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Below are checklists of the following types of anemometers and wind-related categories 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.
See also the following topics on the Weather Maps page:
See also the following Contributors to Meteorology involved in winds:
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Type of Wind Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemometers1 | ||||
| Afghanistan | 647 | 1963 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Afghanistan | 650 | Imperforate | 1963 | Anemometer on tower |
| Afghanistan | C47 | 1963 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Afghanistan | C49 | 1963 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Afghanistan | 1360 | 1989 | Propeller anemometer | |
| Albania | 1208 | 1969 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Algeria | 351 (Mi451) i351 | 1966 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Algeria | 351 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Angola | 571 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Anemometer on tower |
| Angola | 768 | 1990 | Anemometer on building | |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1969 | 4-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1970 | Wind gauge (possibly a pressure-tube anemometer), 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Argentina | None | Cachet | 1970s | 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Argentina | 977 fdc | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1972 | Anemometer on tower |
| Argentina | 977 sc | Cancel on Souvenir Card | ||
| Argentina | 977 cover | Cachet on cover | 1972 | Anemometer on tower |
| Argentina | None | Meter on cover | 1972 | Anemometer on tower |
| Argentina | 1017 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1974 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Argentina | 1017 card | Cancel on FDC card | ||
| Argentina | None | Cachet | 1977 | Anemometer on tower |
| Argentina | None | Cancels on cover | 2001 | Anemometer on tower |
| Argentina | 2272b | One of MS2 (2272 (a-b)) | 2004 | Anemoscope (wind-direction only)9, and small anemometer |
| Australia | 431 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Australia | 431-432 fdc1 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc2 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L13 | 1966 | Three wind gauges (possibly pressure-tube anemometers), 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Bangladesh | 606 | 2000 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Belgium | C16 | 1958 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Belgium | 836 cancel | Cancel | 1973 | 4-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Belize | 972 | 1991 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Botswana | None | Postal card | 1994 | Anemometer |
| Bulgaria | 301 | 1936 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Canada | 479 | 1968 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Canada | 479 sc | Souvenir Card | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 | 1973 | Two wind-driven generators (not anemometers)7 on Nomad ocean buoy | |
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof1 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof2 | Die proof (black) | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 proof-strip | Color proof strip | ||
| Central Africa Republic | C115 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1958 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| China (People's Republic) | 484 | 1960 | Anemometer on tower | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1384 | 1978 | Anemometer on tower | |
| China (People's Republic) | 1387 | 1978 | Anemometer on tower | |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2006 | 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2007 | Cup anemometers on towers |
| China (Taiwan) | 1337+1339 fdc | 1962 | 4-cup anemometer on building | |
| China (Taiwan) | 1338 | 1962 | Anemometer on building | |
| China (Taiwan) | 1338 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 2222 | 1981 | 4-cup anemometer on building | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2250 | 1981 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2251 | |||
| China (Taiwan) | 2250-2251 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Costa Rica | 409 | 1988 | Anemometer on building | |
| Costa Rica | 439 | 409 overprinted new value | 1991 | Anemometer on building |
| Croatia | None | Cachet on WMD4 cover | 1989 | 4-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Cuba | 1591 | 1971 | Anemometer | |
| Cyprus | 960 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 2000 | Anemometer |
| Czechoslovakia | 837 | 1957 | Anemometer on bulding | |
| Dubai | 121 | 1970 | Two anemometers on ship mast | |
