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NVR Railway Letter Service 2018 Stamp Catalogue

The Railway Letter Service at Nene Valley Railway has been supplying

railway stamps and covers for several years. This is the current listing of

available stamps, covers are listed in a number of separate yearly

catalogues.

Prices:

Prices quotes in this catalogue include VAT and are correct at the time

of printing. While VAT is not applicable to export orders the same

prices apply to cover the higher packing costs involved. All UK orders

will be subject to a charge of £1.50 to cover post and packing costs.

Payment:

Cheques must be crossed and made payable to Nene Valley Railway.

Credit and debit card payments may be made only to the NVR office on

01780 784444. There is a minimum order value of £5. Payments for

export orders must be in GB pounds.

Notes on NVR Railway Letter Stamps

Railway Letter Services were started in 1891 under an agreement between the

Postmaster General and seventy five railway companies. It was established to send

letters to places accessible by rail but which were ill served by the GPO. Letters

had to bear a normal GPO (now Royal Mail) postage stamp in addition to a stamp

issued by the railway company.

The service was withdrawn by British Rail in 1984 but a service operated by Minor

Railways through an agreement made in 1974 between the Post Office and the

Association of Minor Railways, now the Heritage Railway Association. The

current railway letter fee is 25p. NVR is an active participant in this scheme, issues

its own stamps, covers and cancellation marks.

NVR issued its first stamp on 4th June 1896 and its stamps and covers are widely

collected as bona fide postal items and memorabilia.

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Stamp 139 Issued 1st Feb 2011 Locomotive No 53809 £2.25 per sheet The first of a new style sheet of stamps featuring an information panel.

Stamp 140 Issued 14th May 2011 TPO at work £2.25 per sheet

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Stamp 141 Issued 4th June 2011 25th Anniversary of RLS £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 142 Issued 14th June 2011 W. Awdry anniversary £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 143 Issued 8th Nov 2011 D1062 Western Courier £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 144 Issued 6th April 2012 60163 Tornado £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 145 Issued 19th June 2012 73050 City of Peterborough £2.25 per sheet

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Stamp 146 Issued 14th July 2012 Letter Exchange £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 147 Issued 6th Nov 2012 4464 Bittern £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 148 Issued 16th Apr 2013 Wansford Signal Box £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 149 Issued 18th June 2013 J34 3844 £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 150 Issued 2nd Nov 2013 60163 Tornado (blue) £2.25 per sheet

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Stamp 151 Issued 20th Feb 2014 Black Five 45337 £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 152 Issued 9th March 2014 Old Station Building £7.50 per sheet

Stamp 153 Issued 13th May 2014 Baldwin S160 6046 £2.50 per sheet

Stamp 154 Issued 13th Sept 2014 60163 Tornado £2.25 per sheet

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Stamp 155 Issued 14th Nov 2014 9F 92212 £2.25 per sheet

Stamps 155-158 Issued 21st Feb 2015 Winter Steam £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 159 Issued 6th April 2015 Uniform Appeal Fund £7.50 per sheet

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Stamp 160 Issued 3rd Nov 2015 60163 and 1744 £2.50 per sheet

Stamps 161-163 Issued 13th Aug 2016 The Lost Hunslett £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 164 Issued 8th Nov 2016 Santa Specials £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 165 Issued 25th Feb 2017 34081 Returns to service £2.25 per sheet

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Stamp 166 Issued 5th May 2017 92 Squadron Rededication £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 167 Issued 7th Nov 2017 NVR Steam Crane £2.25 per sheet

Stamp 168 Issued 10th March 2018 RLS Uniform Appeal £7.50 per sheet