Please be aware that the year of a stamp may be slightly inaccurate. If a stamp has 2005 written on it but was technically released in 2006, I will have it listed in 2005 although other websites may have it the other way around. If you have difficulty finding a stamp, search the adjoining years.
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 are interesting AIDS stamps, but are not counterfeit issues and were never intended to be used as postage.
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 are stamps sometimes confused with AIDS stamps, but in fact have nothing to do with it.
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 collection of the AIDS on Stamps Project newsletters published by Blair Henshaw during the 1990's.
Pre-stamped envelopes - A collection of pre-stamped envelopes.
Pre-stamped postcards - A collection of pre-stamped postcards.
Downloadable Spreadsheet
An Excel spreadsheet (.xls) of all AIDS stamps is available courtesy 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, Philipines, 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, Mali, Polynesian Islands (French Polynesia)
2002 - Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Muslim/Sarajevo), Botswana, Macedonia, 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), Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa, Swaziland, Tuvalu, Vatican City, Venezuela
2005 - Algeria, Austria, Ghana, Jamaica, Macedonia, Malagasy Republic (Madagascar), Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts, Sao Tome and Principe (St. Tomas), Serbia and Montenegro, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zaire (as Democratic Republic of Congo), Zimbabwe
2006 - Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, India, Liberia, Macedonia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Philippines, Serbia
2007 - Angola, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Kiribati, Macedonia, Monaco, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Tanzania, Togo
2008 - Comoros, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe (St. Thomas)
2009 - Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Macedonia, Sao Tome and Principe (St. Thomas), 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, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, North Korea, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Syria, Togo, United Nations, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
View by country
(You will be taken directly to the stamp.)
Algeria - 1994, 2000, 2005, 2011
Andorra, French - 1994
Andorra, Spanish - 1994
Anguilla - 2004
Antigua & Barbuda - 2004
Armenia - 2011
Aruba - 2000
Australia - Pre-stamped envelopes
Austria - 2004, 2005, 2006, Cinderella stamps, Personalized stamps
Bahamas - 1995
Barbados - 2002
Bosnia-Herzegovina (Croat/Mostar) - 2000
Bosnia-Herzegovina (Muslim/Sarajevo) - 2002, 2011
Brazil - 1990, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2011
British Virgin Islands - 2007
Brunei - 1990
Bulgaria - Pre-stamped envelopes
Burma (Myanmar) - 1992
Cameroon - 1991, 1993, 2001, 2001
Canada - 1996
Cape Verde - 1991
Central African Republic - 1990
Chad - 2004, Illegal issues
Chile - 2000
China - 2003, Personalized stamps
Congo (Democratic Republic of) - See Zaire
Congo (Popular Republic of) - 1988
Costa Rica - 2000
Cuba - 2000
Cyprus - 1995
Denmark - 1996
Dominica - 2011
Dominican Republic - 2000, 2010
Egypt - 2007
El Salvador - 2008
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - See Yugoslavia
Fiji - 2011
France - 1994, 2004, Cinderella stamps, Personalized stamps
Gabon - 1996
Greece - 1992, Personalized stamps
Greenland - 1993
Guatemala - 1992
Guinea-Bissau - 1990, 2007, 2008, 2009, Under investigation
Honduras - 2001
India - 2006
Indonesia - 1997
Iraq - 2011
Israel - Personalized stamps
Italy - 1989
Jamaica - 2005
Japan - 1994
Jersey - 2010
Jordan - 1993
Kenya - 1991
Kiribati - 2007
Lesotho - 2001
Liberia - 2006
Luxembourg - 2011
Macedonia - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) - 1992, 2005, Under investigation
Malaysia - 1999
Maldives - 1988
Marshall Islands - 2000
Mauritius - 2011
Moldova - 2010
Mongolia - 2008
Montserrat - 2004
Nepal - 1993
Netherlands - 2004, 2005, 2010
Nevis - 2003
New Caledonia - Envelopes
Nicaragua - 2000
Niger - 1989, Illegal issues
Nigeria - 2003
North Korea (DPRK) - 2002, 2011
Palau - 2000
Pakistan - 2011
Papua New Guinea - 2005, 2007, 2008
Paraguay - 1995, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2011
Polynesian Islands (French Polynesia) - 2001
Portugal - 2007
Romania - 1999, 2011, Pre-stamped envelopes
Rwanda - 2003
St. Vincent (Union Island) - 2003
San Marino - 1988
Sao Tome and Principe (St. Thomas) - 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, Under investigation
Serbia - 2006, 2007, 2011. See also Yugoslavia; Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro - 2004, 2005
Slovakia - 2010
Solomon Islands - 2005
South Africa - 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, Under investigation
Spain - 2000
Suriname - 2000
Swaziland - 2004
Switzerland - 1994
Thailand - 1990
Trinidad & Tobago - 2002, 2003
United Nations - 1990, 2002, 2009, 2011
United States - 1993, Personalized stamps
Ukraine - 2011
Uruguay - 1991, 1993, 2000, 2011
Uzbekistan - 2011
Vanatu - 1991
Vatican City - 2004
Venezuela - 2004
Viet Nam - 1997
Yemen - 2005
Yugoslavia - 1988, 1999, 2000, 2002
Zaire - 1989, 1992, 2005 (as Democratic Republic of Congo)
Zambia - 1999