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Below is a checklist of standard time and time zone (and Gregorian Calendar) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.), as well as items on banknotes and coins. 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.
| Country | Catalog Number* | Type of Item** | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
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| Standard Time and Time Zones | ||||
| Argentina | 1314 | 1981 | 100th anniv. Naval Observatory, 1881: 24 time zones | |
| Great Britain | 742 | 1975 | European Architectural Heritage Year: 300th anniv. Royal Observatory, Greenwich | |
| Great Britain | 1058 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Meridian, 1884: prime meridian, (Apollo-11 ?) satellite view | |
| Great Britain | 1059 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Meridian, 1884: prime meridian, English channel map | |
| Great Britain | 1060 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Meridian, 1884: prime meridian, Greenwich observatory | |
| Great Britain | 1061 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Meridian, 1884: prime meridian, George Airy's transit telescope | |
| Great Britain | 1338 | 1990 | Astronomy: Greenwich Old Observatory, sextant, chronometer | |
| Great Britain (Isle of Man) | KM1051 | 1 crown (coin) | 2000 | Old Royal Observatory clock face with embedded brass strip from original Prime Meridian |
| Japan | 732 | 1961 | 75th anniv. Japanese standard time, 1886: sun, earth, meridian | |
| Japan | 1676 | 1986 | 100th anniv. Japanese standard time, 1886: meridian, clock, outline | |
| Korea (North) | 2402 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Mean Time, 1884: clock face | |
| Korea (North) | 2403 | SS1 | 1984 | 100th anniv. Greenwich Mean Time, 1884: clock face |
| Liberia | KM443 | $10. (coin) | 2000 | Greenwich Meridian |
| New Zealand | 1628 | From MS10 (1628a (10x 1628)) | 2000 | Year 2000: International Date Line: world map, sun |
| Tonga | 586 | 1984 | 100th anniv. International Date Line, 1884: George Airy, Greenwich Meridian pioneer | |
| Tonga | 587 | 1984 | 100th anniv. International Date Line, 1884: Sanford Fleming, time zone pioneer | |
| Tonga (Niuafo'ou) | 46 | 1984 | 100th anniv. International Date Line, 1884: South Pacific map | |
| Tonga (Niuafo'ou) | 47 | 1984 | 100th anniv. International Date Line, 1884: globe, map | |
| Uganda | 1658m | One of MS17 (1658 (a-q + label) | 2000 | Millennium: Highlights of 1850-1900: world time zones establishment |
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| Germany (West) | 1383 | 1982 | 400th anniv. Gregorian Calendar, 1582: calendar illumination | |
| Vatican City | 715 | 1982 | 400th anniv. Gregorian Calendar, 1582: surveying the globe | |
| Vatican City | 716 | 1982 | 400th anniv. Gregorian Calendar, 1582: edict of reform | |
| Vatican City | 717 | 1982 | 400th anniv. Gregorian Calendar, 1582: presenting edict | |
| Vatican City | 717a | MS3 (715-717) | 1982 | 400th anniv. Gregorian Calendar, 1582 |
*Scott catalog number; KM = Krause and Mishler coin 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.
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