c. 1968

The Locomotive.

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*** *** *** I'm stampolina and I love to take photos of stamps. Thanks for visiting this pages on flickr. I'm neither a typical collector of stamps, nor a stamp dealer. I'm only a stamp photograph. I'm fascinated of the fine close-up structures which are hidden in this small stamp-pictures. Please don't ask of the worth of these stamps - the most ones have a worth of a few cents or still less. By the way, I wanna say thank you to all flickr users who have sent me stamps! Great! Thank you! Someone sent me 3 or 5 stamps, another one sent me more than 20 stamps in a letter. It's everytime a great surprise for me and I'm everytime happy to get letters with stamps inside from you! thx, stampolina For the case you wanna send also stamps - it is possible. (...I'm pretty sure you'll see these stamps on this photostream on flickr :) thx! stampolina68 P.O.Box / Postfach 6 3250 Wieselburg Austria - Europe * * * * * * * * * stamp Germany 1 DM 100pf. train railway Bundespost Berlin postage timbre Allemagne selo Alemanha chemin de fer selo sello ferrocarril francobollo ferrocarril sellos postzegel Duitsland Allemagne selo Alemanha sellos postzegel Duitsland 1DM 100 pfennig

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This is a lot of 25 different vintage tram / subway / metro / underground train postage stamps from various countries around the world. The stamps you see in the photos are the ones you will receive. A perfect gift for a stamp collector, a metro / subway train / railway / tram fan or to be used to embellish journals, greeting cards, altered books, scrapbook pages or your special art creations. Thanks for looking.

Ce fantastique pack contient 30 pièces, provenant du monde entier. Toutes les pièces ne sont pas en anglais et toutes ne proviennent pas de l'Australie (à l'exception de l'enveloppe de la poste aérienne et de la page du livre). Vous recevrez : ~ Guides touristiques et brochures ~ Cartes à jouer ~ Étiquette de fromage ~ Cartes postales ~ Étiquettes de boîte d'allumettes ~ Enveloppes timbrées et vierges ~ Enveloppe pour pièce de monnaie ~ Billets de train/tram/entrée ~ Lettre manuscrite ~ Timbres-poste ~ et plus encore... Cette sélection ne contient pas de photocopies ni d'impressions numériques et tous les articles sont vintage. Vous recevrez exactement ce paquet. Excellent pour tous les types de travaux manuels sur papier, le scrapbooking, les cartes, les techniques mixtes, le collage, etc. Le paquet mesure environ 30 cm x 23 cm (12" x 9"). Vous pouvez voir tous mes packs éphémères dans ma boutique ici - https://etsy.me/2DnTcsP

New Brunswick 1860 Scott 6 1c red lilac "Locomotive" The first image of a train on a stamp Into the Deep Blue One of the joys of collecting stamps is there are so many different ways one can go about it. Many collectors find a thematic approach a great way to focus a collection. Although my general interests are broad- namely WW 1840-1940, what would happen if I looked at the collection through the prism of a thematic subject? Planes, Trains, and Automobiles One of my favorite movies was the 1987 comedy with Steve Martin and John Candy called "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles". How about if I took those themes and looked at the first 100 years of philately? But I will need to pick one theme for closer focus. And the choice was easy. What did I long for, while poring over the tattered pages of the Sears or Montgomery Ward catalogues as a child? A train set. (And no, I never received one, and then my interests moved on.) Shall we see what the classical era of stamp issues offer us for "trains"? (And the classical era is defined for the purposes of this post as 1840-1940 WW and 1840-1952 British Commonwealth.) Stanley Gibbons Thematic Catalogue Now this post is not a serious attempt at exhaustively exploring the theme of "Trains on Stamps", but a whimsical snapshot of "train and railroad" images found in my collection for the classical era. But if one gets seriously hooked with "Trains on Stamps", there is plenty of information published or on the internet. I'm not going to list resources here, because a brief search should get you started quickly. U.S. 1869 Scott 114 3c ultramarine "Locomotive" Let's begin with the United States, and the little steam locomotive has been chugging on this stamp since 1869. This was part of the first pictorial issue of the United States, and is considered by many to still be one the most beautifully engraved issues. The locomotive is a classic 4-4-0* of the period, and probably a wood burner because of the flared shape of the smokestack. ( 