Ticket stubs and creases

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thank you for the replies thus far. I am looking to maybe buy some college football bowl programs and associated ticket stubs from the 1940s through maybe like the 1970s or somewhere along that timeline. I don't know that any of the games or programs or tickets will be exceptionally rare. I will do my best to find the best ticket stub specimens that I can. I was just sort of curious if a crease in a ticket stub was considered to be as unforgivable as some find a crease in a baseball card. From what you guys are saying it sounds like a little crease in a ticket stub is not necessarily the end of the world. I was hoping that was how it worked. To me the beauty of a ticket stub is that someone bought it and went to a game and actually used it several years ago. It got torn and put in their pocket or something. It doesn't get much more authentic than that to me.

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Thank you for the replies thus far. I am looking to maybe buy some college football bowl programs and associated ticket stubs from the 1940s through maybe like the 1970s or somewhere along that timeline. I don't know that any of the games or programs or tickets will be exceptionally rare. I will do my best to find the best ticket stub specimens that I can. I was just sort of curious if a crease in a ticket stub was considered to be as unforgivable as some find a crease in a baseball card. From what you guys are saying it sounds like a little crease in a ticket stub is not necessarily the end of the world. I was hoping that was how it worked. To me the beauty of a ticket stub is that someone bought it and went to a game and actually used it several years ago. It got torn and put in their pocket or something. It doesn't get much more authentic than that to me.

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A vintage ticket stub is game used. As such, creases and other minor imperfections are part of their pedigree.
Additionally, if something cool happened in the game, occasionally the patron will notate that on the ticket in pencil or pen.
One of my personal favorite no-hitter tickets in my collection is from HOF'er Juan Marichal's no-hitter in 1963. The back of the ticket has petrified hotdog mustard on it. Definitely game used!

[sam majors]

The 1947 Cotton Bowl game program and ticket are difficult to find. LSU vs. Arkansas in a blizzard! I believe it was a 0 - 0 tie.
The 1950 Presidential Cup Bowl is next to impossible to find. Georgia vs. Texas A&M. Georgia was down 40 - 0 but scored 20 late in the game.

[Huysmans]

To basically echo what Scott said, if you're able to discriminate, choose the nicer example. For rare tickets, as an antique hockey collector, with specimens IMPOSSIBLE to locate.... I'd excitedly accept something that looks like your dog spent the day chewing on it. In fact, if anyone here can produce a 19th century pre-1900 Stanley Cup finals ticket/stub.... I'll gladly pay just to see it.

[mr2686]

I'm all about how they display. If they have a crease, but look nice on display, no problem. I'll take a crease over a jagged end any day.

[drcy]

As mentioned, it's 'game used' not a trading card. If it wasn't used to get into a game, it would seem to me to be less desirable.

[Dave Grob]

Originally Posted by drcy

As mentioned, it's 'game used' not a trading card. If it wasn't used to get into a game, it would seem to me to be less desirable.

Could not agree more. For me, the trifecta is a nice used stub, together with scored program, and the program has annotations for things that happened that day during the game or other notes about the people who were there.

Dave Grob

[RTK]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

Could not agree more. For me, the trifecta is a nice used stub, together with scored program, and the program has annotations for things that happened that day during the game or other notes about the people who were there.

Dave Grob

I too prefer scorecards that have been scored and I really don't mind a crease or wear too much. It shows someone used it at the game, payed attention to the game and thought enough about it, to take it home and save it. I always wonder who that person was, who they were with and how much they enjoyed the day.

I keep score at the games I attend at Wrigley and annotate my scorecards; weather, people I know at the game and anything else I find interesting. I enjoy looking back at them.

[RTK]

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