LARGE LOT: 93 Vintage Airline Ticket Metal Validation Plates airways collection For Sale

For sale is a large and rare vintage collection of 93 embossed metal plates issued by airlines to travel agencies to validate hand-written paper tickets, much like a credit card. The airlines phased out the actual plates (along with paper tickets) during the1990s.Airline validation plates were used when airlines and travel agencies issued hand written airline tickets prior to the electronic age. Airline tickets were placed on a manual credit card imprinting machine with the appropriate airline plate in place of the credit card, and then swiped to imprint the airline information to “validate” the ticket.

These plates were used in a busy travel agency and will have normal vintage wear; occasionally there will be tape on the back (for better traction on the machine) and some corrosion commensurate with the age of the plate may be present.

These great collectible plates are becoming more difficult to find and will only continue to increase in value - especially for airlines that are no longer in operation. This interesting piece of history will be a nice addition to your travel collection, or a wonderfully unique gift for any airline memorabilia aficionado.

These are cool airline / transportation / travel collectibles that typically sell individually for about $25 each. At that valuation, this lot of 93 would run about $2325.00 + individual shipping costs. BuyItNow for less, or submit your best offer today!
List of airline names and numbers of this lot:Airline nameAirline numberAerolineas Argentinas44AeroPeru210Air 1894AirCal593Air Canada14Air Florida596Air France57Air Illinois454Air India98Air Jamaica201Air Wisconsin303Alitalia Airlines55America West Airlines401Aer Lingus53Allegheny Airlineso37American Airlines1American International Airways882America West Airlines401American Trans Air366Amtrak554British Airways125British Caledonian Airways121Braniff International Airways2Braniff4Britt Airways565Canadian Airlines International18Canadian Pacific Air Lines18Capitol International Airways800Cathay Pacific160Comair886Continental Airlines5Dan Air Schedules Services62Delta Air Lines6Deutsche Lufthansa220Eastern Airlines7Equatoriana Airlines341Finnair105Frontier A028Frontier B028Frontier C422Iberia Air Lines of Spain75Icelandic Airlines278Icelandair108Irish International Airlines52JAL Japan Airlines131Jet America324KLM Royal Dutch Airlines74Korean Air180Laker Airways833Lanica Airlines176LAN Chilean INternational Ailrines045Lineas Aereas Paraguayas705McClain Airlines318Mexicana132Midstate Airlines392Midway Airlines557Mississippa Valley Airlines451North Central Airlines032Northeastern International Airways476Northwest Orient Airlines012Northwest Airlines012Olympic Airways050Ozark Air Lines041Pacific East Air399Pakistan International Airlines214PeopleExpress500PSA Pacific Southwest Airliines520Piedmont Airlines030 (two of these)PBA Provincetown-Boston Airlines326Presidential Airways035Philippine Airlines079Qantas Airways081Royal Jordanian512Sabena Belgian World Airlines082Saudi Arabian Airlines065SAs Scaninavian Airlines System117Singapore Airlines618SAA South Africa Airways083Southern Airways038Southwest Airlines526Swissair085Thai Airways International217TAP Portuguese Airways047TranStar369TWA Trans World Airlines015United Air Lines016Usair037Us Airways037Varig042Via Rail Canada830Westren Airlines017Worldairways468TOTAL # of plates: 93