4-4-0*- Steam locomotives used the Whyte system for wheel arrangement in North America, and consists of three digits: The number of wheels before the driving wheels, the driving wheels, and the trailing wheels, if any.) The 3c rate was the "workhorse" of the 1869 issue, as it paid the domestic 1/2 oz rate. Although it was not specifically stated, the 3c locomotive design was probably selected because of the completion of the trans-continental railroad in 1869. The 1869 issue is beloved today, but it was not popular at the time (small size? radical change in subject?). There was a special reprint of the 3c in 1875 (Scott 125) for the Centennial International Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Only 1,406 of them became ultimately available, and CV is now $3,150. U.S. 1901 Scott 295 2c carmine & black "Empire State Express" The Pan-American Exposition Issue (in Buffalo, NY) of May 1, 1901 is, for some collectors, the most beautiful of all U.S. issues because of the classic bi-color engraved designs. The 2c carmine & black shows a 4-4-0 locomotive and passenger cars. It is the "Empire State Express" of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Did the train actually exist? The photograph by A.F. Yates of No. 938 Yes, and here is the photograph on which the stamp image was based! The information was published first in "Stamps" of May 22, 1937 by Allan M. Thatcher. The photograph resides in the Smithsonian Institute. The No. 938 was a standard locomotive of class 870 built by Schenectady Locomotive Works beginning in 1891. The No. 938 was built in 1898. U.S. 1913 Scott Q5 5c carmine rose "Mail Train" In 1913, there was a 12 denomination series, all in carmine rose, issued that was intended exclusively for parcel post. And the regulations at the time specified that only these parcel post stamps could be applied to parcel post mail! The same color for all of the denominations, the size (often too large for the parcel tag), the awkward sheet number (45!), and the restrictive regulations themselves made this issue highly unpopular with postal clerks, and the official usage period was only six months. Then, any stamp could be used for parcel post. The 5c carmine rose shows a moving "mail train" approaching a suspended mail bag. The design was based on a photograph of a still train at Union Station, Washington, D.C. The train appears to be a 0-8-0 of the period, but I found no information that the train has ever been identified. U.S. 1913 Scott Q9 25c carmine rose "Manufacturing" The 25c carmine rose is labeled "manufacturing", and is based on a photograph of a steel plant in South Chicago. There is a rail car in the foreground. Although the Parcel Post stamps themselves were unpopular among the postal clerks, the concept of introducing parcel post service in 1913 was an important one: for now, the post office raised their weight limit from 4 pounds to ultimately 50 lbs, and there was little restriction on what could be mailed. Canada 1929 Scott 157 20c dark carmine "Harvesting Wheat" Canada is surprisingly not a major contributor to trains on stamps for the classical era. In fact, most of the British Commonwealth, with their tendency for having monarchs on the stamps, provide little or no train designs during the classical era. Canada does have a few train images if one looks carefully.. The focus of this 1929 stamp is the wheat harvest. But in the background, the transcontinental is going by. Canada 1951 Scott 311 4c dark gray "Trains of 1851 and 1951" Canada also has this design, recalling the steam trains from 1851, and the "modern" trains of 1951. The occasion was the Centenary of the British North American postal administration. Canada Special Delivery 1927 Scott E3 20c orange "Five Stages of Mail Transportation" The Canada 1927 Special Delivery stamp show various "stages" of mail transportation. Dog sleds are included, but I don't see a motor vehicle. ;-) Newfoundland 1928 Scott 149 5c slate green "Express Train" Newfoundland has, from the 1928 fifteen stamp issue, an image of an express train crossing Newfoundland. This stamp was re-engraved for the 1929 issue. A steam locomotive is hauling a coal car and four passenger coaches. Newfoundland Railway- Main and Branch lines The Newfoundland Railway operated from 1898 to 1988. The gauge was a narrow 3'6", and the main line was 548 miles. Newfoundland 1932 Scott 210 24c light blue "Loading Iron Ore at Bell Island" A 1932 Newfoundland issue stamp shows the iron ore docks at Bell Island. As I grew up on the shores of Lake Superior close to the Mesabi Iron Range, the scene is familiar indeed! Bell Island Pier, Circa 1900 The iron ore