International Transport Exhibition, Hamburg

Set of 7 stamps + 1 souvenir sheet

Issue date: 8th June 1979

40 f

0-2-2 "Rocket" steam locomotive, 1829

60 f Siemens and Halske first electric locomotive, 1879
1 fo 2-2-2 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad "Pioneer" steam locomotive and passenger car, 1836
2 fo 4-4-0 Class MAV I.e steam locomotive pulling the "Orient Express", Hungary 1883
3 fo 4-6-0 steam locomotive pulling the "Trans-Siberian Express" and freight car, 1898
4 fo Japanese National Railways Shinkansen electric MU passenger trainset "Hikari", 1964
5 fo Monorail "Transrapid 05", Germany 1979

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Circulation: 490,579 Perforation: 12 × 11½
Catalog No.:   M 3343/9 - S 2573/9 - SG 3237/43 - YT ???/?

 

 20 fo Railway map of Europe on stamp; V63002 electric locomotive and passenger cars on the border of the souvenir sheet

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Circulation: 263,765 Perforation: 12¼ × 11½
Catalog No.:   M Block 137 - S 2580 - SG MS3244 - YT ???/?