In philately a railway stamp is a stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail.
A wide variety of railway stamps have been issued by different countries and by private and state railways.
Railway stamps of an unofficial or semi-official type are considered cinderella stamps.
Railway stamps of an unofficial or semi-official type are considered cinderella stamps.
The first railway stamp was issued in England in 1846 for parcels and Belgium has issued railway stamps since 1879.
From 1891 British mainline railway companies issued railway letter stamps for the conveyance of letters by rail, although that service has now ceased apart from on some small tourist lines.
czsl 806: steam locomotive
czsl 826: woman engine driver
czsl 911: goods wagons
czsl 946: steam locomotive Zbraslav, 1846
czsl 826: woman engine driver
czsl 911: goods wagons
czsl 946: steam locomotive Zbraslav, 1846
czsl0947steam locomotive Kladno, 1855
czsl0948: steam locomotive Rady "534.0", 1945
czsl0950: steam locomotive Rady "477.0", 1955
czsl0951: electric locomotive "E499.0", 1954
czsl0948: steam locomotive Rady "534.0", 1945
czsl0950: steam locomotive Rady "477.0", 1955
czsl0951: electric locomotive "E499.0", 1954
czsl0984: F.J. Gerstner, engineer
czsl1222: steam train, Kladno steel mill
czsl1453: diesel electric shunter
czsl1557: steam locomotive Ajax, 1841
czsl1222: steam train, Kladno steel mill
czsl1453: diesel electric shunter
czsl1557: steam locomotive Ajax, 1841
czsl1558: steam locomotive Karlstejn, 1865
czsl1559: steam locomotive type "423.0", 1946
czsl1560: steam locmotive type "498.0", 1946
czsl1561: elect4ic locomotive type 's699.0', 1964
czsl1559: steam locomotive type "423.0", 1946
czsl1560: steam locmotive type "498.0", 1946
czsl1561: elect4ic locomotive type 's699.0', 1964
czsl1787: horse drawn coach on rails, Ceske-Budejovice- Linz railway
czsl1788: early steam locomotive Johann Adolf and modern electric locomotive, Ceske-Budejovice- Pilsen railway
czsl1874: C.K.D. diesel locomotive
czsl2025: steam and electric locomotives, Kosice-Buhomin railway
czsl1788: early steam locomotive Johann Adolf and modern electric locomotive, Ceske-Budejovice- Pilsen railway
czsl1874: C.K.D. diesel locomotive
czsl2025: steam and electric locomotives, Kosice-Buhomin railway
czsl2051: steam locomotive and pendant in line-work
czsl2186: early railway carriage
czsl2249: underground railway, Prague
czsl2286: trams at Manes Hall, Prague
czsl2186: early railway carriage
czsl2249: underground railway, Prague
czsl2286: trams at Manes Hall, Prague
czsl2408: railway bridge, Prague
czsl2420: Gottwald Bridge, Prague
czsl2618: locomotives of 1922 and 1982
czsl2818: steam locomotive Kladno
czsl2420: Gottwald Bridge, Prague
czsl2618: locomotives of 1922 and 1982
czsl2818: steam locomotive Kladno
czsl2852: series "T466.2" diesel locomotive and 1900-24 steam locomotive
czsl2853: series "M152.0" railcar and 1930-35 railbus
czsl2882: tank locomotive Archduke Charles, 1907
czsl2883: Prague tram, 1900
czsl2853: series "M152.0" railcar and 1930-35 railbus
czsl2882: tank locomotive Archduke Charles, 1907
czsl2883: Prague tram, 1900
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