Casey Jones Rail Road Unit of the ATA



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TRAINS on POSTAL STATIONERY

GUATEMALA

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PC - 1890 - H&G 3 - 3c postal card shows horse/mule hauled tramcar - blank on reverse

DL and KD

 
PC - 1895 - H&G 6 - 1c brown on white - train in cachet, shield at left similar to Scott 31, etc. without border. Nice advertisement.
 





PCs - 1897 - train in indicium, same design as Scott 60-73

Issued for the Central American Exhibition, these cards were valid only from 1/1/1897 through 3/30/1898, and no other postal cards were valid during that period.

H&G 7 - UN CENTAVO, black and red lilac (shown)
H&G 8 - 3c, black and orange (shown)
H&G 9 - 3+3, black and orange (shown) - many of these are rose, rather than orange - variety?
H&G 10 - 3c, black and blue (shown)
H&G 11 - 3+3, black and gray (shown)
H&G 11A - card 7 with overprint "Servicio interno" (not shown)

The last item shown at left is the message side of the return part of a copy of H&G 9, which I am including for its historical and entertainment value

 
Letter card - 1897 - 12c black and grayish brown on very pale green - H&G A2 - train in indicium, same design as Scott 60-73.

Issued for local special delivery

 
Envelopes - 1897 - train in indicium, same design as Scott 60-73

Issued for the Central American Exhibition

H&G B9 - 2c black on lilac (shown)
H&G B10 - 6c black on pale orange (shown)
H&G B11 - 10c black on gray blue (shown)
H&G B12 - 12c black without background (not shown - but see H&G H4, below)

 
Wrapper - 1897 - train in indicium, same design as Scott 60-73
H&G E3 - 6c black on green on manila paper (shown)
H&G E4 - 10c black on violet on manila paper (shown)
 
Telegraph Delivery envelope - 1898 - H&G H4 - 12c Black with telegraph overprint
 
PC - 1921 - H&G 13 - indicium with train on bridge
H&G 14 is this same card with a multicolor picture on the back celebrating jubilee for Gen. Barrios

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