United States, Scott #5761, used(o), 2023, Commemorating Historic Railroad Stations, stamp shows Pennsylvania’s Tamaqua Station, in the town of Tamaqua located in the coal country between Scranton and Allentown; it was built by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, opened in 1874, replacing a wood-frame depot that had burned down; the town was an anthracite coal center and regional hub; the new station’s Italianate elegance underscored this regional importance which included a restaurant, garden and fountain at Depot Square Park in front of the building; the town's fortunes declined with the coal industry; the park closed in 1950 and the railroad ended service in 1963 and the station was shuttered in 1980; following a fire the following year, a historic preservation group successfully campaigned to save the building, purchasing it in 1992 and restoring it by 2004; a re-created Depot Square Park was dedicated the same year, the station now houses a heritage center, shops and a restaurant, and the Reading and Northern Railroad operates an occasional tourist train that stops at Tamaqua retaining the heritage; issued as a 'forever' stamp at a counter price of 63 cents, lithography and typography printed, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 10¾, issued with non-water soluble self-adhesive gum on multiple stamp panes, multicolored, Scott Supplemental Catalog Value: 40¢, nicely centered, light, black-inked, fading, wavy line cancel over the upper portion of the stamp and into the main image, good perforations, stamp was removed from its mailing envelope using a Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock for a uniform and attractive album appearance; centering and mounting warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch;' the stamp you see will be the one you receive.
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