Front:
GREETINW
29
PEGASUS
NY
YORK,
GREETΙΝΑ
ОСТ
28
1992
10199
VUTCAN
Chir Calle
Back:
CHRISTMAS
First Day of Issue: October 28, 1992
First Issue Location: New York, NY
Each fall, Moms and Dads across America scout discount
emporiums and toy stores in search of the perfect toy train
set. Over the next several months, they work frantically to
complete their project. A plywood base is carefully
covered with material simulating the color and texture of
grass. Rails are attached; crossing signs and station
houses go up. If parents have been duly industrious, the
set is ready for action on Christmas morning. First pro-
duced in the late 1880s, toy trains were manufactured in
large quantities over the next several decades by Ameri-
can companies such as Lionel Corporation, Louis Marx
and Company, American Flyer Manufacturing Company
and Ives Corporation. As time passed, toy trains became
more life-like, and many aficionados responded by cre-
ating elaborate surroundings for their sets. A toy locomo-
tive takes center stage on the self-adhesive postage stamp
on this First Day of Issue Postcard.
No. 92-132
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection
©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Chris Calle
Heetwood
