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Below are checklists of the following types of ozone and ozone-related 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 ozone-monitoring satellites page.
See also the following Contributors to Meteorology involved with ozone:
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozone | ||||
| Antarctica | P6 | $100. (banknote) | 1996 | ozone |
| Antarctica | P13 | $100. (banknote) | 2001 | ozone |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1988 | First ozone sounding at Vicecomodoro Marambio Meteorological Station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1990 | Recommencement of ozone soundings at Vicecomodoro Marambio Meteorological Station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1992 | Inauguration of ozone measuring station at Belgrano 2 Base |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1992 | Belgrano 2 ozone measuring station |
| Argentina | None | Cachet on cover | 1993 | Vicecomodoro Marambio station: ozone measurements and other atmospheric studies |
| Argentina | 1989 | 1998 | Infant; protect ozone layer | |
| Austria | 666 | 1961 | 75th anniv. Sonnblick observatory | |
| Austria | 666 fdc | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| Austria | 666 blackprint | Blackprint | ||
| Austria | None | Cancel | 1976 | 90th anniv. Sonnblick observatory |
| Austria | 1359 | 1986 | 100th anniv. Sonnblick observatory | |
| Austria | 1359 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| British Antarctic Territory | 176 (Mi177) | 1991 | ozonesonde | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 177 (Mi178) | 1991 | Dobson spectrophotometer | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 178 (Mi179) | 1991 | Ozone hole | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 179 (Mi180) | 1991 | Ozone studies by aircraft | |
| British Antarctic Territory | 283 (Mi296) | 1999 | British Antarctic Survey discovery: ozone hole | |
| Chad | 765 | 1998 | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | |
| Chad | 766 | 1998 | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | |
| Chad | 767 | 1998 | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | |
| Chad | 768 | 1998 | Protect the ozone layer: ozone emblem | |
| Chile | 897 | One of strip of 5 (901a (897-901)) | 1990 | Aerosol spray can (red) |
| Chile | 901b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (897-901)) | 1990 | Aerosol spray can (red) |
| Chile | 902 | One of strip of 5 (906a (902-906)), inscribed "D.S.20" | 1990 | Aerosol spray can (red) |
| Chile | 906b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (902-906)) | 1990 | Aerosol spray can (red) |
| Chile | 974 | One of strip of 2 (975a (974-975)) | 1991 | Ozone hole |
| Chile | 988 | One of strip of 5 (992a (988-992)) | 1992 | Aerosol spray can (yellow) |
| Chile | 992b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (988-992)) | 1992 | Aerosol spray can (yellow) |
| Chile | 993 | One of strip of 5 (997a (993-997)), inscribed "D.S.20" | 1992 | Aerosol spray can (orange) |
| Chile | 997b | Booklet pane of 10 (2x (993-997)) | 1992 | Aerosol spray can (orange) |
| Chile | 1165c | One of MS10 (1165 (a-j)) | 1996 | Sunscreen; don't get a sunburn |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | 2002 | Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card, also back | 2002 | "too much UV can lead to cataracts, and too much UV-B can cause skin cancer and weaken the immune system" |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postal card | Unknown | "Ozone hole has been as large as 24 million sq km" (in text) |
| Croatia | None | Cancel | 2003 | Ozone molecule |
| Cuba | 3391 | 1992 | Ozone hole; values in Dobson units | |
| Domincan Republic | 1412 | 2005 | Aerosol spray can | |
| France | 673 | 1951 | Pic du Midi observatory | |
| France | 673 maxi | Maxicard | ||
| France | None | Cachet on cover | 1974 | NASA Campaign: Nike Ozone rocket |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C115 | One of strip of 2 (C116a (C115-C116 + label)) | 1991 | Ozonesonde; ozone hole; possible spectrophotometer |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C116a cover | Strip of 2 on cover | ||
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | C131 | 1994 | LIDAR station | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 1997 | Ozone |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 2003 | Ozonesonde |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | Cachet on cover | 2004 | Ozonesonde |
