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B&A Railroad Huntington And Russell MA 1900s Steam Locomotive Postcard
B&A Railroad passenger service between Huntington, Massachusetts and Russell, Massachusetts ran through the Berkshire foothills, where steam locomotives carved rock cuts and followed winding tracks amid rural landscape; such steam passenger operations were characteristic of the region in the 1880s through 1930s, reflecting the expansion of rail connections that linked small western Massachusetts towns to larger markets and timetables maintained by the railroad.
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B & A.R.R. Series Between Huntington and Russell.
๐ฌ Information on the Back of the Postcard
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* **Publisher:** THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME., U.S.A. PRINTED IN FRANKFORT O/MAIN, GERMANY. Nยบ 2274.
* **Postal Note:**
* \"Place the Stamp Here\"
* \"One Cent for United States, and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico.\"
* \"Two Cents For Foreign.\"
* \"THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS\"
๐ Context
This postcard is an unused, undivided back postcard. The publisher, The Hugh C. Leighton Co., was a prolific American postcard manufacturer known for its high-quality lithographic printing, often done in Germany (as indicated by \"PRINTED IN FRANKFORT O/MAIN, GERMANY\"). The postal notes are crucial for dating the card:
* The \"One Cent\" domestic rate for postcards in the United States was established on July 1, 1898.
* The \"undivided back\" format, where the entire reverse side was reserved for the address and postage stamp, was standard for international mail and common for domestic mail until March 1, 1907. On that date, the U.S. Post Office Department officially allowed a \"divided back\" format, permitting space for a message on the address side alongside the address.
Therefore, this postcard, with its undivided back and the 1-cent domestic postage rate, can be confidently dated to the period between **July 1, 1898, and March 1, 1907**. The number \"Nยบ 2274\" is a publisher\'s catalog or series number for this specific card design. The handwritten \"25\" is likely an inventory number or price.
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