Railroad/Metro – Global Postcard Sales

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Congress Junction (Arizona)
It’s all about the depot, which apparently comes and goes from time to time. Card was mailed in 1995, has two stamps and partly readable postmark. There are pink and purple postal markings on the front. Grade: 3

Code: 34800001
Price: $2.00
Train wreck of Narrow Gauge 497 (Alamosa, Colorado)

L&R Taylor Advertising Consultants published this card 109648, possibly in the 1960s. It’s unused, fading gently, but undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 34800002
Price: $4.00
Engine 45
The card assumes you know this is in California, but just between us, we know that, don’t we? Engine 45 has a Mikado 2-8-2 wheel system and is on its way toward Northspur. Mailed in 1994, this Bob von Normann postcard has a 40-cent airmail stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 34800003
Price: $2.50

Northwestern Station (Chicago, USA)

If you’re a railroad buff, this card is a nice complement to cars and engines. The date “June, 1957” is pencilled in on the reverse, together with a travel agency rubber stamp. The Aero Distributing card CK-208 wasn’t mailed. Grade: 4

Code: 34800004

Price: $2.00

Fish Camp (California)
In the Sierra Nevadas, it’s a logging camp near Yosemite. The Scope Enterprises card SE-79 was mailed in 1994, has four intact stamps and partly legible postmark. Some abrasion on front and back. Grade: 2

Code: 34800005
Price: $3.00
Grand Central Station, New York City
Another old New York City card that appears surprisingly few times in a Google search. Published by Manhattan Post Card Co., the view shows “driveway along Park Ave. looking north from 40th St. towards Grand Central Station…” It’s unused and apart from minor edge abrasions is in great condition for its age. Grade: 1

Code: 34800006
Price: $8.00
Three-Spot Locomotive, Two Harbors (Minnesota)
One would not expect a card of this size (6″ x 9″) to make it safely through international airmail, but this one did, with only minor corner bending and abrasions. Mailed in 1990, with stamp and postmark intact, it’s Dexter Press 56039 apparently dated 1961. And they call it “Giant Post Card.” Grade: 2

Code: 34800007
Price: $7.50
Amtrak in New River Gorge
Amtrak card is nice in its own right, but has the extra twist of having been mailed from Hong Kong to Malaysia in 1990 with three stamps and legible postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 34800008
Price: $3.00
Union Terminal (Cincinnati)
From mid 1960s, this Plastichrome card (P17809) of the Ohio River and Union Terminal is unused and apart from normal aging on reverse, the front is as-new. Grade: 2

Code: 34800009
Price: $3.50
National Railroad Museum (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Proudly mailed in 1975 by a very, very young child, from Green Bay with a mostly-legible postmark and an 8-cent Eisenhower stamp. It’s the Wisconsin & Yesterday R.R. Serious abrasions on front. Grade: 5

Code: 34800010
Price: $0.50
Steam locomotive, Windsor (Canada)
This ~1965 card is unmailed and unmarked, in great condition front and back. Grade: 1

Code: 34800011
Price: $6.00
Santiago, quaint street (Cuba Railroad)
Early 20th century unused, official card from Cuba RR Company. Gentle creases and abrasion but a nice example for railroad company collectors particularly, even if it doesn’t actually show a train. Grade: 3

Code: 34800013
Price: $16.00
Railway station (Bangkok)
Quite busy, this station, then … but a new one has opened. Grade: 1.

Code: 34800014
Price: $6.00
Daily life (Hanoi)
Unused, high-quality 5″ x 7″ Xubaco card MS:XU-114. Grade: 1

Code: 34800015
Price: $3.00
Railway station (Nanning, China)
Unused 1970s card, in as-new condition. Grade: 1

Code: 34800016
Price: $5.50
Metro Station, Pyongyang (North Korea)
This card gives you a small idea of the ornate decoration of some (not all) of the Pyongyang Subway stations. The card was mailed in 1991 with two stamps of which one, and a partial postmark, remain. It also has a large purple “Pyongyang par avion” rubber stamp, and marking on reverse right edge that may have come from postal handling. This time the caption is in French. Grade: 4

Code: 34800018
Price: $19.00
Kuala Lumpur Railway Station (Malaysia)
Two cards are available, both from 1991, both with single stamp and full postmark. It is a most beautiful building. Grades: 1

Code: 34800019
Price: $4.50
Penang Hill Railway (Malaysia)
We have three of these. Two are identical: intact stamp and postmark (Grade: 1, $4.50) and one is about the same but postmark is not full (Grade: 2, $4).

Code: 34800020
Price: $4.50
Railway station (Ipoh, Malaysia)
Card mailed in 1991, has two stamps and partly legible postmark. Gently aging on reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 34800021
Price: $4.50
Penang Hill funicular (Malaysia)
Two of these are available. Both were mailed in 1991, both have stamp and partial postmark. One is clean on front (Grade: 2, $4) and the other has a bit of ink smudge on front (Grade: 3, $3.50).

