Railway Post Office Car, Century of Progress

Front:
HANNIBAL ST. JOSEPH N.P SEVENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS IN THE RAILWAY POST OFFICE In a little car like this, on July 28, 1862, enroute from West Quincy to St. Joseph, Missouri,over what is now a part of the Burlington main line from Chicago to Kansas City and St. Joseph, United States Mail was first sorted while in transit. The purpose was to speed the departure of the overland stage coach from St. Joseph to California. At the right is the modern standard Railway Post Office, in several of which the California and other western mail is now sorted nightly on the Burlington fast mail trains between Chicago and Omaha. The old and the new mail cars form a part of the Burlington's exhibit at A Century of Progress Exposition 47 DOMESTI

Back:
Burlington Route This card furnished for mailing in the Postal Car on the Burlington's World's Fair Exhibition Train. 995 A 71 YEARS JUL 28 1933 2 PM AGO TODAY July 28, 1862 assorting of U. S. Mail aboard a train while enroute was first put into practice. EL JO HANNIBAL & ST.JOSEPHR.R. TEXT NO1 West Quincy to St. Joseph, Mo. Hannibal and St. Joseph R.R. & now a part of the Burlington RR. Hemandez QUICAO 141 EXHIBIT AUG 1 0 1933 1833 CHICAGO CENTURY OF PROGRESS CENTURY SENS OF PROGRESS FORT DEARBORN ALA nce Jamie 17.00 amuddly St Evergreen To Thus A. B. Farnham Alabane BE AUG 2 330PM 1933 75 I