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News Wire: New postage stamps will honor transcontinental railroad 150th anniversary

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Thursday, February 14, 2019 2:33 PM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has added five additional subjects to the 2019 Stamp Program, including the Golden Spike. More details on dates and locations for the first-day-of-issue ceremonies are coming. Three new stamps in a pan...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/02/14-postage-stamps-will-honor-transcontinental-railroad-150th-anniversary

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Posted by NP Eddie on Saturday, March 2, 2019 3:24 PM

The stamp reminds me of a short clip from a John Allen G&D model railroad film. It seems that John Allen actually made a 2 cent stamp featuring the NMRA & G&D. The letter with that postage stamp and a 3 cent stamp was canceled--the US Post Office was not amused!

Ed Burns

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