Possibly the oldest known baseball tickets discovered

[HTBB]

Hopefully this item is in the spirit of the thread (I am still trying to dig out some tickets I have). It is an Annual Message for a club dated 1866. Because it is very fragile, this is the first time I have attempted to copy/scan it, even though I have had it for a number of years. It is held together by a delicate thread and measures 3.5" x 5.25".

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by HTBB

Hopefully this item is in the spirit of the thread (I am still trying to dig out some tickets I have). It is an Annual Message for a club dated 1866. Because it is very fragile, this is the first time I have attempted to copy/scan it, even though I have had it for a number of years. It is held together by a delicate thread and measures 3.5" x 5.25".

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HTBB,
Cool read!! Thanks for posting this...
We look forward to seeing your older base ball tickets when you can dig them out.

[jpop43]

Not nearly as old as the tix or some of the other epherma posted in this thread, but in keeping with the pieces from the previous page, here is a program we have from 1875. The bottom is completley intact but got cut off in the image...it originates from Ohio. The interior lists a number of games and events to include the "Base Ball Throw".
www.dugouttreasures.com

[benderbroeth]

this is an awesome thread i have always loved old things lol awesome!!!

[Scott Garner]

As a follow up on my earlier post, I noticed this morning that Colin Twig, the guy that found what is perhaps the earliest known base ball ticket- Philadelphia Athletics 1867 now has it for sale on eBay. Only $25,000 will allow you to add it to your collection.

Maybe one of the guys that purchased the two $500,000+ jerseys in the Heritage Platinum auction has $25K in spare change laying around....

In case you are interested in looking at the auction it's eBay # 200637920020

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

As a follow up on my earlier post, I noticed this morning that the guy that found what is perhaps the earliest known base ball ticket- Philadelphia Athletics 1867 now has it for sale on eBay. Only $25,000 will allow you to add it to your collection.

Maybe one of the guys that purchased the two $500,000+ jerseys in the Heritage Platinum auction has $25K in spare change laying around....

In case you are interested in looking at the auction it's eBay # 200637920020

Here is the auction photo of the ticket

[barrysloate]

Hmmm...doesn't look like a 25K item to me.