Download or read book Railroad History on American Postage Stamps written by Anthony J. Bianculli and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering a span of almost two centuries, Railroad History on American Postage Stamps tells the stories behind the many United States postage stamps that portray railroad history. Almost 200 stamps depicting railroading highlights including land grants, the completion of the transcontinental railroad, railroad heroes (from John Henry to Casey Jones), and equipment from famous locomotives to workaday freight cars are described in fascinating vignettes. In addition, a major chapter covers railroad issues, labor and the law. There is even a section identifying many famous individuals with surprising railroad associations including Irving Berlin, Nelly Bly, John Wayne, Samuel Clemens, Emily Dickinson, Will Rogers and Cary Grant. Extensively researched by the author over a period of more than two years, the book treats the reader to a treasure trove of little-known yet interesting facts that capture the reader's attention from the first page to last. Includes an extensive bibliography and Scott Number index.

Download or read book Mainline Railway Stamps written by Howard Piltz and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this second book in the Transport Philately series on public transport issues featured on postage stamps, once again the author will combine two of his lifelong hobbies as he looks at railways around the world on standard gauge tracks that encompasses the majority of the western worlds major railway arteries. The book will also illustrate railways on other, similar gauges of track where they constitute a country's major arteries, but it is not an exhaustive survey encompassing every country and every issue for that one needs to refer to major catalog issues by such well-known authorities as Stanley Gibbons Plc.There have been many and varied reasons why postal authorities have issued stamps featuring railway subjects, varying from major anniversaries to national pride, the latter often from the former Eastern-bloc countries but that is not by all means.The Royal Mail in the UK has certainly not ignored railways, especially in later years, and the author will visit probably more of his native country's stamps than most other countries', but he's biased.The author often looks in his albums to try to understand why a particular country will sometimes be represented by bulging sections, while others are represented by but one or two stamps. And so, the book follows the story around the world in roughly an eastern journey, learning about some of the national histories on the way and admiring the attentions of some extremely accomplished artists that mean philatelists and rail-lovers alike can enjoy many beautiful miniature works of art.

Download or read book A List of Postage Stamps of the World Associated with Railways written by Richard Philip Cornish and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 101 Trains on Stamps Volume 1 The Art of Locomotives on Postage Stamps written by Ephraim Durnst and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Narrow Gauge Railway Stamps written by Howard Piltz and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This, the first of four books, looks at the treatment of varying aspects of public transport with the aid of postage stamps, either issued by the postal authorities of most of the worlds nations, or some of the railway companies themselves, especially heritage operators.It has long intrigued the author as to why narrow gauge systems throughout the world have demanded a far greater attention from the public and stamp producers than railway subjects from the standard gauge lines, which make up the vast majority of the western worlds major railway systems. The conclusion he has reached is that in most cases they are considered cute a truly abominable term, which is (thankfully) gradually fading from our vocabulary, but just how the author felt on first seeing engines of the Talyllyn Railway, in mid-Wales, from the top of the station approach at Tywyns Wharf Station: tiny little kettles in sparkling, rich green and lots of brass.The Talyllyn has the double honor of being the worlds first railway to be taken-over and operated by a preservation society in 1951, and also the first railway in the modern era to issue its own Railway Letter Service stamps, a practice that can be traced back to the very earliest of times, which allowed people in outlying areas to send letters by the railways to the nearest post office for onward transport. The Talyllyns first stamps were issued in 1957, and today the lucky collector can demand a substantial premium on the paltry issue value.From whatever origin or country, there is a huge variety of stamps covering narrow gauge railways, and usually they are attractive miniature works of art that make them very collectable. The author has not set out to cover every country or issue in these books, but to present a wide selection of those stamps that are note-worthy.

Download or read book Railways Journey Through Postal Stamps written by S. P. S. Jain and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postan Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Railway Mail Service 1915 written by United States. Railway Mail Service and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postal Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Railway Mail Service 1929 written by United States. Railway Mail Service and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collect Railways on Stamps written by Howard Burkhalter and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Railroads and the Mails written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postal Laws and Regulations Seniority Rules Service Rating System and Space Rulings Applicable to the Railway Mail Service 1941 written by United States. Railway Mail Service and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Railway Theme written by C. A. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of Railway Letter Stamps written by Herbert L'Estrange Ewen and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eisenbahnmarke, Telegrafenmarke, Luftpostmarke, Rohrpostmarke ; Grossbritannien und Nordirland.

Download or read book Collect Railways on Stamps written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postal Laws and Regulations Seniority Rules Service Rating System and Space Rulings Applicable to the Railway Mail Service 1938 written by United States. Railway Mail Service and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Postal Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Railway Mail Service written by United States. Post Office Department and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Parcel Stamps of the Colonel Stephens Railways written by Paul E. Waters and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: