Stephenson's steam locomotive "Rocket" 

Stephenson's steam locomotive "Rocket"
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Stephenson's steam locomotive "Rocket"

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
737915
Area
Stamps
Title
Stephenson's steam locomotive "Rocket"
Face value
40
Country / area
Hungary
Year
1979
Month
06
Day
08
Issue group
1979 International Exhibition on Rail Traffic [I]
Order Number in Issue
1
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Engineers, Exhibitions, Headgear, Locomotives, Rail transport, Railways, Steam engines, Steam traction, Trains, Transport, Vehicles
Geographical theme
Hamburg, Liverpool, Manchester
Persons theme
Stephenson, Robert (1803-1859)
Item subject
Michel number
3343 A
Yvert number
2655
Scott number
2573
Stanley Gibbons number
3237
Philatelia Hungarica Catalog number
3318
Designer/Engraver
Varga, Pal [1937]
Printing office
Allami Nyomda [1868-2013]
Perforation
Comb perforation 12 : 11½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Offset
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
490.579
Dimensions / diameter
44 x 34 mm
Details