Tornadoes,
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Below are checklists of Tornadoes and waterspouts, and dustdevils on 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.
"Cyclone" is sometimes used as a colloquial term for "tornado", but it is also a term used more commonly for hurricanes. See also the hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones page.
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 Tornadoes and waterspouts 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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Tornadoes and waterspouts | ||||
Angola | 1699 (BL189) | In (upper-right) margin of SS1 | 2019 | tornado |
Barbados | 951 (Mi940) | 1998 | waterspout | |
Belgium | B831 (Mi1520) | 1968 | Tourbillon - Windhoos (abstract painting of a landspout or whirlwind, by P. Mara) | |
Belgium | None | Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut (KMI) logo in cachet (return address) on cover | 2010 | Stylized tornado |
Belgium | 2655 (BL176, Mi4398-4402) | KMI logo on MS5 (2655 (a-e)) | 2013 | Stylized tornado |
Belgium | 2655 changed | MS5 (2655 (a-e)) with changed colors (when above 25°C in strip of 4 (2655f) and also in lower-left margin); also hot-and-cold animation | ||
Bolivia | 1111 (Mi1452) | 2000 | symbolic tornado | |
Brazil | 3297a (Mi4198) | One of strip of 2 (3297 (a-b)) (Mi4198-4199) | 2015 | Symbolic rotation representing a tornado |
Brazil | 3297 fdc | Strip of 2 on FDC | ||
Canada | None | Postcard | 1912 | damage from tornado |
Canada | None | (Blue and grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 2008 | tornado/whirlwind |
Central African Republic | 1438e (Mi2826) | On one of MS6 (1438 (a-f)) (Mi2822-2827) | 2002 | tornado, Ontario, 4 July 2001 |
Central African Republic | 1438ef (BL?) | On stamp and in (left) margin of SS1 (1438e) | ||
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back, also front | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3, also front | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | tornado |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3, also front | 2011? | waterspout |
China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card back3 (different), also front (same) | 2011? | waterspout |
Comoro Islands | Mi2741A Mi2741B | One of MS4 (Mi2741A-2744A) One of imperforate MS4 (Mi2741B-2744B) | 2009 | tornado |
Croatia | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2010 | tornado |
Croatia | None | (Multi-color printed and blue printed) cachet on cover | 2012 | Waterspout (in main cachet, incorrectly called "tornado on sea") |
France | 668 (Mi928) | 1951 | waterspout | |
France | 668 maxi | Maxicard | ||
Gambia | 2383c (Mi4172) | One of MS6 (2383 (a-f)) (Mi4170-4175) | 2001 | tornado |
Germany | None | Cinderella (poster stamp) | ? | Tornado Coffee |
Germany | None | Phonecard | ? | tornado |
Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc (Mi1924-1927 fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 2001 | tornado or waterspout |
Grenada | 2757 (BL491) | On stamp and in (right) margin of SS1 (Mi3705) | 1998 | tornado |
Guinea Republic | Mi5883A Mi5883B | One of MS6 (Mi5880A-5885A) One of imperforate MS6 (Mi5880B-5885B) | 2008 | tornado |
Guinea Republic | Mi5880A-5885A fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Guinea Republic | BL1586 | In (left) margin of SS1 | 2008 | "Tornado" (in French text) |
Guinea Republic | BL1586 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
Hungary | 4342 (Mi5762) | 2015 | tornado | |
Hungary | 4342 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
Iran | 2454 (Mi2423) | 1991 | tornado | |
Iran | 2454 misperf | Mis-perforated | ||
Italy | None | Cancel (Cigognola) and (black printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957 |
Italy | None | Cancel (Casatisma) and (black printed) cachet on cover | 2007 | 50th anniv. tornado, Sull'oltrepo Pavese, 1957 |
Japan | 459 fdc1 (Mi451 fdc1) | (Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (blue and black printed cachet) | 1949 | |
Japan | 459 fdc2 (Mi451 fdc2) | (Red pictorial) cancel on FDC (multi-color printed cachet), also back | ||
Japan | None | (Red pictorial) cancel on cover | 1949 | |
Kyrgyzstan | B10 (Mi?) | Imperforate SS1 | 1995 | (possible) tornado in background |
Marshall Islands | 1033h (Mi2951) | One of MS15 (1033 (a-o)) (Mi2944-2958) | 2012 | tornado |
Mozambique | 2793 (Mi6424-6427) | In stamp 'a' and in (lower) margin of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | tornado |
Mozambique | 2793 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Mozambique | 2823 (BL737, Mi6428) | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | tornado | |
Mozambique | 2823 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
Nicaragua | C561 (Mi1374) | 1965 | tornado spawned by a hurricane or tropical cyclone | |
Niger | 1075d (Mi1950A) i1075d (Mi1950B) | One of MS6 (1075 (a-f)) (Mi1947A-1952A) One of imperforate MS6 (i1075 (a-f)) | 2001 | tornado |
Niger | 1075 fdc | MS6 on FDC | ||
Peru | 1786 (Mi?) | 2011 | tornado or waterspout | |
Philippines | 922 fdc (Mi771 fdc) | (Grey-green printed) cachet on FDC | 1965 | waterspout |
Poland | 3892d (Mi?) | One of strip of 4 (3292 (a-d)), or three of MS12 (3892e (3x (3892 (a-d))) | 2008 | tornado |
Poland | 3892a-d fdc | One of four stamps and (pictorial) cancel on FDC | ||
Redonda (Antigua) | BL29 | SS1 (Mi186) | 1985 | tornado |
