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In August 1999, the United States Postal Service issued a set of 33¢ postage stamps entitled ''All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains'' to "''pay tribute to American industry and design, and specifically to the heritage of our railroads.''" Artist Ted Rose〔"Ted Rose, 61; Artist Whose Locomotives Were Put on Stamps". ''Los Angeles Times''. August 3, 2002. pg. B.17. Retrieved from ProQuest.〕 created five watercolor images depicting the following celebrated American named passenger trains from the 1930s and 1940s: * the ''Congressional'' of the Pennsylvania Railroad; * the ''Daylight'' of the Southern Pacific Railroad; * the ''Hiawatha'' of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad; * the ''Super Chief'' of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; and * the ''20th Century Limited'' of the New York Central Railroad. Descriptive text regarding each of the trains was listed on the gummed side of each stamp.〔Mike Del Vecchio. "New stamps will showcase Ted Rose, streamliners". ''Trains''. May 1999. Vol. 59, Iss. 5; pg. 17. Retrieved from ProQuest.〕〔Bill McAllister. "All Aboard for Classic Design". ''The Washington Post''. August 13, 1999. pg. N.66. Retrieved from ProQuest.〕 At the same time, the USPS offered for sale a booklet of "20 U.S. Postal Service Ready-To-Mail Stamped Postal Cards" which contained four sets of the five paintings. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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