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1829 STOURBRIDGE LION Delaware & Hudson Railway Locomotive Train 50-Stamp Sheet
1829 STOURBRIDGE LION Delaware & Hudson Railway Locomotive Train 50-Stamp Sheet

1829 STOURBRIDGE LION Delaware & Hudson Railway Locomotive Train 50-Stamp Sheet

$ 10.55

Availability: 54 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
  • Condition: Pristine, Post Office Fresh, Mint Never Hinged (MNH) Sheet of 50 Stamps.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Type: Full Sheet
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Year of Issue: 1986
  • Topic: Trains, Railroads
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Region: Nevis

    Description

    DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL Co. RAILROAD (D&HR):
    1829 THE STOURBRIDGE LION 0-4-0 Train STAMP SHEET
    A GREAT gift idea for the Locomotive & Railway Enthusiast (as well as Stamp Collector) and ideal for framing.  A 22.5 x 32.7 cms Complete Sheet of 50 Stamps of the
    1829 STOURBRIDGE LION Locomotive
    comprising 25 se-tenant pairs of two
    genuine MINT/UNUSED 30c stamps from Nevis in the West Indies (Issued 30th January 1986). The first stamp illustrates the technical / plan drawings and the second stamp shows the locomotive at work. The scans below show (i) a close up of the stamps and (ii) the complete sheet.
    August 8th 1829 witnessed the first run in the USA by a steam locomotive intended for commercial use, when the D&HR's young mechanic Horatio Allen drove The Stourbridge Lion some 3 miles at the Hinesdale, PA end of this 4ft 3in gauge horse-operated colliery tramway.  The Lion was built by Foster, Rastrick & Co. in Stourbridge, hence the name Stourbridge Lion.  Her sister locomotive AGENORIA is also available as a 50-stamp sheet in our eBay Store.
    Stourbridge Lion eventually became an excellent static pumping engine, while in 1932 the D&HR built a fine replica LION with some of her original parts.  She is currently on view at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute.The sheet is ideal for framing and an excellent piece of D&HR / Stourbridge Lion Locomotive Memorabilia.
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