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World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
(and its predecessor, the International Meteorological Organziation (IMO))
(excluding IMO-WMO-specific subjects)


Below is a checklist of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are listed when available. (The IMO was the predecessor to the WMO until it was renamed in 1950 and established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.) This list does not include IMO-WMO-specific items found on the following pages: WMD, IMO-WMO Centenary, WWW or GAW, and 50th Anniversary WMO. 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
ArgentinaNoneCancel on cover19746th meeting WMO Region III (South America)
ArgentinaNoneCachet on cover199311th meeting WMO Region III (South America)
AustriaNoneCancel on cover1984International Congress for Human Biometeorology: WMO emblem
BelgiumC16 (Mi1111)1958World's Fair, Brussels, UN Pavilion: WMO emblem
Belize813aOne of strip of 3 (813 (a-c)), or three of MS9 (813d (3x (813 (a-c))))1986Belize Weather Bureau: WMO emblem
BotswanaNonePostal card199411th session Regional Association WMO, Gaborone
Brunei3451986Admission to international organizations: WMO emblem
Brunei348aMS4 (345-348 + label)
Burundi59 (Mi69)19631st anniv. admission to UN, 1962: WMO emblem
Burundi61a (BL2)Imperforate MS2 (like 60-61)
Costa RicaC325 (Mi592)1961UN Day: WMO
Fort Myers FL (U.S.)Local197725th anniv. UN Postal Administration, 1951: WMO logo
Jamaica7461991(11th Congress WMO:) National Meteorological Service: WMO emblem
Jamaica747
Japan6351957Japan's admission to the UN: agency initials, including WMO
Korea (North)3851 (Mi3875)In (lower-left) margin of MS3 (3x 3851 + label)1996WMO emblem
Korea (South)772 (Mi784)One of MS50 (780a (2x (756-780))), or 780a half-sheet (756-780)1971UN organizations: WMO
Liberia382 (Mi528)195810th anniv. Universal Human Rights, 1948: UN agency initials, emblems, including WMO
Mali45 (Mi62)1963Atmospheric studies: WMO emblem
Mali46 (Mi63)
Mali47 (Mi64)
MauritaniaC25 (Mi219)1963Meteorological research: WMO emblem
MauritaniaC25 proofDeluxe proof
Mauritius815199550th anniv. UN, 1945: WMO
Mozambique521 coverCachet on cover1979WMO emblem
New Caledonia322 (Mi385)19623rd Regional Assembly WMO, Noumea
New Caledonia322 dsDeluxe sheet
New Caledonia322 fdc1Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
New Caledonia322 fdc2Stamp and cancel and cachet (different) on FDC
New CaledoniaC150 (Mi624)1979WMO emblem, and FGGE (in French text, literal translation "First Worldwide Experiment on the Global Atmosphere")
Qatar327 (Mi524)1972UN Day: WMO: WMO emblem
Salvador, El11951989(40th anniv. WMO, 1950 ?)
Salvador, El1196
Staffa (Scotland)Local1978WMO
Staffa (Scotland)Local fdcStamp and cachet on FDC
SwedenNoneCancel on cover19654th Session, WMO Commission on Climatology
South Africa815 (Mi830)199130th anniv. Antarctic Treaty, 1961: map with WMO block numbers
SwitzerlandNoneCachet on cover1947(12th) Conference IMO
Switzerland (WMO)8O11956WMO
Switzerland (WMO)8O21956
Switzerland (WMO)8O31956
Switzerland (WMO)8O41960
Switzerland (WMO)8O51960
Switzerland (WMO)8O61956
Switzerland (WMO)8O71960
Switzerland (WMO)8O81956
Switzerland (WMO)8O91956
Switzerland (WMO)8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdcFDC1956
Switzerland (WMO)8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdcFDC-folder1957
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover19593rd Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover19634th Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1967(5th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel on cover1970(5th Session, WMO Commission for Synoptic Meteorology) without WMO name or emblem
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1971(6th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)8O101973WMO: WMO emblem
Switzerland (WMO)8O11
Switzerland (WMO)8O12
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1975(7th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1979(8th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1983(9th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1987(10th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover19902nd World Climate Conference: WMO name and emblem
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet (different) on cover19902nd World Climate Conference: WMO name and emblem
SwitzerlandNoneCancel on cover19902nd World Climate Conference: without WMO name or emblem
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel and cachet on cover1991(11th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCancel on cover1995(12th) Congress WMO
Switzerland (WMO)NoneCachet (return address) on cover2007WMO/OMM
United Nations49 (Mi55)Block of 4 (4x 49) with WMO emblem on selvedge1957WMO
United Nations50 (Mi56)Block of 4 (4x 50) with WMO emblem on selvedge
United NationsNoneEssay1957WMO
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMeter on cover196010th anniv. WMO, 1950
United Nations (Geneva)NoneCancel on cover1967(5th) Congress WMO
Vanuatu565 (Mi889)199210th anniv. membership in WMO, 1982
Vanuatu566 (Mi890)
Vanuatu567 (Mi891)
Vanuatu568 (Mi892)
Viet Nam23381992WMO emblem; also quasi-IDNDR
Viet Nam2339
Viet Nam2338-2339 fdcTwo stamps and cancel on FDC

*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.


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