As far as whether to have it graded, I think it's a coin flip. It's not going to graded higher than "Authentic," and personally, I don't care much whether my tickets are graded. But some collectors do, especially when the ticket is from the 1920s.
I'm guessing any decent auction house would submit it for grading, but I'm also guessing the cost of grading will be passed on to you (as it should be, imo).
I think that rather than prioritizing whether to have the ticket graded, you should make sure you consign it to the proper auction house. Especially if you decide to not have the ticket graded, it's going to do better with an auction house that has a history of selling numerous tickets and stubs from that era. It's also going to do better with an auction house that has a large bidder list and bidders who will competitively bid. Glowing write-ups and "premium placement" in the catalog are great for a consignor's ego and they certainly sound good when an AH is making its sales pitch, but if the AH doesn't have a significant number of aggressive bidders, all of the other stuff is just window dressing.
My opinion? Don't get the ticket graded and get it into the hands of a larger, full-time auction house that can get your item in front of the eyes of a large number of bidders.
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