| Egypt (UAR) | C96 | 1962 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Egypt (UAR) | C106 | 1965 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Egypt (Palestine) | NC37 | Like Egypt C106 | 1965 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Egypt | C157 | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Egypt | C220 | 1997 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Egypt | None | Essay | 2000 | Poorly-drawn 4-cup anemometer |
| Ethiopia | 662 | 1973 | Anemometer | |
| Finland | 531 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1973 | Symbolic 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Finland | 767 | 1988 | Tilting-plate anemometer | |
| Finland | 938 | 1994 | 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 8 | 1957 | Anemometer on tower | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 9 | 1957 | Anemometer on tower | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 10 | 1957 | Anemometer on tower | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C45 | One of strip of 2 (C45a (C44-C45 + label)) | 1976 | Anemometer on tower |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C92 | 1986 | Several anemometers on tower | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C92 cov | Stamp and cachet on cover | 1986 | Several anemometers on tower |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 215 | 1996 | Anemometer on tower | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 1997 | Hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Germany (East) | 1362 | MS1 | 1972 | 4-cup anemometer, 10-cup bridled anemometer |
| Germany (West) | Mi471 essay | Essay for set 919-925 | 1965 | Anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Germany (West) | None | Cancel | 1968 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc1 | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Germany (West) | 1102 fdc3 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Germany | 2143+cancel | Cancel | 2001 | Three anemometers on left side of tower section |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 294 | One of booklet pane of 4 (294a (2x (293-294))) | 1982 | Anemotachymeter (wind-speed only recorder) |
| Greenland | 475a | In (right) margin of SS1 (475) | 2006 | Possible propeller anemometer on tower |
| Grenada | 491 | 1973 | Two wind-driven generators (not anemometers)7 on Nomad ocean buoy | |
| Hong Kong | 420 | 1983 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Hungary | None | Cinderella, from MS6 | early 1900s | Two or more 3-cup anemometers |
| Hungary | 2019 fdc i2019 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1970 | Propeller anemometer |
| India | 708 | 1975 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| India | 708 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| India | 708 folder1 | FDC folder | ||
| India | 708 folder2 | FDC folder (different) | ||
| Indonesia | 840 | 1973 | 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Indonesia | 1897 | On stamp and on selvedge of block of 4 (4x 1897) | 2000 | Anemometer |
| Iran | 1285 | 1964 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Iran | 2362 | From pair (2363a (2362-2363)) | 1989 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Iran | 2363 | |||
| Iran | 2363a fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Iran | 2454 | 1991 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Iran | 2454 misperf | Mis-perforation | ||
| Iraq | 959 | 1980 | Symbolic 4-cup anemometer | |
| Iraq | 960 | 1980 | Symbolic 4-cup anemometer | |
| Iraq | 961 | 1980 | Symbolic 4-cup anemometer | |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Anemometer |
| Israel | 952 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1986 | Anemometer |
| Japan | 459 | 1949 | Two anemometers on building: anemoscope (wind-direction only)9, plus cups for wind speed, and pressure-tube anemometer (at left) | |
| Japan | 459 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Japan | None | Cancel (same as above) on cover | 19?? | Anemoscope |
| Japan | 637 cover | Stamp on cover | 1959 | Propeller and cup anemometers |
| Japan | 1564 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1984 | 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Japan | Unknown (new issue) | One of MS10 | 2007 | 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Japan | Unknown (new issue) | In (upper-left) margin of SS10 | 2007 | 3-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | 259 | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1961 | 4-cup anemometer |
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc2 | Cancel (same) and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| Korea (South) | 1458 | One of pair (1459a (1458-1459)) | 1987 | Chosun dynasty wind observatory stone foundation |