was delivered via train. The 1932 stamp does not directly show a train, but the association is so strong in my mind, that I had to exhibit the stamp. ;-) New Brunswick 1860 Scott 6 1c red lilac "Locomotive" The earliest representation of a locomotive on stamps that I have is from New Brunswick 1860 - engraved, from the American bank Note Company. The depiction is said to be Engine No. 9 of the European and North American railway. In fact this stamp is considered to be the first depiction of a train on a stamp. Engine No. 9 Here is a pic of Engine No. 9. Map of the European and North American Railway The illustration shows an 1850 map of the European and North American Railway. The railroad clearly goes through New Brunswick. The map is found at the U.S. Library of Congress website. Argentina 1921 Scott 286 3c violet "Allegory, Pan-America" In Argentina, for the 1st Pan-American Postal Congress in 1921 in Buenos Aires, six stamps were issued with this allegorical design. Note the train on the right. Austria 1937 Scott 385-387 Centenary of Austrian Railways For the centenary of railways,, Austria in 1937 issued a three stamp set depicting the first locomotive "Austria", a modern steam locomotive, and a modern electric train. A general comment: I noted an increase in train and railroad themed stamps for many countries during the 1930s, celebrating a centenary of railroads. Belgium 1895 Scott Q20 50c carmine The 1882-1997 Belgium Parcel Post and Railway stamps all have this stylized design of an engine. "Chemins de Fer" is a French phrase for "Railroad". "Spoorwegen" is the similar Flemish one. Belgium 1916 Scott Q75 1.10fr ultramarine The Belgium 1916 lithographed "railway" issue of 20 stamps have a "winged wheel" and the train design. Of interest the 1.10 franken denomination script here is then found as "1.10 frank" for the 1920 issue stamp. These are known as the Le Havre issue, as they were printed by Waterlow & Sons for the Belgium government in exile in Le Havre, France. Belgium 1920 Scott Q94 1fr gray The Belgium 1920 "winged wheel" and "train" issue of 21 stamps changed the design. Note the thick bar and solid circle below "FR". Belgium 1920 Scott Q125 3fr deep rose The 1920-21 issue of 29 stamps has two bars under the "FR". Belgium 1934 Scott Q182 4fr red violet "Modern Locomotive" The 1934 three stamp set is printed by photogravure. Belgium 1935 Scott Q184 10c rose carmine "Modern Railroad Train" The Belgium 1935 engraved 24 stamp issue consists of two "train" designs: Here the "Modern" train is shown. Belgium 1935 Scott Q203 20fr green "Old Railroad Train" The other design shows an old train. The issue was in commemoration of the Centenary of the Belgium State Railway. Brazil 1924 Scott 273 10r red violet "Railroad" Brazil had, between 1920-24, four typographed stamps from four different issues ( 1 unwmked, 3 kinds of wmk) illustrate a train, and scripted "viacao" for "railroad" This is the only classic era stamp with a "train" theme for Brazil. Bulgaria 1939 Scott 346 1 l yellow green "Early Locomotive" For the 50th anniversary of the Bulgarian State Railways, a four stamp issue was produced in 1939. The printing was through photogravure. Bulgaria 1939 Scott 347 2 l copper brown "Modern Locomotive" Combing through the 1840-1940 Scott catalogue, it is apparent that there was an increase during the 1930s of "train" issues, because of anniversary commemorations. Bulgaria 1939 Scott 348 4 l red orange "Train Crossing Bridge" Here, a viaduct supports a railroad with the stamp image showing a train crossing. There are a number of stamps in the classical era where a viaduct or bridge is illustrated, but it is not always clear if the viaduct or bridge is for a road or a railroad. China 1913 Scott 205 3c blue green "Junk" The famous and iconic "Junk" issues of China have a surprise for those that carefully look at the stamp: A train in the background! China 1923 Scott 256 7c violet The three major issues (1913- London Printing, 1915- Peking printing, 1923 re-engraved) all show the train, but with subtle differences. Costa Rica 1929 Scott 150 13c on 40c deep green Telegraph stamp surcharged for postage In 1929, Costa Rica had a group of telegraph stamps surcharged for postage. And so, another train enters the scene. ;-) Czechoslovakia 1938 Scott 249 50h deep green "View of Pilsen" Scenes of "industry" on stamps need to scrutinized for railroad tracks or trains. Here, this 1938 engraved Czechoslovakian stamp has such. Ecuador 1908 Scott 174 1c red brown "Locomotive" Ecuador has this 1908 engraved specimen printed by Waterlow & Sons. The issue was for the opening of the Guayaquil- Quito Railway. Building this