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Originally Posted by Deertick
Definitely 1930's. Grandstand tickets cost $0.75 in 1909 and still cost $1.00 in 1940. Note that there are no taxes associated with the ticket cost. I'm not sure when Philly implemented a 4% amusement tax, but it was raised in 1946 to 10%. My guess would be between 1932-1936. The company on the back did not go into business until 1929.
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This ticket is most likely from the early-mid 1930's. By 1936-1937 a grandstand seat at Shibe cost $1.14. There was a great article 5-8 years ago in SCD that had an article that outlined the subtle intricacies of Philadelphia tickets without hard dates. I'm sorry but I can't remember ther exact date or author.
I have one from the years 1936-1937 that exactly matched the authors' exemplars and had a price of $1.14 on it, FWIW.
I hope this helps.