Railroads Philatelic Literature

RAILROADS

874 Twenty-nine Years to Oblivion $10.00
Bergman, 1980, 79p, CC. The last years of railway mail service, with a complete listing of last trips dating from the late 1940’s.

Street Car R.P.O. Series by the Mobile Post Office Society

875 Boston, Heinen, 1981, 46p, CC. $15.00

877 Chicago, Mason & Fleming, 1983, 73p, CC. $10.00

879 Pittsburgh, Booth, 1983, 59p, CC. $15.00

881 San Francisco & Seattle, Beardsley & others, 1984, 56p, CC. $10.00

882 Washington, DC, Stanton & Truax, 1983, 48p, CC. $10.00

883 History of the First Locomotives $35.00
Brown, 1877, 48p, Paper Cover. Interesting early historical perspective. Fragile, cover faults.

885 The Collection and Distribution Wagon Service: 1896 to 1904 $10.00
Bruns, 1986, 52p, CC. Well illustrated, historical account.

886 The First Highway Post Office $10.00
Bruns, undated, 78p, CC. Introduction of highway post office services for Washington, D.C. and Harrisonburg, VA.

887 Railway Mail Service $10.00
Carr, reprint of 1909 work, 48p, CC. The origin and development of the service.

888 Railway Post Offices of California and Nevada $32.50
Crossley, 1991, 204p, SB. Traces the spread of railroads through California and Nevada and on into neighboring states. Crossley details construction along the various lines and presents a history of the development of the RPO service. Over 100 photos, maps and tabulation of known markings.

889 Postal Markings of the North Carolina Railroads $12.00
Crumbley, 1994, 74p plus addendum, SB. Lists railroads, station agents, distance and rarity factor.

890 The Traveling Post Office $20.00
Dennis, 1916, 128p, HB. Early first-hand accounts of railway mail service.

891 Railroad Names $25.00
Edson, 1984, 144p + supp, SB. A directory of common carrier railroads operating in the U.S. between 1826-1982. Alpha listing includes name, class, predecessor, dates active and disposition.

003 U.S. Narrow Gauge Mail Routes & Postal Markings $12.50
Felton, 2001, 80p, Loose-leaf. Includes the history of narrow gauge railroading, routes in alpha order, station agents, routes by state, references and terms and conventions. Tracings and rarity factors are provided.

892 Trolley Car Mail Service in Philadelphia 1895-1915 $10.00
Flack & Stets, 1971, 21p, CC. informative text, maps and markings.

893 Directory of Route Agent Routes: 1837 to 1882 $12.50
Kay, 1990, 170p, Loose-leaf. Alphabetical listing by route name. Includes distances, date established and discontinued.

894 The Beginnings of the True Railway Mail Service $10.00
Kimball, Jr., 1989, 36p, CC. Reprint of a 1906 publication about the work of George B. Armstrong in founding and developing the service.

895 Mail by Rail $25.00
Long & Dennis, 1951, 414p, HB. The story of the postal transportation service.

896 The Official Railway Guide to Colorado $12.50
Lyford & Glenn, compilers, 1883, 1978 reprint; 120p, SB. Contains the schedule for the plains states and the west. Useful book.

897 A History of the Railway Mail Service $5.00
MPO’S, 1980, 36p, CC. “Collection of articles selected in the field of transit post offices - markings, history, modes of conveyance and routes”.

898 The U S. Railway Post Office Postmark Catalog $85.00
MPOS, 2006, three-hole punched, will take three 3-ring binders to house it. This monumental work has again been revised and updated and remains the definitive work for RPO cancels. Every marking is illustrated and priced.

899 Official Railway Guide to Colorado - 1883 $10.00
MPOS, 1978 reprint, 120p, SB.

Mobile Post Office Selections
A collection of articles selected in the field of transit post offices - markings, history, modes of conveyance, routes, etc.

900 Volume I, 1980, 38p, CC. $10.00

901 Volume II, 1981, 63p, CC. $10.00

902 Volume III, 1984, 48p, CC. $10.00

903 Volume IV, 1985, 52p, CC. $10.00

904 Volume V, 1989, 48p, CC. $10.00

905 A Catalog of New Jersey Railway Postal Markings $ 15.00
MacDonald, 1984, 136p, CC. Illustrated with postal markings and maps.

906 Postal Markings of U S. Waterway Routes 1839-1997 $35.00
MacDonald, 1998, 196p, HB. Contains a listing of routes, terminals, distance, operator, markings and rarity factor.

908 Cross-Reference Guide to U.S. Railway Post Offices, Postmarks, Abbreviations and Misspellings in the U.S. Railway P.O. Postmarks $25.00
Mehrer, 1993, 115p & addenda, 3-hole punched. Two separate works; first part aids in identifying poorly struck railway P.O. postmarks. Data is in alphabetical sequence to speed in identification of postmark. Second section can be used to identify the meaning of abbreviations used in railway P.O. postmarks. New.

909 A Guide to Identifying United States Route & Station Agent Postmarks $20.00
Mehrer, 1994, 110p, 3-hole punched. A companion to his earlier work on RPO’s. Packed with essential information needed for deciphering those cryptic agent postmarks - even partial strikes! There are cross-reference guides, abbreviations and manuscripts and more! This guide even includes a list of dozens of entries out of alphabetical order in the agent catalog and tells you where to find them. New.

910 Railroad Maps of the United States $25.00
Modelski, 1975, 112p, SB. A selective annotated bibliography of original 19th century maps in the Library of Congress.

911 United States Railroad Postmarks: 1837 to 1861 $175.00
Remele, 1958, 169p, HB. Best work on the period; illustrated markings.

912 Centennial Catalog of Arizona Railway Postal Markings $9.00
Towle, 1980, 80p, CC.

913 The Catalog of New Mexico Railway Postal Markings $10.00
Towle, 1981, 79p, CC.

914 Waterway Railway Post Offices of the United States $10.00
Towle & Kay, 1987, 32p, CC. Listing of routes, illustrates and values markings.

915 Railroad Postmarks of the United States: 1861 to 1874 $75.00
Towle & Meyer, 379p, HB. Contains superbly illustrated markings and routes. Like new.

916 U.S. Route & Station Agent Postmarks $40.00
Towle, 1976, 485p + 40 p, Loose-leaf, Addenda, HB. Includes 1569 route agent postmarks and some background text.

917 Railway Mail Service $25.00
White, 1973, 274p, HB. A life span and reminiscences of the railway mail service by the ex-general superintendent. Reprint of a 1910 work.

918 Some Early Railway Postal Routes $15.00
Willard, 1974, 57p, CC. Illustrated history of the early railroad routes in Colorado. Includes maps and covers.

919 The William Wyer Collection $25.00
DFK & Co., 1978, 205p, HB and with prices realized. This is the hardbound edition of the 1978 sale of Wyer’s classic railroad collection. It contains 1,676 lots of covers with over 80% illustrated. A great reference.

920 As above, SB with prices realized. $15.00

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