Page 9 - School Tickets & Passes; Half Fare, Reduced Fare, Free, Summer School

The Catalog of Transit Fiscal Ephemera & Exonumia from the City of the New York
(pre-MetroCard)
featuring the collections of George S. Cuhaj & Philip M. Goldstein

Page 9

This, without any room for doubt; is my (PMG) favorite topic of fiscal issues of transit ephemera. And, I think it is the favorite of a lot of other people as well.

Perhaps because it is the one we personally have used in regularity in our impressionable years. Perhaps because it is those years of education where we were taught to go at it alone, in terms of transportation; we weren't driven to school by our parents or another member of the family, or the "yellow bus". But most of all, it was issued to us. As individuals. We put our name on it and it was ours, unlike a token or bus transfer; where anyone could have one for asking and some change. We possessed it. And for some, it may have been one of, if not the first; items of monetary value issued to us.

I was one of the lucky ones, if you would consider my childhood "lucky". I was eligible for a free pass, and it was good on both rapid transit and surface lines. Some kids were not as "lucky" - as theirs were only good for either the bus or the subway and then only still at a reduced fare. Even if you have a combination pass, you still had to pay..

To this day, I somewhat incorrectly call the issue a "bus pass", even thought the passes I were issued were valid on both rapid transit as well as surface routes.

My first experience with a "bus pass" was in Junior High School. My elementary schools, PS 238 (Kindergarten through first half of Fifth Grade) less than half a mile north straight up East 8th Street from my home on Avenue S. Then PS 215 (second half of Fifth Grade through Sixth Grade) which was only 1700 feet west from my home. Both were within quick walking distance.

But as PS 215 only went up the Sixth Grade, meant I would have to go to a Junior High School. I was assigned to JHS 43 - James J. Reynolds (now IS 98 - "Bay Academy") in Sheepshead Bay; and there I attended the Seventh through Ninth Grades. I never called it JHS 43 - if someone asked where I went to school, it was "Reynolds". James J. Reynolds was located on Neptune Avenue and East 15th Street; and was two miles away from my home. This made me eligible for a transit pass, and family income qualified me for a free pass.

Reynolds in practicality, was a three block walk from my house. That is, walk the two blocks to the B68 bus stop on Coney Island Avenue. Ride the bus straight south to Neptune Avenue, cross diagonally, and catch the B4 - Neptune Avenue bus. Get off at Shore Boulevard, cross the street and into the front door of school. Three years later and with my completion of Ninth Grade, my grades enabled me to have my choice of a "special" high school as an incoming sophomore: Edward R. Murrow, Brooklyn Technical High School, or Bronx High School of Science. It was put to me simply - either Brooklyn Tech or Bronx HS required my having to get up real early in the morning to make it in time for first class... Real... Early.. At 15, I wanted my beauty sleep - I was a night owl (and still am). Murrow it was to be.

Murrow was easily accessible from my home at Avenue S and East 8th Street by bus: the B68 - Coney Island Avenue route at Avenue S to the B9 route at Avenue M - but only if the B9 was waiting at the traffic light, (otherwise, it was a quick walk). Get off at East 15th Street, grab a buttered bagel or a bialy and a hot chocolate for myself and a coffee for my Graphic Arts teacher, Mr. Fox. A quick walk through the little alley that used to exist between the subway right of way and the commercial buildings from Avenue M to the Chestnut Avenue entrance of Murrow. It is this method of travel I remember most.

That is not to say my school passes were not used on the rapid transit lines either. During snowfalls, when the schools remained open but bus schedules were knocked into a cocked hat; the subways and elevated were almost certainly relied on to remain running - at least to a certain degree. On these occasions, I would walk to the Kings Highway Station of the BMT Brighton Line (then, the D local and Q express), grab the first D local and go one stop north to Avenue M, go back to the street and through that little alley. In my senior year, when I was coasting - either showing up late and / or cutting out of school; those school passes were a ticket to riding to Bay Ridge to hang out at Caesar's Bay Bazaar and at the Radio Shack there, or into Manhattan to Chinatown for Chinese food at Wong Kee at 117 Mott Street with a couple of my friends. Sorry NYCTA! (I think the statute of limitations has long since expired on prosecution of my unauthorized use of my school passes!)

But I paid my penance for my lack of adherence to the NYCTA rules. I had kept every single one of my school passes - from September 1981 going to Reynolds until June 1987 when I graduated Murrow. 6 years of monthly passes multiplied by 10 months a year = 60 passes. But unfortunately, as my lack of character assessment in those days will now show, a former (note - FORMER) friend, filched my collection of school passes. Without a doubt; of all the things lost, stolen, given away, or sold over my life; loss of those school passes rank in the top three of items I regret not having the most. Some people miss friends and acquaintances - I miss the physical items.

