The history of public rail travel began in 1825 between the towns of
Stockton and Darlington in England: on Sep-tember 27, 1825, a steam
locomotive with 36 attached carriages and a maximum speed of 24 km/h
traveled through the English countryside for the first time. In addition
to the many spectators along the route, almost 600 passengers did not
miss this event. However, it was not necessarily comfortable - some of
the passengers were sitting or standing on the wagons loaded with coal.
The
39-kilometre journey marked the beginning of modern rail transport and
revolutionized travel and trade. The stamps “Outward journey at sunrise”
(face value CHF 1.90) and “Return journey at sunset” (face value CHF
2.50) commemorate this historic event.
Liechtenstein has had a
single, almost nine-kilometre-long railroad line running through the
Principality since 1872. It is part of the connection from Feldkirch
(Austria) via Schaan (Liechtenstein) to Buchs (Switzerland) and is
operated jointly by the three countries.
- Issue
- 2 2025
- Sheet format
- 144 x 180 mm
- Printer
- Gutenberg AG
- Design
- René Wolfinger, Balzers
- Year
- 2025
- Stamp format
- 50 x 36.666 mm
- Michel No.
- 2166
- Face value
- CHF 2.50
- Perforation
- 12 ¼ x 12 ¼
- Article type
- Single stamp
- Convservation
- mint
- Motive
- Return journey at sunset
- 4-colour offset CMYK
- Adhesive type
- gummed
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