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Below is a checklist of Atmospheric water cycle 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.
| 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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| Atmospheric water cycle | Atmospheric water cycle |
Below is a list of Atmospheric water cycle on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric water cycle | ||||
| Argentina | 2533 (BL108) | In (lower-left) margin of MS2 (2533 (a-b)) | 2009 | "El Ciclo Hidrológico" |
| Australia | 1267 (Mi1306-1310) | Strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) | 1992 | Elements of the water cycle: rain or lack of rain affect surface moisture and the water table which in turn affect evaporation (drier, less evaporation, "soil blows away"; moister, more evaporation, "forests increase rain") |
| Australia | 1267 fdc | Strip of 5 and (?) cachet on FDC | ||
| Australia | 2890-2893 bk p4 | Prestige booklet of 20 page 4 | 2008 | "Climate determines water supply and demand and is therefore the fundamental driver of the water cycle" |
| Belgium | 2259h (Mi?) | One of MS9 (2259 (a-i)) | 2007 | (Symbolic) water cycle |
| Belgium | 2259h maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (?) cachet on FDC | 1968 | Full water cycle |
| Cape Verde | None | Non-overprint of 487 (immediately below) | 1986 | Vapor, painting by Hundertwasser (symbolic water vapour in the atmosphere) |
| Cape Verde | 487 (Mi496) | Stamp (immediately above) overprinted/surcharged | ||
| Cape Verde | 488 (BL7) | MS4 (4x 488a) | ||
| Cape Verde | 489 (BL8) | MS4 (4x 489a) | ||
| Cape Verde | 490 (BL9) | MS4 (4x 490a) | ||
| Cape Verde | 488a-490a fdc | Three stamps on FDC | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 1570 (Mi675) | 1968 | (Symbolic) evaporation contributing to cloud formation; precipitation falling from the clouds | |
| China (Taiwan) | 1571 (Mi676) | |||
| France | 4798-4799 fdc | Back of FDC (Éditions JF cachet), also front | 2015 | "Mégha-Tropiques ... studies the water cycle (condensation, precipitation and evaporation)" (in French text) |
| Germany (East) | None | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1986 | H2O - water cycle: precipitation and symbolic evaporation |
| Great Britain | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1965 | "Please Use Less Water" |
| Guinea-Bissau | BL720 | In (right) margin of SS1 (Mi4425) | 2009 | "evaporation of water" (in Portuguese text) |
| India | None | (Meghdoot) postal card | 2005 | "Ground water is precious" |
| India | None | (Meghdoot) postal card | 2007 | "Ground water is precious" |
| India | None | (Meghdoot) postal card (different) | 2007 | Recharge (of groundwater) in hilly terrain through contour bunding |
| India | None | (Meghdoot) postal card (different) | 2007 | Groundwater; also "rain water harvesting" |
| India | 2725-2726 brochure1 | Brochure inside, also outside | 2015 | Megha-Tropiques is "an Indo-French joint satellite mission ... for studying the water cycle and energy exchanges in the tropics ... to understand the life cycle of convective systems that influence the tropical weather and climate and their role in associated energy and moisture budget of the atmosphere in tropical regions. [It] will provide scientific data on the contribution of the water cycle to the tropical atmosphere, with information on condensed water in clouds, water vapour in the atmosphere, precipitation and evaporation" (the last 6 words are in the outside of the brochure) |
| India | 2725-2726 brochure2 | FDC brochure | ||
| Israel | 1716+tab (Mi?+tab) | Stamp and tab | 2008 | Part of the water cycle: ice crystals in clouds become rain drops falling to the surface |
| Israel | 2296+tab (Mi?+tab) | From MS8 (2296a (8x 2296) + 8 tabs) | 2021 | (Symbolic) water cycle; "All streams flow into the sea (Ecclesiastes)" |
| Lebanon | C748 (Mi1236) | 1974 | (Symbolic) evaporation and cloud formation | |
| Lebanon | C751a (BL40) | One of four stamps on imperforate MS4 (748-751) | ||
| Mali | 105 (Mi167) | 1967 | (Symbolic) evaporation, followed by precipitation | |
| Mali | 105 fdc | Stamp and (Éditions So.Ge.Im.) cachet (design like stamp) on FDC | ||
| Norway | 1570 (BL37) | MS2 (1570 (a-b)) | 2009 | "Global warming … produces more evaporation from oceans to fill the warmer atmosphere with increased moisture" |
| Portugal | 2801 (Mi3037) | 2006 | Precipitation is part of the "Ciclo de Água" (water cycle) | |
| Portugal | 2800-2805 fdc | One of five stamps on FDC | ||
| Romania | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 1984 | Hydrological measurement station (making observations of part of the water cycle) |
| San Marino | 539 (Mi743) | From MS6 (539a (4x 539)) | 1962 | (Symbolic) evaporation |
| Tanzania | 129 (Mi129) | 1979 | Illustration of water cycle | |
| Tanzania | 127-130 fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Turkey | 3346 (BL103) | On 3346c in particular of MS4 (3346 (a-d)) | 2013 | (Symbolic) evaporation and cloud formation |
| Turkey | 3346 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| United States | 1150 fdc1 (Mi777 fdc1) | (C. Stephen Anderson blue) cachet on FDC | 1960 | In the context of water conservation are "our upper watersheds, where water first falls in the form of rain or snow" (representing part of the water cycle) |
| United States | 1150 fdc2 (Mi777 fdc2) | (C. Stephen Anderson orange) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 1150 fdc3 (Mi777 fdc3) | (C. Stephen Anderson black) cachet on FDC | ||
| United States | 2074 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (HF) cachet on FDC | 1983 | In the context of soil and water conservation, symbolic rain falling and feeding a stream (representing part of the water cycle) |
Below is a list of Atmospheric water cycle on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Atmospheric water cycle | ||||
| United States | 1999-12-18 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on EOS-Terra launch cover | (Symbolic) evaporation contributing to cloud formation; precipitation falling from the clouds |
| United States | 1999-12-18 | Pasadena CA | (JPL Stamp Club) cachet on EOS-Terra launch cover | |
| United States | 2021-07-27 | Vandenberg SFB, CA | (Galactic Space Covers) cachet on Landsat-9 launch cover | The Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 (TIRS-2) instrument aboard Landsat-9 will provide "information on water evaporating into the air". |
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