quite spectacular narrow gauge railroad in 1908 took 4,000 lives, including 2,700 Jamaican laborers. The 282 mile line climbs to 11,480 feet. By 2008, only 10% of the Ecuadorian railway network was operational because of El Nino 1980s-1990s rains and floods destroyed the tracks. But the Guayaquil-Quito route has been recently restored, and the four day, three night luxurious journey using a restored old steam locomotive, colored cherry red, can now be booked for $1,200. :-) Ecuador 1930 Scott 309 16c red & yellow green "Landscape" For the centenary of the founding of the republic in Ecuador, an attractive bi-color thirteen stamp issue was produced. The 16c red & yellow green, with the pictorial theme "Landscape", suggests that Ecuador is the place for tourists. A close look will reveal a train in the landscape. Ecuador 1936 Scott 346 1c rose red Tobacco stamp overprinted in black Note the train on the left for this Ecuador tobacco stamp that is overprinted for postal use. Egypt 1933 Scott 168 5m brown & gray "Locomotive of 1852" For the 1933 International Railroad Congress held in Heliopolis, a four stamp set was produced by Egypt showing various trains. France 1937 Scott 327 30c dark green "Electric Train" For the 13th International Railroad Congress held in France in 1937, a two stamp engraved issue was released. This illustration depicts an electric train. France 1937 Scott 328 1.50fr dark ultramarine "Streamlined Locomotive" An art deco design is apparent for this "modern' streamlined locomotive. French Equatorial Africa 1937 Scott 33 1c brown & yellow "Logging on Loeme River" For this 1937 French Equatorial Africa stamp, the subject is "logging". But a careful look will reveal a train crossing over the viaduct. Germany 1935 Scott 459 6pf dark green "The Eagle" For the Centenary of Railroad in Germany, there was a four stamp issue released in 1935. The "Eagle" ("Alder" in German) was built by Robert Stephenson in Newcastle, England in 1835, and delivered to the Bavarian Ludwig Railway for service between Nuremberg and Furth. "Adler" photograph 1850s This steam locomotive had a wheel arrangement of Whyte 2-2-2. Germany 1935 Scott 460 12pf copper red "Modern Express Train" European travel by train is still a viable possibility for many- contrast that with U.S. ;-) Germany 1935 Scott 461 25pf ultramarine "The Hamburg Flyer" The Fliegender Hamburger was the world's fastest between stations at the time (77 mph), and the diesel powered train carried passengers between Berlin and Hamburg beginning in 1933. Germany 1935 Scott 462 40pf red violet "Streamlined Locomotive" The four set issue has a CV of

*** *** *** I'm stampolina and I love to take photos of stamps. Thanks for visiting this pages on flickr. I'm neither a typical collector of stamps, nor a stamp dealer. I'm only a stamp photograph. I'm fascinated of the fine close-up structures which are hidden in this small stamp-pictures. Please don't ask of the worth of these stamps - the most ones have a worth of a few cents or still less. By the way, I wanna say thank you to all flickr users who have sent me stamps! Great! Thank you! Someone sent me 3 or 5 stamps, another one sent me more than 20 stamps in a letter. It's everytime a great surprise for me and I'm everytime happy to get letters with stamps inside from you! thx, stampolina For the case you wanna send also stamps - it is possible. (...I'm pretty sure you'll see these stamps on this photostream on flickr :) thx! stampolina68 P.O.Box / Postfach 6 3250 Wieselburg Austria - Europe * * * * * * * * * great italian stamp Italy francobollo Ferrovia Retica € 0.65 Italy train railway bollo francobolli porto Briefmarke Italien timbre Italy sellos Italiana selo postage 65c Poste Repubblica Italiana Italija markica 义大利 邮票 إيطاليا طوابع italien frimærker Briefmarken Itálie razítka timbre italie Ιταλία γραμματόσημα イタリア スタンプ Itālija markas Италия марки 이탈리아 우표 Itália selos sellos İtalya pulları bélyegek Olaszország อิตาลี แสตมป์ Italia perangko इटली टिकटों timbre stamp selo italian franco bollo postage porto sellos marka briefmarke francobollo revenue frankatur zegels mapka Italy postzegels Italy Italiana € 65c traжелезная дорогаin railway railroad Eisenbahn demiryolu σιδηροδρομικός السكك الحديدية 铁路 ferroviaire jernbane 鉄道

A commemorative issue of 10 stamps to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1st passenger train to be hauled in South Africa, was released on 25 June 2010. Click on image for a more detailed picture. This image provided by kind permission of the South African Post Office via Boon Boonzaaier (My special thanks to Boon). Permission is hereby granted to use the mentioned stamp images