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Trains and Boats both... and unusual... since it is postal cut corners some help with numbers would be appreciated.  |
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The 1860 New Brunswick #6, (posted by Bee See and Rileysan) is the first stamp in the world to carry a picture of a train.
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the NB #10 is the first in the world to carry a ship.
Us NBers have always been trend-setters.
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The 1860 New Brunswick #6, (posted by Bee See and Rileysan) is the first stamp in the world to carry a picture of a train.
You get partial credit, XNBer  . The New Brunswick stamp is the first stamp issued by a government postal service, but the first stamp issued featuring a train in the US was the 1849-1851 Broadway Post Office in New York, NY (Scott # 26L1 and 26L2).  Brian |
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Here is an image of an oldie but goodie: Express train, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd, and issued by Newfoundland on January 3, 1928, Scott No. 149, SG No. 168. - nethryk  |
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That Newfie express is a beauty! I don't know if this subtle Nigerian has slipped through.  |
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Strange looking load... 1963? Was anything war-like going on over there at the time? |
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Scott's describes it only as a railroad tank car. Goulash?  From the same set, a lift truck in front of a rr mail car |
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| Edited by jamesw - 06/24/2011 1:29 pm |
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Hmmm... not the usual "tank car"... note also the 6-wheel trucks... heavy duty for extra heavy/long loads... |
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