Romania | None | Postal card | 2011 | severe thunderstorm with forming tornado, and fully-formed tornado |
St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2145a (Mi4160) | One of MS4 (2145 (a-d)) (Mi4160-4163) | 2009 | tornado or waterspout |
South Africa | 1351 (Mi1671) | 2005 | tornado | |
Tajikistan | 330 (BL?) | On one of MS2 (330 (a-b + label)), on label, and in (left) margin | 2008 | tornado (on stamp and label), waterspout (in left margin) |
Togo | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2011 | tornado |
Tuvalu | 1032e (Mi?) | From MS6 (1032 (a-f)) (BL2) | 2007 | tornado |
United Nations | 308 fdc (Mi332 fdc) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | 1979 | tornado |
United Nations | 634-635 (Mi657-658) | Two of strip of 4 (636a (633-636)), or 12 of MS24 (636b (6x (633-636))) | 1993 | tornado or waterspout |
United Nations | 636a fdc | (Pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC | ||
United Nations | 636a maxi | Maxicard | ||
United Nations (Geneva) | 82 fdc (Mi81 fdc) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | 1979 | tornado |
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 636a fdc1 243a fdc1 159a fdc1 | One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | 1993 | tornado or waterspout |
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 636a fdc2 243a fdc2 159a fdc2 | One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel and (UNPA) cachet on FDC (636a+243a+159a) | ||
UN (New York) UN (Geneva) UN (Vienna) | 636a folder 243a folder 159a folder | One of 3 strips of 4 and (pictorial) cancel on FDC folder, also folder front | ||
United Nations (Geneva) | 243a fdc (Mi239-242 fdc) | (UNPA) cachet on FDC | 1993 | tornado or waterspout |
United Nations (Geneva) | 254a fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Pictorial) cancel from FDC (block of 4 (251-254)) | 1994 | tornado or waterspout |
United Nations (Vienna) | 159a fdc (Mi? fdc) | (UNPA) cachet on FDC | 1993 | waterspout |
United States | None | (Red rubber-stamp) cachet | 1826 | spiral/whirlpool postmark2 |
United States | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1828 | spiral/whirlpool postmark2 |
United States | None | (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover | 1887 | "Cyclones1, tornadoes" |
United States | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1894 | Cyclone1 GA (post office) |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1895 | "Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association" |
United States | None | (Grey printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1896 | "Alliance Mutual Hail and Cyclone1 Insurance Co." |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1898 | "Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association" |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1904 | "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone1 Insurance Co. of Minnesota" |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1906 | "Tornado Insurance" |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1907 | "Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone1 and Windstorm Insurance Co." |
United States | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1907 | Cyclone1 KY (post office) |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover, also insert | 1910 | tornado |
United States | None | (Text) cancel on postcard | 1910 | Cyclone1 PA (post office) |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1910 | "Farmers' Mutual Wind Storm and Cyclone1 Insurance Co." |
United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 1913 | "Ruins after the tornado, March 23, 1913, Omaha, Nebr" |
United States | None | (Brown printed) cachet on postal card back, also cachet (return address) on front | 1915 | "State Mutual Cyclone1 Insurance Company"; large barn in Tuscola County destroyed by cyclone1 (i.e. tornado) |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | ~1915 | "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone1 Insurance Co. of Minnesota" |
United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 1915 | "Cincinnati tornado, July 7, 1915" |
United States | None | (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover, also back | 1916 | "Cyclone1 Fence Co." |
United States | UX29 o/p | Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back | 1918 | "State-Mutual-Cyclone1 Insurance Co." |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on postal card back, also front | 1922 | "Farmers' Home Mutual Tornado and Cyclone1 Insurance Co. of Minnesota" |
United States | None | Postcard back, also front | 1924 | "Loraine [OH] tornado, 6/28/24" |
United States | UX27 o/p | Postal card, overprinted with advertising cachet, also back | 1929 | "State-Mutual-Cyclone1 Insurance Co." |
United States | None | Cinderella | 1930s | "Oregon - climate is ideal - no cyclones1, …" |
United States | None | Cinderella (poster stamp) | 1930s | "tornado" |
United States | None | (Black printed advertising) cachet on cover | 1934 | "tornado" |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet (return address) on cover | 1934 | "Mutual Fire and Tornado Association" |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover, also detail and front | 1936 | "tornado" |
United States | None | (World Vision, Inc.) cinderella | 1950s? | tornado |
