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Below is a checklist of General references to weather/meteorology/atmosphere 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.
| 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 General references to weather/meteorology/atmosphere on postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General references to weather/meteorology/atmosphere | ||||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L233a fdc (BL? fdc) | Back of FDC, also front | 2020 | In 1948, "the Wyatt Earp encountered extreme weather on the voyage south" |
| British Antarctic Territory | 280-284 fdc (Mi293-297 | Insert from FDC, also front | 1999 | The British Antarctic Survey science programme includes "atmospheric research" in "the atmosphere extending from the surface to beyond the ozone layer" |
| British Virgin Islands | 557 (BL32, Mi572-573) | In (lower) margin of MS2 (557 (a-b), like 551-552) | 1986 | "tropospheric" |
| British Virgin Islands | 558 (BL33, Mi574-575) | In (lower) margin of MS2 (558 (a-b), like 553-554) | ||
| Canada | 479 fdc (Mi420 fdc) | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on FDC | 1968 | "The Weatherman" |
| Central African Republic | BL1045 | SS1 | 2013 | The Halley VI station is a "British research centre dedicated to the study of Earth's atmosphere" (in French text) |
| Central African Republic | BL1045 fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| Central African Republic | Mi7360-7363_ms4 | In (upper-left) margin of MS4 (Mi7360-7363) | 2017 | "l'espace extra-atmosphérique" |
| Central African Republic | BL1673 | In (upper-left) margin of SS1 | ||
| Chad | Unknown iss (BL?) | On stamp of imperforate SS1 | 2013 | "atmosphere" |
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Cyan and red and black printed) cachet on cover, and back | 1991 | "scientific investigations on meteorology, ... upper atmospheric physics, ionosphere" |
| China (Taiwan) | 2221-2222 folder (Mi1373-1374 folder) | Folder, also inside and outside (front and back) | 1981 | "more accurate information for weather forecasting" (on inside) |
| Cuba | 778-779 fdc (Mi910-911 fdc) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | 1964 | Atmospheric layers ("troposfera", "estratosfera", "ionosfera" and magnetosfera) |
| France | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on cover | 1978 | "Atmospheric and space physics experiment[s]" (Spacelab-1, flown aboard STS-9, was designed for five broad research areas, one of which was atmospheric physics and Earth observation) |
| France | 2139 cover (Mi? cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1989 | "Flight canceled due to meteorological conditions" (in French text) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 106 cover (Mi183 cover) | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1985 | "Interaction Atmosphère Glace Océan" |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 551 cover (Mi935 cover) | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 2017 | Atmospheric layers |
| Gabon | Unknown d (Mi none) | One of MS4 (a-d) [known illegal issue] | 2018 | "SPOT-5 Meteo" (but best characterized as an environmental-observing satellite) |
| Gabon | Unknown a-d fdc | One of four stamps on FDC | ||
| Gambia | 3656 (Mi7143-7147) | In (upper-right) margin of MS5 (a-e) | 2015 | "satellite-based meteorology" |
| Germany (West) | 1467 fdc (Mi1290 fdc) | (Blue pictorial) cancel on FDC | 1986 | "meteorology" |
| Germany (West) | 1467 maxi (Mi1290 maxi) | (Purple pictorial) cancel on maxicard | ||
| Great Britain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | 1980 | (Helicopter) "grounded due to bad weather" |
| Great Britain | 1375a+1377a fdc (Mi1337-1340 fdc) | (Cotswold Philatelics Ltd.) insert from FDC, also front | 1991 | "A prevailing temperature inversion in the area [of the mountaintop La Palma Observatory] keeps cloud levels below the observation site" |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 (Mi1924-1927 fdc1) | (Dawn Cover Productions) cachet on FDC (Bracknell Berkshire "150 Years of Weather Charts" pictorial cancel) | 2001 | "1944 - D-Day - weather window" |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 (Mi1924-1927 fdc2) | (Dawn Cover Productions) cachet on FDC (Bracknell Berkshire "The Weather" pictorial cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc (BL10, Mi1924-1927 fdc) | (Dawn Cover Productions) cachet on FDC (Bracknell Berkshire "150 Years of Weather Charts" pictorial cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 4276 (Mi5045) | One of strip of 4 (4278a (4275-4278)) (Mi5044-5047) | 2022 | "Cold-weather operations" |
