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International Meteorological Centenary
(100th anniv. IMO-WMO: 1873-1973)

Below is a checklist of International Meteorological Centenary (100th anniv. IMO-WMO: 1873-1973) 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
Afghanistan879 (Mi1134)1973
Afghanistan880 (Mi1135)
Angola571 (Mi584)CDT1973
Angola571 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC, CDT
Argentina1017 (Mi1170)1974
Argentina1017 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
Argentina1017 cardStamp and cachet on FDC card
Austria950 (Mi1423)1973
Austria950 fdc1FDC
Austria950 fdc2FDC (different)
Austria950 blackprintBlackprint
Bahamas346 (Mi354)1973
Bahamas347 (Mi355)
Belgium836 (Mi1714)1973Also APT2 antenna
Belgium836 sc1Souvenir Card
Belgium836 sc2Souvenir Card (different)
Belgium836 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
Belgium836 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
Belgium836 maxiMaxicard
BeninC382 (MiO473)Dahomey C188 overprinted1988
Botswana96 (Mi96)1973
Botswana97 (Mi97)
Botswana98 (Mi98)
Botswana99 (Mi99)
Botswana96-99 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
Cameroun572 (Mi745)
i572		1973Also 13th WMD1
Cameroun572 proofDie proof
Cape Verde363 (Mi367)CDT1973
Cape Verde387 (Mi392)363 overprinted, CDT1978
Central Africa RepublicC115 (Mi326)1973
Central Africa RepublicC115 proof1Die proof (blue)
Central Africa RepublicC115 proof2Die proof (black)
Central Africa RepublicC115 proof stripColor proof strip
Central Africa RepublicC115 fdcStamp on FDC
ChileB5 (Mi795)402 overprinted for 100th anniv. IMO-WMO1974
Congo (People's Republic)C161 (Mi378)1973
Congo (People's Republic)C161 proof1Trial color proof pair
Congo (People's Republic)C161 proof2Trial color proof pair (different)
Congo (People's Republic)C161 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
Cuba1823 (Mi1898)1973
Cuba1824 (Mi1899)
Cuba1825 (Mi1900)
Cuba1826 (Mi1901)
DahomeyC188 (Mi534)1973
DahomeyC188 proof1Die proof (red)
DahomeyC188 proof2Die proof (blue)
DahomeyC188 proof3Deluxe proof
DahomeyC188 proof strip1Color proof strip
DahomeyC188 proof strip2Color proof strip (different)
DahomeyC188 proof pair1Color proof pair
DahomeyC188 proof pair2Color proof pair (different)
DahomeyC188 proof pair3Color proof pair (different)
DahomeyC199 (Mi552)C188 overprinted1974
Dominica354 (Mi354)1973
Dominica355 (Mi355)
Dominica356 (Mi356)
Dominica357 (Mi357)
Dominica358 (Mi358)
Dominica359 (Mi359)
Dominica360 (Mi360)
Dominica354-360 fdcSeven stamps and cachet on FDC
Dominica360a (BL17)MS2 (359-360)
Dominica360a fdcMS2 and cachet on FDC
Dominican Republic711 (Mi1040)1973
Dominican RepublicC208 (Mi1041)
Dominican Republic711+C208 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
EgyptC157 (Mi612)1973
Ethiopia661 (Mi747)1973
Ethiopia662 (Mi748)
Ethiopia663 (Mi749)
Ethiopia661-663 proofsProofs (color shifted)
Finland531 (Mi728)1973
Finland531 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Germany (East)1362 (BL34)MS11972International Meteorological Centenary Meeting, Leipzig
Germany (East)1363 (BL35)MS1
Germany (East)1364 (BL36)MS1
Germany (West)1102 (Mi760)1973
Germany (West)1102 fdc1Stamp on FDC
Germany (West)1102 fdc2Stamp and cachet on FDC (different)
Germany (West)1102 fdc3Two stamps and cachet on FDC (different)
Ghana503 (Mi561)1973
Ghana504 (Mi562)
Ghana505 (Mi563)
Ghana506 (Mi564)
Ghana507 (BL51)MS2 (507 (a-b))
Gilbert and Ellice Islands218 (Mi213)1973
Gilbert and Ellice Islands219 (Mi214)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands220 (Mi215)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands221 (Mi216)
Gilbert and Ellice Islands218-221 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
Grenada490 (Mi516)1973
Grenada491 (Mi517)
Grenada492 (Mi518)
Grenada493 (Mi519)
Grenada494 (Mi520)
Grenada495 (Mi521)
Grenada496 (Mi522)
Grenada497 (Mi523)
Grenada498 (BL28)SS1
Guinea-Bissau349 (Mi349)Portuguese Guinea 344 overprinted in black, CDT1975
Guinea-Bissau349aPortuguese Guinea 344 overprinted in brown, CDT
Guinea-Bissau703 (Mi926)349 overprinted, CDT1987
Iceland460 (Mi484)1973
