Lionel Standard Gauge Railway Mail Car 32 from 1921/23 Brown Body w Wood Doors

Description

Lionel Prewar Standard Gauge Baggage Car   32     Bown Body    Wood Grained Baggage Doors   Excellent Condition
This 100 year old car is in Excellent Condition.
It was made for only a couple of years.   Wood Air Tanks,   No Lighting    100 T 6 Trucks    Hook nibs  coupler type
Car is stamped on each long side: United States Mail Railway Post Office  RPO cars sorted the mail along the route of the car picking up and dropping off mail after it was sorted by Railway Mail Clerks. RPO service began around 1870 and lasted thru the late 1950s. When the interstate road system was built in the mid 1950s mail sortation began to be handled in large buildings and delivered by trucks.
Mail is stamped on the sides of the car.    Under side of the floor is stamped : Made In USA  Lionel Corporation  New York
On one of the short ends the car is stamped: Lionel Lines   New York     32
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