Following on from the Great
British
Railways, issued 19 August 2010, and the England
miniature sheet in February 2011 this is the second of a series of
Miniature Sheets that illustrates steam locomotives in use in each of
the home countries.
The earliest railways in Scotland were built for commercial and
industrial purposes to convey coal to local waterways, and Classic
Locomotives of Scotland features steam locomotives used not just on the
public railway network, but also in many industrial locations like
factories, quarries and docks. The Miniature Sheet margin shows the
LNER Class K2 2-6-0 crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct with a Fort
William-to-Mallaig train, 1947.
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Technical details:
Working in collaboration with railway expert Professor Colin Divall of the
National Railway Museum, Brian Delaney of Delaney Design Consultants,
trawled through thousands of photographs to find these contemporary photos
of steam locomotives in England. The sheet is printed by Cartor
Security Printing in lithography. Dimensions: 179mm x 74mm, with all
over phosphor. The 41 x 30mm stamps are perf 14.5 x 14.
All stamp and postmark images are Royal Mail copyright 2011/12.
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Special Postmarks available on the day of this issue will be shown here. These images may not be to scale.
Ref M12713 - Classic Locos of Scotland Retail
Book Railway Rd, Birmingham |
Ref L12707 Autumn Stampex 27 September (same design as 26th Sept shown.) |
Ref S12729 Classic Locomotives of Scotland, The
North British Railway Company. Glenlyon, Aberfeldy |
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This page updated 8 October 2012