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1949 Until' Further Notice A. Monthly News-Letter for" Col lectors of Transportation Tokens Published by the American Vecturist Association Editors P . 0 . Box 4835 D . M. Peebles, Jr . Washington 8, D . C . J . M . Coffee, Jr. To All Vecturists ; Greetings : The American Vecturist Association ., in compliance with the over- whelming demand'of transportation token collectors, has assumed the function of the publisher of this paper . It does so with mingled emotions . With pride-pardonable, we hope, because we find in our midst one of such unbound generosity as*Mr .'R . L . Moore, who, after he had assigned all his rights in this publication to the Association for a nominal consideration, used the dollar to become its first subscriber under the new. manageme,nt . ., His conduct in this,respe.ct. i s entirely in keeping with that heretofore exhibited by - him . Although'fully aware that there was no retiote possibility of personal pairi, .he . neverthele,ss instituted The Fare Box in July, 1947, motivated solely by a desire to bring greater enlightment to the collecting fraternity . During the year and a half that he continued his herculean-effort'without assis- tance and without regard to sacrific-es of time, energy and money, he received carping criticism instead of the unbounded praise and encour- agement which were his just due . We are proud that he is' charter member #2 of the A .V .A . We are also filled with humility' because we fully realize the immensity of the task that needs to be done and how little prepared we are to `da" it . There had,been some discussion between Mr . -Moore and the officers of the A . V . A . with a view to the transfer of gwner- ship of The Fare Box possibly a year hence, when it was hoped that the Association would be out of its swaddling clothes . Unfortunately, Mr . Moore's-decision-to discontinue publication with the - 'December 194$ issue forced an immediate climax and the A .V .A . had to step into the breach . And we are also imbued with hope that when the collecting frater- nity realizes that The Fare Box is no longer the property or the re- sponsibility o£ any one individual but rather is a venture of, by and for all vecturists, they will rally to its support with items, of interest, new issues, constructive criticisms and subscriptions . Although we intend to follow most of the excellent policies established by Mr, P`oore, changes will -,be made to suit circumstances . 'The subscription price will' remain at :42 .00 per year,. : excepti-ng- to members of the A .V .A . for whom it will be %"~l .00,per,year, Subscrip- tions will be accepted only for the calendar year 1949 until' further notice . .- . We will attempt to keep a reasonable supply of .back numbers of the current volume and in-so far as they may be available these will be furnished to late subscribers . (continued on page 2) free download from: www.vecturist.com The,A .V .A~ has been in existence since October 31, 1948, a period of only two . months . It has already enrolled 53 members and several applications are pending, truly asplendid record of achieve- ment for such a short time . If you desire an application for .membership in the A .V.A ., please write to : Iviax M . Schwartz 134 West 58th Street New York 19, N . Y . ; 1; you desire to subsdribe to The Fare Box, please write to : D .. 'M . , P'teb .1es,, .J.7r .. ., . P ., 0 . Box 4835 Washington 8, D . C . Our next meeting will take place on February . 19th and..,2Oth,, ' ,, 1949, ' at-%Hotel Statler, Washington, D . C . Severalthousand"vecttires will' - be-offered-for your choice, and you will have an opportunity,of greatly 'incr'easing'your collection and becoming personally acquainted with your .fellow collectors~ -..-For hotel r-e~servations •and-furthe-r• inforna-tion,.f please write to me, . : . - • . • •• a -.. • -- . To those of you who have been kind enough .t o write words of . encouragement, I tender the combined thanks` of'' the 'Assdciatiorl as" well as my own . Play the New Year bring to,all . of ,you the .lsuccessful completion of?all your desires and happy collectingi, , DAM x schwartz, M, . President, A . V . A, ' ` A' . Having Been' appointed 3 co-editors 'of-- the Ware Box, we wi .i . always strive to, keep.~this paper, as inte`resting~, accurate and up-td'as is humanly possible . With' the - help' of ; all`colle'ctors, The Fare`Box . can 'bring a Blear picture- of all,happenings"in the token world, to all that are* interested . Your news, stories, new-issues, as' well • as. your criticisms are always welcome . Here's hope~irig that we' can' keep , , The Faref l .. Box at 'the 'high'.,' set'`by 1r, lMioore . D . .M . Peebles ; Jr . J . M . 