=CENTURY OF PROGRESS=

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. 

FIRST DAY

CENTURY of PROGRESS EXPOSITION
CHICAGO
May 26,
1934 

This card furnished for mailing in the Postal Car on the Burlington's World's Fair Exhibition.

This cachet sponsored by the Burlington Railroad 

and applied in the Postal Car of its World's Fair exhibition train.