Mail on BART
BART's Cachet Covers
Two ceremonial envelopes in my collection - one from Dedication Day (10/11/72) and the other from the opening of the Transbay Tube (this one is dated on Saturday, 9/14/74).
The 1972 cachet included an All About BART pamphlet - alongside a description, which is also included. It seems they didn't predict the 1974 Tube cachet. I've also heard that some years ago, the USPS carried mail on a handcart between West Oakland and Fremont, to bypass traffic.
I seem to recall hearing there might be a third or possibly fourth cachet on another BART event.
Two ceremonial envelopes in my collection - one from Dedication Day (10/11/72) and the other from the opening of the Transbay Tube (this one is dated on Saturday, 9/14/74).
The 1972 cachet included an All About BART pamphlet - alongside a description, which is also included. It seems they didn't predict the 1974 Tube cachet. I've also heard that some years ago, the USPS carried mail on a handcart between West Oakland and Fremont, to bypass traffic.
I seem to recall hearing there might be a third or possibly fourth cachet on another BART event.
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Express Mail Rides BART
The cachet covers were not the only mail carried on BART. Here is a scan of an article from the BART Times November 1990 issue.
Express mail is called Priority Mail Express now.
The cachet covers were not the only mail carried on BART. Here is a scan of an article from the BART Times November 1990 issue.
Express mail is called Priority Mail Express now.
