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A

Afars and Issas

See under Africa

Africa

Borgstein AJC. Railway Thematic Stamps of Africa. Published by the author 1989, plus 4 supplements.

Goodbody AM & Hart, CA. Railways on Stamps, Vol 3 Africa (VI). Illustrated b/w, 82 pp. Published by Picton Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0 902633 88 0.

Deals with former British and Portuguese colonies in Africa.

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps. Vol 3: Africa (VII).Illustrated b/w, 94 pp . Published by Picton Publishing, 1985. ISBN 0 948251 04 2.

Deals with former French, Belgian, Spanish and German colonies in Africa.

Eriksson, Hans. Africa. 2006. Postal Stationery Associated With Railways of Africa. 112pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

Albania

See under Europe

Algeria

See under Africa

Angola

See under Africa

Argentina

Goodbody AM. The Argentine Republic. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 8, No 1, December 1973, p29.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Argentina. Illustrated b/w. The Mainsheet, Vol 17, No 57, August, 1992, pp 35-40.
An updated version of the 1973 article in Railway Philately.


Asia

Eriksson, Hans. 2005. Postal Stationery Associated With Railways of Asia. 220 pp. Self Published by author (RPG Member).

Australia

Collyer D & Peck R. Sydney Harbour Bridge Philatelic and Postal History. Illustrated b/w. Published by the authors, 1983. ISBN 0 9596099 2 x.

Goodbody AM. Railways on Stamps: Australia. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 4, No 2, March, 1970, p53.

Australian Railway Stamps and Revenues. http://www.ozrevenues.com/

Victoria (Australia) Railway stamps. http://www.stampsofvictoria.com/railway.php



Australasia

Eriksson, Hans. 2007. Postal Stationery Associated With Railways of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific.144 pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

Austria

See under Europe

B

Barbados

Horsford J. The Barbados Railway. Illustrated b/w. Locomotives International, 71 pp . ISBN 1-900340-12-7.

Mills F. The Barbados Railway. Not Illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 23, No 1, Dec 1988, p23 and Vol 28, No 2, p41, March, 1994.

Prince J. The Barbados Railway. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 28, No 1, Dec1993, pp 22-23.

Belgian Congo

See under Africa

Belgium

See under Europe

Bolivia

Goodbody AM. Bolivia. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 9, No 1, December, 1974, pp 3-4.

Inauguration of the Gaqui-La Paz Railway, 1915. Lake Titicaca. The stamp was produced 10 years late. It does not show the Railway and was never issued.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Bolivia. Illustrated b/w. The Mainsheet, Vol 17, No 68, Nov 1992, pp 53-57.

Updated version of the 1974 article in Railway Philately.

Brazil

Goodbody AM. Brazil. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 8, No 3-4, June-September, 1974, pp 94-96.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Brazil. Illustrated b/w. The Mainsheet, Vol 18, No 71, August, 1993, pp 11-16.

Linecar HWA. Brazil SG 1159. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 15, No 1, pp 16-17, Dec. 1980.

Bulgaria

See under Europe

Burma

Goodbody AM. Burma. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 13, No 2, p27, March, 1979.

C

Cameroon

The Railroads of Cameroun and Associated Postal History by MP Bratzel Jr. Published in Canada 2009 by the author ISBN 978-0-9694026-6-4,154pp.

Illustrates all known TPO marks, but could also be added to the Thematic list as well as it shows all stamps along with details of the lines and is well illustrated with photos, timetables and postcards.


See also under Africa

Canada

Goodbody AM. Canadian Railways on Stamps. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 4, No 1, December, 1969, pp 10-11, 27.

Central African Republic

See under Africa

Ceylon

Goodbody AM. Ceylon. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 4, September 1977, p119.

Goodbody AM. Chile. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 9, No 3, June 1975, pp 64-65.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Chile. Illustrated b/w. Chile News, Vol III, No 38, April 1992.

China

Goodbody AM. China. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 4, Sept., 1977, pp 119-123.

Gray I. Chinese Locomotives on Stamps. Not Illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 18, No 3, pp 50-53, 1984.

China (Taiwan)

Goodbody AM. Taiwan. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 1, Dec 1977, pp 15-16.

Colombia

Bayliss DG. Colombia - The Quiebra Tunnel. Not Illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 14, No 1, Dec 1979, p34.

Goodbody AM. Colombia. Not Illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 9, No 3, June, 1975, pp 65-66.

Congo (Belgian & French)

See under Africa


Costa Rica

Goodbody AM. Costa Rica. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 9, No 4, September, 1975, pp 81-82.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Costa Rica. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 47, April, 1992, pp 170-173.

An updated version of the Railway Philately article of 1975.

Cuba

Goodbody AM. Cuba. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 3, June, 1976, pp 79-81.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Cuba. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 56, pp 309-314; Vol III, No 57, pp 329-332, 1994.

