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Below are checklists of the following types of barometers and pressure-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 whose names were used for pressure units:
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of item** | Year of Issue | Type of Barometer or Pressure Measurement (units) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometers (and Barographs) | ||||
| Algeria | 351 (Mi451) i351 | 1966 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Algeria | 351 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1968 | Barograph |
| Australia | 431-432 fdc1 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australia | 431-432 fdc2 | Cachet (different color) on FDC | ||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L58 | 1984 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | L57-L58_cover | One stamp on cover | 1998 | Aneroid barometer |
| Brazil | None | Cachet on WMD2 cover | 1964 | Barograph |
| Canada | 479 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC, also detail | 1968 | Aneroid barometer |
| Canada | 479 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1968 | Aneroid barometer |
| Canada | 479 fdc3 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1968 | Aneroid barometer |
| Canada | 479 fdc4 | Cachet (different) on FDC | 1968 | Barometer (in text) |
| Canada | 1287 fdc (Mi1196 fdc) | Cachet on FDC | 1990 | Barograph in open instrument shelter |
| Chad | 100 i100 | CDT with Congo 111 and Gabon 170 | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Chad | 100 proof | Die proof | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 | CDT with Chad 100 and Gabon 170 | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Congo (Republic) | 111 proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Congo (Republic) | 111 proofs | Color proofs | ||
| France | None | Postcard | 1958 | Qualitative barometer |
| Gabon | 170 | CDT with Chad 100 and Congo 111 | 1964 | Barograph, aneroid barometer |
| Gabon | 170 proof1 | Die proof (blue) | ||
| Gabon | 170 proof2 | Die proof (green) | ||
| Gabon | 170 proof3 | Die proof (black) | ||
| Gabon | 170 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Germany (West) | None | Meter | 1980 | Manometer advertisement |
| Great Britain | 956-959 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1981 | Barograph |
| Great Britain | 1963 (Mi1924) | 2001 | Portion of aneroid barometer | |
| Great Britain | 1963 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc1 | Four stamps on FDC | 2001 | Aneroid barometer |
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc2 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc3 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc4 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc5 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc6 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc7 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc8 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc9 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc10 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc11 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc12 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc13 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc14 | Four stamps on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc15 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc16 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc17 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc18 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc19 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc20 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc21 | Four stamps on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 fdc22 | Four stamps and cancel on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 pack | Presentation pack | ||
| Great Britain | 1963-1966 card | Publicity card | ||
| Great Britain | 1964 (Mi1925) | 2001 | Portion of aneroid barometer | |
| Great Britain | 1964 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1965 (Mi1926) | |||
| Great Britain | 1965 fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 (Mi1927) | |||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain | 1966 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a | MS4 (1963-1966) | 2001 | Aneroid barometer |
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc1 | MS4 on FDC | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc2 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc3 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc4 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc5 | MS4 on FDC (different cancel) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc6 | MS4 and cachet on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc7 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc8 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc9 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc10 | MS4 on FDC (different), also insert | ||
| Great Britain | 1966a fdc11 | MS4 on FDC (different) | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299 | 2008 | Aneroid barometer (hPa or mb1, and mm Hg) | |
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1297-1301 fdc | One stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| Great Britain (Jersey) | 1299a | In (upper-right) margin of MS10 | ||
| Hungary | 3490 (Mi4339) | 1995 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Aneroid barometer |
| Italy | 754 | 1958 | Mercury barometer | |
| Italy | 754 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Monaco | 1476 | 1985 | Barograph | |
| Monaco | 1476 maxi | Maxicard | 1985 | Barograph |
| Morocco | 103 | 1964 | Barograph trace | |
| Netherlands | B621 | 1986 | Aneroid barometer | |
| New Caledonia | 322 | 1962 | Barograph | |
| New Caledonia | 322 ds | Deluxe sheet | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc1 | Stamp on FDC | ||
| New Caledonia | 322 fdc2 | Stamp on FDC (different) | ||
| Nigeria | 311-312 essay | Essay (18k) | 1973 | Barograph |
| Norway | 355-357 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1957 | Graduated manometer (on right side of globe) |
| Russia (USSR) | 2165 | 1958 | (Possible) small barometer | |
| San Marino | 1043 | 1983 | Mercury barometer | |
| Tunisia | 441 | 1964 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Tunisia | 441 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Tunisia | 621 | 1973 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Uganda | 1200 (BL207) | SS1 | 1994 | Barograph |
| United Arab Emirates | 668 (Mi643) | 2000 | Two aneroid barometers (complete and partial) | |
| United Arab Emirates | 669 (Mi644) | 2000 | Aneroid barometer (partial) | |
| United Arab Emirates | 668-669 fdc | Two stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC | 2000 | Multiple aneroid barometers |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1861 | Portable barometer |
| United States | None | Postcard | 1907 | Mule barometer |
| United States | 2032 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1983 | Jeffries and mercury barometer |
| Upper Volta | C21 | 1965 | Aneroid barometer | |
| Upper Volta | C21 die-proof | Die proof | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 deluxe-proof | Deluxe proof | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 imperf-pair | Imperforate pair | ||
| Upper Volta | C21 fdc | FDC | ||
| Viet Nam (South) | 235 | 1964 | Barograph | |
| Viet Nam (South) | 236 | |||
| Viet Nam (South) | 237 | |||
| Viet Nam (South) | 238 | |||
| Viet Nam (South) | 235-238 fdc | Cachet on FDC | ||
| Viet Nam (South) | 447 fdc1 | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | Manometer, barograph |
| Viet Nam (South) | 447 fdc2 | Cachet (different) on FDC | ||
| Viet Nam (South) | 447 folder | Cachet on FDC folder | ||
| Atmospheric Pressure and Pressure Units | ||||
| Grenada | 1537 | 1987 | Boyle's Law: pressure and volume | |
| Ireland | 332-333 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1973 | High pressure (1032 mb or hPa)1 |
| Liberia | Mi2901 | One of MS17 (Mi2893-2909 + label) | 2000 | Study of barometric pressure |
| Netherlands | B652 | One of book of 4 (B652a (B650-B651+2x B652)), see detail | 1990 | Synoptic code message from DeBilt, Netherlands: pressure (979.6 hPa) and pressure tendency (falling, then rising 3.0 hPa in past 3 hours) |
| Netherlands | B650-B652 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC | ||
*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel.
**CDT = common design type; 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.
1Pressure units in millibars (mb) and hectopascals (hPa) are equivalent in value, the first is old-metric and the second is SI-metric.
2WMD = World Meteorological Day.
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