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World Standards Day
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World Standards Day
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Below is a checklist of World Standards Day (WSD) (and ISO and related standards) 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 author using the e-mail address at the bottom of this page.
Farther below is a Summary by year of issue and WSD ordinal number of the number of countries issuing WSD items, as well as the number of WSD items that were issued. WSD themes are also provided in this summary.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Standards Day1 | ||||
| China (Taiwan) | 2066 | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day: Chinese quality mark | |
| China (Taiwan) | 2067 | |||
| Egypt (UAR) | 840 | 1970 | (1st) World Standards Day: 25th anniv. ISO, 1945: standardization emblems | |
| Egypt | 963 | 1974 | (5th) World Standards Day: UN Day: emblems, cogwheel, calipers: ISO | |
| Ethiopia | 1050 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, hand, foot, square: ESI | |
| Ethiopia | 1051 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, scales: ESI | |
| Ethiopia | 1052 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, rulers: ESI | |
| Ethiopia | 1053 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem, weights: ESI | |
| Ethiopia | 1054 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: emblem: ESI | |
| Iran | 2200 | 1985 | (16th) World Standards Day: National Standards Office emblem: ISO: ISIRI | |
| Iran | 2692 | 1996 | (27th) World Standards Day: two cogwheels, other industrial symbols | |
| Iraq | 868 | 1978 | (9th) World Standards Day: map of Iraq, ruler, globe, emblem | |
| Iraq | 869 | |||
| Iraq | 870 | |||
| Kuwait | 636 | 1975 | (6th) World Standards Day: measurement symbols: ISO, KSS | |
| Kuwait | 637 | |||
| Kuwait | 1295 | 1995 | (26th) World Standards Day: ISO, IEC, other emblems | |
| Kuwait | 1296 | |||
| Kuwait | 1297 | |||
| Libya | 708 | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day: emblems, coat of arms | |
| Libya | 709 | |||
| Libya | 710 | |||
| Nigeria | 394 | 1980 | (11th) World Standards Day: kilogram scale, centimeter ruler, emblem | |
| Nigeria | 395 | 1980 | (11th) World Standards Day: technician, quality control, emblem | |
| Saudi Arabia | 852 | 1982 | (13th) World Standards Day: symbols, cogwheel | |
| Sudan | 245 | 1972 | (1st) World Standards Day, 1970-10-14: emblems, measure: SSO | |
| Sudan | 246 | |||
| Sudan | 247 | |||
| Syria | 789 | 1977 | (8th) World Standards Day, 1977-10-14: measures, globe: ISO | |
| Syria | 988 | 1983 | (14th) World Standards Day: factory, ISO emblem: SASMO | |
| Syria | 989 | 1983 | (14th) World Standards Day: measuring equipment: ISO, SASMO | |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | ||||
| Finland | 383 | 1961 | (5th) General Assembly ISO, Helsinki, 1961-06-05: standardization symbol | |
| India | 392 | 1964 | 6th General Assembly ISO, New Delhi: calipers, globe, lotus: ISI | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3309 | 1967 | 7th General Assembly ISO, Moscow: congress type | |
| Turkey | 1863 | 1970 | 8th General Council Meeting ISO, Ankara: Hittite sun disk | |
| Turkey | 1864 | |||
| Related standards | ||||
| Australia | 636 | 1976 | 50th anniv. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), 1926: ruler, standards | |
| Austria | 1220 | 1982 | Geodesists’ Day: Office of Standards tower | |
| Brazil | 1492 | 1976 | Brazilian Bureau of Standards, ABNT, founded 1940 | |
| Denmark | 740 | 1983 | 300th anniv. weights and measures ordinance, 1683 | |
| India | 552 | 1972 | 25th anniv. India Bureau of Standards, 1947: plumb line, symbols: ISI | |
| Korea (South) | 803 | 1971 | 10th anniv. industrial standardization, 1961: slide caliper, KS emblem | |
| Netherlands | 677 | 1986 | 300th anniv. Amsterdam Datum Ordinance, 1686: land elevation gauge | |
| Netherlands | 793 | 1991 | 75th anniv. Netherlands Normalization (Standardization) Institute, 1916: electrical wiring | |
| Russia (USSR) | 4370 | 1975 | 50th anniv. Committee for Standardization of Communications Ministry, 1925: standardization symbols | |
| Switzerland | 736 | 1983 | 100th anniv. Machine Manufacturers Association, 1882: micrometer, pattern, standards | |
*Scott catalog number.
