | Proof sheet (different) | ||
| Ethiopia | 1312 (Mi1394) | 1991 | Drought regions in Africa | |
| Ethiopia | 1709 (Mi1845) | 2006 | Desertification vulnerability map of Ethiopia | |
| Ethiopia | 1710 (Mi1846) | Desertification vulnerability map of Africa | ||
| Ethiopia | 1711 (Mi1847) | Desertification vulnerability map of the world | ||
| France | None | (European Parliament?) cachet on cover | 2010 | (Partial) map of ice coverage in the Arctic |
| Grenada | 495 (Mi521) | 1973 | Global general circulation, wind patterns | |
| Grenada | 497 (Mi523) | World rainfall/precipitation map | ||
| Grenada | 1156 (Mi1213) | 1983 | Monthly-mean cloudiness or rainfall/precipitation map (units ?) | |
| Iraq | 826 (Mi919) | 1977 | Arid regions in North Africa and the Middle East | |
| Iraq | 827 (Mi920) | |||
| Malagasy (DR) | 969 (Mi1248A) i969 (Mi1248B) | One of MS6 (972b (967-972)) (Mi1246A-1251A) One of imperforate MS6 (i972b (i967-i972)) (Mi1246B-1251B) | 1990 | Climatic map of Africa |
| Malagasy (DR) | 969a (BL135) i969a | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (969) On stamp and in (right) margin of imperforate SS1 (i969) | ||
| Namibia | 690-693 fdc (Mi698-701 fdc) | (Namibia PT) cachet on FDC, also insert | 1991 | Annual average temperature (climate) map of Namibia |
| Peru | 1423 (Mi1938) | 2004 | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly map | |
| Peru | 1423 folder | FDC folder, also inside, and back | ||
| Portugal | None | (Black printed) cachet on WMD cover | 1980 | unknown climate map |
| Russia (USSR) | 5747+label (Mi5919+label) | On label (with stamp) | 1989 | Climatological regions of tropical forests and mid-latitude forests |
| Russia (USSR) | 5747+label fdc | Label on FDC | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label (Mi5923+label) | On label (with stamp) | Climatological map of arid regions | |
| Russia (USSR) | 5749+label fdc | Label on FDC | ||
| Russia | 6788 (Mi1106) | 2003 | World climatic regions | |
| Russia | 6788 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Russia | 6788 envelope | Extra (6788) stamp on stamped envelope | 2003 | World climatic regions |
| Slovenia | 425 fdc (Mi312 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 2000 | Annual average precipitation, period 1981-2010 (See https://meteo.arso.gov.si/uploads/probase/www/climate/image/sl/by_variable/precipitation/mean-annual-measured-precipitation_81-10.png) |
| Togo | Mi4309 | One of MS3 (Mi4309-4311) | 2011 | von Humboldt's "charte isothermale mondiale" |
| Togo | BL584 | SS1 | 2011 | "Africa is the second-driest continent in the world, after Australia" (in French text) |
| United Nations | 468 fdc (Mi490 fdc) | (Red and yellow and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1986 | Drought regions in Africa |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 140 fdc (Mi137 fdc) | (Pictoral) cancel and (red and yellow and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1986 | Drought regions in Africa |
| United Nations (Vienna) | 57 fdc (Mi55 fdc) | (Red and yellow and black printed) cachet on FDC | 1986 | Drought regions in Africa |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Where tornadoes strike around the world" |
| Upper Volta | 107 (Mi116) | 1963 | Average yearly rainfall contours (mm) | |
| Upper Volta | 107 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions So.Ge.Im. cachet) | ||
| Upper Volta | 107 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions J.F. cachet) | ||
| Upper Volta | 107 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (Éditions P.J. cachet) | ||
Below is a list of Climatic regions and climate-related maps on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| United States | 1979-06-27 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.16) cachet on NOAA-6 launch cover | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) map |
| United States | 2006-11-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on DMSP-5D3-F17 launch cover, also back | Climatic zones of Asia and Africa |
| United States | 2008-06-20 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on Jason-2 launch cover, also back | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly map (over Pacific) |
| United States | 2009-02-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on NOAA-19 launch cover, also back | Sea Surface Temperature (SST) map |
| United States | 2011-06-10 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on SAC-D launch cover, also back | Global sea surface salinity map |
| United States | 2011-03-04 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Mission 57) cachet on Glory launch cover, also back | Map of global aerosol concentration |
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