GARP logo

Global Atmospheric
Research Program
(GARP) (1960s—>)

GARP Atlantic
Tropical Experiment
(GATE) (1974)

GATE logo
GWE logo

Global Weather
Experiment (GWE)
(1978—1979)

World Ocean Circulation
Experiment (WOCE)
(1990—1998)

WOCE logo

Below are checklists of the following atmospheric research program/experiment 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.


CountryCatalog Number*Type of Item**Year of IssueNotes on Content
Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP)
JapanNoneCachet on GMS-2 launch cover1981GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on SMS-1 launch cover1974GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on SMS-1 launch cover (different)1974GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on SMS-2 launch cover1975GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on Nimbus-6 launch cover1975GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on GOES-3 launch cover1978GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on TIROS-N launch cover1978GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on TIROS-N launch cover (different)1978GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on NOAA-6 launch cover1979GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on NOAA-B launch cover1980GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on NOAA-7 launch cover1981GARP acronym
United StatesNoneCachet on GMS-2 launch cover1981GARP acronym
GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE)
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1974GARP/GATE logo
United StatesNoneCachet on GOES-2 launch cover1977GARP/GATE logo
United StatesNoneCachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover1977GARP/GATE logo
United StatesNoneCachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover (different cancel)1977GARP/GATE logo
United StatesNoneCachet on GMS-1 launch cover1977GARP/GATE logo
United StatesNoneCachet on GMS-2 launch cover (different color)1977GARP/GATE logo
Global Weather Experiment (GWE), First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE)1
New CaledoniaC1501979FGGE (in French text, literal translation "First Worldwide Experiment on the Global Atmosphere")
United StatesNoneCachet on GOES-3 launch cover1978GWE (in text)
United StatesNoneCachet on GOES-3 launch cover (different)1978GWE (implied from "Global Weather Study" in text)
United StatesNoneCachet on NOAA-6 launch cover1979GWE acronym
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)2
French Southern and Antarctic Territories1721992WOCE acronym

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.

1The Global Weather Experiment (GWE) was originally known as the First GARP Global Experiment (FGGE).
2The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is not part of GARP. Rather, it is part of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP).


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