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#4311 FOON IV; C3b; North Carolina; Combo
[F201003B]

$6.00

FDOI; Combination - #922 Transcontinental Railroad, #1506 Winter Wheat & Train, #2259 1870's Coal Car

The artwork was arranged to fit a custom envelope template, laser printed on 8.5" x 11", 25% cotton rag 24# Southworth Granite paper in gray. Each envelope was cut from that paper using an Ellison Prestige Pro Cutter with a custom 6-3/4 envelope die and hand-assembled.

Text of Cachet Front:
Railroads of Moore County, North Carolina
Aberdeen and West End Railroad (1889-1897)

The Aberdeen and West End Railroad was built by Allison Francis Page, having a standard gauge line running 25.33 miles from Aberdeen to Candor by 1893. A&WE merged with Asheboro and Montgomery to become the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railway on February 20, 1897.

Text of Cachet, Back:

Aberdeen and West End Railroad
1889 - 1897
The Aberdeen and West End Railroad was built by Allison Francis Page of Aberdeen at the turn of the 20th century. With reorganization in 1893, it was named as the Aberdeen & West End Railroad, then became part of the Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad in 1897. In 1914 the A&A was acquired by the Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern. That road was in turn merged by the original Norfolk Southern, which was renamed Carolina & Northwestern in 1982. C&NW sold the line to the Aberdeen & Briar Patch Railway in 1983, following their decision to abandon the line. The Aberdeen, Carolina & Western purchased the assets of the ABP in 1987 and is still in operation today.