Philadelphia, PA: Deemer & Jaishon, 1910 Deemer & Jaishon, Philadelphia, PA. 1910. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; light shelfwear to tips, head and tail; age soiling to textblock edges; suntanned spine. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with dulled gilt lettering on the spine. 274 pp 8vo. For more than a century, the core of America’s postal system was the Railway Mail Service which this book covers in great detail mostly about is founding and early days. The system of train lines that crisscrossed the nation carried passengers and mail in and out of large cities and small towns. The Railway Mail Service went a step further in service than passenger trains, providing mail delivery and pick-up to small towns where trains did not even stop. The service relied on partnerships with America’s railway companies and the dedication and efforts of the service’s Railway Post Office clerks. From its beginnings in the midst of the Civil War to its slow decline after World War II and the service’s last run in 1977, the history of America’s Railway Mail Service is one that was central to America’s postal history. A clean presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005426
Title: A Life Span and Reminiscences of Railway Mail Service
Author: James E. White
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Deemer & Jaishon
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Date Published: 1910
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Post Offices, Postal, Railway Post Offices, mail, letters, letter carriers, railroads, Post Office Department, Fast Mail, Postmaster General,
Bookseller catalogs: Transportation; Autobiography;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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