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Postal Administration issues of Railway-Related Stamps covering Multiple Countries:

Subject Click on Image Key Content Aspects covered in Article Posted / Updated
G.P.O.Berlin Hauptpostamt Berlin Briefmarken 1 Mark Tram Tracks
1900-1920		 Hauptpostamt Tram
& Tracks: Stamps
of Germany & Cols.		 Upgraded: Jan. 2020
Perforated
SPECIMEN		 image description All World Perforated with
word SPECIMEN
in any language		 New : January 2020
Sources of
Stamp Images		 Source Images for Stamps All-world Source
Material		 Postcards (mostly)
used for stamp design		 New: Oct. 2018
Unissued Unissued Railway Thematic Stamps All World
 Stamps Prepared
but not issued 		Updated: Nov. 2019
UPU 1949 Issue
British Com'wealth		 1949 British Empire Omnibus UPU Stamps UPU Low Value
1949		 List of the
63 Countries.		 New: c.2003

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Worldwide Thematic Articles on Iconic Railway Subjects:

Subject Click on Image Key Content Aspects covered in Article Posted / Updated
(Beyer-)Garratt
Locomotives		 Togo Beyer-Garratt Class EAR Class 59 Garratts on Stamps
& in sheet borders:
1949-2010		 World Thematics
+ RLS & Cinderellas.		 Published: July 2020
Hejaz Railway I :
Ottoman Empire
and Turkey		 Ottoman 1910 Hejaz Railway revenue Stamp Steam Train Postage Stamps &
Revenue Stamps
1904-1923		 Includes Issues
of Anatolian Govt.		 Published: April 2021
Hejaz Railway II :
Issues in Former
Ottoman Territory		 Syria Hejaz Railway Revenue stamp Steam Locomotive Postage Stamps &
Revenue Stamps
c.1917-1943		 Palestine, Grand-Liban,
Syria, Saudi etc.		 Published: April 2021
Sydney Harbour
Bridge (Australia)		 Sydney Harbour Bridge on Stamps 1932-2007: Stamps
& Postal Stationery
 All-world thematics
+ Australian postal
stationery & cancels		 Updated: Aug. 2019

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Postal-Administration issues : Railway-Related Stamps : One-Country (or one-design) Studies :

Country Click on Image Key Content Aspects covered in Article Posted / Updated
Bangladesh Bangladesh Independence local handstamps on railway train Stamps Local Handstamps
1971		 Independence from
Pakistan : Handstamps
of Local Postmasters		 New: May 2010
Belgian Congo

Congo Belge		 Belgian Congo Belge Stamps Belgian Congo
1894-1948		 Postage Stamps,
mainly Mols 50c +
Postal Stationery		 New: Oct. 2018
Belgian Congo

