AIDS on Stamps

Topics of interest

Archived News - AIDS stamp news that no longer appears on the home page of this website.

Stamp booklets - Stamp booklets promoting AIDS Awareness. The stamps in these booklets may or may not be about AIDS.

Cinderella issues - These AIDS stamps were never intended to be used as postage. They are often created as artistic or awareness endeavors.

Illegal issues - These are illegally marketed stamps that touch on the subject of AIDS.

Famous people with AIDS - These are stamps of famous people with AIDS.

Not an AIDS stamp - These stamps are inaccurately confused or marketed as AIDS stamps.

Personalized stamps - These are valid stamps that are customizable and not officially released by a postal service.

Under investigation - These stamps may or may not be about AIDS, but require additional research.

Local posts - Stamps issued by local postal services. Today's local posts are usually operated by hobbyists.

The Breakup of Yugoslavia - An easy to understand guide to the breakup of Yugoslavia and how it relates to the region's 30+ AIDS stamps.

AIDS on Stamps Project - A complete set of AIDS on Stamps Project newsletters published by Blair Henshaw during the 1990's.

Postal stationery - envelopes - Official postal envelopes bearing AIDS logos or information.

Postal stationery - postcards - Official postal postcards bearing AIDS logos or information.

Postal stationery - India - India's whopping 130+ pieces of AIDS-related stationery.

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet of AIDS stamps has been posted on Google Docs. I maintain this spreadsheet on behalf of the Gay and Lesbian History on Stamps Club.

View by year

1988 - Bhutan, Congo (Popular Republic of), Ethiopia, Guyana, Maldives, San Marino, Uganda, Yugoslavia

1989 - Burkino Faso, Italy, Mexico, Niger, Senegal, Zaire

1990 - Brazil, Brunei, Central African Republic, Guine-Bissau, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, United Nations

1991 - Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Turkish Cyprus, Uruguay, Vanatu

1992 - Argentina, Burma (Myanmar), Greece, Guatemala, Malagasy Republic (Madagascar), Zaire

1993 - Bolivia, Cameroon, Greenland, Jordan, Nepal, Peru, Russia, United States, Uruguay

1994 - Algeria, Andorra, Angola, France, Japan, Macedonia, Mali, Monaco, Philippines, Switzerland

1995 - Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Paraguay

1996 - Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Gabon, Macedonia, Syria, Tanzania

1997 - Belarus, Brazil, Indonesia, Macedonia, Paraguay, Turkish Cyprus, Viet Nam, Wallis & Futuna

1998 - Macedonia, South Africa, Wallis & Futuna

1999 - Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Romania, South Africa, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of), Zambia

2000 - Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Croat/Mostar), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Suriname, Uruguay, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of), Zimbabwe

2001 - Bangladesh, Cameroon, Germany, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Macedonia, Polynesian Islands (French Polynesia)

2002 - Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Muslim/Sarajevo), Botswana, Macedonia, Mali, Namibia, North Korea (DPRK), South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, United Nations, Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)

2003 - Brazil, China, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Macedonia, Nevis, Nigeria, Rwanda, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda

2004 - Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Chad, France, Macedonia, Montserrat, Netherlands, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe (St. Thomas), Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa, Swaziland, Tuvalu, Vatican City, Venezuela

2005 - Algeria, Austria, Jamaica, Macedonia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts, Serbia and Montenegro, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zaire (as Democratic Republic of Congo), Zimbabwe

2006 - Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Liberia, Macedonia, Malagasy Republic (Madagascar), Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia

2007 - Angola, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Egypt, Kiribati, Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Tanzania

2008 - Comoros, El Salvador, Ghana, Liberia, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Togo

2009 - Comoros, Macedonia, Tanzania, United Nations

2010 - Argentina, Dominican Republic, Jersey, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovakia

2011 - Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Muslim/Sarajevo), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Dominica, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, North Korea, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Syria, Togo, United Nations, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan

2012 - Iraq, Macedonia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, South Africa, Uganda

2013 - Macedonia, Niger, North Korea, South Africa, Tuvalu

2014 - Monaco

2015 - (None)

2016 - El Salvador, Hong Kong, Macedonia, Sierra Leone

2017 - Isle of Man, Macedonia

2018 - Macedonia

2019 - Togo

2020 - Canada, Italy

2021 - Sierra Leone

2022 - (None)