Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

1st July 1969. Definitive.

Designer: P. Williams. Printer: R.H. Bethwaite, Cleator Moor. Lithography in books of 50 with a buff, white or red cover. Perf.: Rouletted 5 on selvage at left, other sides imperforate. Number Printed: 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th printings: 1,000 of each; 2nd printing: 2,000. Number of First Day Covers: 2,176.

1'2d

White on black background. Clarkson 2-8-2 River Mite.

Five printings were made. The second printing was dull black, the third was issued on August 1969 and are indistinguishable from the second. The fourth printing was a glossy black. The firth printing had a slight brownish tinge and was patchy; after 30 were issued the remainder were destroyed.

3rd June 1970. William Wordsworth Bicentenary.

Designer and Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot, from a sketch by Douglas Ferreira. Lithography in sheets of 12 (4 rows of 3). Perf.: 11.2. Number Printed: 12,000 (sheet numbers 0001-0600).

1'3d

Red, yellow, green and black on pale green. Heywood 0-8-0T Muriel.

A small number were surcharged for issue of September 1970 and 4,800 were surcharged for issues of 15th February 1971.

September 1970. Provisional.

Issue of 3rd June 1970 surcharged.

2/- on 1'3d

Red, yellow, green and black on pale green. Heywood 0-8-0T Muriel.

15th February 1971. Provisional.

Issue of 3rd June 1970 surcharged in black by R.H. Bethwaite, Cleator Moor. Number Printed: 4,800 (sheet numbers 0601-1000). Number of First Day Covers: 2,050.

10p on 1'3d

Red, yellow, green and black on pale green. Heywood 0-8-0T Muriel.

6th June 1971. Definitive.

Designer: Douglas Ferreira. Printer: R.H. Bethwaite, Cleator Moor. Letterpress single copies. Perf.: Imperforate. Number Printed: 1,000 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 73.

Black on pale green. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Logo.

Black on emerald green. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Logo.

A second printing, black on emerald green, was issued on 29th February 1972.

25th August 1971. Definitives.

Designer: T. Eric Ivens. Printer: Historic Relics, London. Lithography in sheets of 6 (2 rows of 3). Perf.: 11. Number Printed: 1st printing: 4,438; 2nd and 3rdt printings: 1,632 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 2,815.

15p

Red. Facsimile of Railway letter Stamp.

The first printing was on glossy paper, and two further printings were on plain paper, the second printing was brown red and the third printing was light brown red in colour.

3rd June 1974. Definitive.

Designer and Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot, from a photograph by Douglas Ferreira. Lithography in sheets of 12 (3 rows of 4) Perf.: 14. Number Printed: 12,000 (sheet numbers 1-1000). Number of First Day Covers: 2,400.

10p

Multicoloured. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Train.

24th May 1975. Centenary of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

Designer: Douglas Ferreira. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 12 (4 rows of 3) Perf.: 14. Number Printed: 11,400 (sheet numbers 0001-0950). Number of First Day Covers: 5,000.

10p

Multicoloured. Three foot gauge Locomotive Devon and Furness Squirrel Logo.