This stamp shows a locomotive used to transport both people and mail in its day.
Continue ReadingSteel Plant 25c Carmine Rose
This parcel post stamp shows a steel plant.
Continue ReadingMail Train 5c Carmine Rose
This parcel post stamp shows a mail train, presumably carrying parcels.
Continue ReadingRailway Clerk 3c Carmine Rose
This parcel post stamp shows a railway postal clerk collecting parcels.
Continue Reading1984 Caboose 11c Red
This coil stamp shows a caboose from the 1890s. It is part of the Transportation Coils series and is perforated 10 vertically. It is intended for bulk rate mail. This particular stamp is also a precancel from Vandalia, Ohio. (I need to retake this picture so the stamp s orientated correctly.)
Continue Reading1982 Locomotive 2c Black
This coil stamp shows a locomotive from the 1870s. It is part of the Transportation Coils series and is perforated 10 vertically. (I need to retake this picture so the stamp s orientated correctly.)
Continue Reading1975 Trains 10c Multicolored
This stamp commemorates the 200th anniversary of the USPS by showing old-time and modern trains that carry mail.
Continue Reading1974 ZIP Code 10c Multicolored
This stamp promotes the use of the ZIP code on mail.
Continue Reading1970 Christmas Train 6c Multicolored
This stamp was issued to celebrate Christmas, 1970. It shows a toy train and is part of a set of four Christmas toys.
Continue Reading1950 Railroad Engineers 3c Violet Brown
This stamp commemorates the railroad engineers of America. It shows John Luther (Casey) Jones, an engineer who was killed in a train wreck near Vaughn, Mississippi.
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