28 May (Personalized and Private Mail Stamps ) within release United Kingdom : Festiniog Railway goes into circulation Stamp Portmadoc with Mountaineer and train, c. 1870 face value 6 British penny (old)
Stamp Portmadoc with Mountaineer and train, c. 1870 in catalogues | |
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Colnect codes: | Col: UK-FER 1969-01/02 |
Stamp is square format.
• Designer: Michael Seymour. • Printer: T. Stephenson & Sons, Prescot. • Sheets of 12 stamps (4 rows of 3 stamps). • Perforations: 11 and 11ź. Number Printed: • 28th May 1969: 12,000 (Sheet numbers 00001-01000) - perforation 11. • 13th August 1969: 12,000 (Sheet numbers 01001-02000) - perforation 11. • 15th November 1969: 12,000 (Sheet numbers 02001-03000) - perforation 11ź.Also in the issue United Kingdom : Festiniog Railway:
Stamp Portmadoc with Mountaineer and train, c. 1870 it reflects the thematic directions:
A locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight trains.
Railways - Transportation system made up of metal rails which is designed to allow trains to maneuver on the tracks from one location to the next.