Re: Any idea what it is worth?

That is what I thought. I didn't think it was anything special, just interesting.

Thanks for the input.

From: "Wolf Kirchmeir" > Organization: Bell Sympatico > Reply-To: "Wolf Kirchmeir" > Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:29:21 -0500 (EST) > Subject: Re: Any idea what it is worth? > > > > =>I bought a 1909 Rand McNally map of Indiana that shows the railroads and > =>electric lines of that year. Any idea how much it is worth? If not, where > =>might I find out? The edges are rather ragged, but the map itself is in > =>pretty good condition. > => > =>Thanks in advance, > => > =>Jeff Hensley > > It's worth what you paid for it - if you are a collector. If you bought it in > hopes of turning it pover for a profit, the odds are that you won't. The > information on it is available elsewhere, collectors want practically > pristine condition, and railroad buffs are rarely railroadiana collectors. If > you find your self in a large enough city that it supports rare print/book > dealers, you might get a valuation from one of those. > > Good luck! > > > -- > Wolf Kirchmeir, Blind River ON Canada > "Nature does not deal in rewards or punishments, but only in consequences." > (Robert Ingersoll) > >
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Most dealers in this type of merchandise are interested in the Railroad Atlas's that were produced containing multiple maps of specific geographic areas usually a single city or area but with individual towns.

These are usually broken up and depending on condition each individual map could sell for $25 and up. some of these atlas's contained over a hundred hand colored maps so they are worth quite a bit.

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