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Aurora Postage Stamp - 4863 - Engine, Steam, 0-6-0 Lil Donkey - Painted/Unlettered

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N Scale - Aurora Postage Stamp - 4863 - Engine, Steam, 0-6-0 Lil Donkey - Painted/Unlettered Image used with permission of owner
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Stock Number4863
Original Retail Price$12.50
BrandAurora Postage Stamp
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Steam Engine Lil Donkey 0-6-0
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PrototypeEngine, Steam, 0-6-0 Lil Donkey
Road or Company NamePainted/Unlettered (Details)
Paint Color(s)Black and Red
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
DCC ReadinessNo
Release Date1968-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeSteam
Model Subtype0-6-0
Model VarietyLil Donkey



Model Information: This Minitrix model, introduced in the 1960s, models a European prototype. Nevertheless, it was imported into the US and marketed along with models of North American prototypes. It was imported by Aurora uner their "Postage Stamp" line as well as directly by Trix through ATI and others.
DCC Information: This engine is not DCC-Compatible.
Road Name History:
Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Brand/Importer Information:
In 1967, Aurora Plastics Corporation started importing the Minitrix N Scale product line. These trains were marketed as Postage Stamp Trains. It was a bold entry into what would become a very active market in the new N-Scale model train market. The basic starter set took advantage of N-Scale’s small size by packaging everything necessary for a small model railroad in a book-like box. The larger starter sets were packaged in more conventional boxes. Aurora went out of business in 1977.

The Body styles of this product line were made in Austria by Roco, imported into the United States by Minitrix and then rebranded by Aurora. Some of the exact same molds were also produced by Roco for Atlas who branded them using their own name.

A lot of information can be found on All about Aurora Postage Stamp Trains web site by David K. Smith.
Item created by: gdm on 2017-02-12 08:54:32. Last edited by gdm on 2017-02-12 08:56:08

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