Historical information

Set of 19 MMTB paper tram tickets of the 1950s. All numbers in black and generally printed with black ink unless noted. Many of them have Stamina Trousers adverts on rear generally with thoughts for the month or the name of a store. Includes two advertising John Randle City Hair Salons.

1 - 4d - on off white paper, C Uk 333270
2 - 5d - on off white paper, A Re 337260
3 - 5d - on light red paper, A Ef 605928
4 - 5d - City Section, on very light red paper, printed in red ink, D Se 190001
5 - 5d - City Section on pink paper, printed in red ink, A Of 728019
6 - 6d - on off white paper, printed in red ink, B Of 585288
7 - 6d - on off white paper, printed in red ink larger size than that above - B Ed 059468
8 - 6d - City Section, on very light red paper, printed in red ink, A Md 590002
9 - 6d - City Section, on off white paper, printed in blue ink, B Vf 496283
10 - 6d - City Section, on light red paper, printed in red ink, A Lf 609035
11 - 7d - on orange paper, B Nd 304143
12 - 9d - on grey paper, A Fb 411414
13 - 10d - on off white paper, printed in blue ink - B N 227003 - note the value has been printed in reverse.
14 - 10d - red paper, B U 472173
15 - 1/1 - green paper, B N 626610
16 - 1/2 - orange paper, A Hb 424870
17 - 1/6 - yellow paper, B Ad 138958
18 - 1/9 - blue paper, B Ab 461351
19 - 2/- - pink paper, A Ac 899940

Significance

Yields information about the value and colours of Melbourne tram tickets in use prior to Decimal conversion in 1966.

Physical description

Set of 19 paper or flimsy paper tickets MMTB of varying colours and values.