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Type: Divided Back Offset Lithographic Printed Postcard No. 248/279

Postal History: None.

Caption: Santa Fe Shops, Topeka, Kansas.

Additional Information: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The AT&SF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

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How we grade our Postcards:

MINT - A perfect card just as it comes from the printing press. No marks, or creases, and no writing or postmarks.
A clean, fresh card.

NEAR MINT - Like Mint but with very light aging or very slight discoloration from being in an album for many years.
Not as sharp or crisp.

EXCELLENT - Like near mint in appearance but may have one small defect such as an almost undetectable bend, crease or slightly blunted corner tips, etc. May have writing and/or postmark only on the address side.

VERY GOOD - May have one or two minor defects such as a light crease, bend, blunted or rounded corners, a small amount of postal ink or writing to front that does not detract from the image. May have writing or postal use on the address side.

GOOD - Corners may be blunt or rounded with noticeable bends or creases. May have soiling to picture side that detracts from the picture. May have heavy postal ink and/or writing to picture side of card that detracts from the picture.
May have writing or postal use on the address side. Card may have a small tear or chipped corner.

FAIR - Card may have a missing corner or be significantly torn. Excess soil, stains, creases, writing, or cancellation
may affect the picture. This could be a scarce card that is difficult to find in any condition.

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SHIPPING

Postcards, blotters, business cards and snapshot photos which sell for less than $19.99 will be placed in a semi-rigid archival sleeve and mailed via USPS in an appropriately sized envelope. Postcards, blotters and snapshot photos including combined orders which sell for $19.99 and above will be placed in a semi-rigid archival sleeve and mailed via USPS in a stay flat mailer using an eBay Shipping Label. This policy includes all U.S. destinations including Alaska and Hawaii.

All of those mentioned above mailed to non-United States or foreign destinations will be placed in a semi-rigid archival sleeve and mailed via USPS in an appropriately sized envelope regardless of final price. If upgraded shipping is desired, please contact seller prior to end of auction or placing order for fixed price item.

Large photos, paper ephemera and cabinet cards will be placed in a soft sleeve, then sandwiched between two sheets of chipboard and mailed in an appropriately sized envelope or box, depending on mailing requirements.