in your magazine article on the following conditions: That the kind permission given by the South African Post Office to use such stamps images will be acknowledged by the author of the article. The actual stamp image including all colours in the stamp image will not be altered in any other way i.e. the image must be the exact replica of the original stamp artwork. No graphic additions are to made to the stamp images in whatever form. Preferably the stamps images must be made smaller or bigger to the actual size of the stamp. A hard copy of the article/magazine must be sent to the South African Post Office for the attention of: Philatelic Services, Att: Thea Clemons Private Bag X 505, Pretoria, 0001 South African Railways 150 Anniversary - Stamp Issue on 25 June 2010 NEW SA RAIL STAMPS Posted on 12 March 2009 by Railways Africa Editor Boon Boonzaaier’s proposal to South Africa’s Stamp Advisory Committee – that there should be a special issue to mark the 150th anniversary of the first train trip in South Africa – has been officially approved. Boon’s specific suggestions were as follows - 1860 “Natal” – the first locomotive to run in South Africa. (Preserved on Durban station) 1937 Class NGG16 Garratt – the most important class on numerous narrow-gauge lines, with 34 built between 1937 and 1968. Many are running today in Wales, Australia and the USA, following closure of South Africa’s once extensive narrow-gauge empire. 1948 Class 24 – the ultimate power on branch lines all over South Africa (except Natal). 1952 Class GMAM Garratt. South Africa was the largest user of the Garratt principle and these engines were the ultimate development of this concept. 1954 Class 25 Condensor. These 90 engines – the largest non-articulated steam locomotives in the world – were designed to re-use their water and savings up to 85% were recorded. No other country employed condensing engines on a scale as large as this. 1981 Class 26. The only example, a rebuilt class 25 4-8-4 known as the “Red Devil”, was used as an experiment to modernise steam traction. Although some 30% saving in water and coal use was recorded, no other conversions were made but the knowledge gained was used in China where steam engines were still being built as recently as 2002. 1981 Class 35 diesel-electric. These units spelled the end of steam traction on branch lines. 1982 Class 9E electric units, 50kV AC. The most powerful electric units on Cape gauge, they haul heavy iron ore trains between Sishen and Saldanha. 2009 Class 19E. These powerful dual-voltage electric locomotives are the latest development of traction power on the Transnet system. 2010 The Gautrain high-speed train running on brand-new, standard-gauge track represents the latest milepost in the development of railways in South Africa. . [ Boon’s motivation described Gautrain as “the first high-speed railway development in South Africa”. This achievement, Les Pivnic has pointed out, was actually accomplished 25 years ago by the “Metroblitz” express, connecting Pretoria with Johannesburg in 42 minutes. This is the same timing aimed at by Gautrain, even though the Blitz, running on conventional Cape-gauge track, had to go by way of Germiston. – editor, Railways Africa. SOURCE: Original article published here on the Railways Africa webpage.

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*** *** *** I'm stampolina and I love to take photos of stamps. Thanks for visiting this pages on flickr. I'm neither a typical collector of stamps, nor a stamp dealer. I'm only a stamp photograph. I'm fascinated of the fine close-up structures which are hidden in this small stamp-pictures. Please don't ask of the worth of these stamps - the most ones have a worth of a few cents or still less. By the way, I wanna say thank you to all flickr users who have sent me stamps! Great! Thank you! Someone sent me 3 or 5 stamps, another one sent me more than 20 stamps in a letter. It's everytime a great surprise for me and I'm everytime happy to get letters with stamps inside from you! thx, stampolina For the case you wanna send also stamps - it is possible. (...I'm pretty sure you'll see these stamps on this photostream on flickr :) thx! stampolina68 P.O.Box / Postfach 6 3250 Wieselburg Austria - Europe * * * * * * * * * stamp Italy timbre Italie 25 Lire postage train railway railroad selo sello Italia francobolli почтовая марка Италия pullar İtalya 邮票 义大利 Briefmarken Italien Giornata del francobollo stamp timbre poste-timbre bolli francobolli sello franco porto postage Briefmarken selo bollo stamps "почтовая марка" 邮票 yóupiào γραμματόσημα frimærker 우표 markas znaczki "posta ücreti" pullar ค่าไปรษณีย์ bélyegek