1922 Pikes Peak Auto Highway Souvenir Toll Tickets #PIK-93542 and #PIK-93545
Brief Description
This pair of used souvenir tickets originated from the Pikes Peak Auto Highway. The tickets are both stamped on the back, and they also have names written on the front.
Image Dating Comments
The tickets were acquired for the archives together as a pair. One has a date stamp that clearly says Sep 28, 1922. The second has a partial date stamp where only the ’22 can be seen.
Info
- Date: Sept. 28, 1922
- Size: 4 1/8" x 2 5/8"
- ID: PIK-93542 & PIK-93545
- Acquisition Date: August 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
Scanned with no enhancements.
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Comments & Discussion
These tickets would not have given someone access to the toll road. These tickets were acquired as souvenirs by those who made the journey.
This color and style of ticket was used through the mid-1920s. Prior tickets used the same layout, but a darker yellow color. Tickets from the late 1920s kept the same layout, but used a color that was closer to tan.
Used tickets from the era typically had a range of different stamps on the back including: ‘Summit of Pikes Peak – PPAHCo.’, ‘The Pikes Peak Auto Highway Co. – Toll Road’, and this one even used a stamp from the Midland Terminal railroad. These look like they probably had the second of those stamp iterations, but the ink is too faded to read. The first iteration did not have the year in the stamp, only the month and day.
Frederick C. Mathews was the traffic manager during the 1920s. That is his name in the lower right corner of the tickets.
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: The names that were written on the front have faded away severely upon arrival into the archives. Both tickets have centerfolds. The backside of ticket #93542 is a bit dirtier than the other. The overall condition of both tickets is still considered above average.
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