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Nice Guatemala postal card featuring a train!
It is also interesting that the American Bank Note Company of New York printed them. |
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Yeah, I've got a couple other S.A. postal cards, from other countries, that are also printed by the American Bank Note Co. They are really nice designs. Been kind of thinking about collecting more. |
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Anyone know why so many of the big Railway terminals have the word "Union" in their titles? I hope it is not a silly question. |
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As far as I know, it is because multiple railroads terminated/stopped there. For instance, more than one road runs into Grand Central in NYC. Older folks here who may have travelled the rails during their youth may be able to give more info. |
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I was thnking it might have been all related to the Union Pacific Railroad but . . . From the Wikipedia article linked to above: Quote:
A union station (also union terminal. Joint station in Europe) is the term used for a railway station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. The term 'union station' is used in North America and 'joint station' in Europe. |
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You have to love those 19th century postcards. Those are great cards in here.
I know that some people use these to dress up their RPO collections as collateral material. I know, because I do <G>.
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Bujutsu, I believe the artist that designed the Mt Tom card must have been paid by the flourish and curlicue. |
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You never know stampfan. I guess anything is a possibility.
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