Ticket Envelopes issued by MP

[benjamintickell53]

Quite a few varieties of ticket envelopes were used by the Missouri Pacific over the years. A sampling follows, please add to this thread if you have other varieties.

Bill Pollard
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This is more of a ticket folder, used with long “skeleton” tickets having multiple coupons. Note that trains such as the Rainbow Special were given similar billing to the Sunshine and the Scenic Limited. This folder dates to circa 1926.

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Circa 1928 ticket envelope

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[attachment=3:3dw4v3oq]1940a.jpg[/attachment:3dw4v3oq][attachment=2:3dw4v3oq]1940b.jpg[/attachment:3dw4v3oq]
Circa 1940 ticket envelope, the first advertising “The Eagle.”

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[attachment=1:3dw4v3oq]1942a.jpg[/attachment:3dw4v3oq][attachment=0:3dw4v3oq]1942b.jpg[/attachment:3dw4v3oq]
Circa 1942 ticket envelope

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[benjamintickell53]

Continuing with ticket envelope coverage.

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The 1943 envelope reflected the realities of World War II. This version came in a smaller size and also regular size. The front design was identical on both but the regular size envelope had the expanded graphics on the reverse.

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[attachment=5:1bmjynso]1944a.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso][attachment=4:1bmjynso]1944b.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso]
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[attachment=3:1bmjynso]1946a.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso][attachment=2:1bmjynso]1946b.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso]
The 1944 and 1946 versions were similar on the front, but the 1946 version promoted new Eagle trains which were planned, some of which never arrived as named, such as the Sunshine Eagle and the Nueces Eagle.

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[attachment=1:1bmjynso]1948a.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso][attachment=0:1bmjynso]1948b.jpg[/attachment:1bmjynso]
By 1948, all promotion was focused on the streamlined Eagle trains.

[benjamintickell53]

Continuing with coverage of MP ticket envelopes…

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The circa 1955 ticket envelope has to rank as one of the most attractive envelopes issued by any road. matching both the MP and T&P book tickets as well as the public timetables which had similarly colorful covers.

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By 1962, Jenks austerity measures were in place, and the multi-color envelopes had been replaced with a much simpler but still elegant envelope which now reflected the Jenks blue paint which had been applied to MP-TP passenger trains. These envelopes also reflected the increased consolidation of MP and TP operations.

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[attachment=1:3vazeo0m]1965a.jpg[/attachment:3vazeo0m][attachment=0:3vazeo0m]1965b.jpg[/attachment:3vazeo0m]
The final version of ticket envelope was this attractive dark blue style, which again copied the 1965 timetable cover design.

[benjamintickell53]

Here is a very early, probably 1890s, ticket envelope that was used in Memphis.

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