Up for auction is a great historical selection of 3 genuine, vintage cardstock passenger coach tickets from the Maine Central Railroad (MEC), all explicitly dated from 1939.

LOT BREAKDOWN & ROUTE DETAILS:

- Leeds Junction, Me. to Lewiston, Me. (Ticket No. 6961) - Backstamp: Oct 19, 1939 (Leeds Junction)

- Lincoln, Me. to Bangor, Me. (Ticket No. 8612) - Backstamp: Apr 1, 1939 (Lincoln, Maine)

- Newport Junction, Me. to Bangor, Me. (Ticket No. 7938) - Backstamp: Apr 1, 1939 (Newport, Maine)

WHY THIS LOT IS COLLECTIBLE:

- Same-Day Travel Context: The Lincoln and Newport Junction tickets are both stamped on the exact same spring day—April 1, 1939—offering an excellent snapshot of simultaneous morning or afternoon arrivals into the major hub city of Bangor.

- Varied Conductor Punch Shapes: This group displays an exceptional contrast in conductor validation markings, ranging from standard bold crosses on the Lincoln ticket to a highly unusual, tiny custom shape punch on the Newport Junction ticket.

- Great Depression Era Ephemera: All three items capture the regional transportation lines of Central and Penobscot County Maine during the final months of the Depression decade.

Whether you are an ephemera archivist, a regional New England railroadiana collector, or a Maine local history enthusiast, this 3-piece 1939 lot makes a fine addition to any archive.

All three tickets are completely intact, crisp, and fully legible with bold black text on their original buff cardstock backings. Crisp, brightly colored dater stamps on the reverse of each piece.

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