Ephemera - SECV Geelong Tramway tickets - set of 6, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1930s

Historical information

Set of 6 SECV Geelong tram tickets, all used and recovered from Geelong trams 2, 26 and 28 by the donor. Items 2, 3 and 6 are specifically printed for Geelong, the others are headed "SECV Electricity Supply Department Provincial Tramways"
1 - 2d - black print on off white paper, with blue overprint No. Aa666341, with a plain back
2 - 2d Section, black print on off white paper, with red overprint, No. 46F 000748, print FTY 3-2, with "Electrical Cookery saves more than it costs" advert on the rear.
3 - ditto, on light grey paper, No. 7F 009602
4 - 1 1/2d, off white paper, with red overprint and number B607499
5 - ditto, with part number 09544. Has a Bushells Pty Ltd tea advert on the rear.
6 - 1d section, black print on off white paper, red overprint, number 36F 006477 with "Electrical appliances make ideal servants" advert on the rear.

Significance

Yields information about Geelong tram tickets issued by the SECV during the 1930s.

Physical description

Set of 6 used paper tickets, some with advertising on the rear.

Subjects

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