ISO

ISO and IEC
(and related-standards)

IEC

Below is a checklist of International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) (and related-standards) 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 with ISO and IEC logos are found on the World Standards Day (WSD) page.

Sections/divisions of the table below
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Related-standards

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Finland383 (Mi535)1961(5th) General Assembly ISO, Helsinki: standardization symbol
India392 (Mi377)19646th General Assembly ISO, New Delhi: calipers, globe, lotus: Indian Standards Institution (ISI)
Russia (USSR)3309 (Mi3333)19677th General Assembly ISO, Moscow: congress type
Turkey1863 (Mi2194)19708th General Council Meeting ISO, Ankara: Hittite sun disk
Turkey1864 (Mi2195)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Saudi Arabia1399 (Mi1543)From MS16 (1399a (16x 1399))2008100th anniv. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 1908: IEC logo
Related-standards
Australia636 (Mi605)197650th anniv. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), 1926: ruler, standards
Austria1220 (Mi1716)1982Geodesists' Day: Office of Standards tower
Brazil1492 (Mi1577)1976Brazilian Bureau of Standards (ABNT), founded 1940
Denmark740 (Mi783)1983300th anniv. weights and measures ordinance, 1683
Germany2385 (Mi2551)2006100th anniv. standardized motor vehicle identification, 1906: license plates
India552 (Mi536)197225th anniv. Indian Standards Institution (ISI), 1947: plumb line, symbols
India552 fdcStamp and (text) cancel and (blue printed) cachet on FDC
Korea (South)803 (Mi815)197110th anniv. industrial standardization, 1961: slide caliper, Korean Industrial Standards (KS) emblem
Netherlands677 (Mi1286)1986300th anniv. Amsterdam Datum Ordinance, 1686: land elevation gauge
Netherlands793 (Mi1407)199175th anniv. Netherlands Normalization (Standardization) Institute (NEN), 1916: electrical wiring
Russia (USSR)4370 (Mi4404)197550th anniv. Committee for Standardization of Communications Ministry, 1925: standardization symbols
Sweden2884 (Mi3419)2022100th anniv. Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS), 1923
Sweden2885 (Mi3414-3418)Booklet pane of 5 (2885 (a-e)), also back
Switzerland736 (Mi1248)1983100th anniv. Machine Manufacturers Association, 1882: micrometer, pattern, standards


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