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NYC MTA INAUGURAL METROCARD SET 1994 Unopened Original Seal MINT-FREE SHIP
NYC MTA INAUGURAL METROCARD SET 1994 Unopened Original Seal MINT-FREE SHIP
This set isUNOPENED, in its original presentation envelope with the Silver embossed seal. I ordered these directly from the MTA after they announced that they were cutting the initial run from 20,000 sets to 4,000.
FREE*(within the US) Media MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION!
This is the HOLY GRAIL of Metrocard Collecting. This set is
UNOPENED, in its original presentation envelope with the Silver embossed
seal. I ordered these directly from the MTA after they announced that
they were cutting the initial run from 20,000 sets to 4,000. It turns
out that they probably made and sold even less than the 4,000!!
While
others may be "rarer" in terms of quantity, this is THE Inaugural
Set... the one that started it... the oldest... Numero UNO... and the
equivalent of the Topps '52 Mantle card for Metrocard collectors. Without
this one, the collection cannot be complete, no matter what the
collecting ground rules are!!
It is in the original envelope with the SEAL
unopened, so while 4,000 were intended to be issued, probably many of
them were opened and quite a few used due to the size of the "face
value" of the original set ($36.25) and its selling price from the MTA
of $50. MANY were used, MOST were opened, VERY FEW of these UNOPENED
with the ORIGINAL "Die Stamped" Sticker are left. This is the ULTIMATE MetroCard
Collectible when you combine SCARCITY, the 4 Cards, the FIRST ISSUE and
the condition in the UNOPENED ENVELOPE with Silver Seal INTACT.
When
introduced in 1993/1994, the MetroCard changed the way New Yorkers used public transportation. I have scanned MY set which was opened several
years ago. THIS ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON IS SEALED, IN ITS ORIGINAL,
PRINTED ENVELOPE (COMPLETE WITH FULLY EMBOSSED METALLIC SILVER FOIL
SEAL).
The set is in a PROTECTED, CLEAR VINYL holder with 4 MetroCards and a letter from Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and
CEO Peter Stangl. ALL 4 denominations are here: $1.25, $5.00, $10.00 and
$20.00. ALL 4 are INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED and have "INAUGURAL LIMITED
EDITION" printed on the back. The prominent New York City landmarks pictured are: NYC SKYLINE (with the Twin Towers of the World Trade
Center), GRAND CENTRAL STATION, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER and TIMES SQUARE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COPY OF THE METROCARD WORLD SHOWN TO HELP
ILLUSTRATE THAT THIS IS, INDEED, THE INAUGURAL SET IS NOT INCLUDED.
PLEASE do NOT let the doors of THIS listing close and leave you behind.
Like the NYC subways, "You Never Know" when another will come again.
Price includes PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING, carefully packed with a Delivery
Confirmation.
Please note: Due to increasing fraud, we are no longer
shipping outside the United States.
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