An updated version of the Railway Philately article of 1976.

Czechoslovakia

See under Europe


D

Dahomey

See under Africa

Denmark

Hart CA. Scandinavia Revisited: Denmark. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 1, December, 1975, pp 16-22.

Deals with the DSB parcels stamps.

Hart CA. Danish Private Railway Stamps: A Thematic Guide. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 2, March, 1976, pp 31-36.

See also under Europe


Djibouti

See under Africa


Ecuador

Goodbody AM. Ecuador. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 2, March, 1976, pp 45-47.


E

Egypt


See under Africa

El Salvador

Goodbody AM. El Salvador. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 4, September, 1976, pp 104-106.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of El Salvador. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 48, July, 1992, pp 186-188.


Eritrea

See under Africa

Ethiopia

See under Africa

Europe (Eastern Europe)

Eriksson H. Postal Stationery Associated with Railways: Part I Eastern Europe. Illustrated b/w, 318p. Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund, 1981.

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps. Vol 1: Eastern Europe (I). Illustrated b/w, 52 pp . Published by Picton Publishing, 1974. ISBN 0 902633 25 2.

Deals with Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Romania.

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps Vol 1: Eastern Europe (II). Illustrated b/w, 64 pp . Published by Picton Publishing, 1975. ISBN 0 902633 26 0.

Deals with Hungary, Poland, Russia, Yugoslavia.

Eriksson, Hans. 2009. Postal Stationery Associated With Railways of Eastern and Northern Europe. 334 pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

Europe (Western Europe)

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps Vol 2: Western Europe (III). Illustrated b/w, 70 pp. Published by Picton Publishing, 1975. ISBN 0 902633 28 7.

Deals with Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, West Germany.

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps Vol 2: Western Europe (IV). Illustrated b/w, 60 pp . Published by Picton Publishing, 1975. ISBN 0 902633 34 1.

Deals with France, Monaco, Great Britain, Italy.

Goodbody AM & Hart CA. Railways on Stamps Vol 2: Western Europe (V). Illustrated b/w, 58 pp . Published by Picton Publishing, 1975. ISBN 0 902 633 54 6.

Deals with Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Reichardt HD. Eisenbahn auf Briefmarken – 1 Westeuropa. Alba Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1978, 132 pp. ISBN 3-87094-048-4.

Eriksson, Hans. 2008. Postal Stationery Associated with Railways - Southern Europe. 20 pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

Finnish Railway Philately
http://www.netti.fi/~kpaanane/kari63.htm

The Railways of Luxemburg on Stamps
http://www.rail.lu/timbres.html

Dutch Stamps About Railways
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/H.Vink/index.html

Norwegian Railways in Philately
http://home.online.no/~jdigrane/norway/stamps_0.htm

The Brofos Catalogue of Norwegian Railway, Steamship and Carrier Stamps
http://www.scc-online.org/old/Brofos_Catalog.html
(It is big - in ten parts each of between 1 and 4MB - Part 1 is 17pp in 2.56MB)


F

Fiji

Goodbody AM. The Fiji Sugar Trains. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 8, No 1, December, 1973, p30.

Waters PE. The Fiji Sugar Trains. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 4, September, 1976, pp 109-110.

Finland

Okday Ismail, HT. Die türkischen Eisenbahnmarken Collegium Philatlicum 1973 RF 97. Rautatien Filatelist (finnische Eisenbahnthematikstempel von 1967-1997).

(Finish Railway Thematic Postmarks 1967-1997).

Also see under Europe

France

Bonnevie A: Obliterations Ferroviaires de France. Catalogue philatélique, 1993, Eigenverlag. French railway pictorial cancellations from 1914 – 2002.

Guillon JC. Répertoire des Oblitérations Français a sujet Ferroviaire. Illustrated b/w, 20pp. Association des Cheminots Philatélistes, 1971.

See also under Europe

French Somali Coast, French West Africa

See under Africa

G

Gabon

See under Africa

Germany

Brown JC. The Rolling Stock of the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 13, No 4, September 1979, pp 87-93.

In depth study showing postmarks, stamps and postal stationery.

Mönckedick A & Dietmar R. Mit der Schwebebahn nach Grönland. CR/LF GmbH Essen 1996, 174 pp . ISBN 3-9805108-0-8.

Describes every stamp, postal stationery and cancellation associated with the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn.

Redwitz H. Deutsche Sonder- u. Werbestempel mit dem Motiv Eisenbahn (ohne DDR) 3. Auflage 1991, BSG Nürnberg.

Redwitz H. Freistempel mit dem Motiv Eisenbahn im Bereich der Deutschen Bundespost, Von 1948 - 90 inclusive Berlin (West), 2. Auflage 1992, BSG Nürnberg.

