| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Early electric streetcar, Montgomery, Alabama 1886. The Capital City Street Railway, also known as the Lightning Route, was the first city-wide system of streetcars established in Montgomery, Alabama, United States on April 15, 1886. While the design of the stamp shows an early electric streetcar from Montgomery, AL, the concept principally was advanced by Frank J. Sprague. Sprague, in 1888, developed a practical system of electric railway traction. By World War I, the United States had more than 25,000 miles of street railways. |
| Face value | 20 US cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | US 1659 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | US 2060 |
| Series | Streetcars |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 52,000,000 |
| Issue date | 01/10/1983 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | line 11 |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
