DR75505 passing through Seaham station this morning. In hindsight I should have been on platform 2 rather than 1 to get a better photograph.
6Q71 0721 King Edward Bridge E. Jn to Dawdon Polka Siding.
#trains #trainspotting #seaham
Todays stamps of the day: Caldey Island stamps are issued by the Cistercian monks of Caldey Island, Wales and used as a souvenir to send mail from the Island. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #postage
I don't often get to see freight as they get cancelled, don't run to time or I'm working when they pass through my favourite location, last weekend though I was in luck and managed to get a couple of photographs of the 66601. Hopefully I'll get similar luck this weekend. #trains #trainspotting
I finally got one - A Penny Black. So pleased I'm now able to add it to my collection. I could not justify paying the average cost for one and whilst this one is not in the greatest condition, I only paid £9.54 - very happy! #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #postage
The latest addition to my collection - The first GB commemorative stamps were launched in 1924 however in 1890 this pre-paid postcard was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of penny postage in the UK on January 10th 1840. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #postage
Not a stamp of the day but one of the many medallion/coin souvenirs from the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, why have I collected it? because the British Empire Exhibition stamps were the first GB commemorative stamps. #stamps #philately
More stamps for my trains/railway collection - The 1993 Festiniog Railway letter stamp sheet is a miniature sheet issued by the Ffestiniog Railway for its private letter service. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #trains #railway #postage
Some photographs I took a few years back. This is Seaham, my home.
Stamps of the day are adding to my "railway/trains of the world" collection. These were released 1995 Ireland of its narrow gauge railway. sg 941, sg 942, sg 943, sg 944. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #trains #railway #postage
GB released in 1992 - Gilbert and Sullivan. I previously posted the set however I recently got this FDC of the same set. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #fdc
Saw the 800111 Newcastle to Peterborough at Seaham station this morning with Max the trainspotting dog. Max belonged to an elderly neighbour who, before she passed away asked us to take care of her beloved dog. #trains #trainspotting #azuma #rail #railway
Photograph the 800106 this morning in Seaham, named ‘You Belong’. 1E04 0700 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross #trains #trainspotting #azuma #rail #railway
Another mini sheet for my UFO stamp collection, released Maldives 1992 detailing Kenneth Arnold's sighting of 9 craft flying over Washington State. He described them as "flying saucers" and the term caught on. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps #ufo #area51 #uap
Between the jobs i'd been assigned by my wife today, I managed to catch the 800205 passing through Seaham at 1119 this morning. #trains #azuma
Stamps of the day - GB released in 1992 - Gilbert and Sullivan. I was introduced to them in the Star Trek movie -Star Trek: Insurrection. Unfortunately, HMS Pinafore does not feature on the stamps. Bought this for £4 - bargain! #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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Stamp of the day - Another sheet for my UFO collection. Released 1998 Tanzania, this depicts Captain Mantell's report of the pursuit of a UFO over Kentucky. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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Stamps of the day - The 1940 London Stamp Centenary Exhibition was held from 6–11 May 1940 at Lancaster House to celebrate 100 years of adhesive postage stamps, it supported the Lord Mayor's Red Cross and St. John Fund. #stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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Last time I was at Newcastle was to see the Flying Scotsman, however gave up after a few hours as it was going to arrive very late. I should visit more often as I'm Seaham and a quick journey.
Some more train themed stamps from Poland (Pafawag railway industries), released in 1985. Pafawag is a Polish locomotive manufacturer in Wrocław, it became part of Adtranz in 1997 then in 2001 part of Bombardier Transportation.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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Saw the 158861 passing through Seaham, County Durham on 15th November 2025
*Martin Parr
Ansel Adams work and use of Black and White inspires much of my work (along with Akan Parr) as I prefer to work in B&W.. I've never had an eye for andscape but my street photography is definitely inspired by him and in my view (and many others) he one of the greatest photographers of all time.
Its a great series of stamps, I've just bought the sheet of 4 from Ebay. What a great set of stamps to get on an envelope.
I believe these were the first GB Christmas stamps?
More UFO stamps for my collection, this is my second purchase on the subject from Tanzania 1999 depicting pictures of alleged UFO's seen over the years. I've yet to discover if there was a specific reason for these stamps to be released. #stampoftheday #stampcollecting #philately #stamps