Famous Trains Stamps

These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.

22.01.1985 | Stamp Bug Club, Postmarked at Bristol

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22nd January 1985 - Famous Trains
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
17p Flying Scotsman ...      ▼ expand stamp details
22p Golden Arrow
29p Cheltenham Flyer
31p Royal Scot
34p Cornish Riviera
Producer/Series:
Notes: These covers are very rare in such pristine condition. They were issued by the Royal Mail and sent to a small number of children to encourage them to start collecting stamps. Unfortunately the Stamp Bug Club only became popular for a short while which makes these covers very scarce
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