3c Railroad Engineers single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Depicts
Casey Jones, American, 1864-1900
Description
This Railroad Engineers Issue stamp features a portrait of John Luther “Casey” Jones and trains from 1900 and 1950. Jones was a locomotive engineer that was involved in a train wreck near Vaughan, Mississippi. He died in the accident, but saved the lives of the passengers and crew by staying with his train and reducing the speed before collision. The stamp was issued to honor the Railroad Engineers of America.
United States; Casey Jones; locomotive; railroad; train; engineer; accident; portrait
April 29, 1950
Object number
1980.2493.4097
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (violet brown); adhesive / engraving
Place
Mississippi
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 993
National Postal Museum
Topic
Trains
Organizations & Associations
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.4097
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8da1fd991-33c9-46c9-ab72-c42951d8fd93
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