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Miniature Sheet HAFNIA 87 – Denmark 1987
Denmark issued a miniature sheet with a stamp to commemorate the International Stamp Exhibition HAFNIA 87 on 27 Aug 1987 at Copenhagen. It features 9125k Denmark Stamp, Steam Locomotive & Mail Wagon. The Souvenir sheet was sold only in combination with entrance -engraved by Czeslaw Slania. Print Quantity -228,648 and Face Value 45 Danish Kroner.
A FDC with the miniature sheet is listed.
Indians in First World War – Major Battle Theatres -Miniature Sheets India 2019.
India issued a set of Stamps on 20 Aug 2019 to Honour Indians in the First World War. A Miniature sheet containing four stamps was issued featuring Major Battle Theatres.
Rs 5 -Mesopotamia Rs 5 – France & Belgium Rs 5 -East Africa Rs 15 -Galipoli
Stamps on Old Rhine Bridge – Switzerland 2008
Switzerland issued a stamp on Old Rhine Bridge between Germany and Switzerland on 04 Sep 2008. This is a combined road and railway bridge which was opened in 1938.
Pro Juventute Stamps of Switzerland -2013-Railways
Pro Juventute is a charitable foundation in Switzerland established in 1912. It is dedicated to supporting the rights and needs of Swiss children and Youth. Since 1913, the Swiss Post Office has been issuing an annual charity stamp series to support the work of Pro Juventute. The Latin phrase “Pro Juventute” means “For the Children”.
Three stamps on Pro Juventute 2013 were issued on 14 Nov 2013.
85+40 ct – Locomotive “Rotter Pfeil” 100+50 ct -Locomotive “Crocodile”
100+50 ct – Locomotive “AE 6/6”.
Stamps on Steam Locomotives – Bosnia & Herzegovina – 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a miniature sheet of two stamps on 29 May 2012 on steam locomotives. The miniature sheet is in the shape of a locomotive. The Print run is 10,000 stamps of each.
1 Km- Steam Locomotives 55-99 1.5 Km – Steam Locomotive 83-180
Special Stamps on Gotthard Base Tunnel– Switzerland 2016
Switzerland issued a special pair of se-tenant stamps with a vignette to commemorate the opening of Gotthard Base Tunnel on 01 Jun 2016. The tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the World with a length of 57 kilometres. It connects North (Erstfeld) of Switzerland to Bodio in the South.
Special Stamps– 28 million tonnes of material was removed from the mountains out of which 15 kilos of Gotthard rock went to Swiss Post. The Gotthard rock was ground into dust and then applied in this form to the 104 mm X 37 mm “Gottardo” special stamp using a particular kind of printing with special varnish.
The two stamps of 100 c each featuring the bridge show the relief of the Saint Gotthard Massif along with Alpine panorama and north and south portals. At each end of the tunnel stands an SBB locomotive, one in the colder north, depicted in blue, and the other in warmer south, depicted in yellow. The locomotive in North (Erstfeld) is an SBB Electric Locomotive Re 484 Cargo and locomotive in South (Bodio) is an SBB Re 460 Loco 2000.
Stamps on Ivory Coast Railways – 1980.
Ivory Coast issued stamps on Railways on 17 May 1980.
60f – Le Belier Locomotive
65f – Abidjan Railroad Station 1904
100 f -1908 Passenger Car
150 f – 1940 Steam Locomotive.
