A Monthly News-Letter for Collectors of Transportation Tokens
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A MONTHLY NEWS-LETTERFA FOR COLLECTORS OF TRANSPORTATION TOKENS AEW 'JSSU£, EdtLot Editor RALPH FREIBERG J. M. COFFEE, Jr. 632 Ashbury Street P. O. Box 1204 San Francisco 17, Calif. BOSTON 4, MASS . o9sstvsV£GV J11U£i Fdit02 GgsiociatE EdtL041 JOHN G. NICOLOSI HARRY C. BARTLEY 2579.35th Avenue ROBERT M . BUTLER Oakland 1, Calif. HAROLD FORD, Jr . VOLUME12,NUMBER 1 JANUARY .1958 WHOLE NUMBER 127 ALBERT P . WEBSTER Members of the A .V .A . will be saddened by the news of the passing of Albert P . Webster, a Charter Member, on December 8, 1957 . Mr . Webster was a collector for many years, and many of us had close personal friendships with him, We shall all miss him, With the beginning of another year, the first thing that comes to mind is the necessity of sending Mr, Dawson your 1958 dues . If you have not yet done so, please see it gets done immediately . With the publication of the new Catalogue, 1958 promises to be our greatest year yet . As we might have expected, our typist is taking longer than she figured in typing up the manuscript, Delays are inevitable in such a project, but eventually it will be done . Presently she is working on Pennsylvania, and my proof-reading is keeping right up with her . So she is getting near the end . Bill Gallagher, whose home is 4125 Madrona Rd ., Riverside, Cal ., reports he is going to college in San Diego, and living in a trailer there during the week . There's an extra bunk available free for any visiting member, he says, F, Gordon Smith broke into print in the Quincy Patriot Ledger on January 4 with a big article, with pictures, telling about token col- lecting. Getting such newspaper publicity is one of the best ways of acquiring old tokens, and some of you other collectors might look into the possibilities, Token collecting always makes good copy, free download from: www.vecturist.com January 1958- -page 2- NEW ISSUES SERVICE =IS First of all, a prosperous New Year to one and all, and hoping that we shall prosper with a lot of new issues this year, At this reading you should have received the tokens mentioned in last month's Fare Box, specifically, Pa 15 N ; NH 640 J ; La 30 F . La 30 F is used on a bus system from Algiers to Avondale . The company also operates in Gretna, Harvey, Marrero and Westwego . Gretna is the home of West- side Transit, but the home office is American Transit Corp ., in St . Louis, This month you will receive NY 410 B (I've sent for them but not yet received) . I've also received some of Tenn 600 N (red-enameled) and they are in pretty nice shape ; most all the enamel is still in- tact on the token, so those of you who still want them let me know, Those who sent me a card as requested in last month's Fare Box will receive your token . They are in better shape than I thought they would be . I asked the man at the company to pick me out some nice ones and he did, Thanks to him ; To those on my Canadian list you have received Prince Albert, Sask, 700 A and Sherbrooke, Que . 850 G. Our thanks to Eddy Echenberg or Sherbrooke for obtaining them for us, Can anyone help on the Tuskegee, Ala ., token? I have tried every source I know with no avail . Sorry you had to resign, Mr . Hamilton, but your health comes first . Get well quick! Thanks for all the nice Christmas cards . Please note my addresss changes 3002 Galindo St . - Oakland 1, Calif. - John G. Nicolosi WALTER JEHNERT, OLD-TIME COLLECTOR, RETIRES Walter Jehnert, 3200 White Ave ., Baltimore 14, lid,, is retiring after 42 years of service with Baltimore Transit and United Railways & Electric . Air . Jehnert was a conductor and bus operator on the #19 line, and worked all night on the graveyard shift by preference . He was recently a winner on a local TV station for producing the oldest transfer, one issued in Chicago April 16, 1893 . He received a watch, Mr. Jehnert was the main reason I got started in the token col- lecting game, I used to get tokens from him when I was going to Night School . He_wea .one of-the collectors-who - originally - started the Check List with Mr, Dunn and Mr . Kenworthy . Mr . Atwood came into the pic- ture later on, They all got together and had a list made, each sup- plying token data, and trading tokens among each other, Walter Jehnert had one of the largest collections at one time, He became disatisfied,and finally sold his entire collection at auc- tion by Barney Bluestone, After that he began collecting stamps, as