Congo Belge		 Belgian Congo Chemin de Fer du Bas-Congo à Katanga BCK Timbres-Poste Vicicongo Stamps Vicicongo & BCK
c. 1939-1970		 Vicicongo Railway
Parcel Stamps &
Chemin de Fer du Bas-
Congo à Katanga (BCK)		 New: Sept. 2018
Benin Benin Surcharge Stamps on trains Local Surcharges
1989-2009 & later		 Click to view article
(in new tab).		 Updated: Oct. 2018
Bolivia Bolivis Obligatory Tax Stamps Obligatory Tax
1944-1948		 Specialized Study New: January 2010
Bosnia-Serb. Bosnia Republika Srpska Stamps Provisional Issue
1992		 Click to view article
(in new tab)		 New: c.2004
Reworked: Mar 2020
China China Junk & Train 1913-1933 Stamps Junk & Train
1913-1933		 The Three Printings
& Regional Overprints		 Rewritten: Jan. 2020
China Transport Revenue stamps of China Transport Revenues
1948-c.1950		 Study of Printings,
Regional Overprints
& Local Oveprints		 New: Sept. 2018
China China Unit Stamps 1949 (Train) Unit Stamps (train)
1949		 Study of National,
Regional & Local
Issues: 1949/50		 Updated: May 2006
Re-styled: Apr.2020
Cook Islands Cook Islands Double Derrick - Aitutaki Penrhyn Niue Cook Is; Aitutaki
Niue; Penrhyn		 Photo Study &
Double Derricks 		Uploaded: May 2018
Costa Rica Costa Rica Telegraph stamps used for Postage - Trains Postage & Telegraph
1907-1945		 Postal Surchs.
Telegraph stamps
Varieties.		 New: c.2007
Colombia:
Santander
& Cucuta		 Colombia Santander & Cucuta Train Stamps Santander & Cucuta
1904-1907		 Study: Surcharge
Styles and Varieties		 Updated: Sept. 2005
Revised: Feb. 2020
Czech Army
in Siberia		 Czech Army in Siberia Stamps Armoured Train
1918-1920		 Identification
Issues & Proofs
Trans-Siberian Rly.		 New: c.2004
Rewritten: Mar.2020
Ecuador Ecuador Tobacco Tax Stamps Tobacco Tax Stamps
c. 1920-1946		 Postage, Telegraph
& Railway Revenue		 New: Sept. 2018
Ecuador Ecuador Railway Stamps of 1926 Railway Issue
1926		 Overprint Varieties
& Valuations		 New: c.2007
Rewritten: Mar.2020
Ecuador Ecuador Stamps 1929 Essay Steam Train Essay
1929		 Unadopted Essay
 New: c.2009
Re-edited: Mar.2020
El Salvador sellos postales El Salvador stamps 1891 1896 1897 Railway issues:
1891 1896 1897		 Stamps & Proofs
of three issues		 Updated: Jan. 2020
El Salvador Sellos El Salvador 1916 Teatro Theatre Stamps design Theatre/Tram Tracks
1916-1921		 Detailed Study
of Surcharges		 Reworked: Oct 2020
Updated: Jan. 2021
France France Occupation and Liberation Stamps 1940 Occupation
1944/45 Liberation		 German Occupation
of Dunkerque
& Liberation issues		 Updated: June 2004
French Eq.
Africa		 French Equatorial Africa Mindouli Viaduct Stamps and Revenue Stamps Mindouli Viaduct Middle Congo &
French Equatorial
Africa incl.Revenues		 Rewritten: May 2018
Guatemala Guatemala Stamps 1886 : Lithjo and Recess-Engraved Printings 1886-1900: unsurcharged
Quetzal & Train design		 Identifying Litho
& engaved printings		 New: May 2010
Re-styled: Apr.2020
Guatemala Guatemala Stamps 1920-22 Radio Station & Railway Bridge with train 1919-32: with surcharge
varieties & Officials		 Radio Station &
Railway Bridge.		 Updated: Oct. 2002
Re-written: April 2020
Guyana Guyana Millennium stamp sheet Millennium
2000		 Image(left) taken off
Chinese banknote
for thumbnail view!		 New: c.2004
Honduras Rep. Honduras Republic 1898 Railway Train stamp issue Locomotive Design
1898		 Description of
forgeries and
PERMITASE ovpts.		 Updated: May 2006
Replaced: Apr.2020
Honduras Rep. Honduras Republic stamps Ulua Railway Bridge 1915-1933 Ulua Bridge
1915-1933		 Overprints &
Surcharges incl.
rare airmails.		 Upgraded: Jan.2020
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1980s Definitives Queen's Head imprint dates Kowloon Station
1987-1990s		 Imprint Dates &
Miniature sheets		 New: c.2004
Updated: Feb. 2020
Isle of Man Isle of Man stamps; definitive imprint dates - trains Definitives
1988-1992		 Imprint Dates &
Booklet Panes		 New: c.2002
Upgraded: Mar 2020
Manchuria Manchurian Local Overpints Manchukuo Local Overprints/1945/46 39 fen steam
train on bridge
optd at 20+ towns		 Rewritten: April 2006
Updated: April 2020
Mexico Mexico 40c map 1 Peso & 5 Pesos Correos Mexico Tram Tracks Map & Post Office
1915-1934		 40c Map and Post
Office Design (1P, 5P)		 Rewritten: Jan. 2020
Mozambique
Company		 Mozambique Companny train stamps Printings Includes shades &
Waterlow Samples		 Rewritten: Feb 2020
Newfoundland Newfoundland railway stamps identified Printings
1910-1931		 Paper Mills
S.S.Caribou
Express Train		 New: c.2002
Updated Apr.2020
Nicaragua Nicaragua Momotombo Volcano Steam Train Stamps sellos Momotombo
1900-1905		 Recess / Litho +
Overprints & to
Private Order		 First uploaded: c.2004
Rewritten Mar.2020
Nicaragua Nicaragua Telegraph Stamps Train & Mount Momotombo Telegraphs
1900-1912		 Incl. varieties,
Zelaya & Cabo		 Updated: June 2012
& again in: May 2020
Paraguay Paraguay 15c Official Stamp Steam Train 1886 Official 15c
1886		 Plates of
Perf and Imperf
plus Proofs		 New: Nov. 2018
Peru Peru stamps 1871 Trencito train 'Trencito'
1871		 Study of shades
on World's 1st
commemorative?		 Updated: Nov. 2003
Rewritten: Mar. 2020
Updated: Jan. 2021
Spain Spain Railway Thematic Stamps sellos ferroviarios Espana All Issues
1883-1948		 Postage, Telegs,
Civil War,
Cinderellas		 New: February 2019
Sudetenland Sudetenland Stamps Overprints on Plsen Works etc Niklasdorf, Rumbrug, Reichenberg-Massersdorf, Karlsbad, Konstantinsbad Pilsen Works & loco
1938		 Various Local
pro-German opts		 New: c.2002
Updated: March 2020
Switzerland Switzerland Definitive Stamps 1930s/1940s Definitives
1934-1950		 Interpanneau,
tête-bêche, Gums,
Officials etc.		 Rewritten: Feb.2020
Turkey Turkey 1930 Sivas Railway stamps - Varieties Sivas Railway
1930		 Extensive study of
Surcharge Errors		 New: c.2004
Rewritten: Apr.2020
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia & Macedonia stamps Skopje Earthquake railway station clock & Macedonia
1975-1996		 Obligatory Tax
Stamps & Labels		 New: c.2016
Country Click on Image Key Content Aspects covered in Article Posted / Updated