'Coffee', Jr . Editors A question''of the authenticity 'of a token recently' iist'ed in The Fare Box has been raised by . vcturist, and ; since all the facts about the token are` known; a'we' will, try ,to; explain the, origin . The token was listed as being front. Uloodlynne, : N . J . , , as follows : '., WM 30' SD Camden Co . Vocational School' ` 'Boro of Woodlynne Blank (incuse letters on obverse) The token was used on a school bus ,' .operated by a . private, bus ; line, for children riding 'to and from ''schoo~. About fifty were made, but only one ~ is known, except for' : that ' in - ~3ernard l~~ organthau' s'' estate . This token has been readily accepted as a' : valid t oken .by •Mr.`Morgan- thau, and when a token passed that : gentleman's keen eye, it must be considered ,as valid . A letter from •t he Camden, County' toard of Edu- cation is in the possession of the owner of the token now,' and. this letter explains:'thproughly' the`- use of this, vecture ,. Inctdently, this token' was one of the' many, sold at . the A .V .A . meeting in New York lest October' . The purchase price was $7 .50 .' free download from: www.vecturist.com NE'YS AND NOTES OF INTEREST All tokens issued by the Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington ;,:. Transit Company, of Alexandria, Virginia are now obsolete, except for the new issue- recently •r eport•e6. The, current. 21 m .m . token was issued in November, . 1.94., and •i s sold at' 7i. - cents each . On January 1, '1949, thc-Baltimore Transit Company put _into effect its new fare structure . The . use of tokens has started again in this city . Current fares now are : Adult cash fare 13¢ Adult tokens' . :2 for 250 Children (4 to 12 years) 5¢ Students, showing proper indeification 50 The tokens-new-used-are-the old -United .Ry . & Elec . -Co .-,tokens, which were used in-Baltimore-over-fifteen years' .ago . Plans ..are being made for a.-issue, new •hewevero . The tokens of the Eon', Air Transit Company, Bon Air, Virginia were mistakenly listed 'by Mr . Atwood at 10~ . 'These tokens .are•, " sold at the rate of 5 for $1 .00, and are good for one 250 fare . Bon Air is a small suburb of Richmond, and this line runs from - Broad Street Richmond direct to Bon Air . I vir . R .''Le' iioore has begun to dispose • of , his fine collection, and has sold a part already . iv.ost of the remaining v-ectures will be sold at the coming A .V,A . meeting in Washington . Everyone - . -is •invited. t o send tokens. of, the higher caliber to Max Schwartz, who will auction them off at the meeting . Starting in the next issue, and-continuing until completed, will be a roster of all members of the A..'V .A . This will afford collectorsan excellent opportunity to enlarge their correspon- dence, since almost all A .V .A . members are very active, NEW ISS'IES AND NEW 'DISCOVERIES All v'ecturists- are requested to report new •issues a.nd-new discoveries direct to the editors-P . 0, Box 4835:, Washington .$, D . C . Please be accurate, and if possible, include a rubbing of tokens being listed for-the first time . As in the .past, the person first reporting* a new issue or new discovery . will be given proper credit for the find . DUE TO THE LACK OF NEW ISSUES'AND NEW DISCOVERIES ; NONE WILL APPEAR' UNTIL NEXT MONTH .' PLEASE COOPERATE BY SENDING IN THOSE WHICH YOU HAVE . free download from: www.vecturist.com SUBSCRIPTIONS -One year 112 .00 . .One year (members of the A .V .A . 0 * 1 1 .00 All subscriptions end December, 1949 . Send in your cash, postal note, or money order to : D . M . Peebles, Jr . P .O .Box 4835 Washington 8, D .C . ADVERTISING When space is available, advertising is acceptable at the following rates : 1 line or fraction thereof 0 .35 3 lines or less 1 .00 Each additional line 0 .25 Quarter pag e (~15 lines) ' .**got* . ., :, t . 3 .75 Half page t3O lines) 6 .75 Full page (62 lines) 13 .00 All advertising closes on the 26th of the preceeding month . "Proofs" sent out if received before that time . CLOSING DATE The Fare Box will be printed on the first ofeach month . Therefore, please try to have all copy in the'editor's hands not later than the 28th (advertising on the 26th) . Ample time must be given for "make-up" and stencil cutting . Your cooperation will be appreciated . There seems to be some doubt whether or not the tokens listed as being from Charleston, W . Va . are really from that city . The South Hill Bus Line never operated in Charleston, according to the city transit company . The tokens of this line are very scarce but perhaps someone, who has the tokens can clear .this matter up .
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