| Maldive Islands | 466 | 1974 | Two wind-driven generators (not anemometers)7 on Nomad ocean buoy | |
| Maldive Islands | 468 | 1974 | Richard's electrical wind-speed recorder | |
| Maldive Islands | 470 | 1974 | Two wind-driven generators (not anemometers)7 on Nomad ocean buoy | |
| Mauritania | 175 | 1964 | Anemometer | |
| Mauritania | 175 die-proof | Die proof | ||
| Mauritania | 175 deluxe-proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Micronesia | 297 (BL40) | SS1 | 1998 | Propeller anemometer on ocean buoy |
| Morocco | C10 | 1964 | Anemometer cups (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Mozambique | None | Postal card | ~1900 | Anemometer |
| Mozambique | 1103-1106 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1989 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Myanmar | 350 | 2000 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Namibia | 693 | 1991 | Anemometer on tower | |
| New Zealand | None | Cachet on cover | 1961 | 4-cup anemometer |
| New Zealand | None | QSL card | 1962 | 4-cup anemometer |
| New Zealand | 794 | 1984 | Anemometer on tower | |
| New Zealand | 794a | On one of MS4 (791-794) | 1984 | Anemometer on tower |
| Niger | C41 | 1964 | 4-cup anemometer | |
| Niger | C41 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C71 iC71 | 1967 | Two wind-driven generators (not anemometers)7 on Nomad ocean buoy | |
| Niger | C71 die-proof | Die proof | ||
| Niger | C71 color-proof | Color proof | ||
| Niger | C71 proofs | Color proofs | ||
| Niger | C71 essay | Adopted essay | ||
| Niger | C71 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | C105 | 1969 | 4-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Nigeria | 311 | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Nigeria | 311 essay1 | Adopted essay | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Nigeria | 311 essay2 | Essay (different) | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Nigeria | 311-312 essay1 | Essay (12k) | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Nigeria | 311-312 essay2 | Essay (18k) | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Nigeria | 312 | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Nigeria | 708 | 2000 | Anemometer | |
| Pakistan | None | Cachet on WMD4 cover | 1961 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Panama | 457D (Mi782) | 1964 | Anemometer on building | |
| Panama | 457D specimen | Specimen | ||
| Panama | 460D | 1965 | Nuclear-powered ocean buoy (anemometer inferred) | |
| Panama | 460f i460f | On one of MS2 (460D-460E), changed colors on imperforate | 1965 | Nuclear-powered ocean buoy (anemometer inferred) |
| Philippines | 922 | 1965 | Anemometer | |
| Philippines | 922 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Philippines | 923 | |||
| Philippines | 924 | |||
| Philippines | 922-924 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Philippines | 1069 | 922 overprinted | 1970 | Anemometer |
| Poland | 2976-2977 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1990 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Poland | None | Cachet | 1990s | Propeller anemometer |
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1995 | Anemometer |
| Portugal | 1113 | 1971 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Portugal | 1113 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 1113-1115 fdc | One stamp on FDC | ||
| Qatar | 347 | 1973 | Anemometer on ship mast | |
| Qatar | 350 | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Russia | C97 | 1956 | Tilting-plate anemometer on tower | |
| Russia | 2495 | 1961 | Two anemometers (one tilting-plate) on tower | |
| Russia | None | Postal card (reverse) | 1961 | Anemometer on tower |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1962 | Anemometer on tower |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1968 | Tilting-plate anemometer on tower |
| Russia | 3860 | 1971 | 5-cup anemometer | |
| Russia | 3860 cov | Stamp and cachet on cover | 1971 | 5-cup anemometer |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1973 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope, see detail | 1976 | Anemometer on tower |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1985 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | Cachet | 1988 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1990 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 1991 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | (Square rubber-stamp) cachet on stamped envelope | 1992 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | None | Cachet on cover | 1994 | Anemometer on tower |
| Russia | None | Cachet on cover | 1994 | Tilting-plate anemometer |
| Russia | 6575 | One of MS5 (6575a (6571-6575 + label)) | 2000 | Anemometer on mobile tower |
| Salvador, El | 1195 | 1989 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Salvador, El | 1196 | |||
