The listing, 1903 - 1908 Railroad Postal Cards (6 Cards) has ended.
1903 to 1908 Railroad Co. Postal Cards (6 Cards)
Great for collectors of postal cards, stamps, postcards and also postmarks! Each card has the same image of McKinley on the right side with US of A Eagle emblem on the left.
You can research these online by entering McKinley and the SC#.
Scott Catalog # UX18
1st card Back side: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. Freight Department.
Hand written date: 12/29, 1903
2nd card, also Westfield MASS postmark.
3rd card has a nice purple postmark: Seymour Manufacturing Co. DEC 2 1905, it would be great for winner to research this company's history. Also on the same card is a postmark in black: New Haven CONN 1905.
Backside in red ink:
West Shore Railroad, 39 chuch street, New Haven CONN.
Interesting to read the telephone number has 3 digits.
Card dated November 29, 1905
Card describes asking the receiver to destroy current Tarriff (A tariff may be either tax on imports or exports or a list or schedule of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage.)
Next card has a great FLAG cancel with 13 stars on it, the number " 1 " on the stripes signifies the machiine number. Other cards are postmarked 1907 and 1908
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