| Grenada | 2867f (Mi3957) | One of MS6 (2867 (a-f)) (Mi3952-3957) | 1999 | "The command module had to withstand incredibly high temperatures as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere" |
| Guinea Republic | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2015 | "Shuttle's atmospheric re-entry" |
| Guyana | 64 (Mi326) | 1968 | "Tropsopheric scatter radiolink: Guyana - Trinidad" | |
| Guyana | 65 (Mi327) | |||
| Guyana | 66 (Mi328) | |||
| Guyana | 67 (Mi329) | |||
| Guyana | 64-67 fdc | Four stamps and (blue printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Isle of Man (Great Britain) | 469a+471a fdc | Insert from FDC (blue and magenta printed cachet), also front | 1991 | "satellites used for the purpose of communication in radio broadcasting and weather forecasting" |
| Korea (South) | None | Back of postal card, also front | 2016 | "Weather forecast" (on back only) |
| Liberia | Unknown b (Mi?) | From MS4 (a-d) | 2023 | "Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea" |
| Liberia | Unknown c (Mi?) | "Becalmed off Halfway Rock" | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1273 (Mi1284) | 1988 | "Weather satellite" | |
| Mali | 534 (Mi1067) | 1986 | "Prévisions" (forecasts) and "Météorologie" | |
| Mali | 534 artwork1 | Original artwork 1 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork2 | Original artwork 2 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork3 | Original artwork 3 (534) | ||
| Mali | 534 artwork4 | Original artwork 4 (534) | ||
| Mozambique | BL853 | In (lower-left) margin of SS1 | 2013 | "Atmosphere" (in Portuguese text) |
| Nicaragua | 2353 (Mi4194-4201) | In background of four stamps and in (right and left) margins of MS8 (2353 (a-h)) | 2000 | Earth's thin fragile atmosphere shown as a bluish layer just above the curve of the horizon in images that depict part of the planet, with the blackness of space in the background, as seen from low Earth orbit |
| Nicaragua | 2354b (Mi4203) | One of MS8 (2354 (a-h)) (Mi4202-4209) | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted a (Mi none) Unlisted ia | From MS8 (a-h) From imperforate MS8 (a-h) | 1974 | "Meteorology" |
| Oman State | Unlisted b (Mi none) Unlisted ib | "Apollo module re-entering Earth's atmosphere" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted fdc | MS8 on FDC | (As above for stamps) | |
| Oman State | Unlisted a o/p1 (Mi none) | From MS8 overprinted in silver (a-h) | 1998 | "Meteorology" |
| Oman State | Unlisted b o/p1 (Mi none) | "Apollo module re-entering Earth's atmosphere" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted a o/p1 inv (Mi none) | From MS8 overprinted in silver inverted (a-h) | "Meteorology" | |
| Oman State | Unlisted b o/p1 inv (Mi none) | "Apollo module re-entering Earth's atmosphere" | ||
| Oman State | Unlisted a o/p2 (Mi none) | From MS8 overprinted in gold (a-h) | "Meteorology" | |
| Oman State | Unlisted b o/p2 (Mi none) | "Apollo module re-entering Earth's atmosphere" | ||
| Palau | 533c (Mi1579) | One of MS6 (533 (a-f)) (Mi3952-3957) | 2000 | Deep space telescopes "orbit well outside a planet's atmosphere" so that they are "unencumbered by atmospheric distortion". |
| Pakistan | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1938 | "Weather clock tower" |
| Pakistan | None | (Text) cancel | 1971 | "Weather clock tower" |
| Pakistan | 1150 (Mi1378) | From MS16 (1150a (16x 1150)) | 2011 | "Upper Atmosphere Research" |
| Pakistan | 1150 fdc | Stamp and (text) cancel and (Pakistan Post) cachet on FDC, also back | ||
| Pakistan | 1150 leaflet | FDC leaflet, also back | ||
| Pakistan | 1150 folder | FDC folder | ||
| Poland | None | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1962 | "Glider flight canceled due to atmospheric conditions" (in Polish text) |
| Poland | None | (Green rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2109 (Mi4039-4042) | On one stamp and in (lower-middle) margin of MS4 (2109 (a-d)) | 2009 | "Tempo e clima" (Weather and climate) |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | 2109 fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent Grenadines | 656 (Mi?) | 1989 | "Earth's atmosphere" | |
