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International Hydrological
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Below is a checklist of International Hydrological Decade (IHD), as well as other atmospheric water cycle 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.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Hydrological Decade (IHD) | ||||
| Albania | 953 | 1966 | ||
| Albania | 954 | |||
| Albania | 955 | |||
| Albania | 956 | |||
| Brazil | 1020 | 1966 | ||
| Cambodia | 185 | 1967 | ||
| Cambodia | 186 | |||
| Cambodia | 187 | |||
| Canada | 481 | 1968 | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Canada | 481 fdc2 | Stamp and cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Ceylon | 398 | 1966 | ||
| Ceylon | 399 | |||
| Chad | 154 | 1968 | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 1570 (Mi675) | 1968 | ||
| China (Taiwan) | 1571 (Mi676) | |||
| Cuba | 1723 (Mi1798) | 1972 | ||
| Cuba | 1724 (Mi1799) | |||
| Cuba | 1725 (Mi1800) | |||
| Cuba | 1726 (Mi1801) | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1931 | 1974 | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1931a | MS4 (4x 1931) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1932 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1932a | MS4 (4x 1932) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1933 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1933a | MS4 (4x 1933) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1934 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1934a | MS4 (4x 1934) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1935 | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1935a | MS4 (4x 1935) | ||
| Czechoslovakia | 1931+1934 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Gabon | 227 | 1968 | ||
| Greece | 849 | 1966 | ||
| Guinea | 433 | 1966 | ||
| Guinea | 434 | |||
| Guinea | 435 | |||
| Jordan | 539 | 1967 | ||
| Jordan | 540 | |||
| Jordan | 541 | |||
| Korea (South) | 591 | 1967 | ||
| Lebanon | C493 | 1966 | ||
| Lebanon | C494 | |||
| Lebanon | C495 | |||
| Lebanon | C496 | |||
| Malagasy Republic | 404 | 1967 | ||
| Malagasy Republic | 404 proof | Die proof | ||
| Mali | 105 | 1967 | ||
| Mauritania | 250 (Mi342) | 1968 | ||
| Mauritania | 250 proof1 | Deluxe proof | ||
| Mauritania | 250 proof2 | Die proof | ||
| Niger | 167 | 1966 | ||
| Niger | 167 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Nigeria | 207 | 1967 | ||
| Nigeria | 208 | |||
| Papua New Guinea | 241 | 1967 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 244 | |||
| Poland | None | Postal card | 1973 | |
| Russia (USSR) | 3251 (Mi3275) | 1966 | ||
| Russia (USSR) | 3251 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 641 | 1973 | ||
| Senegal | 283 | 1967 | ||
| Senegal | 284 | |||
| Senegal | 285 | |||
| Senegal | 286 | |||
| Syria | C372 | 1966 | ||
| Syria | C373 | |||
| Thailand | 500 | 1968 | ||
| Togo | 640 | 1968 | ||
| Togo | 640 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Togo | C90 | |||
| Togo | C90 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| Turkey | 1757 | 1967 | ||
| Turkey | 1758 | |||
| Atmospheric Water Cycle | ||||
| Australia | 1267 (Mi1306-1310) | Strip of 5 (1267 (a-e)) | 1992 | Elements of the water cycle: rain or lack of rain affect surface moisture and the water table which in turn affect evaporation (drier, less evaporation, "soil blows away"; moister, more evaporation, "forests increase rain") |
| Canada | 481 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Full water cycle |
| Cape Verde | None | Non-overprint of 487 (immediately below) | 1986 | Painting Vapor by Hundertwasser (symbolic water vapour in the atmosphere) |
| Cape Verde | 487 | Stamp (immediately above) overprinted | ||
| Germany (East) | None | Cachet on cover | 1986 | H2O - water cycle: precipitation and symbolic evaporation |
| Israel | Unknown (new issue) | 2008 | Part of the water cycle: ice crystals in clouds become rain drops falling to the surface | |
| Lebanon | C748 | 1975 | Symbolic evaporation and cloud formation | |
| Portugal | 2801 | 2007 | Precipitation is part of the "Ciclo de Įgua" (water cycle) | |
| San Marino | 539 | From MS6 (539a (4x 539)) | 1962 | Symbolic evaporation |
| United States | None | Cachet on EOS-Terra launch cover | 1999 | (Symbolic) evaporation contributing to cloud formation; precipitation falling from the clouds |
| United States | None | (Same) cachet on EOS-Terra launch cover (different cancel) | ||
*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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