Title: 1954 East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game Ticket Stub - 29th Annual Kezar Stadium Classic - San Francisco, California Vintage College Football Ephemera
Description: Add a historic piece of post-season gridiron history to your collection with this authentic, original 1954 East-West Shrine Bowl game ticket stub. This classic artifact is from the 29th annual edition of college football's premier postseason all-star classic, played on Saturday, January 2, 1954, at the legendary Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California. Established to benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, this iconic matchup brought together the absolute best collegiate players in the nation from the East and West coasts. The hard-fought 1954 contest concluded in a defensive standstill, ending in a rare 0-0 tie before a packed stadium of dedicated football fans. This genuine mid-century paper stub features a brilliant teal background, bold magenta accent fields, a prominent white Shriners crescent logo emblem, and printed signature details from the Potentate and Managing Director.
Game/Item Specifications
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Event: 29th Annual East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game
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Date: Saturday, January 2, 1954
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Pageant Entry Time: 1:00 P.M.
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Kickoff Time: 2:00 P.M.
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Venue: Kezar Stadium (San Francisco, CA)
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Seating Details: Section II, Row 53, Seat 32
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Original Price: $4.50 Total Admission
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Item Type: Genuine Postseason Game Ticket Stub / Reserved Seating Check
Detailed Condition & Flaw Report
This vintage college football souvenir is explicitly sold as-is. Please read the structural physical details carefully before purchasing:
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Front Surface & Markings: The front face features a beautiful teal-blue background with crisp white printing and deep pink/magenta accent bubbles highlighting the seating fields. The primary typography ("East West Shrine All-Star Football") remains exceptionally bright, bold, and clear. The front surface is pristine, showing no modern ink signatures, water stains, or pencil notations. There is a tiny touch of natural age-toning along the extreme outer edges.
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Reverse Side Condition: The back of the stub features an incredibly detailed, clean black line-art seating map layout of Kezar Stadium, showcasing its iconic oval design surrounded by local San Francisco streets (including First Ave., Willard St., Frederick St., and Golden Gate Park). It also displays standard "No Refunds" disclaimer text and the printer mark "Hancock Bros., S.F.". The reverse surface is beautifully preserved, completely free from modern pen markings, heavy scrapbook glue residue, or paper skinning.
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Edges & Corners: The right-hand margin features a rough, hand-torn edge where the main stadium entry coupon was separated by the gate attendant at Kezar Stadium, displaying expected vintage edge fraying and natural paper fibers along that boundary line. The top, bottom, and left edges are clean and straight-cut. The corners exhibit very minor vintage softening but remain well-defined.
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Creases & Bends: The cardstock body remains remarkably firm and level. It is completely free from heavy intersecting pocket folds, deep center creases, or surface text wrinkling across the main graphic design fields.
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Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact torn edges, vibrant color fields, and clean reverse-side stadium map layout before placing your order.
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Archival-Safe Protection: Mid-century paper programs are highly prone to edge nicks, rolling, or folding if improperly packaged. To protect your investment, this 1954 East-West Shrine Bowl ticket stub will be safely enclosed in a protective sleeve, placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels, and shipped inside a clean, rigid, crush-resistant box to ensure it arrives flat.
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Tracked Delivery: All orders are securely packed and shipped promptly with tracking numbers sent directly to you via email.