British Isles and Ireland

Common Terms and Abbreviations

Guernsey

203-204 1979 100 years public transport

xxxx 1992 trams

Ireland

498 1981. "Railway Embankment" by painter W.J. Leech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth

577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

MS577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).

658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

MS658-661 1987. 115 years of Irish trams (Cork Tramways Company 1872)

xxxx 1990. Ireland Railway Preservation Society railway letter stamps

xxxx 1995. Commemorating narrow gauge railways in Ireland

1995 FDC celebrating the narrow gauge railways

Isle of Man

22 1973. Douglas Promenade

35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

FDC 35-38 1973. Commemorating 100 years of Isle of Man railways

80 81 83 1976 Douglas horse trams centenary

Douglas horse trams centenary FDC 1976

365-370 1988 low definitives

371-376 1988 medium definitives

377-380 1988 high definitives

1988 FDC low definitives

1988 FDC medium definitives

FDC 1988 high definitives

xxxx-xxxx 1992. Definitives Railways and Tramways. Additional denominations

xxxx-xxxx 1993. Commemorating 100 years of the Manx Electric Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Commemorating 100 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway

xxxx-xxxx 1995. Thomas the Tank Engine in the Isle of Man

Jersey

93-96 1973 100 years Jersey Eastern Railway

1973 FDC centenary of the railway

365-369. 1985. Eastern Ry locomotives

Staffa (bogus)

1973 set of 8

1978 set of 6

United Kingdom

777 1968 Boy with toy train

984-987 1975. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway

1113-1117 1980

1272-1276 1985. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. The GWR, "God's Wonderful Railway"

1392 1394 1988

1436 1989 games and toys

xxxx-xxxx 1994 Celebrating the Age of Steam

xxxx 1994. Celebrating the opening of the Channel Tunnel

xxxx 1999 The Traveller's Tale

xxxx 2000 The Worker's Tale

xxxx 2003. "Pub" signs are part of the colourful history of British public houses, and with the coming of the railways, they became the inspiration for many a sign, this one by the Station Hotel in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire

xxxx 2003. This stamp is part of a series celebrating British-made toys. Hornby trains are still today a bright star in the galaxy of British-made toys

xxxx-xxxx 2004. Classic Locomotives

xxxx-xxxx 2006. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, renowned civil engineer

xxxx 2007. Celebrating Technology and Innovation

xxxx-xxxx 2010. Celebrating Classic Locomotives of the UK

xxxx-xxxx 2011. A commemoration of the 100th anniversday of the birth of Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine". Thomas and Friends