| Sierra Leone | 1098 (Mi1304) | 1989 | Coolies warming themselves at Hamamatsu (Japanese print by Hiroshige) | |
| South Africa | 1468 fdc (BL129 fdc) | Insert from FDC, also front | 2011 | "From the late 1950s to the 1970s, satellites were tracked to determine the effects of the upper atmosphere on their orbits" |
| Sweden | 1893c (Mi1663-1665) | Full booklet | 1991 | "Remote sensing and weather satellites give us [the] possibility to make more accurate weather forecasts and to monitor environmental changes" |
| Tanzania | 740 (Mi907) | 1991 | "Satellite - an ingredient of weather forecasting and cyclone tracking" | |
| United Nations | 550 fdc (Mi575 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | 1989 | "Satellites have become important tools in weather forecasting" |
| United Nations | 551 fdc (Mi576 fdc) | (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC | "Scientific weather forecasting has helped save many lives" | |
| United States | None | (Text) cancel on cover | 1936 | Weathers AR (post office) |
| United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on (armail) cover | 1932 | "Air Mail via Fair Weather Route" |
| United States | None | (Blue pictorial) meter | 1936 | "It's always FEHR weather" |
| United States | None | (Blue pictorial) meter on cover | 1937 | "It's always FEHR weather" |
| United States | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1941 | "Atlantic motor oil improves cold weather driving" |
| United States | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1945 | (Rail travel): "Dependable in all weathers" |
| United States | None | (Blue printed) cachet on cover | 1947 | "rain or shine, hot or cold" |
| United States | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1950 | "Easy-pouring in any weather - Sterling Salt" |
| United States | None | (Blue pictorial) meter on cover | 1952 | "Cool livin' is easy with weather by Beltz" |
| United States | 1080 cover (Mi702 cover) | (Jay Art) cachet on cover | 1958 | "Drive carefully in winter weather" |
| United States | None | Cinderella | ? | Ironic tribute to America's scientific weather forecasters |
| United States | None | (Red pictorial) meter | 1963 | "A weather-proof hobby - the Baldwin home organ" |
| United States | 1272 fdc (Mi888 fdc) | (Cachet Craft Cachets) insert from FDC, also front | 1965 | "traffic accidents are not, for the most part, precipitated by equipment failure, commuter congestion, weather conditions or lack of visibility" |
| United States | None | (Blue and red rubber-stamp) cachet (and return address and signature) on cover | ~1976 | "NOAA ship Fairweather" |
| United States | 1724 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Carrollton no.21) cachet on FDC | 1977 | "a westering wind" |
| United States | None | (Zaso silk/IASP no.12) cachet on cover | 1979 | "bad weather" |
| United States | 1804 sc (Mi1420 sc) | (PCS) souvenir card back, also front | 1980 | "The telescope in the background was used to make astronomical and tide calculations and weather predictions for Banneker's yearly almanac" |
| United States | None | (Blue rubber-stamp and embossed) cachets (and return address) on cover | 1980 | "NOAA ship Fairweather" |
| United States | 1914 fdc (Mi1483 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | 1981 | "Some [satellites] monitor weather systems and study how weather is formed" |
| United States | 1914-1915 fdc (Mi1483-1484 fdc) | (Postmasters of America, commcmorative issue no.10) insert from FDC, also front | The Skylab crew conducted "studies of Earth's upper atmosphere" | |
| United States | 1915 fdc (Mi1484 fdc) | (PCS golden-replica) insert from FDC, also front | One of the goals of the OSO satellite was to permit "intensive study of the Sun and solar phenomena from a point above the disruptive effects of the atmosphere" | |
| United States | 1918 fdc (Mi1487 fdc) | (Aristocrat Cachets) cachet on FDC | On re-entry, the Shuttle encountered "variable conditions such as winds and atmospheric drag" | |
| United States | 1919 fdc (Mi1488 fdc) | (Fleetwood) back of FDC, also front | An orbiting telescope is "unaffected by the haze of the Earth's atmosphere"; also, the Space Shuttle system will help to "keep track of weather patterns" | |
| United States | 1919a cp | (?) commemorative panel (1919a) | "Many of the lessons learned in space have been put to work on Earth in areas such as computer technology, transportation, medicine, meteorology and electronics". | |