Rapp l B, Deutsche Ganzsachen mit dem Motiv EISENBAHN - STRASSENBAHN, Eigenverlag 1994.

See also under Europe

Ghana/Gold Coast

See under Africa

Great Britain

Downing K. Stamp Booklets and Postal Stationery with a Railway Theme. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 33, No 1, December 1998, pp 10-12.

See also under Europe

Guatemala

Goodbody AM. Guatemala. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 2, March, 1976, pp 47-49.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Guatemala. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter Vol III, No 49, pp 198-202, October 1992.

An update of the 1976 article which appeared in Railway Philately.

H

Honduras

Barrett NW. The 1898 Locomotive Issue. Illustrated b/w. Stamp Collecting, 17 May 1973.

Describes the various forgeries and how to recognise them.

Goodbody AM. Honduras. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 4, September, 1976, pp 106-107.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Honduras. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 50, January 1993, pp 220-221.

An updated version of the Railway Philately article of 1976.

Hungary

Mills F. Budapest Cogwheel and Pioneer Railways. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 15, No 2, March 1981, p46.

See also under Europe

I

Iceland

Mill FW. A Railway in Iceland? Railway Philately, Vol 30, No 1, December 1995 pp 30-31.
(NB since the publication of the article a stamp showing the locomotive has been issued.)

India and Pakistan

Goodbody AM. India and Pakistan. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 1, December 1977, pp 17-21; Vol 12, No 3, June, 1978, p51.

Jain SPS. Railways. Journey through Postal Stamps. Illustrated in colour, 239 pp . Central Railway CST Mumbai, 2003.

Indian Railways in Postal Stamps
http://www.irfca.org/articles/vikas/stamps.html



Indo-China

Hart CA. France beyond the sea: Indo China. Railway Philately, Vol 6, No 1, December, 1971, pp 24-26.

Indonesia

Balterman P. Poststempels Nederlands-Indie 1864-1950. (Contains an account of the ‘Night Train’ cachets).

Evers B. The Java Night Express Train. Netherlands Philately (USA). Volume 25, No 1.

Goodbody AM. Indonesia. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 3, June, 1978, pp 51-52.

Iran

Goodbody AM. Iran. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 3, June, 1978, pp 52-54.

Iraq

Goodbody AM. Iraq. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 3, June, 1978, pp 54-55.

Iraq Railway Stamp Pages
http://fuchs-online.com/iraq/

Israel

Goodbody AM. Israel. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 3, June, 1978, p56.

Isle of Man

Goodbody AM. Railways and Tramways of the Isle of Man. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vo l8, No 1, December, 1973, pp 3-6.

Italy

See under Europe

Ivory Coast

See under Africa

J

Jamaica

Cotterill D. Jamaican Railways as Depicted on Stamps. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 33, No 4, September, 1999, pp 202-205.

Goodbody AM. Jamaica. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 10, No 4, September, 1976, pp 108-109.
Japan

Goodbody AM. Japan: A Thematic Story. Railway Philately, Vol 5, No 4, September 1971, pp 121-122.

Goodbody AM. Japan. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 4, pp 87-89; Vol 13, No 1, pp 13 & p22 (footnotes), 1978.

K

Kenya

See under Africa

Korea

Goodbody AM. Korea. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 12, No 4, pp 90-92; Vol 13, No 1 p.14 (footnote), 1978.

L

Latin America

Eriksson, Hans. 2006. Postal Stationery Associated With Railways of Latin America. 144 pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

Liberia

See under Africa

Luxembourg

See under Europe

M

Madagascar

See under Africa

Malaya

Hossack J. The Malayan East Coast Railway. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 3, June, 1977, p96.

Goodbody AM. Malaya. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 13, No 1, December 1978, pp 21-22.

Mali

See under Africa

Malaŵi

See under Africa

Mauritania

See under Africa

Mauritius

See under Africa

Mexico

Goodbody AM. Mexico. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 1, pp 21-25, 30.

Monaco

See under Europe

Morocco

See under Africa

Mozambique/ Mozambique Company

See under Africa

N

Netherlands

See under Europe

New Brunswick

See under Canada

New Caledonia

Hart CA. France beyond the sea: New Caledonia. Railway Philately, Vol 6, No 1, December, 1971, pp 26-29.

New Zealand

Claridge TW. Railways on Stamps: New Zealand. Railway Philately, Vol 4, No 2, March, 1970 pp 52-53.

Goodbody AM. New Zealand. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 7, No 3, June, 1973, pp 70-71, 89.

Nicaragua

Goodbody AM. Nicaragua. Illustrated b/w. Railway philately, Vol 11, No 2, March, 1977, pp 37-39.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of Nicaragua. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 51, pp 230-233; Vol III, No 53, 1993, pp 260-267, 1993.

