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Old 02-27-2015, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott Garner View Post
Scott,
This ticket's condition is simply just very weathered. It's not what it would have looked like due to the printing process. Other printed tickets from this era have distinctive clarity...

It's certainly scarce, but that's a lot of bongo bucks for a ticket in this condition.
I'm frankly surprised at the sell price, FWIW.
Thanks Scott - the auction description had me thinking the printing process itself was 'primitive'. Obviously, even stuff from the mid 1800's has much more clarity.
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