IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII .IIIII . ll THE. .. ..... FAFE BOX Transportation, Token Colteetore A gcntIy News-Letter far i . ............... 1 ......................I .......... I. .II... ......II. .IIL..... .iI... .IIII..... .............................. .iiiiii IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILIIIIIII.................. ...a .. NEW ISSUES EDITOR EDITOR 1tJ1n('H ii(~aatzray(4 J . NN. COFFEE, JR. 634 Ashbary Street P. 0. Box 1204 San Francisco, California ,,_oston, Massachusetts 94' _7 02104 New Issues Service Parking Tokens J014 ;N (.. NicOlsost D(i7i] R Ii. ktEI$UL 3002 Galindo Street P. 0 . Box 1302 Oakland, California Los Altos, California 94601 940 .2 Volume 31, Number I JAINARY,1977 Our355thIssue FRANK CATARINA and EDWARD S. TETRAULT It has been a Long cold winter, and it has been a season of many sad tidings for us in the A . V.A . This month I Learned of the death of Frank Catarina, AVA #724, of Staten Island, N .Y. Many of us who had never met him nevertheless considered him a close friend, for we knew him through our correspondence . Others knew him in person, and we all appreciated his presence and his friendship . We shall miss Frank . He died September 27, 1976 . Ed Tetrault of Huntsville, Alabama, AVA #548, tns Like a close friend to me, aZ- though, again, I had never met him in person . But Ed and I corresponded often over the years, and his letters betrayed an outgoing and very friendly person . He died December 6, 1976, and is survived by his wife and 12-year-oZd son Michael . February 3 . Last month I was snowbound, and hence the December issue was delay- ed nearly a week longer than I had anticipated . I bought enough extra paper, when I was finally able to get out to the paper company, to cover an extra issue, so that will not happen again . This month we cone to you with a 20-page issue, with long lists of nearly every- thing, and several long auctions . We are short on good articles, though . When this happens I generally try to write one, but this is a heavy month for me, and shall pass this time . But some of you members out there must have stories to tell which we'd all love to read . Articles about how you acquired a rare token, or what inter- ested you in the hobby in the first place, or about token-using firms . This is the last issue of THE FARE BOX you will receive if you have not paid your 1977 A .V .A . dues by March 1 . We are loath : to say goodbye . We hope you will be with us, so please send your $7 .50 to our Treasurer, R .K. Frisbee - 211 King Street - Denver, Colorado 80219 . We think it's going to be a great year in our hobby . And one thing that will make it a great year is our 1977 Catalogue Supplement, which we hope to have early in March . At this writing I have advance orders for 523 copies . Still tine to order one at only $4 postpaid (cloth-bound, loose-leaf, or spiral-bound) . Just send your check to the Editor, After March 1 it'll be $5 .50 . A number of long auctions in this issue . So many, in fact, that there might be some real bargains . All auctions in this issue (except Feisel's) close on Feb . 28 . `Tn~n=s Fr wo. -rr y~~ylynl 4 free download from: www.vecturist.com A pacje from Bob Se v IET~ it (.JOTICE THg TWO bLST I NCT €141JAT - URES OF "AQ,aY (14ARY') QE III . Ta has round "O" o cL i b Has dual " C;' ;* THE TEKTQIC oC THE BACK GRoo ..D I s oBViouSLY DnFFeeeMT OIJ THC Eevcess Ynk can ctdso Ko-~I*C.< on {'~e se ~a1C¢w5 }love Sid osepk's o'°" coIieef % w. fka.t -ft~e. VIA Onu $4 t& i s d ~{eied . free download from: www.vecturist.com -Janu2xy 1977- -Page 3- SUPPLEMENT #5 TO PERSONAL TOKENS OF VECTURISTS = By J .M. Coffee The previous four supplements appeared, respectively, in the November 1975, February, 1976, July 1976, and October 1976, issues of The Fare Box . To have your personal token Listed please send one to the Editor. I am not asking for something for nothing in this request . I've issued five diff- erent personate myself, and I never asked anauthing more than a stamp for any of them so long as they were available . They were free for the ask- ing . I still have 14-A and 14-E left for anyone who need either. If you have sent me your personal and need either just write and ask. If you have never sent me a personal I'd appreciate an SAE. That's all . L-38 FLOYD 0 . BARNETT 5425 PORTLAND MPLS ., MINN . 