Silver Age Anniversary Covers

The first cover today commemorates the 30th anniversary of the first run of the California Zephyr. Postmarked March 17, 1979, in Bond, Colorado, the envelope includes a printed note saying that it was carried from Denver to Bond on the Rio Grande Zephyr. The first revenue run of the California Zephyr was actually on March 20, 1949.


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The first run of Rock Island’s Rocky Mountain Rocket took place on November 12, 1939, so its 40th anniversary was just a few months after the Cal Zephyr’s 30th. To commemorate that anniversary, this postal cover was issued at the July 7-8 Mile High Railfair in Denver.


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The first Mile High Railfair in Denver was held in 1977, and it continued as an annual event for many years, but 1979 is the only year for which I’ve seen postal covers. All of the covers I’ve seen are for the Rocky Mountain Rocket.


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