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Other : Railway Parcel Posts; Locals; Poster Stamps; Cinderellas; Private Posts etc.

Subject Click on Image Key Content Aspects covered in Article Posted / Updated
Algeria Algerian Railways Parcel Post Stamps Control Handstamps
1941-1949		 Illustrated Listing of
Algerian Rly Parcels
+ Contrôle des Recettes
 Updated: Nov. 2006
Expanded: April 2020
Austria Austria Publicity Cinderella Stamps Austria Charity Stamps Railway Widows &
Orphans Charity Stamps		 New: c.2015
Updated: May 2020
Great Britain GB Stamps Strike Post 1971 Railway Thematics GB Strike Post
1971		 Stamps & Covers
of Postal Strike
Jan-Mar 1971		 New: c.2017
Netherlands Netherlands German Ticket Tax stamps A German Ticket Tax
collected for Germany
in The Netherlands 		Stamps Issued by
two Dutch railway
companies to pay
the tax, 1906-1917		 New: March 2021
Switzerland Switzerland Soldier Stamps Soldatenmarken Schweiz Soldier Stamps
WWI & WW2		 Soldier Stamps
Soldatenmarken
Timbres Militaires		 New: May.2020
Turkey &
Romania		 Turkey / Romania Danube & Black Sea Railway Danube & Black
Sea Rly: 1867		 Guide to Originals,
Reprints and
Forgeries 		New: c.2016

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