| French Southern and Antarctic Territories | None | (Square blue) cachet on cover | 2008 | Ozone |
| Germany (East) / Russia (USSR) | None | Cancel and (black) cachet on cover (with Russian stamp) | 1989 | Ozonesonde |
| Germany (East) | None | Cancel and (violet) cachet on cover | 1989 | Ozonesonde |
| Germany (West) | None | Cachet on cover | 1987 | Alfred Wegener Institute: ozone |
| Germany (West) | 1884 fdc | Cachet on FDC | 1995 | Ozone hole |
| Germany | 2090 | 2000 | Zugspitze observatory | |
| Germany | 2090 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| Germany | None | Cancel | 2000 | Ozone researcher: Erich Regener |
| Germany | B966 (Mi2508) | 2006 | Protection of ozone layer | |
| Ghana | 2143 | 1999 | UV effect on aquatic life | |
| Ghana | 2144 | 1999 | Schematic ozone layer | |
| Ghana | 2145 | 1999 | UV effect on Earth | |
| Ghana | 2146 | 1999 | Schematic blocking of UV rays | |
| Ghana | 2147 | 1999 | CFC uses: be "ozone friendly" | |
| Great Britain | 1464 (Mi1415) | 1992 | Child's drawing of ozone layer; Save the Ozone Layer (on meter) | |
| Great Britain | 1463-1466 fdc | FDC and meter | ||
| Greece | 2056a cov | Cancel and cachet on cover | 2004 | International Ozone Commission (IOC): Quadrennial Ozone Symposium |
| Greenland | None | Cachet on cover | 1996 | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment (EASOE) |
| Grenada Grenadines | 1293 | 1991 | Use natural coolers | |
| Grenada Grenadines | 1298 | SS1 | 1991 | Protect ozone layer, plant more trees |
| Jordan | 1554 | 1997 | Protect ozone layer; hand symbol | |
| Kazakhstan | 283b | One of MS3 (283 (a-c)) | 1999 | Protect the ozone layer |
| Kiribati | 731 (Mi790) | 1998 | Aerosol spray can | |
| Kiribati | 731 specimen | Specimen | ||
| Kuwait | 1369 | 1997 | Protect ozone layer; hand symbol | |
| Kuwait | 1370 | |||
| Kuwait | 1371 | |||
| Kuwait | 1369-1371 fdc | Three stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | 1444 | SS1 | 1990 | "Freon"; greenhouse effect theme |
| Mexico | 2060 | 1997 | ozone depletion equation | |
| Mexico | Unknowns (new issue) | Pair of stamps | 2007 | Ozone |
| Mozambique | 1293 | 1997 | Protect the ozone layer | |
| Netherlands | 766 | 1991 | Aerosol spray can | |
| New Zealand | None | Cancel on cover | 1990 | Air chemistry: aerosol spray can |
| New Zealand | None | Cinderella | Unknown | Save our ozone |
| Norway | 1260 | 2000 | Aerosol spray can | |
| Pakistan | 882 | 1997 | Save the ozone layer | |
| Pakistan | 882 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Panama | 794 | One of strip of 2 (794a tête-bêche pair (2x 794)) | 1992 | Save the ozone layer; ozone hole |
| San Marino | Unknown (new issue) | 2008 | Symbolic UV effect on humans | |
| Switzerland | 1060 | 1999 | O3 formula | |
| Tonga | 737 | 1990 | Ice caps melt as ozone holes grow | |
| Tonga | 737 specimen | Specimen | ||
| Tonga | 737 mono-proof | Monochrome proof | ||
| Tonga | 737 plate-proof | Plate proof | ||
| United Nations (Geneva) | 243a | Strip of 4 (240-243) | 1993 | Symbolic strong solar and UV radiation reaching earth |
| United States | None | Cancel on cover | 1898 | Ozone Park, New York |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1912 | Reference to ozone and climate |
| United States | None | Advertising cover | 1916 | Reference to ozone-belt |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1918 | Ozone, Idaho |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1937 | Ozone, Tennessee |
| United States | None | Meter | 1952 | Sunburn |
| United States | None | Address | 1968 | South Ozone Park, New York |
| United States | None | Backstamp | 1968 | South Ozone Park Station, Jamaica, New York |
| United States | None | (Orbit) cachet on Nimbus-4 launch cover | 1970 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1971 | Ozone, Tennessee |
| United States | None | (Centennial?) cachet on Explorer-55 launch cover | 1975 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (?) cachet on stratospheric balloon launch cover | 1975 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on NOAA-B launch cover | 1980 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (Space Voyage) cachet on NOAA-B launch cover (different color) | 1980 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (Rubber-stamp) cachet on NOAA-B launch cover | 1980 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | Cachet on cover | 1986 | National Ozone Expedition (NOZE) |
| United States | None | Backstamp | 1987 | Ozone Park, New York |
