Description: The Western Union Telegraph Company (WUTC) is an American financial services and communications company. Up until it discontinued the service in 2006, WUTC was the best-known U.S. company in the business of exchanging telegrams. WUTC would provide a "franking" card, similar to a railroad pass, to railroad employees whose work required them to telegraph messages. This usually applied to rail workers whose work caused them to travel along the rail lines. The cards gave the employee the right to transmit free messages related to their work. For auction is a "franking" card, issued to a worker for the St Louis & San Francisco Railroad (Frisco); it is for the year 1903. 1903 Western Union Telegraph Co. frank - St Louis & San Francisco Railroad Click images to enlarge Description The Western Union Telegraph Company (WUTC) is an American financial services and communications company. Up until it discontinued the service in 2006, WUTC was the best-known U.S. company in the business of exchanging telegrams. WUTC, as an industrialized monopoly, dominated the telegraph industry in the late 19th century. It was the first communications empire and set a pattern for American-style communications businesses as they are known today. WUTC was also a primary means of communication for America's railroads. Many of its one million miles of telegram wires were strung along railroad rights-of-way, as this was an available and obstructed routing. Train orders and messages were transmitted from station-to-station in Morse code by telegraphers located in virtually every railroad depot. Today railroads have their own micro-wave systems of communication and no longer rely on telegrams. WUTC would provide a "franking" card, similar to a railroad pass, to railroad employees whose work required them to telegraph messages. This usually applied to rail workers whose work caused them to travel along the rail lines. The cards gave the employee the right to transmit free messages related to their work. For auction is one such "franking" card, issued to a worker for the St Louis & San Francisco Railroad (Frisco); it is for the year 1903. The card, which measures appx 4 x 2 1/2 inches, is printed on medium-weight cardstock. It is in very good condition, even considering it is over 100 years old. It has no rips or tears, and all writing/markings are from its issuance and use. It shows wear/soiling consistent with a working document of this vintage. A great item for the Western Union Telegraph Company or Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe collector. Shipped in a hard-sided plastic collector's sleeve. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 25 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
End Time: 2024-09-17T19:20:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.16 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Year: 1903
