WORLD\'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITON 1893 RARE TICKET GERMAN VILLAGE ON THE MIDWAY
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WORLD\'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITON 1893 RARE TICKET GERMAN VILLAGE ON THE MIDWAY:
$129.00
THIS IS A SCARCE TICKET FROM THE WORLD\'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION\'S GERMAN VILLAGE ON THE MIDWAY PLAISANCE. THE GERMAN VILLAGE WAS ONE OF THE PHYSICALLY LARGEST CONCESSIONS ON THE MIDWAY AND ALSO ONE OF THE MOST FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE SEVERAL TICKETS FROM AN ESTATE ALBUM THAT WERE REMOVED RATHER POORLY, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE JOB DONE, THERE WOULD BE PAPER REMNANTS FROM THE TICKET HAVING BEEN GLUED INTO THE ALBUM. THIS TICKET HAS A LIGHT STAIN ON THE FRONT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS BUT IT DOES NOT DETRACT AND THE REVERSE, OF COURSE, IS NOT VISIBLE ON DISPLAY. WE HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THAT MANY SELLERS AND ESPECIALLY NEWER COLLECTORS OFTEN DO NOT KNOW WHAT TICKETS COME FROM WHICH CONCESSIONS. THE FAIR WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT CONFUSING FOLKS WITH CONCESSION NUMBERS AND ALSO STAND NUMBERS ON TICKETS, AND A GREAT MANY OF THE TICKETS DID MENTION THE FAIR BUT DID NOT MENTION THE NAME OF THE CONCESSION OR VENUE. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE GERMAN VILLAGE CHOSE NOT TO IMPRINT ITS NAME, BUT IT DID USE THE EAGLE LOGO THAT WAS ALSO VERY PREVALENT AT THE CONCESSION.
WE HAVE SPECIALIZED IN COLUMBIAN TICKETS FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS AND SOLD OUR COLLECTION VIA HERITAGE sales IN 2008--THE 300+ TICKETS BROUGHT $40,000. IN THE NINE YEARS SINCE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ACQUIRE RARE TICKETS, TOKENS AND MEDALS FROM THE FAIR AND AS ALWAYS, THE RARITIES SELL FASTER THAN THE MORE COMMON ITEMS, REGARDLESS OF PRICE.
IN JUNE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLICATION OF OUR NEW BOOK ON THE MIDWAY (FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS) WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A BLOG DEDICATED TO THE FAIR, AND THE STORIES, RESEARCH AND DETAILS ABOUT TICKETS WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NEW SITE.
WE ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING TO SAVE YOU MONEY ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.
LOTS OF COLUMBIANA ON NOW; PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT OUR OTHER ITEMS.
FREE WITH THIS TICKET--PAIR OF BLUE COLUMBIAN RETURN PASSES!
WORLD\'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITON 1893 RARE TICKET GERMAN VILLAGE ON THE MIDWAY:
$129.00