TRAINS ON U. S. STAMPS and POSTAL STATIONERY

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Trains on stamps are my favorite collecting area, so although these pages are not formally a part of my philatelic alphabet,
I am including them so I can share some of my favorite stamps and covers.

Below are thumbnail images of all the U.S. postage stamps and postal stationery with a train or rail theme,
as listed in Norm Wright, Sr.'s ATA Handbook 138, World Railways Philatelic (to which I am indebted for much of the technical data quoted here),
plus a few others I felt belonged. The stamps are arranged by type (Locals and Expresses, US postage stamps, then Parcel Post, Revenues, and postal stationery).

You may explore the stamps below in three ways:

- Click on any thumbnail to bring up a high-res version of that image, OR

- Click on the legend below any image to go to a page that discusses the purpose and history of the stamp, and shows covers and other collateral material, OR

- Click on the little steam locomotives at the top of the page to move forward and backward through all twelve pages of text and images.

LOCALS and EXPRESSES
including some fakes and fantasies
(sorted alphabetically)

Click here - New catalog of Private Express Stamps and Labels.


Baldwin
(bogus)

Bigelow's
Massachusetts
1848

Broadway Post Office
New York
1852

Broadway Post Office
(bogus)

Bronson & Forbes
Chicago
1856

Cummings
New York
1846

Fiske & Rice
New York
??

Gay, Kinsley
Boston & New York
1850?

Kingman's
(bogus)

Lillard
?
?

Locomotive Express
New York
1847

Pacific Express
San Francisco
1884

Pomeroy & Co.
New York
1844

Truman & Chapman
San Francisco
1861

Truman & Chapman
San Francisco
1865

Wells Fargo

1883

Wells Fargo

1892

Wells Fargo
?

W. Wyman
Boston
1844  (149L1)
What is the train
on the Wyman's Local?

US Government Postal Issues
(sorted chronologically)

First US stamp with a train on it, 1869 Pictorials
Scott 114/125

1869

TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE
Scott 293

1898

PAN-AMERICAN EXPO
Scott 295

1901

PAN-AMERICAN EXPO
Scott 296

1901

PAN-AMERICAN EXPO
Scott 297

1901

PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPO
Scott 398/402

1913

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Scott 922

1944



TELEGRAPH CENTENARY
Scott 924

1944


POSTAGE STAMP CENTENARY
Scott 947

1947

UNITED STATES-
CANADA FRIENDSHIP
Scott 961

1948

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
Scott 987

1950

RAILROAD ENGINEERS
Scott 993

1950

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
Scott 1006

1952

FIRST AUTOMATED POST OFFICE
Scott 1164

1960

SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR
Scott 1196

1962

NATIONAL GRANGE
Scott 1323

1967

TOY TRAIN - 1970 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTMAS
Scott 1415

1970

SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR
Scott 1442

1971

WHEAT FIELDS AND TRAIN - RURAL AMERICA
Scott 1506

1974

ZIP CODE
Scott 1511

1974

POSTAL SERVICE BICENTENNIAL
Scott 1573

1975

RAILROAD CONDUCTOR'S LANTERN
Scott 1612

1979

TRAIN in NEBRASKA STATE SEAL, STATE FLAGS ISSUE
Scott 1669

1976

TEXAS WINDMILL
Scott 1742

1980

JIMMIE RODGERS
Scott 1755 "The Singing Brakeman"

