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Leaders of the World: Railway locomotives (5th series)

Set of 4 vertical pairs of stamps

Multiple sets with similar design but different subjects were issued by 17 countries of British Commonwealth.

Each pair shows technical drawings in the upper stamp, and the locomotive at work in the lower one, as described here below.

Issue date: 18th September 1985

10 c London & North Eastern Railway 2-6-2 steam locomotive “Green Arrow”, UK 1936
40 c Conrail GM SD-50 diesel locomotive with diesel locomotive, USA 1982 
65 c Deutsche Reichsbahn diesel passenger train “Flying Hamburger”, Germany 1932
$ 1 Japanese National Railways 4-4-2T Class 1070 steam locomotive with freight car, 1908

 

Circulation: ???

Perforation: 12½

Catalog No.: M ??? - S 320/3 - SG 348/55 - YT ???