Iceland460 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
Indonesia840 (Mi728)1973
Indonesia840 fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
Iran1721 (Mi1644)1973
Iraq703 (Mi777)1973
Iraq704 (Mi778)
Ireland332 (Mi292)1973
Ireland333 (Mi293)
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania259 (Mi247)1973
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania260 (Mi248)
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania261 (Mi249)
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania262 (Mi250)Also APT2 antenna
Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania259-262 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
Korea (South)858 (Mi865)1973
Korea (South)858a (BL360)MS2 (2x 858)
Kuwait577 (Mi571)1973
Kuwait578 (Mi572)
Kuwait579 (Mi573)
LaosC108 (Mi368)
iC108		1973
LaosC108 deluxe-proofDeluxe proof
LaosC109 (Mi369)
iC109
LaosC109 deluxe-proofDeluxe proof
LaosC109 proof stripColor proof strip
Libya507 (Mi423)1973
Libya508 (Mi424)
Macao (Macau)429 (Mi457)CDT1973
Malagasy RepublicC116 (Mi696)1973
Maldive Islands464 (Mi479)1974
Maldive Islands465 (Mi480)
Maldive Islands466 (Mi481)
Maldive Islands467 (Mi482)Also APT2 antenna
Maldive Islands468 (Mi483)
Maldive Islands469 (Mi484)
Maldive Islands470 (Mi485)
Maldive Islands471 (BL21)SS1
Mauritius405 (Mi397)1973
MexicoC415 (Mi1397)1973
MongoliaC35 (Mi773)1973
Morocco274 (Mi720)
i274		1973
Morocco274 essay1Essay1973
Morocco274 essay2Essay (different colors)1973
Morocco274 essay3Essay (different colors, and shifted background)1973
Mozambique509 (Mi568)CDT1973
Mozambique521 (Mi580)509 overprinted, CDT1975
Mozambique521a509 overprint inverted, CDT
Mozambique521 coverFour stamps on cover1979
Netherlands509 (Mi1016)1973
New CaledoniaC101 (Mi533)1973Also 13th WMD1
NigerC214 (Mi380)
iC214		1973Also 13th WMD1
NigerC214 proofDie proof
NigerC214 proofsColor proofs
Nigeria311 (Mi294)1973
Nigeria311 essay1Adopted essay1973
Nigeria311 essay2Essay (different)1973
Nigeria311 essay3Essay (different)1973
Nigeria311-312 essay1Essay (12k)1973
Nigeria311-312 essay2Essay (12k, different)1973
Nigeria311-312 essay3Essay (18k)1973
Nigeria311-312 essay4Essay (18k, different)1973
Nigeria312 (Mi295)1973
Nigeria312 essay1Essay1973
Nigeria312 essay2Essay (different)1973
Nigeria312 essay3Essay (different)1973
Nigeria312 essay4Essay (different)1973
Pakistan338 (Mi341)1973
PolandNonePostal card1973
Portuguese Guinea344 (Mi344)CDT1973
Qatar347 (Mi561)1973
Qatar348 (Mi562)
Qatar349 (Mi563)
Qatar350 (Mi564)
Qatar351 (Mi565)
Qatar352 (Mi566)
Qatar353 (Mi567)
Rhodesia321 (Mi132)1973
Rhodesia322 (Mi133)
Rhodesia323 (Mi134)
Romania2422 (Mi3128)1973
RomaniaNoneStamped envelope with blue sky1973
RomaniaNoneStamped envelope with purple sky1973
St. Thomas and Prince Islands410 (Mi421)CDT1973
St. Thomas and Prince Islands434 (Mi?)410 overprinted, CDT1977
Saudi Arabia670 (Mi573)1975
Senegal394 (Mi533)1973
Senegal394 proofDie proof
Senegal394 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Sweden1001 (Mi806)One of strip of 2 (1002a (1001-1002))1973
Sweden1002a fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Sweden1002a fdc2Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
Switzerland (WMO)8O13Inscribed for 100th anniv. IMO-WMO19738O10-8O12 are not inscribed for 100th anniv. IMO-WMO
Syria665 (Mi1253)1973
Timor345 (Mi368)CDT1973
Togo852 (Mi997)1973
TogoC204 (Mi998)1973
Trinidad and Tobago233 (Mi316)1973
Trinidad and Tobago234a (BL7)MS4 (231-234)
Tunisia620 (Mi824)1973
Tunisia621 (Mi825)
Tunisia620-621 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
United NationsNoneCancel1973
United NationsNoneMeter1973
United Nations (Geneva)NoneCancel1973
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMeter1973
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMeter1973
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1973

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**CDT = common design type; 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.

1WMD = World Meteorological Day.
2APT = Automatic Picture Transmission.

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