1885 Great Rock Island Route Railroad Timetable Raymond California Excursionist

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This is an original antique 1885 railroad timetable for the Great Rock Island Line Route service between Chicago and Illinois that was given out as a souvenir to Raymond California Excursionists. This timetable is an eight page pamphlet including the card stock covers measuring about 7? x 4.5?. The front cover is titled:This Souvenir Time Table Is Presented To The Raymond California Excursionist ? With The Compliments Of The General Ticket and Passenger Agent of The Great Rock Island RouteThis pamphlet has a timetable for The Great Rock Island Route service from Chicago to Kansas City and the text suggests that travelers departed their service there for California. This pamphlet also has some prose titled The Fate of a Mugwump which I believe makes reference to the 1884 United States Presidential election where the term Mugwamp was popularized. Also included is some text about the Raymond & Whitcomb Excursion to California state this was the company?s fifth season which also places this to 1885 since their first excursion was in 1880.This pamphlet also has advertising for the Colfax Mineral Springs and the Albert Lea Route and a small map on the back cover titled Map Of The Great Rock Island and Albert Lea Routes . This timetable is fully complete and well intact with some dust staining to the covers. The cover panels had separated along the spine which I repaired discreetly with a small piece of acid free paper archival tape. Also, there is some paper remnant from a scrapbook page affixed to the back cover which you might be able to steam off if you wanted to but I haven?t tried. Overall condition is good for this rare early timetable. Email any questions. Thanks for looking. If you have questions about how to pay for this item please let me know. If you made multiple purchases for a single shipment contact us for combined shipping charges which will normally be less than the amount shown on Paypal invoice. You will receive an email notifying you when your item ships. Buyers outside the USA, please provide a telephone number for customs forms. Shipping Terms Please Our shipping charges are based on actual postage plus less than one dollar to cover materials and handling. This also includes Delivery Confirmation on all domestic shipments. All items are professionally packed and well protected for shipment. All paper items are shipped in a plastic archival sleeve with rigid backing and marked "DO NOT BEND". If you have special shipping instructions please let us know and we'll try to comply. If you win multiple items and want them shipped together please contact us for a revised Paypal invoice. All shipments within the USA are sent with Delivery Confirmation. Buyers outside the USA please provide your phone number with payment so that we may include this on the customs forms. We are not able to declare items as "gifts", misrepresent the contents or value or otherwise falsify customs forms. Media Mail is a cheaper shipping option for some items such as books. Please be aware that Media Mail can take up to 21 days and that items which do not qualify for Media Mail such as magazines can not be sent by Media Mail. Most items are sent the first business day following receipt of your payment but we ask that you allow three business days for shipment of your item. Buyers will receive an email notification at the end of the auction and when the item ships. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. We strive for 100% buyer satisfaction in all transactions.inkfrog terapeakinkFrog Analytics read more

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