1978

LOCOMOTIVE COIL
Scott 1897A

1982

RAILWAY HAND CAR COIL
Scott 1898

1983

RR CABOOSE COIL
Scott 1905

1984

Reissue, untagged
Scott 1905a

1991

STREETCARS
Scott 2059-62

1983

LOCOMOTIVE COIL Reissue
Scott 2226

1987

COAL CAR COIL
Scott 2259

1988


CABLE CAR COIL
Scott 2263

1988


RAILROAD MAIL CAR COIL
Scott 2265

1988

LOCOMOTIVES BOOKLET
Scott 2362-66

1987

A. PHILIP RANDOLPH
Scott 2402

1989


COG RAILWAY COIL
Scott 2463

1995


DC BICENTENNIAL
Scott 2561

1999

TOY TRAIN - Contemporary Christmas
Scott 2712

1992


TOY TRAIN - Contemporary Christmas Booklet
Scott 2716

1992


TOY TRAIN - ATM PANE
Scott 2719

1992


NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
Scott 2779-82

1993

LOCOMOTIVES BOOKLET
Scott 2843-47

1994

WW II - VICTORY AT LAST
Scott 2981i

1995

TOONERVILLE TROLLEY
Scott 3000g

1995



Tennessee Williams
Scott 3002

1995


JOHN HENRY -
FOLK HEROES
Scott 3085

1990



The Great Train Robbery
CTC 00's
Scott 3182c

1998


ELECTRIC TOY TRAINS
CTC 20's
Scott 3184d

1998


PANAMA CANAL
CTC 1910's
Scott 3183f

1998


STREAMLINE DESIGN
CTC 30's
Scott 3185k

1998


TRUMAN RE-ELECTED
CTC '40s
Scott 3186d

1999


A Streetcar Named Desire
CTC '40s
Scott 3186n

1999



MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE
REPRINT
Scott 3209b

1998


ALL ABOARD
Scott 3333-37

1999

PAN-AM INVERTS
Scott 3505

2001

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SHIBE PARK
Scott 3518

2001


Greetings From America
California Stamp
Scott 3565

2002


Greetings From America
Michigan Stamp
Scott 3582

2002


Greetings From America
Ohio Stamp
Scott 3595

2002


2002 Rate Change Stamps
undenominated Antique Toys
Scott 3627

2002


2002 Antique Toys, coil
Scott 3639

2002


2002 Antique Toys
Scott 3643

2002


Greetings From America
California Stamp
Scott 3700

2002


Greetings From America
Michigan Stamp
Scott 3717

2002


Greetings From America
Ohio Stamp
Scott 3730

2002


Wonders of America - Gateway Arch
Scott 4044

2006

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Flags of Our Nation - Nebraska
Scott 4305

2010

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OWNEY the POSTAL DOG
Scott 4547

2011


O.Henry
Scott 4705

2012

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Earthscapes: Railroad Roundhouse
Scott 4710m

2012


Grand Central Station
Scott 4739

2013

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Modern Art in America - Charles Sheeler
Scott 4748h

2013


Modern Art in America - Joseph Stella
Scott 4748i

2013

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Made in America: Building a Nation
Railroad Track Walker
Scott 4801j

2013


Martin Ramirez
Scott 4970

2015

Gateway Arch, St Louis
Scott 5157

2017


 


Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
150th Anniversary
Scott xxxx

2019

Parcel Post Stamps


Q3 - MAIL CAR
Scott Q3

Q5 - MAIL TRAIN
Scott Q5

Q9 - MANUFACTURING
Scott Q9

Revenue Stamps

FACTORY SCENE
Scott R129,30,31,50

Revenue Stamped Paper

ALLEGORICAL SCENE
Scott RN-N3 and RN-N4

Private Die Proprietary Stamps

RO86c - GARDNER BEER & CO
Scott R086c

RS161d - LAWRENCE & MARTIN
Scott RS161d

Postal Stationery - Envelopes

U218 - 1876 CENTENNIAL
Scott U218, U220

U221 - 1876 CENTENNIAL
Scott U219, U221

U582 - 1976 BI-CENTENNIAL
Scott U582a

UC17 - POSTAGE STAMP CENTENARY
Scott UC17, UC17a, UC23

ESSAYS
FOR POSTAL STATIONERY SURCHARGE
1958
AEROGRAMME


UC62 - MONTGOMERY BLAIR
Scott UC62

Postal Stationery - Postal Cards

TOONERVILLE TROLLEY - AMERICAN COMIC STRIPS
Scott UX227


ALL ABOARD
UX307


ALL ABOARD
UX308


ALL ABOARD
UX309


ALL ABOARD
UX310


ALL ABOARD
UX311


BASEBALL'S LEGENDARY PLAYING FIELDS - SHIBE PARK
Scott UX373
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Revised -- 03/05/2019