Railway stamp
![A used railway stamp from Queensland, Australia, for 1 penny valid for the transport of newspapers and parcels](/Images/godic/202502/06/Queensland_railway_stamp3854.jpg")
![A History of Railway Letter Stamps (1901) by H. L'Estrange Ewen](/Images/godic/202502/06/Ewen_History_of_Railway_Letter_Stamps_title3854.png")
In philately a railway stamp is a stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail.
A wide variety of railway stamps have been issued by different countries and by private and state railways. Railway stamps of an unofficial or semi-official type are considered cinderella stamps.