| Salvador, El | 1195-1196 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 456 | 1967 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 457 | 1967 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 458 | 1967 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 459 | 1967 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 460 | 1967 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Saudi Arabia | 670 | 1975 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Senegal | 1442 i1442 | 2000 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Senegal | 1442 deluxe-proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Slovenia | 425 | 2000 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Slovenia | 425 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 2000 | Un-balanced symbolic 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| Slovenia | 425a | MS9 (9x 425 + label) | 2000 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Spain | None | WMD4 cancel | 1962 | 4-cup anemometer |
| Sri Lanka | 1234 | 1998 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O3 | 1956 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O4 | 1960 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O5 | 1960 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O8 | 1956 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O9 | 1956 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc | FDC | 1956 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc | FDC-folder | 1957 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Syria | 470 | 1965 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Syria | 471 | 1965 | 3-cup anemometer | |
| Thailand | 1173 | One of booklet pane of 5 (1173a (5x 1173)) | 1987 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Tristan da Cunha | Local | 19?? | Anemometer | |
| Tunisia | 736 | 1978 | 4-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Tunisia | 736 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Tunisia | Unknown (new issue) | 2008 | Anemometer, possibly propeller-type | |
| Tunisia | Unknown (new issue) | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Tunisia | Unknown (new issue) | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Turkey | B81 | 1961 | Anemometer on building | |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 337 | 1992 | 3-cup anemometer (wind-speed only)8 | |
| Uganda | 1194 | 1994 | Anemometer on automatic observing platform in center of stamp, seen more clearly on Uganda 1198 | |
| Uganda | 1198 | 1994 | Anemometer, probably 3-cup | |
| Uganda | 1701 | 2001 | Anemometer, probably 3-cup | |
| United Nations | 188 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | 3-cup anemometer |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1958 | 4-cup hand-held anemometer (wind-speed only)8 |
| United States | None | Cachet on Pioneer-4 launch cover | 1959 | Anemometer |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-23 launch cover | 1961 | Anemometer |
| United States | UX57 | Postal card | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57a | Postal card (yellow and black colors omitted) | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57b | Postal card (blue color omitted) | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57c | Postal card (black color omitted) | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57var | Postal card (white dot variety) | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57 fdc1 | Cachet on postal card FDC | 1970 | 3-cup anemometer |
| United States | UX57 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | 3-cup anemometer |
| United States | UX57 fdc3 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | 4-cup anemometer |
| United States | UX57 fdc4 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57 folder | FDC folder, also inside | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | UX57 sp | Souvenir page | 1970 | Two 3-cup anemometers |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1973 | 3-cup anemometer |
| United States | None | Meter | 1976 | Propeller anemometer |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1990 | Propeller anemometer |
| Upper Volta | 93 | 1961 | 4-cup anemometer | |
| Vanuatu | 565 | 1992 | Anemometer | |
| Viet Nam (South) | 235-238 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 1964 | Anemometer on tower |
| Viet Nam (South) | 235-238 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1964 | 3-cup anemometer |
| Viet Nam | 2338 | 1992 | Anemometer on tower | |
| Viet Nam | 2338-2339 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | 1992 | Anemometer on tower (on stamp), 3-cup anemometer (on cachet) |
| Windsocks | ||||
| Anguilla | 24 | 1968 | Windsock | |
| Anguilla | 60 | 24 overprinted | 1969 | Windsock |
| Anguilla | 109 | 1970 | Windsock | |
| Brazil | 2094 | 1986 | Windsock | |
