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RAILROAD FDC RPO USA Covers 1930s-70s Trains Streamliners HUGE LOT collection

$ 237.6

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

Huge lot RAILROAD Covers FDC RPO 1934-UP Trains Streamliners collection 100+. Shipped FREE with USPS Priority Mail!  Another incredible opportunity following the 9000 postcards sold last week. This is for a tremendous collection of 1st day covers and commemorative postal covers. Nearly all are USA, many have RPO or special cancels, most are illustrated - commemorative 1st runs, final runs, significant railroad history ie 100th anniversary, and other railroad-oriented postal products. All are pictured. Some highlights include -
*Pioneer streamliners - CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr 1934, 10th Anniversary 1944, Million Miles 1941, Illinois Central Green Diamond 1936 (one with more modern postcard inside), Union Pacific The City of Portland 1935, 1st trip of the 1938 Pennsylvania streamlined Broadway Limited, 1st run of the New York Central Mercury 1939, 1940 James Whitcomb Riley, December 7th 1941 Empire state express 1st day of issue with the insert card still intact, Santa Fe El Capitan diesel 1937 (both LA and Chicago cancels), etc. There are over 30 of the 1934 Zephyr with dual cancels all to the same address.
* Postwar streamliners include the MKT color Texas Special MKT (insert card intact but stuck to flap) with a Denison Texas cancel, two versions KCS Kansas City Southern Belle, California Zephyr 1949 with brochure inside, NYC 20th Century 1948 with postcard, 1952 with foldover insert, 's effort with fold up ensured, New GN Empire  Builder/Western star with both cancels, MILW 1st run Olympian postcard with cancel, and more.
* Southeast coverage includes 8th anniversary of the ACL Champion, Ist Winter Trip SOU Sunbeam, Run of the Texas Anniversary NC&StL * PRR Pennsylvania coverage includes 1967 GG1 Post Office history with insert, 100th Anniversary Broadway Limited 1952 different  cancels, Last run of the PRR Doodlebug * SP Sunset Ltd, CNW 100th Anniversary, last runs, Shay display, Nickel Plate 1957, later examples include Circus Train Milwaukee, Indiana circus crash, NKP 624, Moffat Tunnel with insert, etc. Also a smattering of photos, one airplane card with cancel, toy train stamp sheet, nice real photo postcard from Merrill Michigan (guessing Grand Trunk - 1910s, no cancel). There are few others, 1944 Trasncon, 1952 B&O, a group of streamliners beautiful artwork from Streamliner USPS release. Again, everything you see, nothing held back. Yes the opening bit is only for a serious buyer, as these are some of the most desirable covers available. Railroad buyers will see there is some duplication of even of the most scarce examples. I will pay to ship this priority mail anywhere on the globe. Thank you in good luck!