UNPUNCHED - EXCELLENT CONDITION - BMT TRANSIT ARCHIVE

Extremely rare uncirculated Cash Fare Receipt specimen featuring a low milestone serial number and historic Central Brooklyn transit links, issued on November 8, 1934.

This is an exceptional, early uncirculated specimen from the B. & Q. T. Corp. (Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation), issued during the mid-1930s era of private trolley operation. This specific ticket is a Cash Fare Receipt, a unique variety designed to be held as evidence of payment during specific multi-zone trips.

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 remains in museum-quality condition, with remarkably vivid coral-toned paper, sharp black typography, and deep-red date and serial number stamping. The ticket is crisp and clean, showing the high level of preservation typical of this archival collection.

Collector Highlights

Serial Number: This is ticket #00200, a desirable low milestone round number specimen issued for the historic Reid Ave. Line.

Major Brooklyn Landmark Powerhouse: This specific ticket is a treasure for geographic and neighborhood collectors, explicitly mentioning the Reid Ave. Line, Bridge Plaza, Church Avenue, and St. John’s Place.

Complex Transit Integration: The ticket documents the meticulous fare rules of the 1930s. It was issued on trips toward Bridge Plaza specifically to passengers boarding between Church Avenue and St. John’s Place. It served as a primary source for the administrative complexity of the BMT system, requiring the passenger to surrender the receipt after leaving St. John’s Place.

Uncirculated Specimen: This ticket is unpunched and has never been separated from a conductor's pad, preserving its clean, factory-straight edges and the original Notch Perforation 7-34 branding from the Globe Ticket Company.

Historical Context

The Reid Ave. Line was a vital corridor linking the residential heart of Brooklyn to the major transit hub at Bridge Plaza. Issued in 1934, this ticket serves as a primary source document for an era when the B. & Q. T. Corp. managed one of the most complex streetcar networks in the world. It captures the system six years before the historic 1940 city takeover, reflecting a time when precise fare receipts were essential for navigating the borough’s vast transit landscape.

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!