Superb collage

Today's post, 23 April 2022, features an exceptional collage jigsaw picture from German artist Barbara Behr.

Titled Vintage Train Stamps the picture is composed of postage stamps showing steam trains, stations, coaches etc. The 500-piece puzzle is produced by Bits and Pieces. Some of my favourite stamps in Barbara's picture have the following captions - Southern Railway Continental Express "Lord Nelson"; Plymouth Express Great Western Railway; London & North Eastern a "Director" Engine on the Perth Express; London Midland and Scottish A West Coast Express with a L & Y Engine; The North British Railway Lothian Coast Express; Charing Cross Station Folkestone Express; Queen Victoria's Day Saloon; Glasgow Express Glasgow & South Western Railway; A Carriage of the First Class L & M RLY; London Bridge Station; Brighton Express (L.B.& S.C.R.); The Fishguard Boat Express to Ireland Great Western Railway. For anyone interested in steam railways, the jigsaw would look superb framed and the 500 pieces were not as difficult to assemble as at first thought. Represented are railways from Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Belgium, Egypt, Switzerland, Italy and Russia; more than half (around 25) of the stamps show UK railway scenes. Barbara Behr is a famous illustrator of books etc., and of montage/collage images featuring butterflies, flowers, Christmas scenes etc. Such designs are used by many International companies for ceramics, textiles, jigsaw puzzles etc. Look her up on the Internet. NOTE - L & Y is the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; L.B.& S.C.R. is the London Brighton and South Coast Railway and L & M RLY is the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Customise to Full Screen to read the stamp captions more easily.