BMT Brooklyn Manhattan Transit July 1, 1936 Kings Highway Route Ticket #02000 Rare
UNPUNCHED - EXCELLENT CONDITION - BMT TRANSIT ARCHIVE
Extremely rare uncirculated specimen featuring a perfect milestone serial number and a "Who's Who" of legendary Brooklyn transit keywords, issued on July 1, 1936.
This is an excellent, uncirculated "Omnibus Route B. 5 Transfer (B)" from the B. B. Corp. (Brooklyn Bus Corporation), a subsidiary of the BMT, issued during the mid-1930s expansion of the bus network.
Condition and Provenance
This item is part of a substantial, high-grade transit collection recently added to our store, featuring decades of curated New York City history. This ticket was recently removed from a long-term archival collector’s binder and remains in museum-quality condition. The printing is remarkably vivid, featuring bold black typography and sharp, deep-red date and serial number stamping that has remained crisp for nearly 90 years.
Collector Highlights
Serial Number: This is ticket #02000, a premier milestone round number specimen issued for the Kings Highway Route.
Ultimate Brooklyn Keyword Powerhouse: This specific ticket is a masterpiece of geographic history. It was valid for final rides on nearly every iconic South Brooklyn line: 86th St., West End Line toward Coney Island, 65th St.-Bay Ridge Ave., Gravesend Ave., Coney Island Ave., Ocean Ave., Nostrand Ave. Shuttle, and the Flatbush Ave. Line.
Specific Location Data: The ticket documents a vital South Brooklyn transit link, explicitly noting it was issued on trips toward Flatbush Avenue only for passengers paying a cash fare and an additional charge of two cents.
Uncirculated Specimen: This ticket is unpunched and has never been separated from a conductor's pad, preserving its clean, factory-straight edges. It has been maintained for decades in archival condition.
Historical Context
The Kings Highway Route (B-5) served as the backbone of South Brooklyn's transit network. Issued in 1936, this ticket captures the BMT system during the peak of its private coordination. It represents a primary source document for the era when Brooklyn’s massive trolley network was perfectly integrated with its rapidly expanding bus lines to serve world-famous destinations from the Narrows to Coney Island.
Please visit our store to see the rest of this newly listed collection, featuring many more rare, low-numbered and milestone tickets from this historic era!