All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains
US postage stamp series
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In August 1999, the United States Postal Service issued a set of 33¢ postage stamps entitled All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains to "pay tribute to American industry and design, and specifically to the heritage of our railroads." Artist Ted Rose[1] created five watercolor images depicting the following celebrated American named passenger trains from the 1930s and 1940s:
- the Congressional of the Pennsylvania Railroad;
- the Daylight of the Southern Pacific Railroad;
- the Hiawatha of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad;
- the Super Chief of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; and
- the 20th Century Limited of the New York Central Railroad.
Country of issueUnited States
Country of productionUnited States
Location of productionUnited States Postal Service
| All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains | |
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The Super Chief stamp, part of the five-stamp commemorative set. Santa Fe locomotive #6 (an EMD E1 unit) is seen painted in the Super Chief's distinctive Warbonnet livery. | |
| Type | Commemorative stamp |
| Country of issue | United States |
| Country of production | United States |
| Location of production | United States Postal Service |
| Date of issue | August 1999 |
| Designer | Ted Rose |
| Printer | United States Postal Service |
| Commemorates | American railroad design and heritage |
| Depicts | Named passenger trains of the 1930s and 1940s |
| Notability | Part of a United States Postal Service tribute to 20th-century trains |
| Face value | 33¢ |
Descriptive text regarding each of the trains was listed on the gummed side of each stamp.[2][3]
At the same time, the USPS offered for sale a booklet of "20 U.S. Postal Service Ready-To-Mail Stamped Postal Cards" which contained four sets of the five paintings.