Metric System
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Below is a checklist of metric system (International System of Units (SI)) 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.
For postal items focusing on the personalities behind the metric units names, see the metric names page. Those items are not double-listed here.
For postal items depicting metric units but not specifically about the metric system, see the metric measures page.
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Metric system (SI) |
100th Anniversary of the International Metre Convention (1875 — 1975) |
Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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Algeria | 1727 (Mi1872) | 2017 | 31st anniv. National Office of Legal Metrology, 1986: SI base units | |
Algeria | 1727 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Algeria Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Algeria | 1727 folder | Folder | ||
Australia | 541 (Mi513) | 1973 | conversion to metric system: (kg/stones-and-pounds) mass, scale | |
Australia | 542 (Mi514) | conversion to metric system: (°C/°F) temperature, fever | ||
Australia | 543 (Mi515) | conversion to metric system: (cm/feet-and-inches) length, tape measure | ||
Australia | 544 (Mi516) | conversion to metric system: (mL/fluid-ounces) volume, drinking glass | ||
Australia | 541-544 fdc1 | Four stamps and (yellow and orange and pink and green printed) cachet on FDC | conversion to metric system | |
Australia | 541-544 fdc2 | Four stamps and (green and orange and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Bangladesh | 212 (Mi177) | 1983 | metric system: mail scale | |
Bangladesh | 213 (Mi178) | metric system: weights, measures | ||
Brazil | 940 (Mi1018) | 1962 | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1862: millimeter gauge | |
Cuba | 2173 (Mi2268) | 1977 | SI (metric system) system: 7 (seven) SI base units, map | |
Denmark | 1388 (Mi1476) | 2007 | 100th anniv. metric system in Denmark | |
Estonia | 897 (Mi957) | Stamp and slevedge, from MS25 (897a (25x 897)) | 2019 | New SI base units and fundamental constants logo |
Estonia | 897 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Finland | 750 (Mi1010) | 1987 | 100th anniv. use of metric system, 1887: X-cross section of standard meter bar | |
Finland | 750 fdc | Stamp and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 732 (Mi1024) | 1954 | metric system introduction in France first: allegory | |
France | 869 fdc (Mi1182 fdc) | (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | 1958 | "participated in the establishment of the metric system" (in French text) |
France | 1435 (Mi1921) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: document, krypton atom, waves | |
France | 1435 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions J.F.) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 1435 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Éditions P.J.) cachet on FDC | ||
France | 1435 sc | Souvenir card | ||
Ghana | 570 (Mi630) | 1976 | introduction of metric system, 1975-09: liter, water | |
Ghana | 571 (Mi631) | introduction of metric system, 1975-09: kilogram, jam | ||
Ghana | 572 (Mi632) | introduction of metric system, 1975-09: meter, cloth | ||
Ghana | 573 (Mi633) | introduction of metric system, 1975-09: (°C) fever thermometer, ice, boiling tea kettle | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1696 | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2009 | "The name "Pascal" was given to the pressure unit in the SI system of units" (in French text) |
Guyana | 437a (Mi726) | From MS6 (437 (a-f)) (BL11) | 1982 | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: tape measure, truck |
Guyana | 437b (Mi727) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: juggler, unit symbols (°C) | ||
Guyana | 437c (Mi728) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: man, envelope | ||
Guyana | 437d (Mi729) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: woman, baby, scale | ||
Guyana | 437e (Mi730) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: Canje bridge (530 m long) | ||
Guyana | 437f (Mi731) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: liter bucket | ||
Guyana | 557a (Mi870) | From MS6 (557 (a-f)), 437 (a-f) overprinted (BL12) | 1982 | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: tape measure, truck |
Guyana | 557b (Mi871) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: juggler, unit symbols (°C) | ||
Guyana | 557c (Mi872) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: man, envelope | ||
Guyana | 557d (Mi873) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: woman, baby, scale | ||
Guyana | 557e (Mi874) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: Canje bridge (530 m long) | ||
Guyana | 557f (Mi875) | conversion to metric system, 1982-01-02: liter bucket | ||
Hungary | 2418 (Mi3115) | 1976 | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1876: X-cross section standard meter bar, meter act | |
Hungary | 2419 (Mi3116) | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1876: standard kilogram cylinder | ||
Hungary | 2420 (Mi3117) | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1876: interferometer, rocket | ||
Italy | 1809 (Mi2147) | 1990 | 55th anniv. metric system in Italy, 1935: MKS, Giovanni Giorgi | |
Japan | 673 (Mi705) | 1959 | adoption of metric system: measuring glass, tape measure, scales | |
Japan | 673 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Watanabe) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
Japan | 673 fdc2 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Japan | 673 fdc3 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Japan | 673 fdc4 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on postcard FDC | ||
Japan | 673 fdc5 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
Japan | 673 fdc6 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (JPS) cachet on FDC | ||
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 225 (Mi213) | 1971 | conversion to metric system: kilogram/pounds, pan balance | |
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 226 (Mi214) | conversion to metric system: two (°C/°F) thermometers | ||
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 227 (Mi215) | conversion to metric system: liters, petrol | ||
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 228 (Mi216) | conversion to metric system: kilometers, surveyors | ||