| United States United States | 1919 fdc 3409a fdc | (Fleetwood) back of FDC, also front (3409a FDC, not of interest here) | 1981 2000 | An orbiting telescope is "unaffected by the haze of the Earth's atmosphere"; also, the Space Shuttle system will help to "keep track of weather patterns" |
| United States | 1912+1916 cover (Mi1481+1485 cover) | (Purple rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | 1981 | Two "weather flights" to provide weather forecast information (the forecast was a "go" for shuttle landing) |
| United States | 2006 fdc (Mi? fdc) | (Fleetwood) back of FDC, also front | 1982 | "By heating Earth and its atmosphere, the Sun generates wind, waves, rainfall for rivers, and ocean-temperature differences" |
| United States | None | (Pictorial) cancel and (TRW and Hughes Stamp Clubs/Aeropex'82) cachet on cover | 1982 | Fiery re-entry of Mercury capsule due to friction from Earth's atmosphere |
| United States | None | (Black printed) cachet on cover | 1986 | "frigid weather" |
| United States | 2277 fdc (Mi884 fdc) | (Artmaster) back of FDC, also front | 1988 | In Earth's infancy, "an atmosphere of water and carbon dioxide formed and generated oceans". Later, "from 4 to 2 billion years ago, photosynthetic bacteria developed and released the oxygen that would evolve [become part of] our atmosphere as we now know it" |
| United States | 2743 fdc (Mi2339 fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of cover, also front | 1993 | "Laboratories aboard space stations are continually being used to study the stars, Sun, solar wind, and Earth's upper atmosphere" |
| United States | 2952 fdc (Mi2554 fdc) | (Fleetwood) back of FDC, also front | 1995 | "solar cells ... generate power for weather and communications satellites" |
| United States | 2953 fdc (Mi2555 fdc) | (Mystic Stamp Company) back of FDC, also front | Forests "renew the atmosphere by providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide" | |
| United States | 4893 fdc (Mi5079 fdc) | (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC | 2014 | "Satellite measurements provide vital data for weather forecasts and climate studies" |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "bad weather" |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage | 2016 | "meteorologist" |
| United States | None | (Zazzle.com) personalized postage (different) | 2016 | "meteorologist" |
| United States | None | (Coverscape) cachet on cover | 2018 | On July 9, 1953, the Weather Bureau posted "New England's first-ever severe thunderstorm watch, with the possibility of tornadic activity" |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 263D (Mi949) i263D (Mi956) | Also MS12 (12x 263D) Imperforate, also imperforate MS12 (12x i263D), (half of MS12 (6x i236D)) | 1969 | at lower left: "Apollo 11 intense heat due to atmospheric friction" (this text has been erroneously reversed from YAR 263F, which shows a drawing of a red-hot Gemini capsule on re-entry - that drawing matches this text) |
| Yemen Arab Republic | 263F (Mi951) i263F (Mi958) | Also MS12 (12x 263F) Imperforate, also imperforate MS12 (12x i263F), (half of MS12 (6x i236F)) | 1969 | at lower left: drawing of a red-hot Gemini capsule due to atmospheric friction during re-entry (the associated text has been erroneously reversed from YAR 263D - the correct text from that stamp, which matches this drawing, is "Apollo 11 intense heat due to atmospheric friction" |
| Yugoslavia | None | (Brown printed) cachet on cover | 1991 | "The atmosphere of the living planet Earth" and four of its layers: "Troposphere", "Stratosphere", Mesosphere", and "Ionosphere" |
Below is a list of General references to weather/meteorology/atmosphere on launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General references to weather/meteorology/atmosphere | ||||
| United States | 1962-09-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft red) cachet on TIROS-6 launch cover | "TIROS satellite charts weather". |
| United States | 1962-09-18 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Goldcraft orange and extra orange printed) cachet (and signature) on TIROS-6 launch cover | |
| United States | 1963-04-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Explorer-17 (AE-A) launch cover | "to make the most comprehensive study ever attempted of the Earth's atmosphere" |