In some sort of saving grace, my father; who was a special education printing shop teacher at Eli Whitney Vocational High School; was responsible for distributing the school passes for the special ed department there. Long after he retired, and emptying out his attaché case, he found about a dozen unissued free school passes in an envelope: March / April 1986. He gave them to me, so at the least; I have a pass of the exact type issued to me, and during the period when I went to school.

And here I am still collecting the school passes 35 some odd years later.

But enough of the memories - onto the issues.

You will notice that many of the issues are subdivided into elementary school and high school issues; with weekly, monthly, half semester and full semester issue periods.

In regards to the MaBSTOA (Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transportation Operating Authority) issues, these were issued with notations in the fine print on the face of the ticket / pass for which former bus line the student was traveling on: i.e. former Fifth Avenue Coach, New York City Omnibus, et al. These varieties can further confuse matters, as you will now see two (or more) tickets for a specific month, but one issued for former Fifth Avenue Coach Lines and another for New York City Omnibus..

Furthermore, most of the school issue tickets or passes were not valid for use on Saturday or Sundays. However, consideration and exceptions had to made for those students attending school on Sundays as part of religious observation of Judaic Sabbath; which commenced at sunset on Friday evening and through sunset on Saturday evening. Since travel on Friday after sunset (and in the winter months, this would mean a student would be going home after sunset) would have been a violation of the Talmud, this left Sunday as a school day. These tickets are rather uncommon, and are usually marked with a stamp.

Another uncommon subset are the Summer School tickets, for those students of whom their grades were below par, and needed to make up work to be able to progress to the next grade in September. These are also uncommon as there were only a couple of thousand students per year that fell into this category, and likewise; a limited amount of tickets or passes issued; much less surviving to be collected.

One might also notice that some issues carry a value, and from month to month that listed value might change. This fare value amount reflects the amount of school days of attendance for that month: i.e.: November might have a value of $2.00, while December is only a $1.00. This is because December is shortened month of attendance due to the winter holiday, and therefore students do not attend school for a full four weeks of the month. This also applies to Easter vacation as well as when the school year ends mid-month in June or begins mid-month in September.

Tickets:
Steinway & Hunters Point Railroad	Bee Line, Inc	Jamaica Bus	Triboro Bus	New York City Transit Authority

Passes: Queens
Jamaica Buses	North Shore Bus	Queens Surface Corp	Queens Transit	Queens-Nassau Transit	Steinway Transit
		Triboro Coach Elementary School High School

Manhattan
Third Avenue Transit	Eighth Avenue Coach	Surface Transportation Corp	Avenue B & East Broadway Transit	Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority Elementary School - Weekly School Pass Elementary School - Monthly Elementary School or High School - Weekly School Ticket School - Commutation Tickets

City-Wide
Board of Transportation - City of New York Surface Lines Only - rest of City Rapid Transit & Surface Lines - rest of city Queens Bus Division

New York City Transit Authority
Elementary School Surface or Rapid Transit Reduced Fare, large format	Elementary School Surface or Rapid Transit Reduced Fare, small format "Type A"	Elementary School Surface & Rapid Transit Free		Elementary & High School Surface Only Half Fare "Type Z"	Elementary & High School Surface and Rapid Transit Free

High School Surface Only Reduced Fare "Type 1"		High School Rapid Transit Only Reduced Fare "Type 2"			High School Combined Surface & Rapid Transit Reduced Fare "Type 3"

School Tickets (one ride use)
	Steinway & Hunters Point Railroad

	ca. 1890 2" x 1 1/16" extremely rare

Independent bus operators within the Five Boroughs ca. 1920's to 2000
Bee Line, Inc
Bee Line, Inc operated bus routes in Queens beginning in 1922 (as well as routes Nassau and Suffolk counties). It was one of the first Queens bus operators and was one of the original franchisees in the Queens Zone Plan in 1934 for routes Q3, Q4, Q5 and Q6. However, Mayor LaGuardia vehemently contested the winning bidder of Zone D, that being Bee Line; with accusations of being an illegal operator. So lawsuits, counter-lawsuits and appeals followed over the next year or so (Bee Line claimed Mayor LaGuardia was acting on behalf of Green Bus Lines - a competitor). Ultimately, Bee Line was found to be a legal operator; but still chose to leave Queens operations. North Shore Bus would replace Bee Line for Zone D operations. It should be noted that this Bee Line, Inc entity that operated in Queens (and Nassau and Suffolk County) is not the same Bee Line Bus System operating presently in Westchester County.

