乔治·斯蒂芬森(Stephenson·George 1781-1848)是一位从最底层的穷苦矿工中走出来的发明家,他被公认是“蒸汽机车之父”。很多国家如德国、比利时、波兰、圣马力诺、刚果等,都把他和他的机车的画面作为纪念邮票发行。他的祖国英国在1975年,也发行了一枚面值7便士的纪念邮票,来纪念这位使一个冒着黑烟的庞然大物在铁轨上飞驰的发明家。画面上这枚邮票是匈 Stephenson George 1781-1848, an inventor who came out of the bottom of the poor miners, is recognized as the “father of steam locomotives.” Many countries, such as Germany, Belgium, Poland, San Marino, the Congo, all released the picture of him and his locomotive as a commemorative stamp. In 1975, his home country, Britain, also issued a commemorative stamp of seven pence to commemorate the inventor who made a smoky monster gallop on the tracks. This stamp on the screen is Hungarian