Image: First Day Cover Sc922 75th Anniversary First Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1944

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Description: First Day Cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad franked with 3-cent Sc922 issued on May 10, 1944, the 75th anniversary of the driving of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, U.T., on May 10, 1869. First Day Covers for this issue were authorized to be canceled on that date in three cities — San Francisco, CA, Ogden, UT (transition point between the CPRR and UPRR), and Omaha, NE (starting point of the UPRR).
Title: First Day Cover Sc922 75th Anniversary First Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1944
Credit: "The Cooper Collection of US Railroad History" (Scanned by the uploader)
Author: Unknown (cachet); United States Post Office Department (Postage stamp)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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