North Yorkshire Moors Railway

22nd April 1981 and 22nd January 1985. Prepaid Parcel and Railway Letter.

Designer: David Calvert. Printer: Abbey Press, Whitby. Letterpress. Perf.: Rouletted 9˝. Number Printed: ????????. Number of First Day Covers: 210.

20p + 5p

Green. Grosmont.

20p + 5p

Pink. Pickering.

20p + 5p

Yellow or Gold. Goathland.

20p + 5p

Blue or Lilac. Levisham.

Variations in the style of the serial number exist. The issue of 22nd January 1985 has a different typeface than the earlier issue, and the Railway's name was in a bold type in the earlier issue and a light-weight type in the later issue. Sheet numbers of the four styles for the first issue are 0000-0249, 0250-0649, 0650-0799 and 0800-1299. Sheet numbers of the three styles for the second issue are 1300-1699, 1700-1899 and 1900-1999. Most of the original printing for sheet numbers 1700-1899 were destroyed and were replaced with another printing with the same serial numbers.

22nd July 1981. Definitive.

Designer: David Calvert from a photograph by Nigel Trotter. Printer: Walsall Security Printers Ltd. Photo-lithography in sheets of 12 (4 rows of 3). Perf.: 14 x 13ž. Number Printed: 9,600. Number of First Day Covers: 400.

20p

Green. LH&JCR 0-6-2T No. 29 passing Beckhole.

2,400 were overprinted for the issue of 26th May 1986.

29th July 1981. Royal Wedding and 30 Years of the Talyllyn Railway and the Railway Preservation Movement.

Designer: Steve Reed from a sketch by David Calvert. Printer: Abbey Press, Whitby. Letterpress in sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.: Rouletted 9˝. Number Printed: 1,900 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 350.

20p

Black and chrome yellow. LH&JCR 0-6-2T No. 29, Prince of Wales Feathers and Talyllyn Train.

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Black and chrome yellow. LH&JCR 0-6-2T No. 29, Prince of Wales Feathers and Talyllyn Train.

Se-tenant pair.

5th July 1982. 150th Anniversary of George Stephenson's Report on the Railway from Whitby.

Designer: David Calvert from a photograph by F.M. Sutcliffe. Printer: Abbey Press, Whitby. Letterpress in sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.: Rouletted 9˝. Number Printed: 7,900 (sheet numbers 0000-1974). Number of First Day Covers: 600.

20p

Gold, Black, red and white. Whitby from the Railway c. 1882.

2,000 were overprinted for the issue of ???????????.

1st May 1983. 150th Anniversary of Royal Assent to the Whitby and Pickering Railway Act.

Designer: David Calvert. Printer: Abbey Press, Whitby. Letterpress in sheets of 6 (2 rows of 3). Perf.: Rouletted 9˝. Number Printed: 6,000 (sheet numbers 0000-0999). Number of First Day Covers: 600.

20p

Blue on silver. Title Page of Whitby and Pickering Railway Act.

2,700 were overprinted for the issue of 22nd April 1987.

8th June 1985. 150th Anniversary of Commencement of Public Service Whitby - 'Tunnel' (Grosmont).

Designer: David Calvert. Printer: Larkfield Printing Co. Ltd., Brighouse. Photo-lithographed in sheets of 12 (2 panes of 2 rows of 3). Perf.: 11. Number Printed: 4,000 of each (sheet numbers 0000-1999). Number of First Day Covers: 1.350.

10p

Red, gold and black. Grosmont c. 1847.

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Red, gold and black. Grosmont Junction and Iron Works.

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Red, gold and black. Grosmont Station and Tunnel c. 1960.

Red, gold and black. Grosmont Station and Staff c. 1900.

Red, gold and black. Grosmont Station c. 1960.

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Red, gold and black. LNER Class P3 0-6-0 at Grossmont Station c. 1975.

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Block of 6.

8th June 1985. Telephone Stamp.

Designer: David Calvert. Printer: Abbey Press, Whitby. Letterpress in sheets of 5 (5 rows of 1). Perf.: Rouletted 4˝ x imperforate. Number Printed: 5,000 (sheet numbers 0000-0999). Number of First Day Covers: 630.

10p

Maroon and green. NYMR Logo.

Fee to telephone the recipient for items 'to be called for'.

26th May 1986. 150th Anniversary of the Whitby and Pickering Railway.

Designer: David Calvert from a water colour by Connie Shepherd, an adaptation of Whitby Town Council's logo and an oil painting by M. Hutchinson. Printer: Larkfield Printing Co. Ltd., Brighouse. Photo-lithographed in sheets of 9 (3 rows of 3). Perf.: Rouletted 20 and imperforate. Number Printed: 6,000 of each (sheet numbers 0000-1999). Number of First Day Covers and cards: 1,280.

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Multicoloured. Horse drawn train at Grosmont c. 1836.

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Red, black, gold and green. NYMR and W&PR 150 Logo.

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Multicoloured. LMS Class 5 No. 4767 George Stephenson at Pickering.

Imperforate proofs were issued.

26th May 1986. 150th Anniversary of the Whitby and Pickering Railway.

Issue of 22nd July 1981 overprinted 'W. & P.R. 150' and '1836-1986' in red by Abbey Press, Whitby. Number Printed: 2,400 of each (the original sheet numbers were cut off and the sheets were re-numbered 0000-0199). Number of First Day Covers and cards: 700.

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Green. LH&JCR 0-6-2T No. 29 passing Beckhole.