	ca. 1922 - 1934 partial booklet of 120 tickets (40 pages of three tickets per page) 2 trips per day = 60 school day / 3 calender month supply 2" x 1" unknown manufacturer rare
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Jamaica Buses		Triboro Coach

2" x 1" Elliott ticket rare		2 1/16" x 1 1/2" uncommon; $10.00

post-Unification NYCTA Tickets 20¢


Revision February 1969 58-60-0727 rev. 500M-2-69 2" x 1" National Ticket Co.
One Fare

Revision December 1969 58-60-0727 rev. 500M-12-69 National Ticket Co. common; individual tickets $2.50 to $3.00 small premium for strips

School Passes
(repetitive use weekly, monthly or semester)

School passes exist in several sizes depending on issuer and time. Passes shown are reduced slightly to economize space. Actual size is noted. Some have their selvage (booklet stub) still attached.

While gathering material for this page, we noted that some of the passes were numbered the same and assigned to the same student, despite being assigned a month later.

This leads us to conclude that in the case of reduced fare passes, a complete school year of passes was assembled and was bound in a booklet. Then the booklets distributed to schools, where the the teacher or administrator in charge of the school passes, distributed the appropriate pass at the beginning of the month.

In contradiction to this, the free passes were issued with random serial numbers as they were unbound.

Free passes lack a perforated edge or selvage to note their lack of binding in booklet form.

Independent bus operators within the Five Boroughs

Queens

Jamaica Buses

Fall Term 1967 T8-5M-4-67-MAR		Spring Term 1968 T8-5M-4-67-MAR
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	Fall Term 1968 T8-5M-4-67-MAR
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Spring Term 1969 T8-5M-4-67-MAR		Spring Term 1970 T8-5M-4-67-M.A.A.

North Shore Bus (Queens) large size: 4 5/8" x 3" (reduced 25%)

40 Trip		40 Trip - Void After 4:30 PM overprint
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	.	intentionally left blank
40 Trip - Flushing High School overprint

Queens Transit

December 1966

Queens-Nassau Transit


F4 - May 1952 40 trip 4 1/4" x 3" (actual size)
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H14 November 1953 (actual size)	E15 December 1953 (actual size)

Queens Surface Corp.

High School


September 1990 4" x 2 1/2" (perforated bottom) (actual size)

Steinway Transit


December 1967	January 1986

Triboro Coach (Queens) Elementary School all 4" x 2 3/8" except October 1956 which is 3 3/4" x 2 5/16" (reduced 25%)

December 1954			January 1955
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		.....
March 1955			April 1955
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October 1955			November 1955
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December 1955			January 1956
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February 1956			March 1956
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			intentionally left blank
October 1956
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September 1968			October 1968
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November 1968			December 1968
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January 1969			February 1969
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March 1969			April 1969
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May 1969			June 1968
High School 3 3/4" x 2 5/16"

October 1952 - Junior High School 157			October 1952 - Forest Hills High School
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November 1952 - Long Island City High School			December 1952 - Grover Cleveland High School
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January 1953 - blank school			February 1953 - Long Island City High School
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September 1956 - PS 190			November 1956 - PS 190
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March 1957 - PS 190			May 1957 - PS 190

.	4" x 2 1/2"
			intentionally left blank
January 1972 - Long Island City High School
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High School w/ Sunday Stamp (for Judaica Acadamy / Yeshiva Schools)

.January 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp			February 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp


March 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp			April 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp


May 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp			June 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp


September 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp (missing 71-72 underprint)			October 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp


November 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp			December 1972 - Void Saturday Valid Sunday Stamp

Manhattan

Avenue B & East Broadway Transit
	4" x 2 3/4" (reduced 20%)

	December 1979
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January 1980			February 1980
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March 1980			April 1980
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May 1980			June 1980
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September 1980			October 1980
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November 1980		. .	December 1980

Third Avenue Transit


3" x 2 1/8" (actual size)

