In short…(312) High Speed ​​Trains “speed” over stamps

For collectors of the Transport theme, particularly Railways, six special sheets are on their way. On November 23, the UNPA, the United Nations Postal Administration, is releasing six sheets depicting famous high-speed trains on the occasion of World Sustainable Transport Day. The issue marks the fact that the first High Speed ​​Train ran 60 years ago. On October 1, 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, better known as the “bullet train” between Tokyo and Osaka. The values ​​on the six sheets are 73c, $1,65, CHF 1,20, CHF 1,90, €0,95, and €1,20. The following trains are on the six sheets: 73c, Shinkansen, Japan; $1,65, Amtrak Acela, United States; CHF 1,20, ONCF Al Boraq, Morocco; CHF 1,90, CR Fuxing, China; €0,95, Voyageurs TGV INOUI, France; and €1,20, DB ICE, Germany.