Sc. 456 - 1/26/46 - 4g deep arange Mine cars at Erzburg surface mine

Sc. B228 - 2/18/48 - 40g+20g olive-brown Steam locomotive and freight cars at Erzburg surface mine

These two stamps exemplify one of the primary choices one must make in collecting any topic: how far does one carry the connection to one's theme? Scott B228 has a clearly visible train, with locomotive and cars, while not even the rails are visible on Scott 456, and one must take it on faith that they are there somewhere. Juxtaposed like this, the two stamps support each other, and the earlier one seems less out of place.

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