Date of Issue : 9 Mar 2023
Postmark : Doncaster
Denomination : 4 x 1st Class and 4 x £1.85
Stamp Size : 50 mm x 30 mm
Paper : PVA Gummed Stamp Paper
Printing Process : Lithography
The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman left the London and North Eastern Railway's Doncaster Works in Feb 1923. Built as an A1 class engine with a boiler pressure of 180psi, it was rebuilt in 1947 as an A3, with a higher boiler pressure of 220 psi. Commemorating the centenary of Flying Scotsman – a national treasure of engineering and design, the eight stunning stamps in the regular issue feature images of the locomotive train in various locations around the UK.
First Row – 1st Class Stamps
- At Pickering Station, 2016
- The Christmas Dalesman, 2019
- Cathedrals Express, 2017
- At Blyth, Northumberland, 2016
- At Heap Bridge in a blizzard, 2016
- Cathedrals Express, 2016
- Victoria Station, London, 2002
- At Shildon, County Durham, 2019
This issue is also the final set of stamps to feature the silhouette of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the stamps.