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French Equatorial Africa 3rd May 1937 defs "logging near Mayumba" not sure how accurate the SG description is, my research suggests that the Trans-Gabon Railway went nowhere near Mayumba, which is on the coast. Besides which, until the 1970's Gabon had no rail system -?  designed - J. Douy |
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French West Africa 24th March 1947 defs "Girl and Bridge"  designed - P Munier |
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Senegal 15th December 1935 defs Faidherbe Bridge, Dakar (named after the then governor of Senegal, Louis Faidherbe). The bridge is over 500m long and links Saint-Louis to the African mainland.  designed - Azibert General Faidherbe - his image was used on French colonial stamps of several West African countries.  |
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Edited by Outremer01 - 03/01/2020 3:01 pm |
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>not sure how accurate the SG description is, my research suggests that the Trans-Gabon Railway went nowhere near Mayumba, which is on the coast. Besides which, until the 1970's Gabon had no rail system -? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo...cean_RailwayThe bridge on the stamp passes over the river Loémé between the villages of Bilala and Mvouti, about 115 kilometers from Pointe Noire. The 6 arches are made of reinforced concrete and stand on masonry bridge piers. |
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Great Britain Bridges March 5, 2015 Peace Bridge is a cycle and foot bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Northern Ireland. It opened in June 2011, connecting Ebrington Square with the rest of the city center.  |
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Brazil Diplomatic Relations with Czech and Slovakia May 26, 2020 Part of the strip of four stamps depicts Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge in Brasilia.  |
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Belgium EUROPA - Bridges June 11, 2018 The minisheet depicts Pont des Trous, an 13th-century stone bridge of Gothic style spanning the river Scheldt at Tournai in Belgium.  |
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Mexico Road Infrastructures September 26, 2011 Texcapa bridge is located in Huauchinango, in the far north of the state of Puebla. The "fin back" style concrete bridge stands at 147 maters high with a span of 171 meters. It is opened in 2005.  |
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Canada Historic Covered Bridges June 17, 2019 The stamp set depicts Hartland Covered Bridge (New Brunswick), Powerscourt Bridge (Quebec), Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge (Quebec), West Montrose Bridge (Ontario), Ashnola No.1 Bridge (British Columbia).      |
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 Singapore 2020 Joint Issue with Hungary: Bridges. The stamp on the left features the Szechenyi Chain Bridge of Budapest, and the stamp on the right features the Cavenagh Bridge in Singapore. |
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Serbia Bridge over Danube River April 29, 2021 The stamp marks the 75th Anniversary since the construction of the road-railway bridge over Danube River in Belgrade.  |
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