Postcard sale 1
RAILROAD RELATED


Terms and conditions

All prices quoted in C$.

All cards are unused unless indicated otherwise.


Grading standards
MINT=As issued...EX=May be used, front is unmarked, problem free card.
VG=Very Good, may be used. Front good w/slt creases or rounded corners.
G=Good, like VG but more damage visible...AV=Average, with even more damage.

RAILROAD STATIONS

"SUDBURY-The Nickel City, Ont. Canada." RP of front of CPR station. Tracks near foreground. Smokestack behind. Tiny creasing marks noted on front when viewed from an angle. Postally used 1957. AS IS! VG...$5.00

"Depot, ST. STEPHEN, NB." Framed view of depot, freight shed, even portion of main street behind. Nice Color litho by Novelty Mfg. NEAR MINT...$12.00

"Railway Station, TRURO, Nova Scotia." Color litho by PE Co. #14. Postally used 1951. VG+...$5.00

"Bonaventure Station - MONTREAL (Grand Trunk Railway)." The old station in Montreal. Horses and wagons parked out side. Color litho #1074. VG...$6.00

"Bonaventure Station - MONTREAL (Gare Bonaventure)." The old station in Montreal. Identical to above only more color. #24971. VG+...$6.00

"Bonaventure Station - G.T.R. MONTREAL." Similar to above cards but picture taken from the opp. end of station. Couple of Horse/Carriage s parked. B/W litho sepiatone by UPS Montreal #512. VG+...$8.00

B/W litho by HF Mann, #HFM8043. "CPR station ALLISTON, Ont. Can't see much of a railroad station. Just tracks and house in distance. VG+...$8.00

"TRURO, N.S. - CGR station on a busy day." station from other side of tracks, showing crowds of people. B/W litho by Novelty art, Montreal. MINT...$9.00

"C.P.R.R. station, WINDSOR, Ont." Color litho showing things the way they were in 1909, Publ WH Martin. Postally used 1909 cancel also on front, VG...$6.00

"CNR station at EDMONTON, Alta." Framed view of the old brick building. Color litho, Novelty Mfg #237991. EX...$11.00

"The Canadian National Railways Station, EDMONTON, Alberta." View of the front entrance. A train noted behind. Color litho by Valentine Edy #31298. Postally used 1929 w/one stamp torn off. VG...$5.00

Vert format. Composite color litho, views of interior above & below and in middle a circle w/overall view of "Union station, Winnipeg, Man." Valentine & sons, postally w/1923 cancel. EX...$6.00

"CPR station, REGINA, Sask." This cards shows the station that replaced the one described above. Taken from the street side. Shows trees that have long since gone. (The building is now a casino!) Circa 1930s. Color litho. EX...$9.00

"Glacier house and Great Glacier, BC." View from railroad tracks, showing station in distance. Mountain/glacier behind. B/W Litho. Trueman studio #3084. VG...$6.00

"CPR Depot, MEDICINE HAT, Alta." Couple of wagons but otherwise a quiet scene. Taken from railroad side. B/W litho w/greenish tint. Photogelatine Engrvg. EX...$12.00

"CP Ry depot and entrance to harbour, VANCOUVER BC." Shows depot, ship moored at dock, mountains. B/W litho #1241A. Undiv. back. Message written on front (in space provided) and postally used w/1904 US cancel. VG...$6.00

"Union station, VANCOUVER, BC. CNR station." View of the front of the building. Looks like 1920s scene. Small paper fragment stuck to middle of view. Hardly noticeable. Color litho by coast Publ. VG...$3.00

"Entrance to Union depot, WINNIPEG, Man" Nice Color litho by Valentine & sons #109753. NEAR MINT...$9.00

"HOLYHEAD Station (Engl)." Showing exterior platform w/passengers embarking for Dublin ferry. color litho by McCorquodale. VG++...$11.00

"G.E. Rly Hotel and station approach, PARKESTON QUAY" (Engl.) Pathway w/many small trees both sides. Station in distance. Nice RP, Kingsway S14141. VG+...$6.00

"Interior WEMYSS BAY Station (Engl.)" High quality B/W litho with a lot of detail. Passenger w/porter carrying luggage. Many interior signs readable. Gas lights. Ornate windowed roof. Publ. Unknown, #E25024. Few small abrasions back. Postally used w/early pre WW cancel. Solid VG+...$20.00

"Central Station NEWCASTLE (Engl.)" shows platform w/people, freight. Very busy! Great detail! Publ Valentine XL, Real Photo, VG+ with tiny corner bend bottom left.Postally used 1911...$30.00

"Electric Station, LAXEY, I.O.M." Color litho Valentines ser. Fine piece of social history. Street car coming into station. Station w/'BAR' sign atop, people waiting. Even has a flea market vendor selling wares. VG...$9.00

Railroad station KURGAN Russia. Ornate building, Some people waiting for train. Shops in foreground. Circa early 1900s. Identification all in Russian. B/W litho. VG...$5.00

"Rutland R.R. station, BENNINGTON, VERMONT." Four horses & wagons waiting for the train. Color litho, Publ by H. Willoughby #404820. Postally used w/1914 cancel. VG+...$8.00

"East main street, showing M.C.R.R. depot, JACKSON, MI." Viewing rairoad crossing (gates down) old hotel to right and station in background. Color litho by Georgopoolos. VG+...$6.00

"Rustic depot at GARDINER, entrance to Yellowstone Nat. Park. Color litho by HHT Co. VG+...$6.00

"St. Pel-The railway station. View of the quay." (France). Great shot of the station and part of the railway yards. B/W litho. Catala Freres #128. EX...$6.00

"PORTLAND, ME., The union station in winter. View from passenger side. High snow banks. HC Leighton color litho. Writing on front in space provided. Postally used 1907. VG+...$6.00

"Union depot, PUEBLO, CO., Accomodating (5) different railroad lines." Looking down on passenger trains and station at far right. Linen Curteich #109039N. EX...$5.00

"Central park and Great Northern depot, WARREN. MN." View from a high point. Publ Colson's bazaar. Color litho, White border. VG...$5.00


RAILROAD MISC.