| Chile | None | Cachet on cover | 1999 | Windsock |
| Denmark | 949 | 1991 | Windsock | |
| Finland | 773 | In (lower-right) margin of MS4 (773 (a-d)) | 1988 | Windsock |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C123 | 1992 | Two windsocks | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 294k | On stamp and in (upper) margin of page from souvenir booklet of 28 (2x (294 (a-n))) | 2001 | Windsock |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 294n | |||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 294 | Cover of souvenir booklet of 28 (2x (294 (a-n))), showing C123, also back | 2001 | Two windsocks |
| Germany (West) | Mi471 essay | Essay for set 919-925 | 1965 | Windsock |
| Grenada | 1243 | 1984 | Windsock | |
| Hungary | C152 | 1954 | Windsock | |
| Indonesia | 840 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1973 | Windsock |
| Israel | 161 | Also 161+label | 1959 | Windsock |
| Japan | 610 | 1955 | Koinobori paper carp decorative windsock | |
| Japan | 610 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Japan | 610 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Japan | None | Postal card, like 610 | ||
| Japan | Unknown (new issue) | One of MS10 | 2007 | Koinobori paper carp decorative windwock |
| Korea (South) | 321 | 1961 | Windsock | |
| Korea (South) | 321 essay | Adopted essay | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Korea (South) | 321 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Korea (South) | 321a | Imperforate SS1 (321) | ||
| Mexico | 1954b | On one of pair (1954a-b), or one of block of 4 (1954 (a-d)) | 1996 | Windsock |
| Montserrat | 273a | In left and right margins of MS6 (268-273) | 1971 | Two windsocks |
| Netherlands | None | Cancel | 1960 | Windsock |
| Poland | 816 cover | Cachet on cover | 1958 | Windsock |
| Poland | 2861 | 1988 | Windsock | |
| Romania | C26 | From pair (C26a (C26+CB6)) | 1946 | Windsock |
| Romania | CB6 | |||
| Romania | C26b | MS16 (8x C26+CB6) | ||
| Romania | C26c | MS16 (8x C26+CB6), different | ||
| Romania | CB8From MS4 (CB8a (4x CB8)) | Imperforate | 1946 | Windsock |
| Romania | C85 | 1960 | Windsock | |
| South Africa | 1356c | On one of MS3 (1356 (a-c)) | 2006 | Windsock |
| Surinam | 277 | 1960 | Windsock | |
| United States | None | Cachet on Discoverer-23 launch cover | 1961 | Windsock |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1966 | Windsock |
| United States and Iceland | 4123 fdc + Iceland unknown fdc | Cachet on joint FDC | 2007 | Windsock |
| Wind Vanes2 | ||||
| Argentina | 785 | 1965 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Argentina | None | Cancel on WMD4 cover3 | 1977 | Arrow wind vane |
| Australia | None | Cancel on stamped envelope | 1990 | Wind vane |
| Austria | 1359 | 1986 | Wind vane | |
| Austria | 1359 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| Austria | 1359 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Austria | 1492 | 1971 | Wind rattle (wind vane) | |
| Belgium | 810 | 1971 | Bird wind vane | |
| Belgium | 1020 | 1978 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Bermuda | 179 | 1962 | Wind vane | |
| Bermuda | 181 | 1962 | Wind vane | |
| Bermuda | 184 | 1962 | Possible wind vane | |
| Bermuda | 185A | 1962 | Wind vane | |
| Bermuda | 242 | 181 overprinted new value | 1970 | Wind vane |
| Bermuda | 247 | 184 overprinted new value | 1970 | Possible wind vane |
| Bermuda | 248 | 185A overprinted new value | 1970 | Wind vane |
| Bermuda | 308 | 1974 | Wind vane | |
| Bernera Islands | Local | 1979 | Angel Gabriel wind vane | |
| Bernera Islands | Local | Gold foil | 1979 | Angel Gabriel wind vane |
| Brazil | 1411 | 1975 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Brazil | 1975 | 1985 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Brazil | 2103 cover | Cancel on cover | 1988 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Canada | 921 | 1982 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Canada | 1287 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1970 | Wind vane |
| Canada | 2263 | From booklet of 8 (2263a), also booklet cover (booklet cover) | 2008 | Wind vane |
| Chile | C54 | 1941 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Chile | C69 | 1943 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Chile | C70 | 1945 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Chile | C109 | 1947 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Chile | 1339 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 2000 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| China (People's Republic) | 367 | 1958 | Ancient bronze wind vane | |
| China (People's Republic) | 369 | 1958 | Wind-signal tower, Shanghai5 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 367-369 fdc | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | 1958 | Ancient bronze wind vane; wind-signal tower, Shanghai5 |
