Collection of Ephemera Issued to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

YA1997.1

1980 - 1980

Various items produced as part of the anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Items include; An original catalogue for the 100th Anniversary celebrations held in St George's Hall, Liverpool. Reproduction of 1829 £25 Share Certificate issued to David Hodgson. Unused 12 pence stamps using drawings from T. T. Bury's Coloured Views on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Stamped and franked postcard of T T Bury's Entrance into Manchester across Water Street, sent to the museum from Oldham. Blank examples of postcards featuring Ackermann's Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train of First Class of Carriages with the Mail. Stamped example of postcard featuring Ackermann's Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train of First Class of Carriages with the Mail. Stamped and franked at Liverpool Road Station, example of postcard featuring Ackermann's Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train of First Class of Carriages with the Mail. Blank example of a postcard featuring Ackermann's Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train of Waggons with Goods EC EC. Stamped example of a postcard featuring Ackermann's Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train of Waggons with Goods EC EC. Envelopes with painting of the Station building and 1830 Warehouse by A P Harris. Post Office First Day Covers of Liverpool & Manchester Railway with T.T. Bury stamps. Post Office First Day Covers of Liverpool & Manchester Railway with T.T. Bury stamps and franked. Poster explaining the reason for the Post Office First Day Covers of Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Blank envelopes of The Great Railway Exposition logo. Envelope of The Great Railway Exposition logo stamped and franked at Liverpool Road Station. Blank envelope produced by St Helens & District Philatelic Society Envelope produced by St Helens & District Philatelic Society stamped and franked at St Helen, Merseyside. Printed greetings card using original design taken from a jug made in 1830 with picture of the Moorish Arch at Liverpool. Black and white printed reproduction poster of locomotives which took part in the trials. Beer mats.

0.5 linear metres

Good

English

Provenance unknown. Collection compiled as a record of items available for the 150th Anniversary.

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