A Detailed Catalogue & Guide to the Newspaper Stamps, Parcel Stamps & Postal Labels of the North Eastern Railway 1855 - 1922 (£15.00 - postage free)
ISBN: 9780955342820
The stamps & postal labels of the NER
From 1855 onwards, the North Eastern Railway issued its own parcel stamps and newspaper stamps - completely independent of the Post Office. This Catalogue consists of:
| Section 1 | Guide - an overview of the NER itself plus an outline of the stamps issued |
| Section 2 | NER Stamps - a detailed and fully illustrated catalogue of NER Newspaper & Parcel Stamps (all known issues and values, all known variations), with illustrations |
| Section 3 | NER Labels - a detailed and fully illustrated catalogue of all known NER Postal Labels issued as part of the Parcel Stamp System |
| Section 4 | NER 'Clones' - a detailed and fully illustrated catalogue of all known NER 'clones' (stamps issued by other railway companies but based wholly or largely on NER designs) |
| Section 5 | How NER stamps were printed - detailed information on the various techniques used to produce NER stamps |
| Appendix 1 | Constituent companies of the NER |
| Appendix 2 | Known control number formats on NER stamps |
| Appendix 3 | Known cancellation marks on NER stamps |
| Appendix 4 | Known addressed NER Design 3 envelopes |
Format: A4, 40 pages (b & w), card cover, slide binding
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Acknowledgements (in no particular order)
Many thanks are due to:
Su Childs for much patience, forbearance and support
Francis Kiddle for supplying me with large numbers of NER stamps
Roger de Lacy Spencer for providing access to NER stamps from the Garratt-Adams Collection, the Jackson Collection and much of his own collection
Chris Tennant for supplying scans of his NER collection
Maurice Porter for allowing me to scan his NER collection
Fred Taylor for providing access to his NER collection
Bob Molyneux-Berry for providing images of his son's NER collection
John Butcher for providing scans of his NER postal label collection
Rod Knight for providing colour copies of his NER postal label collection
Stan Needham for a friendly and regular supply of NER stamps
Phil Paisley (printer, Letterpress expert) of Beamish Museum
Bill Saunders (printer, Lithography expert) ex of Beamish Museum
Mary White (National Railway Museum) for arranging access to the Selwyn Pearce-Higgins, Cecil Hill, THD Russell and NRM Collections
David Beech & Paul Skinner (British Library) for arranging access to the BL collections
Joe Childs for this website
H. L'Estrange Ewen for his ground-breaking work on NER (and other) stamps
Captain H.T. Jackson for his later detailed and valuable work on NER stamps
Railway Philately magazine for a fount of useful information on NER stamps
Rail Print magazine for their coverage of the NER postal labels
The organisers of stamp and collectors fairs throughout the country
eBay for providing many hours of interest and entertainment
The Railway Philatelic Group for its continued support
Special thanks and appreciation are due to Fred Taylor who has published many helpful NER related articles in Railway Philately over the years, providing much help and a wealth of knowledge about North Eastern Railway stamps.