well as transportation tickets and transfers, He has over 18,000 different transfers mounted in albums, and now his oldest transfer dates back into the 1880's . The A,V .A e owes Mr, Jehnert a vote of Good Fortune and luck in his retiring years, as he was one of the Granddads of token collec- ting. Years ago we lost another great collector, Ray B . Cooper, who died in Chicago . He was a go-getter and a fighter, I wish we had him with us at present! Mr, Jehnert, by the way, will appreciate getting tickets and transfers from anywhere in the world . B,H. -Baake, 'eh'. free download from: www.vecturist.com -January i 3- -Pago 3- - APPLICATIONS FOR MEIHERSHIP 256 R .H. Smith - 2066 Birch Street - Santa Ana, California Age 46 ; Owner of Tractor Company . 2,000 tokens . 257 Harold E . Sullivan - 1640 Comly St . - Philadelphia 49, Pa . Age 50 ; Transportation Analyst . 3,000 tokens . 258 Leonard Foiti - 2437 Scoville Avenue - Berwyn, Illinois Age 37 ; Tester for Western Elec . Co . 300 tokens . - CHANGE OF ADDRESS - 244 Lambert Baker - 309 Northwestern Bldg . - Minneapolis 1, Minn, 116 John G. Nicolosi - 3002 Galindo Street - Oakland 1, California 195 Ron O'Donovan - 1164 Hector Bay, Grant Park - Winnipeg 9, Man . 135 Emzy Leon Thompson - 212 Montgomery St . - Syracuse, New York RESIGNATION -PROM-N SHIP - 127 Dorothy M . Augustine - 6230 Condon Ave, - Los Angeles 56, Calif, 18 Paul Super - 105 South Pine Street - Hazleton, Pennsylvania 1958 - DUES DUES DUES DUES DUES DUES - 1958 As of this issue of The Fare Box, I have received the dues from 106 members and, while this is very good, there are a number of the old reliable members who have not yet sent in their dues . You know you will do it eventually ; why not this very day? Make your check payable to MORTON H . DAWSON and send in your 03,00 now . My address is 182 Whiting Lane - West Hartford 7, Connecticut, - - Morton H . Dawson, Secy . 9H?#9t9E CALL FOR NOMINATIONS In accordance with Article V Section 1 of the By-Laws I hereby issue the call for nominations for the coming year . Nominations may be made by any member in good standing. Nominations must be in writ- ing and signed, They must be sent to the Secretary, Morton H, Dawson 182 Whiting Lane - West Hartford 7, Connecticut, who will then con- tact each nominee for his acceptance or refection of his nomination, Nominations along with the action of the nominee will be published in The Fare Box after the nominations are closed . NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE MIDNIGHT, MAX 3, 1958 . Any postmarked later than that cannot be accepted, All five offices are open for nomination : President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Curator . Make your nominations early . - William E . Eisenberg, Pres . The President announces the appointment of Harry C . Bartley, 7012 Ohio River Blvd . - Pittsburgh 2, Pa,, as Chairman for the AVA Conven- tion to be held in Pittsburgh August 2y3, 1958 . Contact. him for any information desired about' the Convention . free download from: www.vecturist.com -January 3 058 -page 4- For Sale (limit 2 per customer) Washington, Indiana 960 C, at cat- alogue price, plus stamped-self-addressed envelope, Harry Sa.lavitch 223 S . Rhode Island Ave,- Atlantic City . N.J, For Sale : 100 all different U .S, transportation tokens, postpaid, for 47 .00, 50 different for 03 .50 . Good clean tokens ; no junk . Ralph W, Winant - 500 W, Summit Ave, - Wilmington 4 . Dela. Would any fellow members trade some advertising "Swizzle Sticks" they might have for some reasonably old streetcar & bus tickets and trans- fers? I have just started this extra hobby and I sure would apprec- iate some from all over the States, as' I have only 11 so far and all from up here in Canada, Ron O'Donovan - 1164 Hector Bay, Grant Park,- Winnipeg 9 . Man, For Trade Only: Cody, Wyoming A for any of the followings Ark 190 A ; Conn 290 F ; Ga 70 C, 630 B ; Ill 530 F; Mich 170 A ; Nebr 120 C D ; NY 280 0 ; NC 710 B, 450 E, 390 A; Ohio 815 B; Pa 360 0 ; 590 0, 645 B; .Tenn 345 C D ; Tex 65 D ; Philippines 700 A B C D E . Kenneth E . Smith - 328 Avenue F Redondo Beach. Calif For Sale or swap : man .-common tokens, also Mass 115 (15¢) N (1505 0 (35¢) P (30¢) 4 (35¢) S (35¢) T (30;x) ; Mass 135 A (200) B (25¢) ; Alaska 300 A (75r) E (35¢) 400 A (15¢) 450 A (15¢) H (25¢) . Would welcome For Sale & Want Lists . F . GordonSmith - 14 Miller Stile Rd, - Quinsy 69 . Mass, Scarce tokens for trade - NY 780 A (lge & am letters and NY 780 B. Let me know what you have to trade .