| China (People's Republic) | 1385 | See detail | 1978 | Wind-signal tower5 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3066 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 2000 | Ancient bronze wind vane |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card, also back | 2005 | Sylized weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Costa Rica | 409 | 1988 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Costa Rica | 439 | 409 overprinted new value | 1991 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Croatia | None | Cancel on WMD4 cover | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Cyprus | 960 | 2000 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Cyprus | 960 specimen | Specimen | ||
| Cyprus | 960 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1536 | 1968 | Possible weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Czechoslovakia | 2518 | 1984 | Possible weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Danzig | B25 | 1937 | Wind vane | |
| Dominica | 354-360 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Dominica | 360a fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | None | Essay | 2000 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Eynhallow | Local | Imperforate | 1982 | Viking wind vane |
| Finland | 287 | 1949 | Possible wind vane | |
| Finland | 570 | 1977 | Kirvu wind vane | |
| Finland | 809 | 1989 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| France | 299 | 1935 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| France | 1387 | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| France | 1387 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| France | 1387 maxi1 | Maxicard and cancel (same) | ||
| France | 1387 maxi2 | Maxicard (different) and cancel (same) | ||
| France | 1387 maxi3 | Maxicard (different) and cancel (same) | ||
| France | 1292A cover | Cancel on cover | 1976 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| France | None | Meter | 1993 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Germantown MD (U.S.) | Local | ~1989 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N394 | From booklet pane of 8 (9N391a (4x 9N391 + 2x 9N394 + 2x 9N396)), or from booklet pane of 8 (9N391b (4x 9N391 + 2x 9N394 + 2x 9N440)), or from booklet pane of 8 (9N391d (2x 9N931 + 2x 9N394 + 2x 9N936 + 2x 9N441)) | 1977 | Wind vane |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N399 | 1979 | Wind vane | |
| Germany (Berlin) | 9N441 | From booklet pane of 8 (9N391d (2x 9N931 + 2x 9N394 + 2x 9N936 + 2x 9N441)) | 1979 | Possible wind vane |
| Germany (Berlin) | None | Postal card with printed 9N441 stamp | 1979 | Possible wind vane |
| Germany (West) | 1069 | 1972 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Germany (West) | 1166 | 1975 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Germany (West) | 1166 specimen | Specimen | ||
| Germany (West) | 1234 | From booklet pane of 8 (1231a (4x 1231 + 2x 1234 + 2x 1236)), or from booklet pane of 8 (1231b (4x 1231 + 2x 1234 + 2x 1310)), or from booklet pane of 8 (1231d (2x 1231 + 2x 1234 + 2x 1236 + 2x 1311)) | 1977 | Wind vane |
| Germany (West) | 1239 | 1979 | Wind vane | |
| Germany (West) | 1311 | From booklet pane of 8 (1231d (2x 1231 + 2x 1234 + 2x 1236 + 2x 1311)) | 1979 | Possible wind vane |
| Germany (West) | None | Stamped envelope with printed 1311 stamp | 1979 | Possible wind vane |
| Germany (West) | 1436 | 1985 | Wind vane | |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel | 1970 | Wind vane |
| Great Britain | 740 | 1975 | Wind vane | |
| Great Britain | 743 | 1975 | Two wind vanes | |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc1 | Cancel and cachet on FDC | 1981 | Weathercock/rooster wind vanes |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | None | Cancel on cover | 1981 | Wind vane |
| Great Britain | BK247 | On cover of booklet of 4 (4x MH102b) | 1987 | Father Time wind vane |
| Great Britain | 1315 | 1990 | Wind vane | |
| Great Britain | 1353 | One of booklet pane of 10 (1359a (1350-1359)) | 1991 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel on cover | 1993 | Father Time wind vane |
| Great Britain | None | Aerogramme | 1995 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Great Britain | None | Cachet on cover | 1998 | Triton wind vane (Tower of the Winds, Athens) |