| United States | None | Cancel | 1998 | Ozone, Arkansas |
| United States | None | (Printed) cachet on SciSat-1 launch cover | 2003 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (Printed) cachet on SORCE launch cover | 2003 | "ozone" (in text) |
| United States | None | (Printed) cachet on EOS-Aura launch cover | 2004 | "ozone" (in text) |
| Uzbekistan | 329 | 2002 | Protect the ozone layer | |
| World Ozone Day (annually: 16 September)1 | ||||
| Brazil | 2761 | 2000 | (6th) World Ozone Day | |
| Colombia | 1250 | One of MS6 (1250a (6x 1250)) | 2005 | (11th) World Ozone Day |
| Colombia | 1250 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| Croatia | 408 | 1999 | (5th) World Ozone Day | |
| Croatia | 408a | In (surrounding) margin of MS12 (12x 408) | ||
| Egypt | 1595 | 1995 | (1st) World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1596 | |||
| Egypt | 1595-1596 fdc | FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1597 | |||
| Egypt | 1597 fdc | FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1622 | 1996 | 2nd World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1623 | |||
| Egypt | 1622-1623 fdc | FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1824 | 2002 | (8th) World Ozone Day | |
| Egypt | 1824 fdc | Stamp and cancel on FDC | ||
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2001 | 7th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2002 | 8th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2004 | 10th World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel, see also insert | 2006 | (12th) World Ozone Day |
| India | None | Special commemorative envelope and cancel | 2006 | (12th) World Ozone Day |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown (new issue) | MS4 | 2008 | (14th) World Ozone Day |
| Mexico | 2015 | 1996 | (2nd) World Ozone Day | |
| Mexico | 2015 sc | Souvenir Card | ||
| Oman State | None | Cancel | 1998 | (4th) World Ozone Day |
| Russia | 6415 | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day | |
| Salvador (El) | 1464 | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day | |
| Serbia | 400 | From MS8 (400a (8x 400 + label)) | 2007 | (13th) World Ozone Day |
| Serbia | 400 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Slovakia | None | Stamped envelope | 1997 | (3rd) World Ozone Day |
| Montréal Protocol (1987)2 | ||||
| Bahrain | 497 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Bahrain | 498 | |||
| Bahrain | 499 | |||
| Bahrain | 500 | |||
| Belarus | 210a | Strip of 2 (209-210 + label) | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Czechoslovakia | None | Postal card | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Czechoslovakia | None | Postal card | 2004 | 16th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Cuba | 4782 | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Cuba | 4782 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| Egypt | 1652 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Egypt | 1653 | |||
| Greece | None | Cancel on cover | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Greece | None | Cancel on postcard back, also front | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
| Iran | 2710 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Peru | 1156 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Peru | 1156 fdc | Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Vincent | 2488 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1265 | 1997 | 10th anniv. Montréal Protocol | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1266 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 1349 | 2001 | 13th meeting of Parties to Montréal Protocol | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Unknown ss (new issue) | SS1 | 2007 | 20th anniv. Montréal Protocol |
*Scott cataloge number; P = Pick banknote catalog number.
**FDC = first day cover; SS# = Souvenir Sheet, MS# = Miniature Sheet, where # = number of stamps in the strip or sheet; and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.
***World Ozone Day ordinal numbers given in parentheses are not specifically noted on items, but are based on year of issue.
1World Ozone Day: the official United Nations name is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (IDPOL); annually, starting 16 September 1995.
2Montréal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. The treaty was opened for signature on 16 September 1987 and entered into force on 1 January 1989.
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