	Eighth Avenue Coach
		.....
September 1949 - unnumbered sample			September 1949 - unnumbered sample
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October 1949 - unnumbered sample			November 1949 - unnumbered sample
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December 1949 - unnumbered sample			January 1950 - unnumbered sample
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February 1950 - unnumbered sample			March 1950 - unnumbered sample
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April 1950 - unnumbered sample			May 1950 - unnumbered sample
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			intentionally left blank
June 1950 - unnumbered sample
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September 1950 - unnumbered sample			October 1950 - unnumbered sample
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November 1950 - unnumbered sample			December 1950 - unnumbered sample
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January 1951 - unnumbered sample			February 1951 - unnumbered sample
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March 1951 - unnumbered sample			April 1951 - unnumbered sample
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May 1951 - unnumbered sample			June 1951 - unnumbered sample

Surface Transportation Corp of New York 3" x 2 1/16" (actual size)

1954-1955		undated- exchange ticket.
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	4" x 2 5/8" (reduced 20%)

M2 - October 4 to 8, 1954	M3 October 11 to 15, 1954	M4 - October 18 to 22, 1954	M6 - November 1 to 5, 1954
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M7 - November 8 to 12, 1954	M8 - November 15 to 19, 1954	M9 - November 1 to 5, 1954	N1 - November 29 to December 3, 1954
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N2 - December 6 to 10, 1954	N3 - December 13 to 17, 1954	N5 - January 3 to 7, 1955	N6 - January 10 to 14, 1955
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N7 - January 17 to 21, 1955	N8 - January 24 to 28, 1955	N9 - January 31 to February 4, 1955	O1 - February 7 to 11, 1955
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O2 - February 14 to 18, 1955	O3 - February 21 to 25, 1955	O4 - February 28 to March 4	O5 - March 7 to 11, 1955
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O6 - March 14 to 18, 1955	O7 - March 21 to 25, 1955	O8 - March 28 to April 1, 1955	P1 - April 4 to 7, 1955
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P2 - April 18 to 22, 1955	P3 - April 25 to 29, 1955	P4 - May 2 to 6, 1955	P5 - May 9 to 13, 1955
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P6 - May 16 to 20, 1955	P7 - May 23 to 27, 1955	P8 - May 31 to June 3, 1955	P9 - June 6 to 10, 1955
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	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank
R1 - June 13 to 17, 1955
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R5 - September 19 to 23, 1955	R6 - September 26 to 30, 1955	R7 - October 3 to 7, 1955	R8 - October 10 to 14, 1955
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R9 - October 17 to 21, 1955	S1 - October 24 to 28, 1955	S2 - October 31 to November 4, 1955	S3 - November 7 to 10, 1955
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S4 - November 14 to 18, 1955	S5 - November 21 to 23, 1955	S6 - November 28 to December 2, 1955	S7 - December 5 to 9, 1955
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S8 - December 12 to 16, 1955	S9 - December 19 to 23, 1955	T1 - January 3 to 6, 1956	T2 - January 9 to 13, 1956
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T3 - January 16 to 20, 1956	T4 - January 23 to 27, 1956	T5 - January 30 to February 3, 1956	T6 - February 6 to 10, 1956
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T7 - February 14 to 17, 1956	T8 - February 20 to 24, 1956	T8 - February 27 to March 2, 1956	U1 - March 5 to 9, 1956
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U2 - March 12 to 16, 1956	U3 - March 19 to 23, 1956	U5 - April 9 to 13, 1956	U6 - April 16 to 20, 1956
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			intentionally left blank
U7 - April 23 to 27, 1956	U8 - April 30 to May 4, 1956	U9 - May 7 to 11, 1956
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V1 - May 14 to 18, 1956	V2 - May 21 to 25, 1956	V3 - May 28 to June 1, 1956	V4 - June 4 to 8, 1956
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		intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank
V5 - June 11 to 15, 1956	V7 - June 25 to 29, 1956
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V9 - September 17 to 21, 1956	Y1 - September 24 to 28, 1956	Y2 - October 1 to 5, 1956	Y3 - October 8 to 11, 1956
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Y4 - October 15 to 19, 1956	Y5 - October 22 to 26, 1956	Y6 - October 29 to November 2, 1956	Y7 - November 5 to 9, 1956
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		intentionally left blank
Y8 - November 13 to 16, 1956	Y9 - November 19 to 21, 1956		A1 - November 26 to 30, 1956
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A2 - December 3 to 7, 1956	A3 - December 10 to 14, 1956	A4 - December 17 to 21, 1956	A5 - January 2 to 4, 1957
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A6 - January 7 to 11, 1957	A7 - January14 to 18, 1957	A9 - January 28 to February 1, 1957	B1 - February 4 to 8, 1957
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B2 - February 11 to 15, 1957	B3 - February 18 to 21, 1957	B4 - February 25 to March 1, 1957	B5 - March 4 to 8, 1957
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B6 - March 11 to 15, 1957	B7 - March 18 to 22, 1957	B8 - March 25 to March 29, 1957	B9 - April 1 to 5, 1957
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E1 - April 8 to 12, 1957	E3 - April 29 to May 3, 1957	E4 - May 6 to 10, 1957	E5 - May 13 to 17, 1957
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E6 - May 20 to 24, 1957	E8 - June 3 to 7, 1957	E9 - June 10 to 14, 1957	F1 - June 17 to 21, 1957
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	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank
F2 - June 24 to 28, 1957
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	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank
B8 - January 2 to 5, (year not specified)

Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority Surface Transit Division
	Weekly School Pass 4" x 2 11/16" (shown reduced)

H4 - March 4 to March 8 (year not noted - either 1963 or 1968)			L2 - November 4-6 to 8th (year not noted - either 1963 or 1968)
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	Weekly School Ticket 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"
		.....
U - January 6 to 10, 1969 Globe Ticket			F - October 13 to 16, 1970 Globe Ticket

Monthly Elementary

3 3/4" x 2 1/2"
(shown actual size)


October 1963

4" x 2 1/2"
(shown reduced 20%)


December 1968	.....	January 1969
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February 1969		December 1969
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Good On Sunday overprint January 1970		February 1970
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June 1970		September 1970
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October 1970		November 1970
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April 1971		June 1971

Globe Ticket
	blank back
Emergency Weekly #3

Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority

over former Fifth Avenue Lines (arched operating agency name)

unknown printer
4" x 2 3/8"
(shown actual size)

Globe Ticket
3 3/4" x 2 9/16"
(shown reduced 25%)


May 1969 Globe Ticket	.....	September 1969 Globe Ticket


October 1969 Globe Ticket		November 1969 Globe Ticket


December 1969 Globe Ticket		January 1970 Globe Ticket


February 1970 Globe Ticket		May 1970 Globe Ticket


July 1970 - Summer High School Globe Ticket		October 1970 Globe Ticket


April 1971 Globe Ticket		May 1971 Globe Ticket

		intentionally left blank
June 1971 Globe Ticket

National Ticket Co.
		.....
September 1977 National Ticket Co.			October 1977 National Ticket Co.
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November 1977 National Ticket Co.			December 1977 National Ticket Co.
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intentionally left blank
			February 1978 National Ticket Co.
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March 1978 National Ticket Co.			April 1978 National Ticket Co.
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			intentionally left blank
March 1978 National Ticket Co.
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September 1978 National Ticket Co.			November 1978 National Ticket Co.
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December 1978 National Ticket Co.			January 1979 National Ticket Co.
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intentionally left blank
			March 1979 National Ticket Co.
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April 1979 National Ticket Co.			May 1979 National Ticket Co.
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			intentionally left blank
June 1979 National Ticket Co.
	Premier Southern Ticket Company

July 1979 - Summer School Premier Southern Ticket Company			August 1979 - Summer School Premier Southern Ticket Company
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September 1979 Premier Southern Ticket Company			October 1979 Premier Southern Ticket Company
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November 1979 Premier Southern Ticket Company			December 1979 Premier Southern Ticket Company
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January 1980 Premier Southern Ticket Company			February 1980 Premier Southern Ticket Company
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April 1980 Premier Southern Ticket Company			May 1980 Premier Southern Ticket Company
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			intentionally left blank
June 1980 Premier Southern Ticket Company
.	Arcus Simplex Brown Tickets

July 1980 - Summer School Arcus Simplex Brown Tickets			August 1980 - Summer School Arcus Simplex Brown Tickets
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			intentionally left blank
October 1983 Arcus Simplex Brown Tickets

Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority

over former New York City Omnibus Lines (straight operating agency name)

unknown printer
4" x 2 3/8"
(shown actual size)


June 1963

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Globe Ticket
	.....
October 1969 Globe Ticket	.....	November 1969 Globe Ticket


October 1969 Globe Ticket		January 1970 Globe Ticket


February 1970 Globe Ticket		September 1970 Globe Ticket


October 1970 Globe Ticket		November 1970 Globe Ticket


December 1970 Globe Ticket		January 1971 Globe Ticket


February 1971 Globe Ticket		March 1971 Globe Ticket


April 1971 Globe Ticket		March 1971 Globe Ticket


June 1971 Globe Ticket		July 1978 - Summer School National Ticket Co.

Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority

former Surface Transit, Inc

High School

		.....
January 1979			February 1979


	December 1979
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February 1981		March 1981
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April 1985		April 1986
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May 1986		June 1986
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February 1987		April 1987
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May 1987		June 1987

The following images, are of unissued books of passes. The staples have been removed, and thus we are able to see that these issues were bound in booklets with matching serial numbers for three or four months and specifically issued to the particular student.

Type 1 - Surface Transit Only

February 1985		.	March 1985
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	.April 1985

Board of Transportation - City of New York

Board of Transportation - Surface Lines Only - remainder of city


September 11, 1950 to June 29, 1951 100M-6-50 4 1/8" x 2 1/2"

Board of Transportation - Rapid Transit & Surface Lines - remainder of city


This particular pass would be the last issue of school pass by the Board of Transportation, as the New York City Transit Authority was formed June 15, 1953, and the BoT would no longer be an entity. B. T. A. G. 373 4 5/8" x 3"

Board of Transportation - Queens Bus Division
large size: 4 5/8" x 3"

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40 Trip - Bayside High School overprint BTT-Q6-5M-AUG'47 (PA)			40 Trip - Andrew Jackson High School overprint BTT-Q7-8M-AUG'47 (PA)

New York City Transit Authority

The system used by the NYCTA for their reduced fare and free passes was a bit convoluted to say the least. There were also separate issues for Elementary, Elementary and High School, as well as High School only.

Free: issued bi–monthly (issued to low income or special education students). These were good for use on surface and rapid transit routes

Reduced Fare; there were three types:

Type 1 = Surface
Type 2 = Rapid
Type 3 = Surface & Rapid

And of those three types listed above, they were issued monthly and further coded for either the first half (R1) of the semester or the last half (R2):

R1 = first half of school year (September, October, November, December, January)
R2 = second half of school year (February, March, April , May, June)

Half Fare:

R1 = first half of school year (September, October, November, December, January)
R2 = second half of school year (February, March, April , May, June)

Elementary School - Surface & Rapid Transit - Reduced Fare (Large Format) 4 5/8" x 3" (reduced 25%)

January 1956 TAA-G 373		February 1956 TAA-G 373
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April 1956 TAA-G 373		May 1956 TAA-G 373
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September 1956 TAA-G 373		October 1956 TAA-G 373
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November 1956 TAA-G 373		December 1956 TAA-G 373
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January 1957 TAA-G 373		March 1957 TAA-G 373
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April 1957 TAA-G 373		May 1957 TAA-G 373
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June 1957 TAA-G 373		February 1958 TAA-G 373

Elementary School - Surface or Rapid Transit - Reduced Fare (Small Format) 3 13/16" x 2 1/2" (reduced 25%)


		April 1964 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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September 1966 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373				November 1966 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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December 1966 - void after 6:00 pm overstamp 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373				February 1967 - void after 6:00 pm overstamp 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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March 1967 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373				April 1967 - void after 6:00 pm overstamp 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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May 1967 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373				June 1967 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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November 1967 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373				December 1967 58-60-0668 Rev. (E.P.) 373
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the following passes had been glued into an album and paper and adhesive obscures the backs, therefore they are not scanned.

		October 1967
.	...				...

November 1967		December 1967		January 1968		February 1968
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March 1968		April 1968		May 1968		June 1968
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September 1968		October 1968		December 1968		January 1969
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		intentionally left blank		intentionally left blank		intentionally left blank
February 1969

Elementary School - Surface or Rapid Transit - Reduced Fare (Small Format) Good on Sunday - Valid 6 A.M. TO 8 P.M. overprint 3 13/16" x 2 1/2" (reduced 25%)
	....		....		....
September 1968		October 1968		November 1968		December 1968


January 1969		February 1969		March 1969		April 1969

				intentionally left blank		intentionally left blank
May 1969		June 1969

Rockaway School "RD" - Surface or Rapid Transit - Reduced Fare (Small Format) From June 28, 1956 through September 1, 1975; an extra fare was charged on the Rockaway Division south of Howard Beach Station. What is not understood at this time, is why this would have been carried over to school passes, as there were elementary and high schools located on Rockaway Peninsula, and therefore students should have not had to travel north of Howard Beach. Interestingly, in reading the fine print on the back; there is no extra charge for rapid transit use; but there is a 5 cent additional fare for surface (bus) routes. 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" (reduced 25%)
	....
October 1967

Elementary Student - Surface and Rapid Transit - Free 3 1/4" x 2 5/8" (reduced 25%)
		intentionally left blank
April 1989


	May & June 1989
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	September & October 1989
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	November & December 1989
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March 1991		April 1981
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	January & February 1992
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March 1992		April 1992

