Postage Stamps

Description

Collection of eleven First Day Issue covers for commemorative stamps related to civil engineering.

150th Anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway 12 March 1980: postmarked Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Tay Road Bridge 18 August 1966: postmarked Dundee.
Industrial Archaeology 4 July 1989: postmarked Barrow-in -Furness, Cumbria.
British Engineering Achievements 25 May 1983: postmarked Ipswich, Suffolk.
Famous Trains 22 January 1985: postmarked Truro, Cornwall.
Energy Sources 25 January 1978: postmarked London, W.C.
Railways 1825-1975 13 August 1975:,postmarked 13 August 1975.
British Bridges 29 April 1968: postmarked Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh.
British Bridges (Aberfeldy Bridge) 29 April 1968: postmarked Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
British Bridges (Menai Bridge) 29 April 1968: postmarked Menai Bridge, Anglesey.
ASCE 150th Anniversary – American Society of Civil Engineers 1852-2002 Building a Better World 5 November 2002: postmarked Washington, DC.

Acquisition Number	2026/062
Item Type	Postage stamps
Short Description	Collection of first day cover postage stamps
Manufactured by	UK Post Office
Date of Manufacture	Various
Sub-items	None
Supporting Items	None
Makers Number	None
Marks	None
Dimensions (mm)	Various
Donor	Adele Paxton
Date Donated	September 2026
Materials	Paper
Condition	Good
Display Location	Not on display. Store. Box J. Shelf B2.