| United States | 1963-04-03 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Explorer-17 (AE-A) launch cover | |
| United States | 1966-12-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on ATS-1 launch cover | "technology in space communications, meteorology and other scientific phenomena" |
| United States | 1966-12-07 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Sarzin) cachet on ATS-1 launch cover | |
| United States | 1965-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on TIROS-9 launch cover | "a mechanical meteorologist ... to forecast weather" |
| United States | 1965-01-22 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on TIROS-9 launch cover | |
| United States | 1966-05-25 | Cape Canaveral FL (hand cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Explorer-32 launch cover | "packed with experiments to probe the secrets of Earth's upper atmosphere" |
| United States | 1966-05-25 | Cape Canaveral FL (machine cancel) | (Centennial) cachet on Explorer-32 launch cover | |
| United States | 1966-12-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on ATS-1 launch cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different labeling) | "Weather Forecasting" |
| United States | 1966-12-07 | Patrick AFB, FL | (SpaceCraft/Swanson) cachet on ATS-1 launch cover, also insert or insert variation (slightly different labeling) | |
| United States | 1966-12-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on ATS-1 launch cover | "to give weathermen their first large-scale observation of weather masses" |
| United States | 1967-04-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Centennial) cachet on ATS-2 launch cover | "improve weather predictions" |
| United States | 1967-11-06 | Cape Canaveral FL | (HJM black and black typed) cachet on ATS-3 launch cover | satellite experiments in "communications, navigation and weather predicting" |
| United States | 1969-06-05 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on OGO-6 launch cover | "atmospheric composition" |
| United States | 1972-03-11 | Lompoc CA, Vandenberg AFB | (Solar Covers no.35) insert from ESRO-TD1A launch cover, also front | From its orbit, the satellite was able to "observe UV radiation, X-rays and gamma rays, unhindered by the blanketing and absorbing effect of Earth's atmosphere" |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Orbit Covers) cachet on NOAA-3 launch cover | "First spacecraft to transmit local area temperature forecasts" |
| United States | 1973-11-06 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Sarzin) cachet on NOAA-3 launch cover | "for night and day watch of Earth's atmosphere and oceans". |
| United States | 1973-12-15 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on Explorer-51 launch cover | "study the Earth's atmosphere" |
| Australia | 1975-01-11 | Adelaide SA | (Blue printed) cachet on Skylab-Saturn rocket re-entry cover | "re-entry through the atmosphere"; "upper atmosphere" |
| United States | 1975-11-19 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Orbit Covers) cachet on Explorer-55 launch cover | "Troposphere"; "Stratosphere" |
| United States | 1978-06-26 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Centennial) cachet on SeaSat launch cover | "to study the world's oceans for oceanographers, meteorologists and commercial users" |
| United States | 1982-03-21 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Blue printed) cachet on STS-3 pre-launch cover | "Weather control flight" |
| United States | 1982-03-22 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Orbit Cachets) cachet on STS-3 launch cover | "Atmosphere & climate" |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-7 landing cover | "bad weather" |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on STS-7 landing cover | "Weather abort" |
| United States | 1983-06-24 | Edwards AFB Station, CA | (Titusville-Moonport Stamp Club) cachet on STS-7 landing cover | "Weather aborts 1st KSC landing" |
| United States | 1984-08-30 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Signature only) cachet on STS-41D launch and SBS-4 deployment cover | Space "Shuttle Weather Officer" |
| United States | 1984-10-05 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on ERBS deployment cover | "to better understand and predict climate and weather" |