Code: 34800022
Price: $4.00
Railway station (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Three cards are available of this iconic city landmark. Mailed in 1990-91, they each have a little postmark smudging on front, and stamp but only partial postmarks on reverse. Grades: 3

Code: 34800023
Price: $3.50
Funicular Railway of Penang Hill (Malaysia)
Two cards are available, one from 1990 and one from 1991. Each has a Pulau Pinang stamp and legible postmark. Grades: 2

Code: 34800024
Price: $4.00
Railway station (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
As the oversized card shows, this is a beautiful old building in the heart of the city. Mailed in early 2000s, it has two commemorative stamps but not a legible postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 34800025
Price: $5.00
The train on Snowdon (England)
Not too long a train, but it qualifies. Card was mailed sometime in the 1960s, and has two stamps and air mail sticker, but was not postmarked. Grade: 3

Code: 34800027
Price: $3.00
Railway station (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Two cards are available. One was mailed in 1990, but only a bit of postmark made it to the opposite corner (Grade: 3, $3). The other was mailed in 1991 with commemorative wasp stamp and partial postmark (Grade: 3, $3).

Code: 34800029
Price: $3.00
Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
From the 1950s, a nice view of Union Station and the Kansas City, Missouri, skyline as seen from the Liberty Memorial Monument. Unused card, but has a travel agency rubber stamp on the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 34800030
Price: $2.00
Kowloon Star Ferry and railroad terminus (Hong Kong) (photograph)
This series of 2.5″ x 3.5″ B&W glossy photos appear to have been used as templates for real-photo postcards. We can’t be certain of that, but the presence of captions on some of these photos suggests so. The photos had been attached to albums, so the reverses have some paper adhesions. But the fronts are all very good. And very clear, as well. Grade: 3

Code: 34800031
Price: $29.00
Tram (Hong Kong)
Oversized (5×7) card mailed in 1996. Three different stamps and legible postmark. Nice message on the side of the tram, and we love trams too. Grade: 2

Code: 34800032
Price: $7.00
Kuala Lumpur Railroad Station (Malaysia)
Significantly aging card, stamped for mailing in 1986, but no postmark. Views of the old Subang Airport, the Railway Station, and National Parliament House. Grade: 4

Code: 34800033
Price: $5.50
Express Langkawi, KTM (Malaysia)
Cards were issued by KTM (Malayan Railway) and all sent by the same person in 1990. They each have a Federal Territory stamp and partial postmark, and some ink smudging on the front; and two of the three have the orange bar coding on reverse. Grades: 3

Code: 34800034
Price: $4.50
Railway Station, Ipoh (Malaysia)
G.W.393 card mailed in 1991 with Perak stamp and postmark, so everything is in place. Grade: 2

Code: 34800035
Price: $4.00
Countess of Dufferin, Winnipeg (Canada)
Mailed from Alberta in 1959, this card has two stamps and full Edmonton postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 34800036
Price: $5.50
Denver and Rio Grande R.R. – In the Clouds
Wonderful old folder issued by Denver and Rio Grande Rail Road, showing 20 views of life in the Rockies–Denver, trains, bridges, gorges, like that. This was mailed in 1942 from Colorado to Iowa with a rare 1-1/2 cent stamp, and the only flaw we can see is a tear on one side where the back flap would tuck in. What an atmospheric old item this is. Grade: 3

Code: 34800037
Price: $15.00
Amtrak, Coast Starlight
Two unused cards from Amtrak’s early days. Grades: 1

Code: 34800038
Price: $6.00
Hill Railway, Penang (Malaysia)
Three mailed S.W. Singapore cards are available (P7873), from 1986, each with Kedah stamp and mostly but not entirely readable postmarks. Grades: 1

Code: 34800039
Price: $3.00
Monorail System, Sentosa Island (Singapore)
S.W. Singapore card S 8872 mailed in 1991 with stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 34800040
Price: $4.00
Narrow gauge train, Colorado (USA)
Unused Petley card P309285 with a great variety of views: train, Four Corners, Wolf Creek Pass, Mt. Sneffels, Purgatory ski area, and others. Serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 34800041
Price: $2.00
McGill Metro Station, Montreal
Unused card with one perforated edge. Thumbtack hole. Grade: 4

Code: 34800042
Price: $1.50
MRT (Singapore)
Mailed in 1994, the card shows the MRT, the Merlion, and some hotels. Yup, that’s Modern Singapore. There are three stamps and two partial postmarks. Nice. Grade: 1

Code: 34800043
Price: $11.00
Peak Tram (Hong Kong)
Arguably Hong Kong’s #1 visitor attraction, but the tram itself has been updated and doesn’t look like this now. For that matter, neither does that urban area below. These days, it’s a bonus if you can see anything from the top. Two unused 5″ x 7″ cards 089 from the Tourists Cards series are available. Grades: 1

Code: 34800044
Price: $5.00

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