Great Britain Classic Locomotives Stamp Issue of 2004
Perforated 14½ x 14½, the stamps were designed by Roundel/Mike Denny using John Wildgoose's photos and printed by De La Rue Security Print. The stretched length of the stamps compliment the fabulous quality artwork to make for one of the Roayl Mail's most attractive railway stamp issues ever.
The six postage stamps in more detail:
Pictured on the Talyllyn Narrow Gauge Railway in Wales, the 20p value stamp features the "Dolgoch" 0-4-0T locomotive which is believed to have been the first preserved steam train to power a passenger train on any UK heritage railway.
Seen travelling on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway in West Lothian, Scotland, the 28p value stamp features Caledonian Railway's powerful 439 0-4-4 locomotive at full steam.
The "E" (Europe rate) value stamp depicts the Great Central Railway's 8K 2.8.0 express freight locomotive travelling through Leicestershire in 1950s British Railways livery.
The Great Western Railway's "Bradley Manor" 4-6-0 locomotive is featured on the 42p stamp. The train is seen approaching Victoria Bridge to cross the River Severn in Worcestershire now operated as part of the restored Severn Valley Railway.
The 47p stamp shows Southern Railway's West Country class locomotive "Blackmoor Vale" in Horsted Keynes Station on the famous Bluebell Line in East Sussex which was one of Britain's first preserved lines and featured as a location for many films and TV programs.
The top, 68p value stamp depicts a 1950s British Railways Standard Class locomotive near Haworth Station on what is now the preserved Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
The first day of issue for these stamps was 13th January 2004, coincidentally just a few days after the final ever TPO trains made their last runs. A miniature souvenir sheet featuring all six stamp values was also issued by Royal Mail on the same day.
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