Cars / Automobiles / Trucks On Stamps

to Nells 250: I'm sorry, I made a mistake in the translation and fixed it...

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Benz Velo of 1894, printed by photogravure (Courvoisier S.A.), and issued by Luxembourg on March 4, 1985 to commemorate the centenary of the invention of the first automobile by German automotive pioneer Carl Benz (1844-1929), Scott No. 725, plus a photo of a Benz Velo.

- nethryk

Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American industrialist who developed the assembly line technique of mass production and founded the Ford Motor Company. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Ford and depictions of an assembly line, a Model T Ford (1908), and the emblem of the automobile collection of the Prince of Monaco, designed by Monacan artist and illustrator Alain Giampaoli (1946- ), engraved by Yves Beaujard, and issued by Monaco on March 10, 2008 to commemorate the centenary of the production of the Model T, Scott No. 2488.

- nethryk

NICE! Another to put on the "want" list!

5 folders of Sinclair Oil Early American Car Stamps

STAMPFAN9 - do you have an idea of when those labels were issued?

Nells250, The only thing that looks like a date on the folder is 10-52, but the honest answer is I don't know. The images are the front and back of folder 1.

I'd say the envelope date is a pretty darn good hint!!

Nells250 - Thanks!

Soon after the outbreak of World War I, the French Sixth Army was reinforced on September 7, 1914 by 10,000 French reserve infantry troops ferried from Paris, 6,000 of whom were transported in 600 Parisian taxi cabs sent by the city's military governor, General Joseph Gallieni. In France, the "taxis de la Marne" became a potent symbol of unity and national solidarity throughout the rest of the war. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the taxis de la Marne, designed and engraved by Claude Hertenberger, and issued by France on September 5, 1964 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory at the Battle of the Marne, Scott No. 1108, Y&T No. 1429.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a couple rambling about in a Panhard et Levassor, 1914, designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Mali on August 12, 1968, Scott No. 112, plus a photo of a similar model.

- nethryk

Backing up to StampFan9's images of the Sinclair Oil Classic Car Stamps, here's a newspaper ad dated 12/31/1952 that advertises the "free" promotion:



It certainly brings you back to the days when you actually got something from your gas station for fuel purchases. I remember the days when you would actually get service at a service station, such as gas pumped for you, windshields washed, oil checked, etc. Then you'd still get any array of free road maps, ice scrapers, key chains, glasses, lucky bucks cards, etc., all back when gas was about 85% lower than what gas prices are today!

That ad. is just so cool. Thank you sir.

WT1 - gee, THANKS for reminding me that BOTH of my cars have rust "issues".

(insert sobbing here)

The GAZ-67 was a general purpose four wheel drive Soviet military vehicle first built in 1943. Here is an image of a souvenir sheet depicting a GAX-67 jeep and a map showing the route of Kim Il Sung's inspection tour of the front at the end of the Korean War, printed by lithography, and issued by (North) Korea on July 27, 1998 in commemoration the 45th anniversary of North Korea's "victory," Scott No. 3754, plus a photo of a Soviet GAZ-67.

- nethryk