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 225-228 fdc1 | Four stamps and (East African Posts and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC (Nairobi Stamp Bureau cancel) | conversion to metric system | |
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 225-228 fdc2 | Four stamps and (East African Posts and Telecommunications) cachet on FDC (Nairobi cancel) | ||
Korea (South) | 428 (Mi416) | 1964 | introduction of metric system: metric unit symbols ("kg" incorrectly given as "Kg") | |
Korea (South) | 2546 (Mi3380) | From MS16 (MS16 (16x 2546)) | 2019 | New SI base units and fundamental constants logo |
Korea (South) | 2546 fdc | Stamp(s) and (pictorial) cancel(s) on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 2546 folder | FDC folder | ||
Mexico | C241 (Mi1077) | From MS50 (C241a (10x C241)) | 1957 | 100th anniv. adoption of metric system, 1857: measures, globe |
Mexico | C241 fdc1 | Stamp and (blue and black printed) cachet (same design as stamp) on (airmail) FDC | ||
Mexico | C241 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (blank/no cachet) | ||
Mexico | 2967 (Mi3953) | 2015 | 125th anniv. acceptance of Treaty of the Meter in Mexico, 1890: measures, globe | |
Mexico | 2967 fdc1 | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (purple and black printed) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
Mexico | 2967 sc | Souvenir card (2967) | ||
New Zealand | 594 (Mi677) | 1976 | metric conversion, 1976: symbolic measures: weight, length, temperature (unscaled) thermometer | |
Nigeria | 394 (Mi377) | 1980 | World Standards Day: kilogram scale, centimeter ruler, emblem | |
Pakistan | 364 (Mi367) | 1974 | introduction of metric system: metric measures | |
Poland | None | Postal card | 1979 | 60th anniv. Measurement Service, 1919: standards, SI units |
Poland | None | Postal card | 2019 | 100th anniv. Measurement Service, 1919: SI units |
Romania | 1873 (Mi2533) | 1966 | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1866: derivation meter | |
Romania | 1874 (Mi2534) | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1866: metric unit symbols | ||
Russia | 8037 (Mi2713) | From MS9 (8037a (9x 8037)) | 2019 | "International system of units" (in Cyrillic text); new SI base units and fundamental constants logo (in FDC cachet) |
Russia | 8037 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Singapore | 316 (Mi322) | 1979 | introduction of metric system: distance, kilometer | |
Singapore | 317 (Mi323) | introduction of metric system: tape measure, centimeter | ||
Singapore | 318 (Mi324) | introduction of metric system: scale, kilogram | ||
Singapore | 316-318 fdc | Three stamps and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | introduction of metric system | |
Slovenia | 1324 (Mi1362) | 2019 | New SI base units and fundamental constants logo | |
Slovenia | 1324 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (Slovenia Post) cachet on FDC | ||
South Africa | 497 (Mi534) | 1977 | introduction of metric system: world map, "M": 10th anniv. Metric Advisory Board, 1967 | |
South Africa | 497 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Sri Lanka | 2109+label (Mi2173+label) | Label with (year 2017) stamp | 2019-10-16 | "World Metrology Day - 2019" (New SI base units and fundamental constants logo) |
Sri Lanka | 2109+label fdc | Label with stamp and (text) cancel and (Sri Lanka Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Tonga | 449 (Mi701) | 1979 | introduction of metric system: decade of progress | |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (Colorano silk cachet) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (USMA/MSFC cachet) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (red and blue printed cachet) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (red and blue printed cachet, different) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (blank/no cachet) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
United States | None | (MSFC Station) cancel on cover (blue printed cachet) | 1985 | USMA-NASA Metric Conference, Huntsville AL |
Yugoslavia | 1180 (Mi1538) | 1974 | 100th anniv. introduction of metric system, 1874: measure | |
100th Anniversary of the International Metre Convention (1875 — 1975) | ||||
Bulgaria | 2236 (Mi2381) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: standard kilogram cylinder, X-cross section standard meter bar | |
Bulgaria | 2236 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Indonesia | 941 (Mi809) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: X-cross section standard meter bar, standard kilogram cylinder, globe | |
Indonesia | 941 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (brown printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Korea (South) | 975 (Mi979) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: metric unit symbols | |
Netherlands | 531 (Mi1056) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: symbolic scale | |
Norway | 655 (Mi704) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: Ole Jacob Broch | |
Romania | 2547 (Mi3263) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: emblem | |
Romania | 2547 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (green and black printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Russia (USSR) | 4304 (Mi4337) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: metric unit symbols | |
Russia (USSR) | 4304 cover (Mi4337 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (blue and orange and black printed) cachet on cover | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 20 May 1875 |
Surinam | 421 (Mi695) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: symbolic design | |
Surinam | 422 (Mi696) | |||
Surinam | 423 (Mi697) | |||
Sweden | 1121 (Mi903) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: tape measure | |
Sweden | 1121-1123 fdc1 | One of three stamps and (green and black printed) cachet on FDC, also insert | ||
Sweden | 1121-1123 fdc2 | One of three stamps on FDC (blank/no cachet), also insert | ||
Switzerland | 599 (Mi1046) | 1975 | 100th anniv. International Metre Convention, 1875: X-cross section standard meter bar, krypton spectrum | |
Switzerland | 599 fdc | Stamp and (Swiss Post) cachet on FDC | ||
Switzerland | 599-602 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC (Swiss Post cachet) |
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