55417 38-B Pg 38 Sd U .S . & Foreign Collector TT's Personals AVA NEVA MTT&TC '76' (white letters) 38-C Pw 38 Sd (same as B but with black letters) WILLIAM L . CARR A .V .A . #114 2648 PELTON AVE . AKRON, OHIO 44314 114-A Pb 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) ROICE V . RIDER A .V .A . #425 1513 BAILEY ST . LANSING, MICH . 1776-1976 425-B Pw 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) GEORGIA NUMISMATIC ASSN . - YOUR HOST A .N .A .'S 86th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION ATLANTA AUG . 23-28, 1977 "Y'ALL COME" LESTER G. DAVIS, GEN . CHAIRMAN 498-C A 40 Sd "An' Thar's The Gold!" 1827 1977 Georgia has (gold prospector & tools)(anodized gold)(reeded edge) 83rd ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION LADIES CHAMPAGNE HOUR 10 A .M. SAT . AUG. 17, 1974 RAY BYRNE - HOST PAN-AMERICAN RM . AMERICA HOTEL, MIAMI BEACH, FLA . 536-I K Ov Sd (blank)(rolled out on 1972-D clad half dol(ar)[50 struck on clad halves, and 2 on silver halves](reeded edge)(not available) LADIES CHAMPAGNE HOUR SATURDAY AUG . 23, 1975 f0 A M 84th ANA ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION LOS ANGELES, CAL . RAY BYRNE, HOST (not avaiZabZe) 536-J WM 32 Sd (blank)E50 struck ; 2 also struck in sterling silver] I'M FOR RAY BYRNE FOR THE 536-K Pw 38 Pc A .N.A . Board of Governors "Progressive Leadership" 536-L Pb 38 Pc (same as K) (neither K nor L available) (K and L were issued with B, but I just learned about them . In addition to C,D,E, the same dies were used on two in sterling silver ; 12 struck over silver 250 pieces ; 2 struck over silver 500 pieces ; 1 struck on a 1922 silver dollar ; 6 struck over clad 500 pieces .) ROBERT W . KUBACH 344 N . MARYLAND AVE. GLENDALE, CA 91206 571-D Pr 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) GOOD FOR ice IN TRADE DEL FORD DOLLAR VARIETIES BUY & SELL DEL CITY, OKLA 73115 906-B K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776 1976 (eagle on shield) SANTA, NEW JERSEY BOUND 1976 JACK & PEG WILCOX (SANTA IN KAYAK) 940-F Bz Ov Sd (blank)(rolled out on Lincoln cent) MERRY CHRISTMAS BOB CONEY 2627 MYRTLE SIOUX CITY IOWA 1089-J Pw 38 Sd Collector of Iowa Medals Tokens Wood AVA 1089 GAIL AND JOE LEVINE PRESIDENTIAL COIN AND ANTIQUE COMPANY, INC . 6222 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22312 703 354 5454 1159-A WM 38 Sd Blaine and Logan (pictures of the Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates of 1884, with stars)(struck from an original die of a political item) (1159-A is actually struck in a pot metal, rather than MW, The token is available for a stamped envelope to any member who will send a $3 .00 donation to the American Cancer Society . 400 were struck .) free download from: www.vecturist.com -Page 4- -Janucucy 1977- JOE STUDEBAKER JR . 2614 LEGARE STREET BEAUFORT, S .C . 29902 1226-A K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 177601976 (Indian head) LLOYD & ALBERTA WAGAMAN 1976 MERRY CHRISTMAS (CHRISTMAS TREE) 1251-L Bz Ov Sd (blank)(rolled out on Lincoln cent) GEORGE VAN TRUMP, JR . AVA-LM #1365 BOX 656, EDGE GOLDEN, COLO . 80401 1365-A Pb 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) BOB SLAWSKY COLLECTOR OF NEW JERSEY TOKENS ROCKAWAY, N .J . 1404-A K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776-1976 (Indian head) ROCKAWAY TOKENS BOB SLAWSKY EXONUMIST ROCKAWAY, N .J . 1404-B K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776 1976 (eagle on shield) (here is also a 32m, red plastic token for Rockaway Tokens but without the name of the AVA member on it) CHOMORRO COIN CLUB COLLECTOR HERMAN N . ELSTON ANDERSON AFB, GUAM COINS TOKENS MEDALS PAPER AGANA, GUAM, M . I . 1461-A K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776-1976 (Indian head) PAT MORGAN TAMS 2967 AVA 1496 BOX 3282 SIOUX CITY IOWA 1496-A Pr 38 Sd Collector of Trade, Trans . Corn Palace & Misc . of Sioux City Iowa RICH HARTZOG 30 OCTOBER 1976 MARILYN WIEGAND 1498-A K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776 1976 (eagle on shield) RICH HARTZOG CIVIL WAR & HARD TIMES TOKENS WANTED POB 4143 ROCKFORD, IL . 61110 1498-B K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776 1976 (eagle on shield) WILLIAM JAROSZEWSKI 2123 W . ROGER ST . SOUTH BEND, IND . 46628 1530-A Pr 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) CURTIS H . JUDGE, III I COLLECT TRANSPORTATION BI-METALLIC AMUSEMENT TOKENS A .V .A . #1566 1566-A K 20 Sd United States Bicentennial 1776 1976 (eagle on shield) A .V .A . 1622 N .E .V .A . 225 CHAS . N . ROGERS LANOKA HARBOR N .J . 08734 4-1-1976 1622-A Pb 38 Sd Collector of Transportation Tokens (streetcar, type 2) ROY NULPH A .V .A .