"Descending from Cajon pass on Southern California side of the coast range. Two locomotives working hard. Mid distance view. Color litho by Fred Harvey #H1592. EX...$5.00

"Countess of Dufferin, CPR Engine #1, Winnipeg, Man." Hotel noted behind. Color litho by Valentine Black #49665. Postally used 1955. VG+...$3.00

Vert format. Muted color litho. CPR issue. "John A. Maxwell, Despatcher, Revelstoke BC, BC district." Artist drawn by Katherine Shackleton. Showing this CPR employee wearing his headset and earphones on the job. Writeup below. VG...$9.00

Vert format. Muted color litho. CPR issue. "Herbert Patrick Kelly, Freight handler, St. John, , NB." Artistic depiction. Dressed in his rough working clothes and working. Writeup below. VG...$9.00

"The Pennsylvania special." Tuck color litho, Famous American expresses series #2458. Trace of album mount marks. EX...$9.00

"The Twentieth Century Limited." Tuck color litho, Famous American expresses Ser #2458. Trace of album mount marks. EX...$9.00

"Continental Express GER, Near Brentwood (Engl)." Tuck color Oilette Famous expresses Series I. Trace of album mount marks. EX...$9.00

"Locomotive works of the M&R Southern Railway, SOREL, Que." Distant view of shops and part of town. Tinted B/W litho by Pinsonneault Series 112/2. VG+...$8.00

"East end incline railway, HAMILTON, (Ont.,) Canada. Nice color litho of a "car" full of sightseers being pulled up the incline. This was a view from early 1900s when a view from the top of the escarpment was a typical Sunday afternoon's outing. Hamilton visible down at foot of the incline and sightseers enjoying a view from the top of the escarpment. VG+...$6.00

Vert format, Real photo, tinted. "Cathedral mountain near FIELD BC." Mountain visible through one end of an oval railroad tunnel. Entering the tunnel is early CPR diesel #4062. Publ Gowen Sutton #4. NEAR MINT...$6.00

Sharp Real photo (Cyko) Showing what appears to be a Steam driven earth mover. Bucket on end of long wooden frame. Couple men watching. Possibly building a railroad right of way someplace. VG...$9.00

Have recently acquired a nice grouping of the "Mary Jaynes" railroad series, chromes, showing mostly steam engines. Chromes, MINT...$3.00 each.

"CPR Multi-pressure..High-pressure T4A" Real photo of A series 8000 locomotive all shined up and ready to go. SJ Hayward, Montreal. NEAR MINT...$12.00

"Canadian National Railways (Northern type) Locomotive 4-8-4, The Empire's largest passenger engine." B/W litho, sepiatone. CNR published. NEAR MINT...$12.00

"Locomotive #5320, (President Cleveland) of the Baltimore & Ohio, which heads the railroad's air conditioned train exhibited at a century of progress, Chicago 1934." B/W litho. Extensive writeup on the specs of this locomotive, below. Postally used, w/1934 US Ry. postal car exhibit Chicago, Ill. 1934 cancel. VG+...$15.00

Have a small selection of linens showing various scenes inside the Chicago and north western Streamliner 400. Please ask. priced $6.00 each.

Color litho of the starting point for an incline railway at Vitznau Switzerland. Shows turntable, locomotive and car loaded w/passengers. Color litho, Coll Stolle #574. Postally used w/1906 Swiss cancel. VG...$11.00

Composite view card. To right in large rectangle, the interior of a mail car showing bags used for mail. To left in smaller rectangle, exterior of a mail rail car used in 1862. Caption reads "70 years of progress in the railway post office." This card was a handout at the Centry of progress exhibition. B/W litho. NEAR MINT...$8.00

Real photo of the interior of "The Chapel car, American baptist Assy., Green Lake, WI." Shows seating pews and altar. Publ by LL Cook #S292. EX...$11.00

Set of (7) Color lithos showing various scenic views on "The Sunset route" in Texas. One train,three bridges, rest scenery. Color litho by Brown news. Condition averaging VG+...$11.00

Vert. format. Real photo. "Scene where G.N.R. Seattle engine took fatal plunge New Westminster (BC) 1909." Shows railroad bridge and a string of passenger cars, w/officials looking on at right. Some oxidization but a sharp/clear bit of RR history on the west coast. VG+...$25.00

Have a nice selection of real photos issued by Byron Harmon. Showing tracks,trains. Please ask.

For views of railroad bridges go to my Canadian Geographic listing.


This completes my RAILROAD topical listing. Only a tiny portion of my stock is listed here so please let me know if I can help in this area.


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