| Great Britain | None | Meter on cover | 2000 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc5 | Cachet (same) on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc7 | Cancel on FDC | Ship wind vane, Oxford | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc8 | Cancel (different) on FDC | (animal ?) wind vane, Reading | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc9 | Cancel (different) on FDC | Duck wind vane, Bracknell | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc10 | Cancel (different) on FDC | Triton wind vane (Tower of the Winds, Athens), Reading | |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc11 | Cancel (same) and (purple) cachet on FDC | Triton wind vane (Tower of the Winds, Athens) | |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 2001 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc3 | Cancel on FDC | "The Weathercock" | |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel | 2001 | Horse wind vane, Fair Isle |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel | 2001 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane, Woburn Sands |
| Great Britain | None | Cancel | 2001 | Triton wind vane (Tower of the Winds, Athens), Windygates Leven Fife |
| Great Britain | Unknown (new issue) | Stamp on FDC | 2008 | Father Time wind vane |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1298 | 2008 | Ship wind vane | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One stamp and cancel on FDC, also back | 2008 | Ship wind vane |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Japan | None | Postal "greeting" card, also back | 1988 | Fish wind vane |
| Japan | Z114 | One of booklet pane of 10 (Z114a (10x Z114)) | 1991 | Kobe City wind vane |
| Japan | Z114 fdc | Cancel on FDC | ||
| Japan | None | Cancel | 1998 | Wind vane on building |
| Luxembourg | 842 | 1990 | Wind vane | |
| Maldive Islands | 471 | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Norway | ? fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1997 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Norway | 1155a | On booklet cover | 1997 | Wind vane |
| Russia | 4153 | 1973 | Old Thomas wind vane | |
| Russia | None | On reverse of postal card (PPC) | 1974 | Rooster/birds wind vanes |
| Russia | None | On reverse of postal card (PPC) | 1976 | Rooster/birds wind vanes |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1981 | Rooster/birds wind vanes |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 1983 | Old Thomas wind vane (similar to that found on Russia 4153) |
| Russia | None | Postal card | 1984 | Old Thomas wind vane (similar to that found on Russia 4153) |
| Russia | None | Stamped envelope | 2004 | Horse wind vane |
| St. Lucia | 294 | 1971 | Wind vane on lighthouse | |
| St. Lucia | 294-295 fdc | One stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Slovenia | 208A | 1997 | Wind rattle (wind vane), Prlekija | |
| South Africa | 610-613 fdc1 | Cancel on FDC | 1983 | Direction indicators (only) for wind vane |
| South Africa | 610-613 fdc2 | Cancel (same) on on FDC (different) | ||
| Spain | None | Cancel | 1959 | Wind vane |
| Spain | 2882 | 1997 | Wind vane | |
| Sweden | None | Cancel | 1956 | Bird wind vane |
| Sweden | 847 | From booklet of 8 (850a (2x (847-850))) | 1970 | Wind vane |
| Sweden | 848 | Wind vane | ||
| Sweden | None | Postal card | 1977 | Ship wind vane |
| Sweden | None | Stamped envelope | 1977 | Wind vane |
| Sweden | None | Aerogramme | 1977 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Switzerland (WMO) | 8O1-8O3+8O6+8O8-8O9 fdc | Cancel on FDC | 1956 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Switzerland | 577 | 1975 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Switzerland | 577 var | Untagged | 1975 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Togo | 852 | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| Togo | C204 | 1973 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane | |
| United Nations | 49-50 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1957 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United Nations | None | Essay | 1957 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United Nations | U3 | Stamped envelope | 1963 | Stylized dove wind vane |
| United Nations | 128 | 1964 | Stylized dove wind vane | |
| United Nations | U4 | Stamped envelope | 1969 | Stylized dove wind vane |
| United Nations (Geneva) | None | Cancel | 1956 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United Nations (Geneva) | 12 | 1970 | Stylized dove wind vane | |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover | ~1870s | Horse/copper wind vanes |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover (different) | ~1870s | Horse/copper wind vanes |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover | 1904 | "Weather vanes" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on advertising cover | 1930 | Grasshopper wind vane |
| United States | None | Meter | 1958 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | None | Cinderella (gift stamp) | 1960s | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 1276 | 1965 | Angel wind vane | |
| United States | 1276a | Tagged | ||
| United States | 1276 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United States | SP140 | Souvenir page (1276) | ||
| United States | None | Meter | 1966 | Wind vane |