Elementary or High School - Surface Only - Half Fare

small size - 4" x 2 11/16"
(reduced 25%)

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January 3, 1977 to June 23, 1977 Globe Ticket 200M-11/76			February 1 to June 27, 1978 Globe Ticket 200M-11/78
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February 1980 to June 1980 Globe Ticket 210M-1/80			February 1984 to June 27, 1984 Globe Ticket 210M-11/84
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Elementary or High School - Surface and Rapid Transit - Half Fare - "Type Z" 3 1/4" x 2 5/8" (shown actual size)

			May 1992
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Elementary or High School - Surface and Rapid Transit - Free 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" (shown actual size)

	March & April 1986 National Ticket 58-60 0668 Rev. 2/84

High School - Reduced Fare

Type 1 - Surface Lines (Bus) only passes were originally issued for entire semester (September to June) then half semesters (September to January - February to June) S1 = first half of semester (school opening in September to last week in January) S2 = second half of semester (first week in February to end of school in June) then issued monthly payment of reduced fare each trip to and from school (6:00 am through 7:00 pm) one free transfer allowed upon request
	Full Semester
	3 15/16" x 2 5/8" (reduced 25%)

	September 9, 1957 to June 27, 1958 125M-4-57
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September 10, 1962 to June 28, 1963 140M-3-62			September 9, 1963 to June 30, 1964 170M-3-63
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September 8, 1966 to June 30, 1967 185M-3-66		...	September 11, 1967 to June 28, 1968 185M-3-67
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September 8, 1968 to June 27, 1969 Form 25.1-185M-5-68			September 13, 1971 to June 30, 1972 185M-6/71
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			intentionally left blank
September 10, 1973 to June 26, 1974 stamped 5:00 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. GOOD ON SUNDAY Form 25.1-185M-5-68
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.	Half Semester
			intentionally left blank
September 6, 1977 to January 31, 1978 185M 6/77
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September 6, 1978 to January 31, 1979 185M 7/78			February 1 to June 27, 1979 Globe Ticket 185M-12/79
	. 3 1/4" x 2 5/8" (reduced 25%)
			intentionally left blank


November 1987			December 1987

			intentionally left blank
November 1988 why this issue lacks "H.S. and "BUS ONLY" remains to be discerned. Conditions are identical to all other issues shown for this type and design.


January 1995	June 1995	March 1996	May 1996
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	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank	intentionally left blank
September 1996

High School - Rapid Transit Lines (Subway / Elevated) Only - Reduced Fare "Type 2"

The first cards were good for the entire semester September through June. The second variety of cards were good for half semesters: R1 = first half of semester (school opening in September to last week in January) R2 = second half of semester (first week in February to end of school in June) first two weeks to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; student paid the full fare from school: 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit last two weeks: to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; free entrance to transit from school 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit
Full Semester

September 9, 1963 to June 30, 1964 180M-3-63		September 8, 1966 to June 30, 1967 200M-3-66

	Half Semester
			intentionally left blank
February 1, 1978 to June 29, 1978	September 6, 1978 to January 31, 1979	February 1 to June 27, 1979
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September 1979 7/79		October 1979 7/79
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November 1979 Globe Ticket 7/79		February 1980 Globe Ticket 1/80
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March 1980 Globe Ticket 1/80		April 1980 Globe Ticket 1/80
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May 1980 Globe Ticket 1/80		June 1980 Globe Ticket 1/80
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September 1980 Globe Ticket 5/80		October 1980 Globe Ticket 5/80
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November 1980 Globe Ticket 5/80		December 1980 Globe Ticket 5/80
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January 1981 Globe Ticket 5/80		February 1981 175M-12/80
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March 1981 175M-12/80		April 1981 175M-12/80
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March 1981 175M-12/80		May 1981 175M-12/80
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		intentionally left blank
June 1981 175M-12/80
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October 1984 Globe Ticket 160M-4/84		February 1985 160M-1/85
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		intentionally left blank
April 1985 160M-1/85
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November 1985 160M-1/85		April 1986 160M-1/86
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May 1986 160M-1/86		June 1986 160M-1/86
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September 1986 160M-5/86		October 1986 160M-5/86
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November 1986 160M-5/86		December 1986 160M-5/86
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January 1987 160M-5/86		June 1987 160M-11/86

The following images are of unissued booklet of passes. The staples have been removed, and thus we are able to see that these issues were bound in booklets with matching serial numbers for three or four months and specifically issued to the particular student.



