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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 27, 2024 22:59:36 GMT
In 1997, Correios de Angola issued these 3 stamps that show the image of an old steam locomotive, one Garrat and one GE diesel-electric locomotive:  The Benguela-CFB Railway is the most important railway in Angola that crosses the country from the Atlantic coast (port of Lobito) to the DRC-Congo border (Luau) with 1,679 km of line and more than 100 years of history. Its construction began on March 1, 1903 and was completed on February 2, 1929. On June 10, 1931, the first shipment of copper from Katanga arrived at the port of Lobito. For around 30 years, CFB operations were interrupted due to the civil war in Angola (since 1975) and reopened in 2013. Initially the locomotives were steam powered, using firewood (the CFB operated the largest private eucalyptus plantation in the world). Later they began to be replaced by GE diesel-electric locomotives. |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 27, 2024 23:48:58 GMT
In 1970, on the occasion of the Centenary of the Postal Stamp in Angola, this stamp was issued with the image of a Beyer-Garratt locomotive, on which the inscription "CFB" (Caminhos de Ferro de Benguela) can be seen. It should be noted that in the upper right corner a "Crown" stamp of 25 kings is reproduced, issued in 1870  |
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Jul 28, 2024 3:52:34 GMT
Angola Collect Railways on Postage Stamps A Stanley Gibbons Thematic Catalogue Howard Burkhalter First Edition 1986 A Christian cross icon, against the catalogue number, indicates a set where unlisted stamps (in the set) show images unrelated to railways.   |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 28, 2024 18:01:58 GMT
  SADC - 31st anniversary (2011) -150 Kwanza stamp, issued in 2011-Aug-12 SADC - Southern African Development Community, created in 1980. It brings together the following 16 countries in the region: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, eSwatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SADC's mission is to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth and socio-economic development of member countries |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 28, 2024 19:26:16 GMT
  First stamps issued in Angola - Crown series (15.Jun.1870), with values of 5r.- black, 10r.- yellow, 20r.- bistre, 25r.- carmine, 50r.- green and 100r.- violet. The image shows the stamp that we can see reproduced (in the upper right corner) on the stamp with the image of the Garrat locomotive, which I posted yesterday |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 28, 2024 21:27:03 GMT
After the declaration of Angola as an independent country from Portugal (on November 11, 1975), some stamps were put into circulation with an overhead “Republica Popular” and with a bar over “Republica Portuguesa”.  In 1980, 10 years after the issuance commemorating the centenary of the stamp in Angola with a stamp with the image of a Garrat locomotive, from the CFB line, this stamp was put into circulation with the overhead "REPÚBLICA POPULAR" and a bar, on the top line , hiding "REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA ", as can be seen in the image |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 30, 2024 18:54:14 GMT
Correios de Angola, in 1997, on the occasion of the World Philatelic Exhibition in S.Francisco - California, issued two series of stamps with the designation of Trains of the World - COMBOIOS DO MUNDO Here is the first one: CANADIAN PACIFIC 4-4-0 AVE /SPAIN - BULLET TRAIN /JAPA GM F7WARREN /USA - DELTIC /GREAT BRITAIN EUROSTAR/ FRANCE-G.B - ETR450 /ITALY |
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Post by kiko7pt on Jul 30, 2024 21:10:37 GMT
The second series of "COMBOIOS DO MUNDO" stamps is made up of 5 values (4x140,000.00 Kzr) and (1x110,000.00 Kzr):  CLASS E1300 /MAROC - ICE /GERMANY X2000 /SWEDEN - TGV DUPLEX /FRANCE  VIA RAIL´S CANADIAN /CANADA |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 1, 2024 19:00:39 GMT
In 2019, this set of stamps, featuring South African locomotives, was issued:  >1200 Kz - Class 19D 4-8-2 > 300 Kz - GMA 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 > 300 Kz - 26 4-8-4 > 300 Kz - 33-400 > 300 Kz - 43-000 |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 1, 2024 22:14:40 GMT
Also in 2019, Correios de Angola issued another set of stamps, featuring locomotives from angolan railways:  >1200 Kz - SDD  > 300 Kz - GE C30ACI > 300 Kz - GE U20C > 300 Kz - CKD 8F > 300 Kz - SDD6A |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 3, 2024 23:52:17 GMT
TRAINS IN ANGOLA - A city that was born in the shadow of the CFB Railway
Some notes on the history of the creation of the city of HUAMBO - a city that was born with Trains! The English company “Pauling & Co.” had been hired to build the CFB railway. . In 1911 the section up to Km 360 was opened for exploration and that same year Postal Service began on passenger trains (known as “Comboio Mala”). When the railway reached the central plateau, the location known as Forte do Huambo was chosen to install the CFB railway center In 1912 the railway reached Km 426. At the camp and shipyard, which was located in the area, the English company “Pauling & Co.” started receiving correspondence addressed to “PAULING TOWN – ANGOLA” When the new Governor General of Angola, General Norton de Matos, became aware of this fact, he announced the following: “ Upon my arrival in Angola I learned that Huambo had been given the name “PAULING TOWN” and that several letters were sent from England to “PAULING TOWN – ANGOLA””
Now the Benguela railway is reaching Huambo and before its inauguration, it is necessary to clearly mark our dominance in that region” Thus, he ordered the creation of a new city located close to a place where there was a small fort (already marked on the CFB line plan, drawn as “Fortaleza do Huambo”) and on August 8, 1912, by legislative means, the City of Huambo was created In 1962, the Fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the city of Huambo was celebrated and a stamp was issued with the figure of the statue of General Norton de Matos, erected in the city square [Note - Before Angola's independence, CFB Central Workshops, located in Huambo-Nova Lisboa, were the largest railway workshops on the entire African continent] |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 4, 2024 0:26:29 GMT
HUAMBO - a city of trains
General Norton de Matos was Governor General of Angola in 1912-15 (and again in 1921-23)On August 8, 1912, the city of HUAMBO was created by law, in the central plateau of Angola, and it was formally inaugurated on September 21, 1912.
(a few years later the city of Huambo was renamed NOVA LISBOA. After Angola's independence, it was renamed HUAMBO
Here is a set of 4x4 blocks, each postmarked on the first day of issue - August 8, 1962
(date of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the city of Huambo, in 08-08-1912)
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 4, 2024 0:44:46 GMT
Let me show you the FDC issued on the date of the 50th anniversary of the creation of HUAMBO, by Gen. Norton de Matos and where you can see the facsimile of the published law note that: 1- the postmark says "NOVA LISBOA", the name of Huambo in colonial times 2 -the postmark is a drawing that shows the monument that was erected in a square in the city of NOVA LISBOA - HUAMBO, with the statue of Gen. Norton de Matos |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 5, 2024 15:18:00 GMT
CFM - Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes
CFM is the railway line, which crosses the south of Angola from West to East over 756 km, connecting the port of Moçâmedes to the Kassinga iron mines area.
Angola was the world's third largest producer of iron ore and in 1973 the CFM transported 6,000,000 tons of iron ore to the port of Moçâmedes
On June 15, 1970, Moçâmedes Railway Day was celebrated. Although no specific stamp was issued, one cover was issued containing a block of Angola map stamp (1955 stamp - $05) and dated postmark ( Dia do Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes/15-6-970) on which an image of the 1st locomotives is reproduced (identical to the CFB #01 locomotive - see below stamp) |
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Post by kiko7pt on Aug 5, 2024 15:34:04 GMT
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