Originally published in “Peoples of All Nations”, by Educational Book Company, London 1923.
The following article was first published in the “Oxford Junior Encyclopaedia” (1957) and is a sound introduction to the various different railway systems around the world at the time.
The following is an excerpt from “Nelson’s Encyclopaedia”, 1913.
This article from “The Children’s Picture Atlas in Colour” (1965) contains much of interest for postal historians and especially airmail enthusiasts.
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