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Card, typed '71' with 26 mounted tickets: Front of card, 16 Edmondson-style card...

Catalogue reference: ZSPC 11/481/16

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Reference
ZSPC 11/481/16
Date
1890-1968
Description

Card, typed '71' with 26 mounted tickets:

Front of card, 16 Edmondson-style card tickets printed and issued by Great Western Railway:

1) Third class Excursion Long Period return, Oxford to Warrington via Ruabon and Birmingham, [printer's initials] WL, [serial No] 050, orange with horizontal broad red band and vertical red band on return portion, clipped.

2) Third class single, Oxford 2 to Minehead via Didcot and Bristol or Theale and [Somerton], [printer's initials] WL, fare 31/5 [fare code] Z, [serial No] 020, green, clipped with blue manuscript strike-through.

3) Third class bulk travel single, Oxford to Paddington via Didcot, [printer's initials] WL, [serial No] 1701, green, clipped.

4) Third class single, Oxford to Stafford via Kidlington, [Wolverhampton] and [London Midland and Scottish Railway], [printer's initials] EB, fare 12/4 [fare code] N, [serial No] 1801, green, clipped.

5) Third class party return, Reading to Oxford via Didcot, [printer's initials] JD, [serial No] 9999, green with outline 'PA' on return portion and 'SPECIMEN' over-stamped on serial number.

6) Third class workman's return, Oxford to Didcot and back, [series code] S1, [printer's initials] EB, fare 5/6 [fare code] C, [serial No] 7291, grey with two outline 'W' on left and full-red '38' on right, printed black numbers 1 to 6 on top and abbreviations for Monday to Saturday on bottom, clipped.

7) Bicycle accompanied by passenger, Oxford (U) to [completed in manuscript] 'Pangbourne', carriage paid '9d', [serial No] 714, dated 25 June 1895, orange.

8) Bicycle, perambulator or child's mail cart with passenger, Oxford (U) to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 200 miles, carriage paid 2/0, [serial No] 311, buff with black manuscript stroke.

9) One bicycle accompanied by passenger, Oxford CO station with bicycle ticket No 272 [in manuscript], extra (insurance) charge one penny, [serial No] 047, blue.

10) Second class cheap day return, no railway company given [probably British Railways Western Region], Oxford to Didcot, [series number] S5, [serial No] 2284, grey with red outline 'D' on return portion.

11) One bicycle accompanied by passenger, Oxford CO to [in manuscript] 'Winchester via Basingstoke [London and South Western Railway]', carriage paid '1/6', [serial No] 272, red with outline 'BI' of left side.

12) One bicycle accompanied by passenger, Oxford U to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 75 miles, carriage paid 2/3, [serial No] 2352, red with outline 'BI' of left side.

13) One bicycle accompanied by passenger, Oxford to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 200 miles, carriage paid 3/0, [serial No] 849, red.

14) One dog accompanied by passenger, value not exceeding £2, Oxford U to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 75 miles, carriage paid 3/5, [serial No] 7168, red with outline 'D' of left side.

15) One dog accompanied by passenger, value not exceeding £2, Oxford U to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 150 miles, carriage paid 4/9, [serial No] 312, red with outline 'D' of left side over-stamped 'RETURN'.

16) One dog accompanied by passenger, value not exceeding £2, Oxford D to any [Great Western Railway] station not exceeding 10 miles, carriage paid 3d, [serial No] 578, red with outline 'D' of left side over-stamped 'RETURN'.

Reverse of card, 10 tickets:

Seven return, half-portion, Edmondson-style card tickets printed and issued by Great Western Railway:

17) Second class return portion, Littlemore to Oxford, [printer's initials] WL, fare 7d, [serial No] 781, blue with vertical red band.

18) Second class return portion, Aylesbury to Oxford via Thame, [printer's initials] WL, fare 5/2, [serial No] 013, blue with vertical red band.

19) [Parliamentary] third class outward portion, Oxford to Charlbury, [printer's initials] HL, fare 2/2, [serial No] 085, green.

20) [Parliamentary] third class return portion, Windsor to Oxford, [printer's initials] CG, fare 8/0, [serial No] 140, green with vertical red band.

21) [Parliamentary] third class pleasure party return portion, Banbury to Oxford, [printer's initials] WL, fare 2/5, [serial No] 5228, green with vertical red band.

22) Third class excursion long period, outward portion, Oxford to Bournemouth Central, [printer's initials] WL, [serial No] 3206, red.

23) Third class soldier [or] seaman on leave, return portion, Coventry to Oxford, [printer's initials] AI, fare 4/3, [serial No] 156, buff.

Three platform tickets, issued by Great Western Railway [slot-machine type, letter following designates machine], valid for one hour, price 1d:

24) Oxford (A) Station, [serial No] 03085, white with orange outline ovoid pattern, hour numbers 1 to 12 printed on each edge, am top, pm bottom.

25) Oxford (B) Station, [serial No] 67278, white with orange outline ovoid pattern, hours 1 to 6 on bottom, 7 to 12 on top.

26) Oxford (C) Station, [serial No] 39747, white with orange outline ovoid pattern, hour numbers 1 to 12 printed on edges, am top pm bottom.

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Record URL
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