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TWO TRAIN PROGRAMS: 1948 CHICAGO RAILROAD FAIR! 100 Locomotive Stamps 1848-1948

$ 39.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: TWO Journals for one price!! These TWO 8-1/2" X 11" Chicago Railroad Fair journals are original, complete, and in excellent condition (no writing or tears, solid spines, with bright colors/no fading). The 1948 Railroad Stamp Album (48 pages) contains Railroad and Locomotive history (1848-1948). The Official Guide Book (20 pages) maps out the fair. Published by Van Millard Publishers & Neely Printing Co.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Year: 1948

    Description

    Up For Sale:
    TWO RR Journals for ONE Price!!
    Descriptions:
    (1st Journal):
    1948 Chicago Railroad Fair ("100 Years of Railroad Progress"), 48 pages.
    The first Journal is a Railway Systems Poster Stamp Album...containing 100 attractively detailed Railroad Stamps illustrating 18 Railway Systems:
    SANTA FE, BALTIMORE & OHIO (B & O), BOSTON & MAINE, BURLINGTON LINES, CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN, ROCK ISLAND LINE, MILWAUKEE ROAD, ERIE, GREAT NORTHERN, ILLINOIS CENTRAL, The New MONON Hoosier Line, NEW YORK CENTRAL, NICKEL PLATE ROAD, NORTHERN PACIFIC, PENNSYLVANIA, UNION PACIFIC, and The WABASH.
    All 100 Railroad Stamps are complete, and very neatly placed! This history of America's Locomotive Railways during 1848-1948 is organized by 2-page chapters & 5 Stamps relating to each Railway System. Additionally, there is a 2-page, 100 year outline of significant Railroad events. The last 3-pages chronicle the development of the Locomotive...illustrated by 10 impressive Iron Horse Stamps!!
    (2nd Journal):
    1948 Chicago RR Fair ("Official Guide Book"), 20 pages. This a guide to the Fair's events, exhibits, and shows.