**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.
***World Standards Day and ISO General Assembly ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.
1The date, 14 October, was chosen because it was on that day in 1946 that delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and consequently decided to create a new international organization dedicated to the coordination and unification of standards work. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was officially formed one year later and it was at the prompting of an ISO President that the first World Standards Day was celebrated on 14 October 1970.
Below is a summary, by year of issue and WSD ordinal number, the World Standards Day (WSD) postal items listed immediately above.
| Year of Issue | WSD Ordinal Number | Number of | WSD Theme | |
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| Countries | Items | |||
| 1970, including Sudan 245-247 | 1st | 2 | 4 | |
| 1971 | 2nd | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972, except Sudan 245-247 | 3rd | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 4th | 1 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 5th | 1 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 6th | 1 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 7th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 8th | 3 | 6 | |
| 1978 | 9th | 1 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 10th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 11th | 1 | 2 | |
| 1981 | 12th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 13th | 2 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 14th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 15th | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 16th | 1 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 17th | 0 | 0 | International Standardization (Poster symbolizes what the standardization profession strives for in every project - to make pieces fit without constraints on choice or imagination.) |
| 1987 | 18th | 0 | 0 | International Standardization (Poster shows an engineering component (a wing screw). Engineering drawing is part of the standard technical language itself. Rationalization and agreement should free the imagination from repetitive tasks, giving free rein to ideas and a practical basis for implementation of technology.) |
| 1988 | 19th | 0 | 0 | International standardization for light and lighting (Slogan: Spotlight on international standards) |
| 1989 | 20th | 0 | 0 | Standards for Health Technology (Slogan: Improving health security) |
| 1990 | 21st | 0 | 0 | Environment (Slogan: Restoring the environment) |
| 1991 | 22nd | 0 | 0 | Safety (Slogan: Safety at work) |
| 1992 | 23rd | 0 | 0 | Global trade (Slogan: International standards: A key to open markets) |
| 1993 | 24th | 0 | 0 | Information technology (Slogan: Information management - Faster and better with global standards) |
| 1994 | 25th | 0 | 0 | Consumers (Slogan: Standards and the consumer: Partners for a better world) |
| 1995 | 26th | 1 | 3 | Transportation (Slogan: A world on the move – International standards help transport people, energy, goods and data) |
| 1996 | 27th | 1 | 1 | Services (Slogan: Raising standards for services) |
| 1997 | 28th | 0 | 0 | Trade (Slogan: World trade needs worldwide standards) |
| 1998 | 29th | 0 | 0 | Standards in daily life |
| 1999 | 30th | 0 | 0 | Standards in the Construction industry (Slogan: Building on standards) |
| 2000 | 31st | 0 | 0 | International Standards for Peace and Prosperity (Slogan: Harmony for prosperity) |
| 2001 | 32nd | 0 | 0 | Environment (Slogan: The environment and standards – Close together) |
| 2002 | 33rd | 0 | 0 | Standards and conformity assessment (Slogan: One standard, one test – Accepted everywhere) |
| 2003 | 34th | 0 | 0 | Information and communication technologies (Slogan: Global standards for the global information society) |
| 2004 | 35th | 0 | 0 | Standards connect the world |
| 2005 | 36th | 0 | 0 | Standards for a safer world |
| 2006 | 37th | 0 | 0 | Standardization and small business (Slogan: Standards: Big benefits for small business) |
| 2007 | 38th | 0 | 0 | Standards and the global village |
| 2008 | 39th | 0 | 0 | Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings |
| Total: 11 out of 39 years | Total: 31 items | |||
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