RAILWAY POST OFFICE - Revision history

Randylyon at 02:20, 2 January 2010

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	[[Image:RPO.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]RAILWAY POST OFFICE.		[[Image:RPO.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]RAILWAY POST OFFICE.

	Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quickly as people did in the days when there were no faster choices for communication.		Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quickly as people did in the days when there were no faster choices for communication.

Randylyon at 02:20, 2 January 2010

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	RAILWAY POST OFFICE.		[[Image:RPO.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]RAILWAY POST OFFICE.

	Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quickly as people did in the days when there were no faster choices for communication.		Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quickly as people did in the days when there were no faster choices for communication.

	The RPO postmarks were used on mail that was taken to railroad station letter boxes or handed directly to the clerks on the trains. Many of these markings are of poor quality because there was often so much to do in a very short time and because a rocking railroad car does not lend itself well to fine detail work. In 1977 the last United States RPO ran between New York and Washington.		The RPO postmarks were used on mail that was taken to railroad station letter boxes or handed directly to the clerks on the trains. Many of these markings are of poor quality because there was often so much to do in a very short time and because a rocking railroad car does not lend itself well to fine detail work. In 1977 the last United States RPO ran between New York and Washington.

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2010-01-02T02:14:37Z

New page: RAILWAY POST OFFICE. Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quick...

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RAILWAY POST OFFICE.

Railroads were important to the exchange of information and goods in the United States. Distribution of mail on trains made it possible for letters to travel as quickly as people did in the days when there were no faster choices for communication.

The RPO postmarks were used on mail that was taken to railroad station letter boxes or handed directly to the clerks on the trains. Many of these markings are of poor quality because there was often so much to do in a very short time and because a rocking railroad car does not lend itself well to fine detail work. In 1977 the last United States RPO ran between New York and Washington.