A final tribute to the steam locomotive
- Made:
- 1968-10
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Commemorative cover, paper, A final tribute to the steam locomotive, October 1968. Cover marks the Moorlands Rail Tour, the last steam train between Liverpool and Carlisle, and depicts Flying Scotsman. Posted on 26 October 1968 in the on-train post box. Bears 4d postage stamp.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Stamps & Covers
- Object Number:
- 2009-7035
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 101 mm x 223 mm
- type:
- commemorative cover
- credit:
- I.S. Rae
