Nov 08, 2012 - Sale 2293

Sale 2293 - Lot 136

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
"S" (INITIAL UNKNOWN) SPECIAL EXCURSION TO OLD MEXICO / SOUTHERN PACIFIC / MEXICAN CENTRAL / SANTA FE. Circa 1930.
32 1/4x16 3/4 inches, 82x42 1/2 cm.
Condition B+ / B: restoration and restored losses along vertical fold; repaired tears and restoration in corners and at edges.
Both the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads had access to Mexican rail through a hub in El Paso--making the Mexican Central an extension of the U.S. rail companies.