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Sunday, 8 May 2011

Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Sunday Stamps

First an apology. As I will be without internet access until next Saturday, I will be unable to comment on any more posts until then. I will check out all your posts next weekend.

I find my albums are inundated with planes. I don't have any commemorating the Wright brothers but I can cover the first non-stop Atlantic flight:


This first day cover for the Postal Union has planes, a ship and a PO van:


I like this next stamp in particular for its clarity and colour:


But my favourite plane has to be the supersonic Concorde, alas now defunct:


The plane may be British, but the colourful stamp is from Malawi:

I spent a number of years working in Norway and that accounts for my final plane(s):





For trains I have to start with Stephenson's Locomotion:


The meeting that established the world's first railway was held in my local town. Yarm Town Hall boasts this plaque:


Trains would not be complete for me without the Flying Scotsman (shame about the postmark):


From abroad there are trains from Mexico and New Zealand:

I was very disappointed when I looked for automobiles and only came up with this First Class stamp:


I had to resort to stamps combining the theme from USA:


And from Romania:
There's not even a car on here.

If I haven't put you off there are more on view at: Viridian's Sunday Stamps 18.