Description: For auction is one such "franking" card, issued to a worker for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad; it is for the year 1914. The card, which measures appx 4 x 2 1/2 inches, is printed on medium-weight cardstock. It is in very good condition, even considering it is over 100 years old. It has no rips or tears, and all writing/markings are from its issuance and use. It shows wear/soiling consistent with a working document of this vintage. 1914 Western Union Telegraph Co. frank - Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad pass Click images to enlarge Description The Western Union Telegraph Company (WUTC) is an American financial services and communications company. Up until it discontinued the service in 2006, WUTC was the best-known U.S. company in the business of exchanging telegrams. WUTC, as an industrialized monopoly, dominated the telegraph industry in the late 19th century. It was the first communications empire and set a pattern for American-style communications businesses as they are known today. WUTC was also a primary means of communication for America's railroads. Many of its one million miles of telegram wires were strung along railroad rights-of-way, as this was an available and obstructed routing. Train orders and messages were transmitted from station-to-station in Morse code by telegraphers located in virtually every railroad depot. Today railroads have their own micro-wave systems of communication and no longer rely on telegrams. WUTC would provide a "franking" card, similar to a railroad pass, to railroad employees whose work required them to telegraph messages. This usually applied to rail workers whose work caused them to travel along the rail lines. The cards gave the employee the right to transmit free messages related to their work. For auction is one such "franking" card, issued to a worker for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad; it is for the year 1914. The card, which measures appx 4 x 2 1/2 inches, is printed on medium-weight cardstock. It is in very good condition, even considering it is over 100 years old. It has no rips or tears, and all writing/markings are from its issuance and use. It shows wear/soiling consistent with a working document of this vintage. A great item for the Western Union Telegraph Company or Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe collector. Shipped in a hard-sided plastic collector's sleeve. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter
Price: 20 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
End Time: 2023-09-30T19:23:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.49 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
