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Trains on Stamps
With nearly 500 members throughout the world, the Casey Jones Railroad Unit is the first (1950) of the American Topical Association Study Units, and, today, one of the largest. Its bi-monthly bulletin, The Dispatcher, is devoted entirely to philatelic railroadiana. The website has many interesting features, including a fascinating section on Railroad Thematic Cancellations of the United States.
A collection of images of stamps pertaining to railways in India, from the author's collection, along with notes and technical details.
The "Internationale Motivgruppe Eisenbahnwesen" e.V. was founded in 1963. Today, it includes approximately 700 members in Europe and overseas countries, and enjoys continuing membership growth. Members are interested primarily in stamps, cancellations and postal stationery which reflect the railway theme.
Are you a stamp collector? Are you interested in railways? If the answer to these questions is yes, the RPG is the organisation for you. With 450 members worldwide, an Annual Convention, a quarterly journal, an exchange packet and an auction twice a year, membership of the Group will enable you to make contact with other collectors who share your interests and passion for railways past and present.