| United States | 1985-12-25 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Zaso silk/IASP no.125) cachet on STS-61C pre-launch cover | The launch was delayed "due to weather" and because of "foul weather". |
| United States | 1986-01-18 | Edwards AFB, CA | (Zaso silk/IASP no.128) cachet on STS-61C landing cover | "weather forced a landing at Edwards AFB" |
| United States | 1991-04-28 | Kennedy Space Center FL | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-39 launch cover | "Earth's atmosphere" |
| Japan | 1991-09-11 | Uchinoura | (Space Voyage) cachet on (sub-orbital) rocket launch cover | "study ozone, wind velocity and temperature in [the] stratosphere" |
| United States | 1991-09-12 | Kennedy Space Center FL | Insert back from STS-48 launch cover (with Mission patch cachet), also insert and front | The UARS made what was at that time "the most extensive study ever conducted of the Earth's troposphere". |
| United States | 1992-03-24 | Kennedy Space Center FL | Insert from STS-45 launch cover, also (mission patch) front | Data from "ATLAS1-1" will contribute to "long-range studies that measure changes in the atmosphere and the Sun" |
| United States | 1992-03-24 (in pencil) | None | (Lollini) cachet (and signature) on STS-45 launch (un-stamped and un-canceled) cover | "Atmosphere - Solar - Earth Science" studies made by the "ATLAS1-1" payload |
| United States | 1992-03-25 | Houston TX | (Blue rubber-stamp) cachet on STS-45 launch cover | |
| French Guiana | 1997-09-23 | Kourou | (C.E. SEP Section Philatélie) cachet on Intelsat-803 launch cover | "After 1800 orbits in 92 days, [Sputnik-1] burned up in the denser layers of the atmosphere" (in French text) |
| United States | 2001-12-16 | Houston TX | (Colorano silk) cachet on STS-108 and STARSHINE-2 cover | Information collected by tracking the reflecting sphere will help "to calculate the density of Earth's upper atmosphere" |
| United States | 2002-06-24 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (SCPS) insert from NOAA-17 launch cover, also front | "These spacecraft monitor the entire Earth, providing atmospheric measurements of temperature, humidity, ozone and cloud images as they track weather patterns that affect the global weather and climate" |
| French Guiana | 2002-08-28 | Kourou | (ESA) cachet on Eutelsat-12-West-A (Atlantic Bird-1) launch cover | "New Horizons for Weather and Climate" |
| United States | 2003-10-18 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet on DMSP-5D3-F16 launch cover | "track clouds, storm systems and hurricanes around the world for weather forecasting" |
| United States | 2003-10-18 | Vandenberg AFB, Lompoc CA | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on DMSP-5D3-F16 launch cover | |
| United States | 2008-05-26 | Colorado Springs CO, Peterson AFB | (Multi-color printed) cachet on FY-3A launch cover | "to help develop more accurate forecasts for the Olympics" |
| United States | 2009-08-07 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) back of Explorer-6 anniversary cover, also front | scientific goals included to "test radio propagation in the upper atmosphere" |
| United States | 2012-06-29 | Cape Canaveral FL | (Mission 57) back of NROL-15 launch cover, also front | Among other tasks, the "45th Space Weather Wing, based at Patrick Air Force Base" is responsible for "weather monitoring" |
| Finland | 2017-06-03 | Kerava | (SVP) cachet on Dragon-CRS-11 launch cover | "The launch was scrubbed number of times due to the weather" |
| United States | 2017-11-18 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Lollini) cachet on NOAA-20 (JPSS-1 and OSCAR-91) launch cover | "Earth science and meteorology"; "will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weather prediction models for forecasts" |
| United States | 2018-07-25 | Vandenberg AFB, CA | (Red Eagle) cachet on Iridium-NEXT-154-156+158-160+163-166 launch cover | "dicey weather conditions" |
| United States | 2020-01-05 | Houston TX | (Red Eagle) cachet on Dragon-CRS-19 launch cover | un-docking from the ISS was "delayed by two days due to adverse weather conditions in the Pacific" |
| United States | 2022-11-012 | Vandenberg SFB, CA (red hand cancel) | (JM) cachet on JPSS-2 (NOAA-21) launch cover | "numerical weather forecasting models" |
1ATLAS: ATmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
2The "Nov 1, 2022" cancel appears to be an error, as Nov 10, 2022 was the launch date for JPSS-2 (NOAA-21).
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