February 1985 160M-1/85		March 1985 160M-1/85
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	April 1985 160M-1/85


October 1995		November 1995
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March 1996		June 1996


October 1996
3 1/4" x 2 5/8"

High School - Combined Rapid (Subway / Elevated) and Surface Transit Lines - "Type 3"

passes issued monthly; also marked for semester: C1 = first half of semester (school opening in September to last week in January) C2 = second half of semester (first week in February to end of school in June) Surface: payment of reduced fare, each trip to and from school - 6:00 am through 7:00 pm one free transfer allowed upon request Rapid Transit: C1 first month (September) to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; student paid the full fare from school: 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit second, third and fourth months (October, November, December, January): to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; free entrance to transit from school 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit C2 fifth month (February) to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; student paid the full fare from school: 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit sixth, seventh and eighth months (April, May, June): to school: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm; free entrance to transit from school 11:00 am through 7:00 pm; free entrance to transit
	4" x 2" (reduced 25%)

	September 17, 1950 to June 29, 1951 - Sample 45M-6-50
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July 1, 1957 to August 23, 1957 - Summer Session 7M-4-57		September 19, 1957 to June 27, 1958 - Sample 45M-4-57
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	3 11/16" x 2 7/16" (reduced 25%)

		September 8, 1969 - June 30, 1970 85M-5-69
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September 1979 7/79		October 1979 7/79
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	November 1979 7/79
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October 1980 5/80		November 1980 5/80
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December 1980 5/80		January 1981 5/80
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February 1981 30M-12/80		March 1991 30M-12/80
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April 1981 30M-12/80		May 1981 30M-12/80
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September 1981 National Ticket 20M-6/81
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October 1981 National Ticket 30M-6-81		November 1981 National Ticket
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December 1981 National Ticket 20M-6/81		January 1982 National Ticket 20M-6/81
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March 1982 National Ticket 20M-9/81		April 1982 National Ticket 20M-9/81
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May 1982 National Ticket 20M-9/81		June 1982 National Ticket 20M-9/81
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October 1982 National Ticket 20M-4/82?		January 1983 National Ticket 20M-4/82
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March 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-9/82		April 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-9/82
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		intentionally left blank
May 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-9/82
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November 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83		December 1980 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83
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January 1984 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83		April 1984 Globe Ticket 20M-11/83
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May 1984 Globe Ticket 20M-11/83

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The following images, are of an unissued booklet of passes. The staples have been removed, and thus we are able to see that these issues were bound in booklets with matching serial numbers for three or four months and specifically issued to the particular student.

with selvage 4 1/8" x 2 1/2" (reduced 25%)

September 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83		October 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83
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November 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83		December 1983 Globe Ticket 20M-5/83

Staten Island Rapid Transit

SIRT School passes may be seen on the Staten Island Rapid Transit page

Page 11: Staten Island Rapid Transit

In pricing this topic, there are several factors to consider:

All thing being said, this topic is my personal (PMG) "baby"; I can say I have been paying much closer attention to this topic than others.

It seems that older issues from the private transit corporations (Triboro, Surface Transportation, etc) are encountered more frequently than the newer small size NYCTA issues of the 1970's through and up to the MetroCard issues. Most of the time it is the individual pass that shows itself, however "semester sets" are occasionally encountered on eBay. Depending on age, issuing agency, quantity of tickets, completeness of semester, and overall condition; a September to June set (10 monthly or 5 bi-monthly) is fair at $40.00.

Passes issued for Summer School (July and August) are significantly rarer as very few student actually needed to attend summer school; therefore their proportion of issuance in much more limited in comparison to regular semester issues. These summer school issues command at least a 200% and a 300% premium over regular semester issues, and would not be unfair to ask such.

Specimens, samples and unissued tickets are infrequently encountered as well, and it would be fair to price them on comparison to summer school issues.

Speaking matter of factly, I have only seen NYCTA issues from the 1990's on eBay twice; in all my years collecting these issues. Once I was outbid at $5.00 and once the seller was asking $40 for a pair and went unsold. I offered $25.00 for the pair and was told they were merely a consignor and could not negotiate on price. I asked them to contact their client with my offer, and never heard back.

In contrast, I have purchased many NYCTA individual passes and semester sets from the 1950's and 1960's with ease and very affordably: between 96 cents each for a group of thirty and $7.00 each for a group of six. My 1980's passes? Those are are averaging me $15 per pass over eight passes, one at a time. Go figure.

In short, there is a limited number of collectors for this topic, and demand is not great. On an average, I think $3.00 to $5.00 per issue is a fair average of what I have collected to date.


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