Talyllyn Railway

12th March 1980. 150th Anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Designer: J.H. Kendall from an aquatint by S.G. Hughes after J. Shaw. Printer: G.B. Rotograph, Northampton. Lithography in sheets of 10 (5 rows of 2). Perf.: Rouletted 9˝ in black. Number Printed: 5,000 (sheet numbers 001-500). Number of First Day Covers: 975.

15p

Warm brown and black on buff. Liverpool and Manchester Train.

15 Specimen sheets were issued.

4th August 1980. Great Little Trains of Wales.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 8 (4 rows of 2). Perf.: 11. Number Printed: 8,000 of each (sheet numbers 1-2000).

15p

Black and red. Great Little Trains of Wales Logo (English).

15p

Black and red. Great Little Trains of Wales Logo (Welsh).

Se-tenant pair.

24th June 1981. Locomotives.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 8 (4 rows of 2). Perf.: 14. Number Printed: 9,850 of each (sheet numbers 1-1970). Number of First Day Covers: 5,000.

20c

Multicoloured. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 Talyllyn.

20p

Multicoloured. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 Talyllyn.

Se-tenant pair.

15 Specimen sheets were issued.

22nd July 1981. Locomotives.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 8 (4 rows of 2). Perf.: 14. Number Printed: 7,000 (sheet numbers 1-700). Number of First Day Covers: 3,200.

20c

Multicoloured. Kerr Stuart 0-4-2ST No. 4 Edward Thomas.

30 Specimen sheets were issued.

12th August 1981. Locomotives.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 10 (5 rows of 2). Perf.: 14. Number Printed: 10,000 of each (sheet numbers 1-2000). Number of First Day Covers: 3,500.

20c

Multicoloured. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0WT No. 2 Dolgoch.

20p

Multicoloured. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0WT No. 2 Dolgoch.

Se-tenant pair.

15 Specimen sheets were issued.

23rd September 1981. Locomotives.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Stephenson and Sons, Prescot. Lithography in sheets of 10 (5 rows of 2). Perf.:. Number Printed: 10,000 of each (sheet numbers 1-2000). Number of First Day Covers: 3,000.

20c

Multicoloured. Hughes 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn.

20p

Multicoloured. Hughes 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn.

Se-tenant pair.

850 of each were overprinted for issue of 31st August 1985. 15 Specimen sheets were issued.

31st August 1985. Locomotives.

Issue of 23rd September 1981 overprinted ‘GWR 150 1835-1985’ in red by Northampton Paper Company. Number Printed: 1st printing: 600 of each (sheet numbers 830-949); 2nd printing: 250 of each (sheet numbers 1060-1109). Number of First Day Covers: 800.

20c

Multicoloured. Hughes 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn.

20p

Multicoloured. Hughes 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn.

Se-tenant pair.

The red overprint of the 1st printing is slightly darker than the 2nd printing.

3rd July 1988. Locomotives.

Designer: Anthony Daffern. Printer: T. Clarke Printing, Northampton. Lithography in sheets of 10 (5 rows of 2). Perf.:. 11 Number Printed: 10,000 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 800.

20c

Multicoloured. Barclay 0-4-0WT No. 6 Douglas.

20p

Multicoloured. Barclay 0-4-0WT No. 6 Douglas.

Se-tenant pair.

5,000 of each were overprinted for issue of 24th August 1993. Specimen sheets were issued.

1st January 1990. Definitive.

Designer: Neill Oakley. Printer: Fisherprint, Peterborough. Offset-lithography in sheets of 20 (4 rows of 5). Perf.:. Rouletted 9˝1 Number Printed: 12,000 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 125.

5c/p

Green. Railway Letter Fee.

25 Specimen sheets signed and numbered by the designer were issued.

5th July 1990. 125th Anniversary of the Talyllyn Railway.

Designer: Neill Oakley. Printer: Faulwood and Herbert, Brighton. Offset-lithography in sheets of 4 (2 rows of 2). Perf.:. Rouletted 4ľ. Number Printed: 3,148 of each. Number of First Day Covers: 250.

25c/p

Black and red. Kerr Stuart 0-4-2ST No. 4 Edward Thomas at Wharf.

25c/p

Black and green. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0WT No. 2 Dolgoch in the Fathew Valley.

25c/p

Black and green. Hughes 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn crossing Dolgoch Viaduct.

25c/p

Black and red. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 Talyllyn at Abergynolwyn.

Miniature sheet of 4.

25 Specimen sheets signed and numbered by the designer, general manager and postmaster were issued.

10th October 1990. 40th Anniversary of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society.

Designer: Neill Oakley. Printer: Faulwood and Herbert, Brighton. Offset-lithography in sheets of 10 (5 rows of 2). Perf.:. Rouletted 9˝. Number Printed: ?????? of each. Number of First Day Covers: ????.

25c/p

Black and ruby red. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 Talyllyn at Pendre and in Steam.

25c/p

Pale black and ruby red. Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 Talyllyn at Pendre and in Steam.

Se-tenant pair.

A second printing was made, as the first was sub-standard. The first printing has a strong ruby red shade with a grainy gum and the second a slight brick-red shade with smooth gum. The stamps in the right hand column of the sheet have a paler black image than the left had column in both printings. 25 Specimen sheets signed and numbered by the designer were issued.