| United States | 1344 | 1968 | Eagle wind vane | |
| United States | 1344 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| United States | UX57 fdc1 | Cachet on postal card FDC | 1970 | Horse wind vane |
| United States | UX57 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | UX57 fdc3 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | UX57 fdc4 | Cachet (different) on postal card FDC | 1970 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | None | Cachet on Nimbus-4 and Topo-1 launch cover | 1970 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | None | Cachet on Nimbus-5 launch cover | 1972 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | UXC15 | Postal card | 1974 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | 1552 | 1974 | George Washington/Mount Vernon dove wind vane | |
| United States | UXC16 | Postal card | 1975 | Angel Gabriel wind vane |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1976 | Wind vane |
| United States | 2251 | 1987 | Wind vane | |
| United States | 2251a | All colors omitted | 1987 | Wind vane |
| United States | 2251b | Red and black omitted | 1987 | Wind vane |
| United States | None | Stamped enveloope | 1989 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | UX262 | Cancel on postal card | 1996 | Bird wind vane |
| United States | 3257 | USA in white, year in black | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc3 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc4 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Eagle wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc5 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | "Weather vane" (in text) |
| United States | 3257 fdc6 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc7 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc8 | Stamp and cachet (different color) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc9 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc10 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc11 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc12 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257 fdc13 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Goofy wind vane |
| United States | SP1287 | Souvenir page (3257) | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257-3258 fdc1 | Two stamps and cachet on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3257-3258 fdc2 | Two stamps and cachet (different) on FDC | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| United States | 3258 | USA and year in blue | 1998 | Weathercock/rooster wind vane |
| Wind Measurements6 | ||||
| Argentina | B105a | One of MS12 (B105g (2x (B105 (a-f)))) | 1984 | Wind rose (in Spanish text), looks like a compass rose |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | 189 | One of pair (189a (188-189 + label)) | 1993 | "Sondage de vent en Terre Adélie" (wind sounding in Adélie Land) |
| Hong Kong | 420 | 1983 | Wind rose | |
| Netherlands | B652 | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)), see detail | 1990 | Synoptic code message from DeBilt, Netherlands: wind direction (from 260 degrees) and speed (21 knots) |
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
| Portugal | 1113 | 1971 | Wind trace from anemometer (km/h) | |
| Portugal | 1113 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| United States | None | Cancel | 1984 | World record surface wind speed: Mt. Washington NH, 231 mph on 12 April 1934 |
| United States | 4053 4053_back | One of MS40 (4072a (4033-4072)), also back | 2006 | World record surface wind speed: Mt. Washington NH, 231 mph on 12 April 1934 |
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; "i" prefix denotes imperforate version.
**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.
1Cup anemometers unless otherwise specified. The number of cups is specified only for those items where the number is clear. Some of the images of anemometers are either too small or give a horizontal view of the anemometer so that the number of cups cannot be determined.
2Decorative wind vanes are commonly known as weather vanes; rooster wind vanes are commonly known as weathercocks.
3Same design was used from 1969 thru 1977.
4WMD = World Meteorological Day.
5Although not a typical wind vane, the wind-signal tower was used as a tool to measure the power of the wind and a signal to inform fishermen when they could sail into or out of the port.
6Quantitative measures of wind only.
7The two propeller-anemometer-like devices on these items are two wind-driven generators on Nomad ocean buoys.
8Wind-speed only on these items, because there is no wind vane for determining wind direction.
9Wind-direction only on these items, because there are no cups or propeller for determining wind speed with an anemoscope.
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