Niger

See under Africa

Nigeria

See under Africa

Norway

See under Europe

Nyasaland

See under Africa

Panama/ Panama Canal Zone

Dyson AN. The Path between the Seas. Illustrated b/w, 7 pp . Railway Philatelic Group, 1988.

Goodbody AM. Panama. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 3, June, 1977, pp 91-93.

Goodbody AM. Railways in the Panama Canal Zone. Illustrated b/w. Central American Newsletter, Vol III, No 55, April, 1994, pp 293-297.

An updated version of the Railway Philately article of 1977.

P

Paraguay


Goodbody AM. Paraguay. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 3, June, 1977, pp 93-94.

Peru

Goodbody AM. Peru. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 2, March, 1977, pp 40-42.

Poland

Klub Zainteresowan PZF Kolejnictwo. Katalog polskich znakow pocztowych o tematyce kolejowej do 1985 roku, 1986.
Catalogue of Polish Railway Theme Stamps, 1985-1986.

See also under Europe

Portugal

See under Europe

R

Réunion


See under Africa

Rhodesia

See under Africa

Romania

Eriksson, Hans. 2001. Postal Stationery Associated with Railways in Romania. 156 pp. Self-published by author (RPG Member).

See also under Europe

Russia

See under Europe

S

San Marino

See under Europe

Saudi Arabia

Goodbody AM. Saudi Arabia. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 13, No 2, March 1979, pp 28-29.


Sénégal

See under Africa

Sierra Leone

See under Africa

South Africa/ South West Africa

See under Africa

Southern Rhodesia


See under Africa

Spain

Nathan NS. The Railway Theme in Spanish Philately. Illustrated b/w, 98 pp. Published by the Spanish Philatelic Society Book Club, 1978.

Deals with every conceivable aspect of Spanish railway thematic philately.

See also under Europe

Sudan

See under Africa

Swaziland

See under Africa

Sweden

See under Europe

Switzerland

See under Europe

Tanganyika

See under Africa

Thailand

Goodbody AM. Thailand. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 13, No 1 December 1978


Togo

See under Africa

Transvaal

See under Africa

Turkey

Goodbody AM. Turkey, Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 7, No 4, October 1973, pp 108-109.

U


Uganda

See under Africa

Uruguay

Goodbody AM. Uruguay. Illustrated b/w. Railway Philately, Vol 11, No 3, June 1977, pp 94-96.

Upper Volta

See under Africa

USA

Bianculli AJ. Railroad History on American Postage Stamps. Illustrated b/w, 266 pp. The Astragal Press, Mendham, NJ, 2004. ISBN 1-931626-20-0.

Goodbody AM. The Railways of America. Not illustrated. Railway Philately, Vol 5, No 4, Sep 1971, pp 96-100.

Trains on US Stamps & Postal Stationery
http://alphabetilately.com/US-trains-00.html

W

World

Collect Railways on Stamps. Illustrated b/w, 188 pp. Published by Stanley Gibbons Publications, 1999. ISBN 0-85259-436-4

Listing as per Gibbons Simplified Catalogue.

Arai S. The Illustrated handbook of World Railway Stamps. Illustrated b/w, 320 pp. Japan Philatelic Publications, 1984.

Arai S. The Illustrated handbook of World Railway Stamps. Illustrated b/w. 419 pp. Japan Philatelic Publications, 1995.
Japanese text with country and design index in English.

Ishikawa K. Railways on Stamps. Illustrated b/w (some colour), 171 pp. ISBN 87513 012 0.

Profusely illustrated with interesting photographs and maps.

H. J. Schneiders: Spoorwegmotifzegels, Timbres Ferroviaires, Eisenbahnbriefmarken, Railway Stamps. Loose leaf

Catalogue with all Updates until 1992. Illustrated b/w.

Gert Schumacher: Eisenbahnmotivkatalog. Loose leaf Catalogue with all Updates until today. Illustrated in colour.

Gwynn, R and Hoggarth, N. Railway Disaster Mail, Published 2010 by the Stuart Rossiter Trust ISBN 978-0-9545207-4-8
Details all known markings associated with railway disasters around the world with most markings illustrated.
Wright NE Sr. World Railways Philatelic. American Topical Association, 2000. ISBN 0-935991-36-0.

Listing based on the Scott Catalogue, loose leaf.

Domfil Railway Thematic Catalogue. Part I lists and illustrates all stamps showing railway vehicles. Part II lists but does not illustrate stamps showing maps, tracks, bridges, tunnels etc.

Railway Stamps of the World by Enrico Prous (An RPG member)
http://www.enricophil.it/Railway/railway.htm

Selected Studies on Railway Thematic Stamps by Andrew Fowler (An RPG member)
http://www.paperheritage.co.uk/articles.html


Y

Yugoslavia

See under Europe

Z

Zaïre

See under Africa

Zambia

See under Africa

Zimbabwe

See under Africa

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