Title: 1938 Cotton Bowl Game Ticket Stub - Rice Owls vs. Colorado Buffaloes Vintage College Football Ephemera
Description: This is an authentic, original 1938 Cotton Bowl game ticket stub from the 2nd annual classic played on January 1, 1938, at Fair Park Stadium in Dallas, Texas. This historic early bowl matchup featured the Rice Owls against the Colorado Buffaloes, marking the very first bowl appearance in history for both programs. The game is legendary for featuring Colorado's consensus All-American and future U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Byron "Whizzer" White, who scored all 14 points for Colorado before Rice rallied for a 28-14 victory. This genuine piece of pre-WWII college football ephemera includes the original stadium gate typography, game date, pricing information, and seating row/section details.
Game Specifications:
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Event: 2nd Annual Cotton Bowl Game (1938)
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Matchup: Rice Owls vs. Colorado Buffaloes (Featuring Byron "Whizzer" White)
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Date: January 1, 1938
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Venue: Fair Park Stadium (Dallas, TX)
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Item Type: Genuine Game Ticket Stub
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report: This item is explicitly sold as-is. Please read the following structural details carefully before purchasing:
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Overall Condition: This 85+ year-old paper item is in good Used Condition.
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Creases: Contains a prominent, sharp vertical fold crease running directly down the center of the stub, which splits the "1938" year text. Additional minor surface stress wrinkles are visible near the corners.
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Edges & Corners: The left margin features a rough, uneven hand-tear from original stadium gate entry verification, showing typical light paper fraying. All four corners exhibit visible softening, blunting, and wear from age.
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Surface & Markings: The face retains bright red, white, and blue graphics with fully legible typography. It is free of modern pen ink markings or pencil notations, but shows uniform vintage age-darkening and minor surface handling smudges.
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Reverse Side: The back shows the complete, legible original stadium notice text. It exhibits standard vintage paper toning, minor surface scuffing, and a highly visible central crease line, but is free of major paper loss, heavy staining, or messy adhesive glue remnants from past album mounting.
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Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact creases, edges, and cosmetic flaws before placing your order.
Shipping & Store Logistics:
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Rigid Shipping Protection: To prevent further bending, creasing, or edge damage during transit, this vintage ticket stub is enclosed in a protective sleeve and placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels inside secure packaging.
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Combined Shipping: Purchasing multiple collectible items or pieces of vintage ephemera? Add them all to your shopping cart to receive bundled shipping rates automatically.
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Tracked Delivery: All orders are packed securely and shipped quickly with tracking numbers with Notifications sent directly via email.
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