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Below are checklists of the following United Nations, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) program 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
World Weather Watch (WWW)
Australia431 (Mi395)1968
Australia431 fdc1Cachet on FDC
Australia431 fdc2Cachet (different) on FDC
Australia432 (Mi396)
Australia432 errorBlock of 4 (4x 432) with missing antenna shaft error
Australia431-432 fdc1Cachet (different color) on FDC
Australia431-432 fdc2Cachet (different color) on FDC
Australia431-432 fdc3Cachet (different) on FDC
Australia431-432 fdc4Cachet (different color) on FDC
Australia431-433 fdc1Cachet (different color) on FDC
Australia431-433 fdc2Cachet (different) on FDC
Australia431-433 fdc3Cachet (different color) on FDC
AustraliaNoneCachet on cover1968
Australian Antarctic TerritoryNoneCachet on cover1999
French Southern and Antarctic TerritoriesNoneCachet on cover1988
Germany (East)983One of strip of 3 (984a (982-984)), also imperforate (i984a)1968
Germany (East)984a fdcFDC
Gilbert and Ellice Islands221 (Mi216)1973100th anniv. IMO-WMO: WWW station map
Gilbert and Ellice Islands218-221 fdcTwo stamps on FDC
United NationsNoneEssay1968
United Nations188 (Mi204)Block of 4 (4x 188) with WWW inscription on selvedge1968
United Nations188 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
United Nations188 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
United Nations188 fdc3Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
United Nations188 fdc4Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC; also insert
United Nations188-189 fdc1Two stamps on FDC
United Nations188-189 fdc2Two stamps and cachet on FDC
United Nations188-189 fdc3Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC
United Nations189 (Mi205)Block of 4 (4x 189) with WWW inscription on selvedge
United Nations189 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
United Nations189 fdc2Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC
United Nations550 (Mi575)Block of 4 (4x 550) with WMO emblem on selvedge198925th anniv. WWW
United Nations550 fdcCancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations551 (Mi576)Block of 4 (4x 551) with WMO emblem on selvedge
United Nations551 fdcCancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations550-551 fdcSpecial FDC cancel
United NationsSC36Souvenir Card of 10 (New York 49-50, 188-189, 550-551; Geneva 176-177; Vienna 91-92)198925th anniv. WWW
United NationsSC36 (NY cancel)SC36 with New York FDC cancel
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMeter198825th anniv. WWW
United Nations (Geneva)176 (Mi176)Block of 4 (4x 176) with WMO emblem on selvedge198925th anniv. WWW
United Nations (Geneva)177 (Mi177)Block of 4 (4x 177) with WMO emblem on selvedge
United Nations (Geneva)176-177 fdcSpecial FDC cancel
United Nations (Geneva)SC36 (Geneva cancel)SC36 with Geneva FDC cancel198925th anniv. WWW
United Nations (Vienna)91 (Mi92)Block of 4 (4x 91) with WMO emblem on selvedge198925th anniv. WWW
United Nations (Vienna)92 (Mi93)Block of 4 (4x 92) with WMO emblem on selvedge
United Nations (Vienna)91-92 fdcSpecial FDC cancel
United Nations (Vienna)SC36 (Vienna cancel)SC36 with Vienna FDC cancel198925th anniv. WWW
United Nations (New York, Geneva, and Vienna)550-551+176-177+91-92 fdcSpecial FDC cancels198925th anniv. WWW
United StatesNoneCachet on PPO postcard1968
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1968
United StatesNoneCachet (different color) on cover1968
United StatesNoneCachet on Meteosat-1 launch cover1977
United StatesNoneCachet on GMS-1 launch cover1977
United StatesNoneCachet on GOES-4 launch cover1980
United StatesNoneSpecial stamp show cancel on cover1989
United StatesNoneSpecial stamp show cancel and cachet on cover1989
YugoslaviaNoneCachet on cover1966
Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
ArgentinaNoneCachet on cover, also GAW logo on cover1994GAW logo and acronym in Spanish

*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**FDC = first day cover; PPO = printed to private order; 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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