Ephemera - Set of 20 pre-decimal or imperial tram tickets - reverse price block, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB)

Historical information

Set of tickets - late 1940s early 1950s. All numbers in black
1 - 1d - blue - No. 135902 - with Bushell's coffee advert on rear.
2 - 2d - green - 721954 - with Bushell's coffee advert on rear.
3 - 3d - orange - 383181 - with Bushell's coffee advert on rear.
4 - 4d - black - 569287 and 343601, both with schoolboy howlers on rear.
5 - 5d - mauve - 450822 - with Bushell's coffee advert on rear.
6 - 8d - purple - 319145 & 909015 - both with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.
7 - 9d - black - 241492 and 232188 - both with Stamina Trousers advert on rear
8 - 10d - blue - 142295 and 372421 - both with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.
9 - 11d - green - 008109 and 189952 - both with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.
10 - 1/- orange on off white paper - 545180 & 979835 - both with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.
11 - 1/- red with deep red price printing, 462142 with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.
12 - 1/1 - green 153467, 153878 and 906375 - all with Stamina Trousers advert on rear.

Significance

Demonstrates tickets used by the MMTB with the price in reverse printing.

Physical description

Set of 20 tram/bus tickets - paper flimsy - various colours and denominations. All prices are printed in reverse, some with advertising on the rear.

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