United States | None | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | 1966 | tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club |
United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1966 | tornado, Topeka (KS) Stamp Club |
United States | 1910 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Central Nebraska Stamp Club) cachet on FDC | 1981 | "Multi-twisters stab at Heartland" |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1988 | "Tornado" WV |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel (different) on cover | 1988 | "Tornado" WV |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1990 | tornado, McIntosh SD |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 1990 | "Lamesa [TX] golden tornado jubilee station" |
United States | None | Cancel on postal card | 1990 | (43rd anniv.) 27 April 1947 Worth MO tornado |
United States | 2696 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Collins hand-painted) cachet on FDC | 1992 | tornado |
United States | None | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | 1992 | Tornado Project, St. Johnsbury VT |
United States | None | Cancel on postal card | 1993 | tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1993 | tornado, Wichita (KS) Stamp Club |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1995 | Golden Tornado Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1995 | "Twister", Movie Station, Wakita OK |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1996 | tornado by bull's neck, Gypsum Station, Southard OK |
United States | None | (Text) cancel | 1997 | Cyclone1 PA (post office) |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1998 | tornado, "90 years of Oz", Rochester NY |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (black printed) cachet on cover | 1998 | "90 years of Oz"; 50th anniv. tornado forecasting, 1948-1998 |
United States | 3050 cancel1 (Mi? cancel1) | (Pictorial) cancel | 2000 | tornado, Tampico IL |
United States | 3050 cancel2 (Mi? cancel2) | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | 2000 | tornado, 19th Wizard of Oz festival, Chesterton IN |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 2000 | tornado, Ragbrai station, Harlan IA |
United States | None | Cancel (different) on cover | 2000 | tornado, Jubilee Station, Lamesa TX, Lamesa Golden Tornadoes |
United States | None | Cancel (different) on cover | 2000 | tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", CSC Station, Coffeyville KS |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover | 2000 | tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover, also detail | 2000 | tornado, Hoisington KS |
United States | None 3391 fdc | (One of two pictorial) cancels and (Coffeyville Stamp Club) cachet on cover, also insert | 2000 2000 | tornado, "Here Comes Dorothy", Coffeyville (KS) Stamp Club, and CSC Station, Coffeyville KS; also 3391a FDC |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on two covers | 2004 | Tornado Station, Langdon ND |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Langdon ND |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Tornado Station, Osnabrook ND |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | tornado, Edmore ND |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | Cloudscapes tornado, National Stamp Collecting Month Station, Green Bay WI |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2004 | "The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2004 | "The Whirlwind Adventure", OzFest Station, Chittenago NY |
United States | 3878e (Mi3869) 3878e back | From MS15 (3878 (a-o)) (Mi3865-3879), also back | 2004 | cumulonimbus with tornado; also "tornadoes" in text on 3878e back |
United States | 3878o (Mi3879) 3878o back | |||
United States | 3878o fdc1 | Stamp and (Colorano silk) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 3878o fdc2 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 3878o fdc3 | Stamp and (BGC) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 3878o fdc4 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 3878o fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
United States | 3878o fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
United States | 3878o fdc7 | Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
United States | 3878o fdc8 | Stamp and (Romp) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 3878o fdc9 | Stamp on FDC (LPD cachet) | ||
United States | SP1549 | (USPS) souvenir page (3878), also back | ||
United States | CP719 page1 | (USPS no.722) commemorative panel (3878), also page2 | ||
United States | 3878o cover (Mi3869 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2004 | cumulonimbus with tornado |
United States | 3878o cover (Mi3869 cover) | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel on cover | 2005 | cumulonimbus with tornado |
United States | UX435 UX435 back | Postal card, one of booklet of 20, 15 different (UX421-UX435) with booklet front, also back | 2004 | cumulonimbus with tornado |
United States | None | Cancel on cover | 2004 | Tornado WV |
United States | 2445+3100+3905 maxi | Maxicard of 3 (2445+3100+3905) | 2005 | tornado, "Somewhere over the Rainbow" |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | 2005 | tornado, Morristown MN |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2005 | 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975 |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | 2005 | 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975 |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel on cover (different) | 2005 | 30th anniv. tornado, Lefors TX, 1975 |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2005 | "Twister Museum Station", 10th anniv. tornado, Wakita OK, 1995 |
United States | 4022 (Mi?) 4022_back | One of block of 4 (4024a (4021-4024)), also 4024a back; or 5 of MS20 (4024b (5x (4021-4024))) | 2006 | waterspout (in drawing) |
United States | 4022 fdc1 | Stamp and (PCS golden-replica) cachet on FDC, also cachet detail | ||
United States | 4022 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (Collins cachet) | ||
United States | 4022 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
United States | 4022 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
United States | 4022 fdc5 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | SP1605 | (USPS) souvenir page (4021-4024) | ||
United States | CP758 | (USPS no.761) commemorative panel (4024a) | ||
United States | 4053 (Mi4098) 4053_back | One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)) (Mi4078-4117), also back | 2006 | "tornado" (in stamp back and the two FDC backs) |
United States | 4053 fdc1 | Stamp and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
United States | 4053 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (? cachet) | ||
United States | 4053 fdc3 | Stamp on FDC (HL cachet) | ||
United States | 4053 fdc4 | Stamp on FDC (Mystic Stamp Company cachet), also back | ||
United States | 4053 fdc5 | Stamp on FDC (ArtCraft cachet) | ||
United States | 4053 fdc6 | Stamp on FDC (Fleetwood cachet), also back | ||
United States | 4053 fdc7 | Stamp on FDC (PCS cachet) | ||
United States | SP1611 | (USPS) souvenir page (4033-4072), also back | ||
United States | CP763 page1 | (USPS no.766) commemorative panel (4033-4072), also page2 | ||
United States | None | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2011 | 20th anniv. "Andover, Kansas, tornado outbreak" |
United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2012 | 5th anniv. Greensburg tornado, 2007 |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Dixie Alley" (region of southeastern US and eastern US susceptible to tornadoes) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Birth of a tornado" |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Tornado chaser" |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "Storm chaser" (referring to tornado chasing) |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Tornados fear this storm chaser" |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | Tornado probe on ground and tornado in the distance |
United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "Where tornadoes strike around the world" |
United States | None | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2018 | 65th anniv. "The Great Worcester tornado outbreak - June 9, 1953" |
United States | 5298c cover (Mi5500 cover) | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2019 | "April 3-4, 1974, Super Outbreak, 148 Tornadoes" |
Dustdevils | ||||
Australia | 1609 (Mi1656) | 1997 | "The Two Willy-Willies" (dustdevils) | |
Canada | 1336 (Mi1250) | One of block of 4 (1337a (1334-1337)) (Mi1248-1251) | 1991 | dustdevil |
Canada | 1337a fdc | Block of 4 on FDC, also back | ||
Great Britain | 1966a fdc (BL10, Mi1924-2927 fdc) | (Blue and black printed) cachet on FDC | 2001 | dustdevil |
United States | 3185m fdc (Mi3039 fdc) | (S&T) cachet on FDC | 1991 | (three or more) dustdevils |
1"Cyclone" is sometimes used as a colloquial term for "tornado". See also the hurricane page for tropical cyclone items.
2The intention of these spiral/whirlpool postmarks has not been determined, aside from being unique.
3These postal cards are only some of a large number of similar cards issued by China. No effort is made to list all such cards.
Below is a list of Tornadoes and waterspouts on satellite launch covers.
Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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Tornadoes and waterspouts | ||||
Russia (USSR) | 1973-05-29 | Moscow International1 PO | (W. Anklam) cachet on Meteor-1-15 launch cover | tornadoes (in background) |
United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial tan image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover | "tornados" |
United States | 1975-02-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial red image and black text) cachet on SMS-2 launch cover | |
United States | 1980-09-09 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover | "tornadoes" |
United States | 1980-09-09 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover | |
United States | 1980-09-09 | Greenbelt MD | (Space Voyage) cachet on GOES-4 launch cover | |
United States | 2024-01-02 | Vandenberg SFB, CA | (Galactic Space Covers) back of Starlink-v2-Mini_G7-9-1/15 and Starlink-v2-Mini-D2C_T1-1/6 launch cover, also front | "severe hurricane or floods or fires or tornadoes" |
1"Moscow International (Moskva Mezhdunarodnaya) Post Office" is the cancellation often used on the Soviet "Kniga International" ("International Book") philatelic covers; see Jim Reichman's Commemorative Space Covers from Collector Clubs of the Soviet Union, 2008 (e-mail: jgreichman (at) datawest.net).
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